Music Review: Enai Noki Paayum Thota (Tamil)
Composer(s): Darbuka Siva
Listen to the songs online here: JioSaavn
It feels like I've been listening to Maruvaarthai forever, but the soundtrack of Enai Noki Paayum Thota (ENPT) is finally here after what's an exasperating long gap of more than two-and-a-half years. Interestingly when Maruvaarthai came out on the last day of 2016, the name of the music composer was withheld — perhaps the first time something of this sort was ever attempted.
Director Gautham Vasudev Menon, in a tweet, said, "A song is mostly judged or liked also by who the music director is. Please listen to #MaruVarthaiPesathey & like it purely on it's (sic) own merit." Then of course, it was revealed to be Darbuka Siva four days later.
ENPT might be Menon's first collaboration with Siva, but his impeccable sense for good music isn't to be shrugged off that easily — a fact evident right from Minnale, Kaakha Kaakha, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa all the way to Neethaane En Ponvasantham.
Fast forward now, it's not surprising that Maruvaarthai (including its 'restrung' and unplugged acoustic versions) is still a keeper. The desh-raga based melody is a winsome mix of classical and electronic sounds, and Siva gets excellent help from Sid Sriram — who was a newcomer back then with just a handful of songs to his credit.
Sriram is joined by the ever-dependable Shashaa Tirupati for the breezy Celtic piece Visiri, even as Sathyaprakash does wonders for the soaring Naan Pizhaippeno. Adadaa Naana's wispy sax-laced acoustic tune is crushingly beautiful, with Thirudaadhe Thirudaadhe turning out to be a near-perfect Harris Jayaraj throwback — a track that starts sprightly with all that rumbling bass and eventually trails off into electrifying guitar-rap distortion.
The sweeping string arrangements of the sedate melody Hey Nijame (and its plaintive variant Poi Varavaa) turns out to be its surprise package, the composition's aqueous fusion of sarangi, guitars and handclaps a pitch-perfect match for Bombay Jayashri's husky vocals. Darbuka Siva weaves a rich, layered tapestry of delightful harmonies with Enai Noki Paayum Thota!
Listen to the songs online here: JioSaavn
It feels like I've been listening to Maruvaarthai forever, but the soundtrack of Enai Noki Paayum Thota (ENPT) is finally here after what's an exasperating long gap of more than two-and-a-half years. Interestingly when Maruvaarthai came out on the last day of 2016, the name of the music composer was withheld — perhaps the first time something of this sort was ever attempted.
Director Gautham Vasudev Menon, in a tweet, said, "A song is mostly judged or liked also by who the music director is. Please listen to #MaruVarthaiPesathey & like it purely on it's (sic) own merit." Then of course, it was revealed to be Darbuka Siva four days later.
ENPT might be Menon's first collaboration with Siva, but his impeccable sense for good music isn't to be shrugged off that easily — a fact evident right from Minnale, Kaakha Kaakha, Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Pachaikili Muthucharam, Vaaranam Aayiram, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa all the way to Neethaane En Ponvasantham.
Fast forward now, it's not surprising that Maruvaarthai (including its 'restrung' and unplugged acoustic versions) is still a keeper. The desh-raga based melody is a winsome mix of classical and electronic sounds, and Siva gets excellent help from Sid Sriram — who was a newcomer back then with just a handful of songs to his credit.
Sriram is joined by the ever-dependable Shashaa Tirupati for the breezy Celtic piece Visiri, even as Sathyaprakash does wonders for the soaring Naan Pizhaippeno. Adadaa Naana's wispy sax-laced acoustic tune is crushingly beautiful, with Thirudaadhe Thirudaadhe turning out to be a near-perfect Harris Jayaraj throwback — a track that starts sprightly with all that rumbling bass and eventually trails off into electrifying guitar-rap distortion.
The sweeping string arrangements of the sedate melody Hey Nijame (and its plaintive variant Poi Varavaa) turns out to be its surprise package, the composition's aqueous fusion of sarangi, guitars and handclaps a pitch-perfect match for Bombay Jayashri's husky vocals. Darbuka Siva weaves a rich, layered tapestry of delightful harmonies with Enai Noki Paayum Thota!
Comments
Post a Comment