Music Review: Music Of BOMBAY VELVET Is Repetitive And Monotonous
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Tuesday, 12th May 2015, 1:37 PM IST Music Director: Amit Trivedi, Mikey McCleary Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya After getting delayed repeatedly, Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Bombay Velvet’ will be finally releasing on 15th May. The movie stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Karan Johar in the lead roles. The film is set in the 60s, so we can expect some retro styled songs in the film. The album starts with the track ‘Fifi’. It is a re-version of the song ‘Jaata Kahan Hai Diwane’ from the film ‘C.I.D’ (1956). Mikey McCleary has very well re-versioned the track and Suman Sridhar’s voice is fantastic in the track. This is surely one of the best jazz numbers of recent times. Ratings: 3.5/5 After impressing us with ‘Fifi’, the next song is ‘Aam Hindustani’. This song tests our patience. For nearly four minutes there is only music which irritates after a point. Then we hear Shefali Alvares’ voice which saves the track. But, then the first four minutes have irritated us, so we are not in a mood to hear it for next four minutes. Yes, it’s an eight-minute-long song! Ratings: 1.5/5 Moving forward we get a track titled ‘Mohabbat Buri Bimari’. It’s a nice track and the retro feel in the music is very well improvised. But, the lyrics of the song could have been better. Neeti Mohan has sung the song superbly and fantastically gets a seductive feel in the track. Well, a nice romantic dance on this track would be a good option. The only thing that doesn’t impress us about this number is that there are other two versions of it sung by Shefali Alvares and Shalmali Kholgade. The original one is very good, God knows why the makers needed other versions. While Shalmali’s version is nice, Shefali’s version is boring. Ratings: 3/5 Next comes in ‘Ka Kha Gha’, a romantic track with a jazz feel in it. It’s a nice song, but the music is repetitive with the same drum beats and saxophone sounds. Amit Trivedi could have done something better. He has tried his best to get the retro feel, but it’s getting monotonous. Neeti Mohan’s voice perfectly gels with the song. Ratings: 2.5/5 ‘Dhadaam Dhadaam’, the next song in the album, finally succeeds in impressing us after ‘Fifi’. It’s a soulful track which touches our hearts with its lyrics. Neeti Mohan’s voice takes the song to a higher level and she has sung it wonderfully. Her voice is just fantastic in the song. Ratings: 4/5 Neeti Mohan once again comes in with the track ‘Naak Pe Gussa’. It’s a sweet song, but once again here the music gets repetitive. You feel that you are hearing the same song with just other lyrics. Neeti’s voice is good in the track. Ratings: 2.5/5 The above mentioned songs had the retro and jazz feel in it, and the next song ‘Sylvia’ is not an exception. This one too has the same feel with saxophone sounds. The beautiful voice of Neeti Mohan too starts irritating us because it gets so repetitive. If you skip this song you won’t miss anything great. Ratings: 2/5 Finally, now we have a track with a male voice. The song is titled as ‘Darbaan’ and is a bit different from the previous songs. But, still it fails to entertain us. Papon’s voice is not a good choice for a retro number. The lyrics of the song are very clichéd. Ratings: 1.5/5 The next song in the album is ‘Shut Up’ and we are sure you will say the same thing after listening to the track. The song is a perfect example of an annoying song. And yes, Shefali Alvares should actually shut up. Her voice is pathetic in the track. This track too doesn’t offer anything new. Ratings: 1/5 Moving forward we hear a duet from Mohit Chauhan and Neeti Mohan in the track ‘Behroopia’. And finally, we have something new when it comes to this music album. This track surely refreshes our mind as we were tired of the boring, monotonous songs. Mohit and Neeti’s voice is fantastic in the song. This song manages to impress us. Ratings: 4/5 Then there’s the instrumental track ‘The Bombay Velvet Theme’. Believe us, this instrumental is better than many other tracks in the album. It has a thriller feel in it and builds a dramatic atmosphere around us. Ratings: 3/5 Next one, too, is an instrumental titled ‘Conspiracy’. But, this one fails to reach the level of ‘The Bombay Velvet Theme’ and after a few seconds it gets boring. However, the last few seconds of the instrumental picks up the tempo, thereby creating a thrilling effect. Ratings: 2.5/5 And finally, the last track is here. Titled as ‘Tommy Gun’ it’s an instrumental, but better than the songs with lyrics. This is something what we had expected from the music of ‘Bombay Velvet’ – retro + jazz + entertaining. The instrumentals were better than the tracks with lyrics and singers. Ratings: 3/5 On the whole, the music of ‘Bombay Velvet’ tries to take us back to the 60s, but fails. Ratings: 2.5/5 Music Review By –
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