Music Review: Gypsy (Tamil)
Composer(s): Santhosh Narayanan, Susheela Raman
Listen to the songs online here: JioSaavn (1), (2)
Gypsy has Santhosh Narayanan's stamp all over it. But gets off to a shaky start it does. Very Very Bad is lyrically strong, with Pradeep Kumar and Santhosh's rageous singing powering a not-so-happening tune. Kaathellam, on the other hand, is firmly entrenched in the composer's territory, the beautiful breeze of folk finding its perfect match in Pradeep Kumar. Desaandhiri soars splendidly ornamented by a profusion of acoustic guitars, even as it incorporates some of electronic music's contours ever so subtly.
Santhosh revisits the sounds from Cuckoo (Manasula Soora Kaathey in particular) for the mesmerising Manamengum Maaya Oonjal, while also subtly playing a nod to Ilaiyaraaja's Konji Konji (Veera), and giving him solid vocal purchase are Dhee, Ananthu and Haricharan. Theevira Vyaadhi works well as a spiffy trap piece, complemented well by punchy rap from Arivu. Venpura features surprise vocals from Carnatic exponent T. M. Krishna, but makes for a fitting peace anthem complete with sweeping string arrangements, classical percussion, and an electrifying chorus.
British Indian musician Susheela Raman, the guest composer — who also has a starring role in the film — takes off with an unusual rendition of Bharathiyar's Aasai Mugam, sounding at once brooding and exotic, while conjuring an intense atmosphere that comes alive amidst all that frenetic clarinet licks. Ullam Uruguthaiyaa is equally captivating, an unconventional rework of Maragathamma's original, which blends nadaswaram and thavil against jangly guitar riffs that lends it a new shine. Gypsy's score stays true to its title — eclectic, itinerant, and vibrant.
Listen to the songs online here: JioSaavn (1), (2)
Gypsy has Santhosh Narayanan's stamp all over it. But gets off to a shaky start it does. Very Very Bad is lyrically strong, with Pradeep Kumar and Santhosh's rageous singing powering a not-so-happening tune. Kaathellam, on the other hand, is firmly entrenched in the composer's territory, the beautiful breeze of folk finding its perfect match in Pradeep Kumar. Desaandhiri soars splendidly ornamented by a profusion of acoustic guitars, even as it incorporates some of electronic music's contours ever so subtly.
Santhosh revisits the sounds from Cuckoo (Manasula Soora Kaathey in particular) for the mesmerising Manamengum Maaya Oonjal, while also subtly playing a nod to Ilaiyaraaja's Konji Konji (Veera), and giving him solid vocal purchase are Dhee, Ananthu and Haricharan. Theevira Vyaadhi works well as a spiffy trap piece, complemented well by punchy rap from Arivu. Venpura features surprise vocals from Carnatic exponent T. M. Krishna, but makes for a fitting peace anthem complete with sweeping string arrangements, classical percussion, and an electrifying chorus.
British Indian musician Susheela Raman, the guest composer — who also has a starring role in the film — takes off with an unusual rendition of Bharathiyar's Aasai Mugam, sounding at once brooding and exotic, while conjuring an intense atmosphere that comes alive amidst all that frenetic clarinet licks. Ullam Uruguthaiyaa is equally captivating, an unconventional rework of Maragathamma's original, which blends nadaswaram and thavil against jangly guitar riffs that lends it a new shine. Gypsy's score stays true to its title — eclectic, itinerant, and vibrant.
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