Music Review: Helicopter Eela (Hindi)
Composer(s): Amit Trivedi, Daniel B. George, Raghav Sachar
Listen to the songs online here: Saavn (1), (2)
Amit Trivedi is at his busiest in 2018, having been involved in eight film soundtracks just this year, and probably in the best phase of his career too. After all he delivered two whoppers (AndhaDhun, Manmarziyaan) recently, didn't he? But Helicopter Eela is more of a mixed bag, partly because of Trivedi banking too much on his past works for inspiration (Mumma Ki Parchai), and also because the guest composers don't make much of an impression: If the aim of a remix is to improvise upon the original and make it sound better, Raghav Sachar makes a slipshod job of Anu Malik's Ruk Ruk Ruk, while Daniel B. George's Khoya Ujaala, despite its melodic undercurrent, is at best fleetingly engaging, relying predominantly on a Chainsmokers-like hook that feels out of place in an otherwise ambient composition. But composers Trivedi and Daniel B. George more than compensates for his opening misstep with a trio of splendid melodies (Yaadon Ki Almari, Dooba Dooba, Chand Lamhe), with superb vocal backing from Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh and Palomi. Helicopter Eela is not the best to come from Amit Trivedi, but satisfying it is nonetheless.
Listen to the songs online here: Saavn (1), (2)
Amit Trivedi is at his busiest in 2018, having been involved in eight film soundtracks just this year, and probably in the best phase of his career too. After all he delivered two whoppers (AndhaDhun, Manmarziyaan) recently, didn't he? But Helicopter Eela is more of a mixed bag, partly because of Trivedi banking too much on his past works for inspiration (Mumma Ki Parchai), and also because the guest composers don't make much of an impression: If the aim of a remix is to improvise upon the original and make it sound better, Raghav Sachar makes a slipshod job of Anu Malik's Ruk Ruk Ruk, while Daniel B. George's Khoya Ujaala, despite its melodic undercurrent, is at best fleetingly engaging, relying predominantly on a Chainsmokers-like hook that feels out of place in an otherwise ambient composition. But composers Trivedi and Daniel B. George more than compensates for his opening misstep with a trio of splendid melodies (Yaadon Ki Almari, Dooba Dooba, Chand Lamhe), with superb vocal backing from Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh and Palomi. Helicopter Eela is not the best to come from Amit Trivedi, but satisfying it is nonetheless.
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