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Tips as producers are usually known for hit songs and – better still, good music.
Music:
Mika begins the album with one of his better drawls…we mean songs, 'Veerey Di Wedding'. The construction of the song is innovative, especially in the first antara, in which the first and second lines have no gap, with the connecting phrase 'Main keya' lending an interesting twist to the composition.
Mayur Puri's lyrics are simple and witty ( 'Veera puchiya mainu ke azadi ka kya hoga /Main keya daddy ka jo haal tere / Woh tera haal bhi hoga / Haaye… bhai teri jodi nu nazar na lage / Ho Rab kare tainu bhabhi se kabhi dar na lage') and the Sachin-Jigar composition is aptly breezy.
However, there are two areas in which the song could have been bettered: one, Mika's vocals are, as usual, partially unintelligible as he swallows syllables, and two, this problem is further aggravated by Sachin-Jigar's cacophonous arrangements, choruses and final mastering that further drowns whatever Mika vocalizes!
The remix version is hardly more danceable, but is even noisier and seems pointless.
The highlight of the score is the perky and piquant 'Johnny Johnny' (Jigar-Priya Panchal-Madhav Krishna), again written with a lot of imagination by Mayur Puri to blend a sense of fun into the thematic aptness without any crassness ( 'Sunta nahi baap ki/Aadatein kharaab ki/Har botal pe kehta hai yeh/Last hogi aaj ki').
Priya Panchal is outstanding as she recites 'Maine pee nahin hai' in this track. Her co-singers do a decent job, but once again the orchestration is overwhelming – this over-production is one of the danger zones that Sachin-Jigar must avoid in their work.
The third likeable number is the soulful 'Tera Naam Doon' (Atif Aslam-Shalmali Kholgade) with sweet lyrics by Priya Panchal ('Koi qismat jaisa laage / Khushiyaan in haathon pe /Likhta hi jaata hai') – the novel angle is of 'blaming' the sweetheart for the intangible magic that happens in love.
The treatment in the tune and orchestration is akin to what is known as 'Sufiana music' in films. This is perhaps the long-distance runner of the score, akin to 'Main rang sharbaton ka' in Tips' last film Phata Poster Nikhla Hero.
While Shalmali is correctly melodious, one just wishes that Atif had taken the entire song live, as there are clear evidences of the punching-in of vocals, at least in the second stanza. However, the singer seems surer of his pitching now. The song's sad version, 'Nahin who saamne' is too brief to make an impact, though Priya's words have a nice imagery, this time likening the beloved to a gift from God.
The only average number is 'Teri Mahima Aprampaar' (Udit Narayan-Anushka Manchanda), which starts with a typical Punjabi bhangra riff and a rap-like intro. Again, the cluttered orchestration could have been avoided to lift the appeal of the song, and we wonder why, as in Tashan, Udit Narayan is given English words to 'sing' with ghastly pronunciation- 'what' comes across as 'vaaatt'! He is also made to sing at a very high pitch. Anushka Manchanda's portion is limited, but she is good.
Finally, it beats us why a radio station jingle is incorporated as a short track at the end of the soundtrack!
Overall:
A pleasant soundtrack that stops short of being qualitatively extraordinary, but three songs are making big waves already. Our rating, as always, is for the commercial value of the songs.
Our Pick:
'Tera naam doon', 'Johnny Johnny', 'Veerey di wedding'
Music: Sachin-Jigar
Lyrics: Mayur Puri, Priya Panchal & Ashish Pandit
Music Label: Tips
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