'Agneepath' rocks the music charts

From the thumping Lavani item number, 'Chikni Chameli' to the more softer 'Gun gun guna' to even a more restrained 'O Saiyyan', director Karan Malhotra's remake of the 1990 hit, 'Agneepath', is rocking the music scene. ...

'Superheavy' has the right musical ingredients

Musical Maestro AR Rahman joined hands with Mick Jagger and other international music stars to form a band called 'Superheavy'. ...

Enjoyable tracks in 'Love Breakups Zindagi'

New Delhi: Film: 'Love Breakups Zindagi'; Music Directors: Salim and Sulaiman Merchant; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Salim Merchant, Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal, Shradha Pandit, Shafqat Amanat Ali and Shruti Pathak; Rating: ***1/2 The music of 'Love Breakups Zindagi' is a testimony of its theme and feel and hence comprises songs revolving around the three words, love, break-up and zindagi (life). Salim-Sulaiman's compositions don't surprise anyone, but neither do they disappoint....

Music Review: Composers fail to rock Aarakshan

Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonca Lyricist: Prasoon Joshi Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Pt.Channulal Mishra, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Raman Mahadevan, Tarun Sagar, Gaurav Gupta, Rehan, Shankar Mahadevan; Music director trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy is famous for their foot-tapping fast numbers and heartwarming slow songs, but with Aarakshan the talented composers failed to churn out another blockbuster album. Only one song in the film stands out and offers something worth...

Music Review: Singham not a music buff's delight

Music Directors: Ajay Gogavale and Atul Gogavale Lyricist: Swanand Kirkire Singers: Sukhwinder Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Ajay Gogavale, Kunal Ganjawala and Richa Sharma National Award-winning music directors Ajay-Atul are known for their music in Marathi films, although they have given music for a few Bollywood films as well in the past. But in Singham the musical duo have not been able to explore many elements as the album has only three...

Music Review: Hummable music in 'Zindagi Na...'

Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Singers: Joi Barua, Suraj Jagan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Ehsaan Noorani, Gulraj Singh, Alyssa Mendonsa, Mohit Chauhan, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Maria Del Mar Fernandez, Dominique Cerejo, Clinton Cerejo and Loy Mendonca When it's Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, the expectations from the music score are usually high and like always, the trio has managed to fulfill what was required...

'Game' soundtrack edgy with international feel

Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Shaan, Anusha Mani, Loy Mendonca, Shreya Ghoshal, Kshitij, Aditi Singh Sharma, KK and Sunitha Sarathy The music of ad-filmmaker-turned-director Abhinay Deo sticks to the theme of the movie and has all the elements of being a perfect soundtrack for a thriller. That does make the music a little more situational than individualistic, but nevertheless, an interesting effort. The album offers seven...

SQS Supastars: reviving Indian pop music

Those were the days when pop music albums of Sonu Nigam used to be the most popular music among the youth. However, genres like Rock and Jazz took over. But here is a band that brings back the splendor of Pop. SQS Supastars, a pop band launched by Times Music is striking a chord with Indian music fans with their pop album 'Supastars' on television music channels. The band of...

Love songs rule 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji' album

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty Lyricists: Sanjay Chhel, Neelesh Misra, Kumaar, Sayeed Quadri Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Sonu Niigaam, Shefali Alvaris, Kunal Ganjawala, Antara Mitra and Naresh Iyer Pritam Chakraborty's compositions in Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji album is perfect for the season of love. This is Madhur Bhandarkar's first comedy and the music of the film will be lovers' delight. The film offers eight tracks. Hummable, likeable and sweet number "Abhi...

Music Review: 'Guzaarish' is soul-stirring

Music Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Lyricists: A.M. Turaz and Vibhu Puri Singers: KK, Shail Hada, Kunal Ganjawala, Rakesh Pandit, Francois, Vibhavari Joshi, Sunidhi Chauhan, Harshdeep Kaur and Shankar Mahadevan Even though Guzaarish is Sanjay Leela Bhansali's debut foray into music direction, the filmmaker-turned-composer has done an astounding job, aptly capturing the mood and feel of the film that stars Hrithik Roshan as a paraplegic and Aishwarya Rai as his nurse....

'Jhootha Hi Sahi' keeps the listeners' interest intact

Music Director: A.R. Rahman Lyricist: Abbas Tyrewala Singers: Rashid Ali, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Niigaam, Karthik, Vijay Yesudas, Javed Ali and Chinmayi Director Abbas Tyrewala reunited with music maestro A.R. Rahman for his forthcoming film Jhootha Hi Sahi to repeat the musical success of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na and the music maestro has composed a beautiful track in the guise of "Do Nishaniyan". The rest of the album has hits...

'Anjaana Anjaani' soundtrack suits young tastes

Music Directors: Vishal Dadlani-Shekhar Ravjiani Lyricists: Neelesh Misra, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Anvita Dutt Guptan, Caralisa Monteiro, Kumaar, Irshad Kamil and Kausar Munir Singers: Nikhil D'Souza, Monali, Lucky Ali, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shekhar Ravjiani, Caralisa Monteiro, Mohit Chauhan, Shruti Pathak, Vishal Dadlani and Shilpa Rao Music composer duo Vishal-Shekhar hardly go wrong when it comes to judging the pulse of youth and creating music to suit their...

'Robot' soundtrack lacks Rahman's punch

Music Director: A.R. Rahman Singers: Srinivas D, Khatija Rahman, Mohit Chauhan, Shreya Ghoshal, Rahman, Suzanne, Kash 'N' Krissy, Pradeep Vijay, Pravin Mani, Rags, Yogi B, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer, Javed Ali, Chinmayi, Madhushree, Keerthi Sagathia and Tanvi Madhushree There are many factors that compel you to have high expectations from the soundtrack of director Shankar's forthcoming film Robot - it is one of the most expensive films...

Music Review: 'Dabangg' is entertaining

Film: Dabangg; Music Directors: Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit; Lyricists: Faiz Anwar, Lalit Pandit and Jalees Sherwani; Singers: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Mamta Sharma, Aishwarya, Sonu Niigaam, Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh, Wajid, Master Saleem, Shabaab Sabri and Salman Khan. Keeping in mind the film that is set in a small town in Uttar Pradesh, composer duo Sajid-Wajid have composed a soundtrack for Dabangg that has mass appeal and is entertaining. The...

Music Review: Pritam fails to enchant with 'Hello Darling'

Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty Lyricists: Shabbir Ahmed, Ashiesh Pandit, Kumaar Singers: Javed Jaffrey, Akruti Kakkar, Antara Mitra, Richa Sharma, Ritu Pathak, Rana Mazumder, Sunidhi Chauhan, Suzanne D'Mello, Shweta Pandit, Priyadarshini Though Pritam has many chartbusters to his credit, the composer fails to create an impact with the soundtrack of Hello Darling. The film's music lacks freshness and most of the songs have a 'heard before' feel. The movie...