Music: Pritam, Kamran Ahmed
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Neelesh Misra
Label: Sony & BMG
Price: 160/- (CD)
Whether it’s their movies or music, the Bhatts have always sought inspiration unapologetically! Their upcoming film Jannat too is no exception in both the departments. Loosely based on the Bob Woolmer murder case that made news post Pakistan cricket team’s ouster from the last World Cup, Jannat has Emraan Hashmi playing a match-fixer. With a film based on such a theme, one wonders how much scope will the music have. But when it comes to the Bhatts, rest assured, they can infuse music in any plot, melody being their forte. With Pritam being the composer, let’s not debate on the originality of the tunes, though one can surely expect an ear-friendly score. And with Pakistan as the backdrop, the Bhatts only get an easy excuse to use Pakistani voices in the soundtrack, something which they are quite fond of. Only this time there are new names on the credits and refreshingly so!
For the opening track, Pritam chooses his most dependable singer KK for a tune that has ample scope for the trademark KK ‘Oooo’ing brand of singing. Kishore Kumar had his yoodling and now seems like KK is soon building his oodling stamp. After Tu Hi Meri Shab Hain, Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hain and Labo Ko Labo Se , the Pritam-KK duo give you another mellifluous number of the same genre with Zara Sa . A couple of hearing and you soon take to the song effortlessly.
Contrary to what the title may suggest, the Power Ballad version of Zara Sa is not a remix but a slower adaptation as compared to the original. While the original track cruises casually, this version stresses on every beat and note creating an added impact. KK’s singing and Pritam’s arrangements go in the mode of Scorpions’ popular English number ‘ Still Loving You’ .
After Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam and Mustafa Zahid, Bhatts introduce a new voice from Pakistan in the form of Kamran Ahmed who writes, composes and sings Judai. Starting off with mellow guitar strumming, the song grows on you with an instantly infectious tune. Kamran’s voice has that typical texture distinctive of our neighbouring country singers. An un-credited female voice plays in the background which in most probability belongs to Richa Sharma as she takes the lead in the female version of the same song.
The usually rustic Richa Sharma sings on rather lower notes and sounds somber in Lambi Judai . But she gets to be her usual self intermittently in the alaaps which is reminiscent of ‘Rabba’ (Musafir). With no difference in the musical arrangements, the male version ends up being more appealing than the female for the texture of the vocals. The Kilogram Mix (whatever that means) of Judai is just modified with faster pace to be a dance track.
Haan Tu Hain by KK is as clichéd a composition can get with the beats in the background dating back to the decade-old Nadeem Shravan tabla treatment. Neither KK’s singing nor Pritam’s instrumentation succeed in uplifting this conventional track. Complete lacklustre!
Rana Mazumder who has only sung for Pritam till date sings Door Na Ja , a slow number with sturdy instrumentation. With heavy electric guitaring, this one is essentially designed as a rock number. Though the music and singing seem to get out of smooth sync at places, this one ends up being a decent composition.
Electric guitar continues to rule Jannat Jahan which qualifies to be the title track of the film. Another Pakistani singer Rupam Islam goes head-banging ballistic in yet another rock number from this album. The lyrics by Neelesh Misra speak about the magic and madness of money and serves as a good background theme piece for the film. The spunk in Rupam’s singing and Pritam’s guitaring enlivens the energy of this track.
Guitar is one prominent instrument that defines the music of Jannat thereby giving it a ‘rock’ing feel. Bhatts have constantly upgraded themselves on the musical scene and continue their legacy of chartbusting compositions.
Jannat’s score is harmoniously heavenly! Jannat: Music Review
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri, Neelesh Misra
Label: Sony & BMG
Price: 160/- (CD)
Whether it’s their movies or music, the Bhatts have always sought inspiration unapologetically! Their upcoming film Jannat too is no exception in both the departments. Loosely based on the Bob Woolmer murder case that made news post Pakistan cricket team’s ouster from the last World Cup, Jannat has Emraan Hashmi playing a match-fixer. With a film based on such a theme, one wonders how much scope will the music have. But when it comes to the Bhatts, rest assured, they can infuse music in any plot, melody being their forte. With Pritam being the composer, let’s not debate on the originality of the tunes, though one can surely expect an ear-friendly score. And with Pakistan as the backdrop, the Bhatts only get an easy excuse to use Pakistani voices in the soundtrack, something which they are quite fond of. Only this time there are new names on the credits and refreshingly so!
For the opening track, Pritam chooses his most dependable singer KK for a tune that has ample scope for the trademark KK ‘Oooo’ing brand of singing. Kishore Kumar had his yoodling and now seems like KK is soon building his oodling stamp. After Tu Hi Meri Shab Hain, Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hain and Labo Ko Labo Se , the Pritam-KK duo give you another mellifluous number of the same genre with Zara Sa . A couple of hearing and you soon take to the song effortlessly.
Contrary to what the title may suggest, the Power Ballad version of Zara Sa is not a remix but a slower adaptation as compared to the original. While the original track cruises casually, this version stresses on every beat and note creating an added impact. KK’s singing and Pritam’s arrangements go in the mode of Scorpions’ popular English number ‘ Still Loving You’ .
After Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Atif Aslam and Mustafa Zahid, Bhatts introduce a new voice from Pakistan in the form of Kamran Ahmed who writes, composes and sings Judai. Starting off with mellow guitar strumming, the song grows on you with an instantly infectious tune. Kamran’s voice has that typical texture distinctive of our neighbouring country singers. An un-credited female voice plays in the background which in most probability belongs to Richa Sharma as she takes the lead in the female version of the same song.
The usually rustic Richa Sharma sings on rather lower notes and sounds somber in Lambi Judai . But she gets to be her usual self intermittently in the alaaps which is reminiscent of ‘Rabba’ (Musafir). With no difference in the musical arrangements, the male version ends up being more appealing than the female for the texture of the vocals. The Kilogram Mix (whatever that means) of Judai is just modified with faster pace to be a dance track.
Haan Tu Hain by KK is as clichéd a composition can get with the beats in the background dating back to the decade-old Nadeem Shravan tabla treatment. Neither KK’s singing nor Pritam’s instrumentation succeed in uplifting this conventional track. Complete lacklustre!
Rana Mazumder who has only sung for Pritam till date sings Door Na Ja , a slow number with sturdy instrumentation. With heavy electric guitaring, this one is essentially designed as a rock number. Though the music and singing seem to get out of smooth sync at places, this one ends up being a decent composition.
Electric guitar continues to rule Jannat Jahan which qualifies to be the title track of the film. Another Pakistani singer Rupam Islam goes head-banging ballistic in yet another rock number from this album. The lyrics by Neelesh Misra speak about the magic and madness of money and serves as a good background theme piece for the film. The spunk in Rupam’s singing and Pritam’s guitaring enlivens the energy of this track.
Guitar is one prominent instrument that defines the music of Jannat thereby giving it a ‘rock’ing feel. Bhatts have constantly upgraded themselves on the musical scene and continue their legacy of chartbusting compositions.
Jannat’s score is harmoniously heavenly! Jannat: Music Review
7 comments:
Rupam Islam is a much loved and adored singer from West Bengal, India and is not a Pakistani. He is the lead singer of the popular bengali rock group Fossils.
Please get your facts right. Why does a muslim name have to men a pakistani singer. Rupam Islam is currently one of the most popular singers in West Bengal, INDIA. Please correct your facts. you can search for rupam islam on the web and you will get tons of information on him. Please do some homework before writing a review.
my god , this is incredible . rupam da is our favourite singer in kolkata ... please make yourself a butt of ridicule by calling him a pakistani !
yes bhai.. rupam islam is from west bengal.. please correct the article, and don't fan some flames here and there..
I LOVE EVERYGOOD SINGER LET IT BE FROM PAKISTAN OR INDIA OR ANYOTHER COUNTRY BUT I MAY TELL U THERE WOULD BE NO MOHAMMAD RAFI AGAIN HE WAS THE REAL GURU......MAHESH BHATT IS KNOWN FOR HIS TECHNIQUES AND I LOVE HIM ...
Pritam gives yet another soulful music with slow,romantic and songs of various genres.As usual sayeed quadri and KK do equally well in lyrics and singing respectively.In short Pritam rocks with his companions.He has depressed his criticisers again.-Jay Raj.
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