04 July, 2009

New York : Music Review


New York,starring Irrfan Khan,John Abraham,Katrina Kaif and Neil Nitin Mukesh, directed by kabir Khan(the guy who also directed Kabul Express)and released last week s under the scanner for its music!lets have a review!
Music : Pritam
Lyrics : Sandeep Srivastava and Junaid Wasi
Singers : K.K.,Sunidhi Chauhan,Mohit Chauhan,Pankaj Awasthi.
ok,here goes :-
--Hai Junoon - 5:33 - starting with a nice "na nan nan na...."its pop-ish,and sort of cute.more or less one of those tunes which you hear on the radio,and the tune gets stuck in your mind,especially the main phrase(hain junoon...na nan nan na).the song mostly talks about seizing what you have today,because your future will call for you,dedicated to friends.a few lines that i quite liked were "kabhi jo milenge raaste,
pal mein hi chamkegi hansi purani toh,
kaho kya kahoge hume phir
kaise chupaoge nami yeh palko ki?"
--Mere Sang - 6:30 - again,another pop song.ok-ok.the sort of song you'd listen to if its playing,but really wouldn't particularly always have this song specifically played for you.however the guitar part in between is really quite good.
--Tune Jo Na Kaha - 5:12 - Great lyrics,perfect vocals.slow,melodious,and the lyricist has captured a different view of love - of being under the impression of being loved,but its all an illusion.I'd say one of the best from the album.
--Hai Junoon remix - 6:11 - its got a fast beat,and seems to be primarily remixed to be played in pubs/discos - which i suppose is the primary aim of remixing anyway - but i think they could have done a much better job!plus,the "na nana na" and "hai junoon" gets on the nerves,and you cant really dance on it beyond the first half,because it gets so monotonous!
--Mere Sang remix - 5:57 - frankly,the difference between the original seems to be the increase in tempo...again,a let-down.original's better!again,not a dancer-types either.
--Sam's Theme - 4:07 - i like it!one of the two instrumentals of the album,its nice.i like the start,with the humming and the ending bits - sweet melodious,good company when you want solitude.
--New York theme - 3:09 - the start is good...its influenced by a lot of electric guitar and drum beats,but gets repitive...
so all in all,my verdict - ok ok.
no big miss if you lose out on not hearing the songs,cause they are going to remain the flavours of this season only!
rating : ***
cheers!

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