Facts regarding the music of Yuvvraaj :
Now, let's check out the songs individually!
1. Main Hoon Yuvvraaaj (Salman Khan and the Fifth of Beethoven)
The album starts with Main Hoon Yuvvraaj featuring Salman Khan and the Fifth of Beethoven. This is an introduction to the album with a Western Classical orchestra playing in the background and Salman Khan giving a description of his character! The influence of European style of music gives us a sign to what could be expected from the songs of Yuvvraaj.
Overall this musical piece does it's job nicely in setting up the tone for the album!
2. Tu Hi To Mera Dost Hai (Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal and A. R. Rehman)
A very good song to start the album with! The singing of all the three singers are top class, it has good melody, nice arrangements, and some good lyrics. The European influence is throughout there in the song!
This song is probably the one which is going to burn the music charts. It has repeat value, and is not a song that will be forgotten easily.
3. Shanno Shanno (Sonu Nigam, Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sunaina, Vivienne Pocha, Tina and Blaaze)
A regular Rehman song made different by Gulzar Saab's lyrics! The antara sounds suspiciously similar to "Chori Pe Chori" from Saathiya! The Mani Ratnam effect starts with this song!
It is an okay song, but it does not sound out of place in the album. Maybe , the song will look good with the visuals!
4. Tu Muskura (Alka Yagnik and Javed Ali)
What a song!!! This was my first reaction to this song when I first heard it. The lyrics, the melody, the singing, all are first rate. The song is a perfect example of confluence of two different style of music schools - Subhash Ghai and A. R. Rehman! Subhash Ghai's touch is there in the singing and the melody, while A. R. Rehman's excellence in music arrangements strums the strings of your heart!
One of my personal favourites, I rate this song as one of the best of the year! Strongly recommended!
5. Mastam Mastam (Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer)
The blending of the two different schools of music comes out good in this song! But this song desperately misses Anand Bakshi! Ah, what a song it could have been, were Bakshi Saab had been alive to write the lyrics for this song.
A good song but could have been better! What could have been bettered has been stated earlier!
6. Zindagi (Srinivas)
A typical Rehman number in terms of composition and arrangement with some very average singing. Subhash Ghai tries to recreate "Nahin Saamne Tu" from Taal, but fails to do so! Gulzar Saab tries to go simple in his words, which saves this number to some extent. Had the lyrics been heavy, God knows what would have happened to this number.
An okay number which will find few takers!
7. Dil Ka Rishta (Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam, A. R. Rehman)
The Showman is back with this song! A vintage Subhash Ghai number arranged in present times. The exhuberance in singing transcends the song to a different level! Listen to Roop Kumar Rathod and Sonu Nigam in this song, and you know why Subhash Ghai style of music has lived on for so many years. The singers sing as they should have sung for a Subhash Ghai movie! This song is a tribute to Subhash Ghai - Laxmikant Pyarelal association, and I loved that! The graph of the song, the arrangements, the singing, all have the L-P touch!
A very good song, which will look and sound even better when watched alongwith Subhash Ghai's vision!
8. Manmohini Morey (Vijay Prakash)
The song has a start similar to "Dhoom Tanaa Naa" from Thakshak, and then it moves to Subhash Ghai's territory with the clip of "Muskura" acting as interlude! A classical raga based song with modern arrangements, the amalgamation works!
An interesting piece, it has competent singing by Vijay Prakash! Again will work fine with the visuals.
9. Shanno Remix (Featuring Ember)
A remix by Krishna Chetan! This remix is a bit different when compared to the other remixes we have been hearing lately. Very interesting beats have been used to remix this song, and this subtle change has made a huge difference to the remix!
I don't have the taste for the remixes that are used to fill the audio CD's, but this remix works for me! Good!
Now what is the final result -
A sure shot hit! An album with more plusses than minusses, Subhash Ghai has another winner in his hands! How I wish, he maintained his style in the two songs - Shanno Shanno and Zindagi! Things would have been different then! The collaboration of the three geniuses have worked big time, when seen in context to the year in which Hindi Film Music has degraded itself to fit in the mobile world (read caller tunes, ringtones, etc.)! Not a classic, but not a downer! Gulzar Saab has tried very hard to fit himself in Anand Bakshi's shoes, but we miss Anand Bakshi! His touch would have taken this album to different heights!
A good score which will find appeal both with the masses and classes!
Rating : Very Good!!!!
Bye for now!
आपकी अपनी आवाज़
Vishal
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- This is for the first time A. R. Rehman and Gulzar are teaming up together with Subhash Ghai!
- A. R. Rehman and Gulzar have worked together and have witnessed tremondous success with scores like - Dil Se, Saathiya and Guru.
- Subhash Ghai and A. R. Rehman have worked together before in Taal and Kisna, and the results were pretty good!
- Subhash Ghai hopes to regain his musical showmanship with Yuvvraaj!
- Sukhwinder Singh is missing from the soundtrack of Yuvvraaj!
Now, let's check out the songs individually!
1. Main Hoon Yuvvraaaj (Salman Khan and the Fifth of Beethoven)
The album starts with Main Hoon Yuvvraaj featuring Salman Khan and the Fifth of Beethoven. This is an introduction to the album with a Western Classical orchestra playing in the background and Salman Khan giving a description of his character! The influence of European style of music gives us a sign to what could be expected from the songs of Yuvvraaj.
Overall this musical piece does it's job nicely in setting up the tone for the album!
2. Tu Hi To Mera Dost Hai (Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal and A. R. Rehman)
A very good song to start the album with! The singing of all the three singers are top class, it has good melody, nice arrangements, and some good lyrics. The European influence is throughout there in the song!
This song is probably the one which is going to burn the music charts. It has repeat value, and is not a song that will be forgotten easily.
3. Shanno Shanno (Sonu Nigam, Srinivas, Karthik, Timmy, Sunaina, Vivienne Pocha, Tina and Blaaze)
A regular Rehman song made different by Gulzar Saab's lyrics! The antara sounds suspiciously similar to "Chori Pe Chori" from Saathiya! The Mani Ratnam effect starts with this song!
It is an okay song, but it does not sound out of place in the album. Maybe , the song will look good with the visuals!
4. Tu Muskura (Alka Yagnik and Javed Ali)
What a song!!! This was my first reaction to this song when I first heard it. The lyrics, the melody, the singing, all are first rate. The song is a perfect example of confluence of two different style of music schools - Subhash Ghai and A. R. Rehman! Subhash Ghai's touch is there in the singing and the melody, while A. R. Rehman's excellence in music arrangements strums the strings of your heart!
One of my personal favourites, I rate this song as one of the best of the year! Strongly recommended!
5. Mastam Mastam (Sonu Nigam, Alka Yagnik, Benny Dayal, Naresh Iyer)
The blending of the two different schools of music comes out good in this song! But this song desperately misses Anand Bakshi! Ah, what a song it could have been, were Bakshi Saab had been alive to write the lyrics for this song.
A good song but could have been better! What could have been bettered has been stated earlier!
6. Zindagi (Srinivas)
A typical Rehman number in terms of composition and arrangement with some very average singing. Subhash Ghai tries to recreate "Nahin Saamne Tu" from Taal, but fails to do so! Gulzar Saab tries to go simple in his words, which saves this number to some extent. Had the lyrics been heavy, God knows what would have happened to this number.
An okay number which will find few takers!
7. Dil Ka Rishta (Roop Kumar Rathod, Sonu Nigam, A. R. Rehman)
The Showman is back with this song! A vintage Subhash Ghai number arranged in present times. The exhuberance in singing transcends the song to a different level! Listen to Roop Kumar Rathod and Sonu Nigam in this song, and you know why Subhash Ghai style of music has lived on for so many years. The singers sing as they should have sung for a Subhash Ghai movie! This song is a tribute to Subhash Ghai - Laxmikant Pyarelal association, and I loved that! The graph of the song, the arrangements, the singing, all have the L-P touch!
A very good song, which will look and sound even better when watched alongwith Subhash Ghai's vision!
8. Manmohini Morey (Vijay Prakash)
The song has a start similar to "Dhoom Tanaa Naa" from Thakshak, and then it moves to Subhash Ghai's territory with the clip of "Muskura" acting as interlude! A classical raga based song with modern arrangements, the amalgamation works!
An interesting piece, it has competent singing by Vijay Prakash! Again will work fine with the visuals.
9. Shanno Remix (Featuring Ember)
A remix by Krishna Chetan! This remix is a bit different when compared to the other remixes we have been hearing lately. Very interesting beats have been used to remix this song, and this subtle change has made a huge difference to the remix!
I don't have the taste for the remixes that are used to fill the audio CD's, but this remix works for me! Good!
Now what is the final result -
A sure shot hit! An album with more plusses than minusses, Subhash Ghai has another winner in his hands! How I wish, he maintained his style in the two songs - Shanno Shanno and Zindagi! Things would have been different then! The collaboration of the three geniuses have worked big time, when seen in context to the year in which Hindi Film Music has degraded itself to fit in the mobile world (read caller tunes, ringtones, etc.)! Not a classic, but not a downer! Gulzar Saab has tried very hard to fit himself in Anand Bakshi's shoes, but we miss Anand Bakshi! His touch would have taken this album to different heights!
A good score which will find appeal both with the masses and classes!
Rating : Very Good!!!!
Bye for now!
आपकी अपनी आवाज़
Vishal
P.S. Please put up your comments by clicking on comments below!
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