Music Briefs: Athiran, Badri V/S Madhumathi, Gangs of Madras, Ondh Kathe Hella, Panchatantra & Premier Padmini
A quick take on the latest music from Hari Dafusia, P. S. Jayhari, Ellwyn Joshua and more...
Panchatantra - Vijay Prakah is tailor-made for the lovely folk piece Shrungarada Hongemara, and Harikrishna, for his part, festoons the melody with an exquisite mix of strings and tabla. Too bad, the rest of the soundtrack fails to sustain the opening high, turning out to be utterly commonplace and a plodding mess from which it never recovers.
Badri V/S Madhumathi - Ellwyn Joshua ropes Armaan Malik to do the vocal honours for Kushiyo Kushiyu, a sublime, ghatam-laden melody that's beyond enchanting. Pisu Maathalley and Nadudaarili are pleasant too, confidently led by Karthik and Vijay Yesudas, if only slightly let down by their predictable tunes.
Ondh Kathe Hella - Composer duo Ronada Bakkesh and Karthik C. Rao get everthing right in Nannedeyolage, embellished further by Anjana Padmanabhan's arresting rendition of the gorgeous acoustic melody. So Ba Nem Bo De Shivanige, howver, just about meanders, their attempts to produce a racy EDM-dubstep fusion resulting in a lacklustre record.
Gangs of Madras - Agayam Suduthey's orchestral grandeur, accompanied by swelling strings and soft woodwinds, rides on Canadian singer Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam's (of Senthoora fame) unmatched vocal prowess. Jyotsna Radhakrishnan's rendition goes beautifully hand in hand with Malai Malaruthada's symphonic acoustic arrangements, but composer Hari Dafusia concocts a catchy gaana in Ettu Mela Ettu that gains from Abinandan's guitars and Muthamil's soft percussion, who also doubles up the song's lead singer alongside Jay Kha Ra.
Premier Padmini - Arjun Janya's Na Huduko Naale is everything a breezy melody should be, characterised by gorgeous guitars and splendid singing from Nihal Tauro. Sanjith Hedge is his typical vivacious self in the interestingly arranged soft rock classical fusion Payananva, while VyasRaj Sosale's appositely heartfelt rendition powers the pensive Yaaru Illada Mane, with Janya adorning the piece with a captivating sonic mix of flute, violins and mridangam.
Athiran - What a pleasure it is to listen to P. Jayachandran. For the man sounds absolutely breathtaking in the lilting lullaby Aattuthottil that Jayhari bedecks with gentle strings and finger snaps. Pavizha Mazha's splendorous melodic accents finds its pitch-perfect backing in Jayhari's strings-laden orchestration and K. S. Harisankar's top-notch vocals, but it's Amrita Jayakumar who wows with a stunning rendition of the ethereal-yet-brooding Ee Thazhvara.
Panchatantra - Vijay Prakah is tailor-made for the lovely folk piece Shrungarada Hongemara, and Harikrishna, for his part, festoons the melody with an exquisite mix of strings and tabla. Too bad, the rest of the soundtrack fails to sustain the opening high, turning out to be utterly commonplace and a plodding mess from which it never recovers.
Badri V/S Madhumathi - Ellwyn Joshua ropes Armaan Malik to do the vocal honours for Kushiyo Kushiyu, a sublime, ghatam-laden melody that's beyond enchanting. Pisu Maathalley and Nadudaarili are pleasant too, confidently led by Karthik and Vijay Yesudas, if only slightly let down by their predictable tunes.
Ondh Kathe Hella - Composer duo Ronada Bakkesh and Karthik C. Rao get everthing right in Nannedeyolage, embellished further by Anjana Padmanabhan's arresting rendition of the gorgeous acoustic melody. So Ba Nem Bo De Shivanige, howver, just about meanders, their attempts to produce a racy EDM-dubstep fusion resulting in a lacklustre record.
Gangs of Madras - Agayam Suduthey's orchestral grandeur, accompanied by swelling strings and soft woodwinds, rides on Canadian singer Luksimi Sivaneswaralingam's (of Senthoora fame) unmatched vocal prowess. Jyotsna Radhakrishnan's rendition goes beautifully hand in hand with Malai Malaruthada's symphonic acoustic arrangements, but composer Hari Dafusia concocts a catchy gaana in Ettu Mela Ettu that gains from Abinandan's guitars and Muthamil's soft percussion, who also doubles up the song's lead singer alongside Jay Kha Ra.
Premier Padmini - Arjun Janya's Na Huduko Naale is everything a breezy melody should be, characterised by gorgeous guitars and splendid singing from Nihal Tauro. Sanjith Hedge is his typical vivacious self in the interestingly arranged soft rock classical fusion Payananva, while VyasRaj Sosale's appositely heartfelt rendition powers the pensive Yaaru Illada Mane, with Janya adorning the piece with a captivating sonic mix of flute, violins and mridangam.
Athiran - What a pleasure it is to listen to P. Jayachandran. For the man sounds absolutely breathtaking in the lilting lullaby Aattuthottil that Jayhari bedecks with gentle strings and finger snaps. Pavizha Mazha's splendorous melodic accents finds its pitch-perfect backing in Jayhari's strings-laden orchestration and K. S. Harisankar's top-notch vocals, but it's Amrita Jayakumar who wows with a stunning rendition of the ethereal-yet-brooding Ee Thazhvara.
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