|  Music
Director: Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Director:
Aamir Khan Aamir
Khan's directorial debut comes loaded with a whole lot of expectations, on the
production, direction and music aspects. And
with super trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy composing for this film, it's reasonable to
expect that the music will be a notch above the ordinary. It is, and more. The
crazy song, Bheja Kum, marks the opening of this album. The music of this song
is absolutely noisy and to some level, cutely insane. The song may sound like
some desi-rap in some places, but it is this abruptness in the music and the vocals
that make the song different from the rest. There are a lot of vocalists in this
song, confusing the listener, but this situational track is very much in line
with 'Lose Control' from RDB. |
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on is Bum Bum Bole. Shaan has done a superb job in this track and with Aamir Khan
voicing as well to add to the fun of this song, the track emerges out as a true
winner. This
song is typically for the kids, no doubt; but will be more appealing with its
video than with the audio alone. The peppy beats, clapping sounds and an interactive
feel to the song is what makes it real and different. Moving
further is an instrumental track titled Ishaan's theme. It is a splendid piano
piece with all the elements required to make it an emotional one. The track takes
the listener to unfelt highs and lows right from the start to the end. This track
will be highly appreciated by the elders more than the kids.
Jame Raho
is one hell of a situational, imaginary song. The track has enough mischief and
shows the immense effort that's gone into composing this song to perfection. With
Vishaal Dadlani at the vocals and Prasoon Joshi penning this parody, it's quite
a listenable track.
Following next is Kholo Kholo, an upbeat track that
adds on to the excitement of listening. The song is written from the teacher's
perspective. The music, especially the guitar add-ons, are quite beautifully composed.
The chorus adds on to the listening experience. Rama Mahadevan with the vocals
has sung like never before ever. All in all, this is a wonderful track.
As
the title of the song says - Maa - it's one track with such powerful lyrics that
forces smiling tears to listeners' eyes. The line in the song - Tujhe sab hai
pata maa' stirs an never before experienced feel with the listeners. This is undoubtedly
the most prized track of the album. Prasoon Joshi with simple yet divine lyrics
wins himself more than just viewers' hearts. Shades of RDB's 'Luka Chuppi' are
visible in this traclk, if you listen closely.
Mera Jahan may start out
resembling 'Tu Jahaan' from Salaam Namaste, but when the song opens with the junior
singer Auriel Cordo later joined by Ananya Wadkar, it turns down all memories
of the Salaam Namaste track. This track promises to be far superior than the rest.
Gleehive, a kid's chorus group, sings along with Adnan Sami. Although the chorus
by the kids sounds a little outlandish, but is rightly balanced by Adnan. This
is composed by a guest composer Shailendra Barve. Amole Gupte's lyrics sound as
if they have come straight from a child's heart. The backing vocals by Suraj and
Shailendra Barve himself, add on to the atmosphere of the song.
The
final track, Taare Zameen Par, is highly innocent with the vocals, lyrics and
music. The song begins very lightly on the lyrics front, but graduates to something
which is very intense, with profound meaning loaded in every line. The instruments
like the sitar and guitar add on to the feel of the song. Background vocals by
Dominique and Vivinenne with Shankar himself as the lead vocalist, this one the
most beautifully composed track.
All the tracks have some 'different'
quality to them, and the music and the lyrics don't drift from the theme of the
film even once. This is what makes this album special.
Interestingly, there
is no female singer throughout the album!All in all, this is one album that will
definitely be remembered among the best composed film music albums in 2007.
Our
Rating - 4/5
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