By Johnny Gaddaar , December 5, 2008 - 11:13 IST 8 of 11 people found this review helpful
Jodha-Akbar, Ada, Jaane Tu..., Slumdog Millionaire, Yuvraaj!!!! WHAT A YEAR!! how can u top all these magnificent scores...well, to tell u the truth, u CANT!! its simply impossible n rahman clearly displays his vulnerability here [something i never honestly thought existed]...i was so xtremely xited for the music of Ghajini after i heard the background music in the teaser...i truly thought rahman was simply gonna BLOW EVRYONE AWAY...especially since he was joining prasoon joshi for the first time since RDB [which was SUPERB!!!]...but this beautiful opportunity is thrown away as Ghajini turns out to be a supreme disaster in terms of quality that were so used to getting from rahman!...to the review we go!
first up is Guzarish! its undoubtedly the shining star of the OST! great vocals by Javed Ali [one of my FAVORITE singers!] , heartwarming lyrics and, above all, the fantastic composition! a MUST HEAR!
next up is Aye Bachchu...the title should just give away the result [but u never kno what rahman can do to u so...]...but he fails to impress this time...n HOW! WTF was he thinking! rahman/joshi try to go all western but it doesnt work one bit! y is he attempting to tread the pritam/V-S path by going all american[ish]...its uncalled for as we kno rahman is WAY above that! he gives us such amazing SOULFUL INDIAN melodies all the time! its impossible to believe rahman created this track [i rele think pritam composed it for him!] its possible to make indian music thru western arrangements u kno [as he himself proves in Slumdog Millionaire and many other past works] this bachchu is PATHETIC!
Kaise Mujhe rolls in next! Uh...this is possibly one of the most annoying n irritating songs EVER made! the beginning is VERY promising but then it goes straight downhill...the composition is soooo frickin...in 1 word...BAD!!! the musics quite addicting but the "singing composition" is horrible! the lyrix r EVEN worse! the only saving grace of the track is Shreya Ghosal's part n her singing...but thats not even enough! SKIP!!!
the Kaise Mujhe Instrumental is much more pleasing in terms of content...primarily bcuz only shreyas part is incorporated into the track! THANK GOD! RECOMMENDED!
the 2nd gem of the album [after Guzarish] is Behka! the jazz flavor is simply GOOSEBUMPIN n gets u in the mood instantly! the lyrics r above average this time around...finally joshi! i knew u would come around! one thing tho: i wish rahman had sung this FABULOUS composition himself! that woulda been memorable...this guy [Karthik] does adequately well nevertheless! STRONGLY RECOMMENDED!
the last song of the album is Latoo! i rele hate bagging on rahman...but i hav to...cmon rahman! one more hits the dirt! i guess u can live thru this song once but then u never wanna go bac to it! its nowhere addicting as rahmans genius creations of the [recent] past...shreya was awesome in Kaise Mujhe but falters here...due to the negative assistance of the composition! the lyrix suck too as u probably figured from the title! NEXT!
& the frickin albums alrede over!!! AHHHH! its not even CLOSE to being good as rahmans other 4 OSTs this year! i wish he woulda finishd off the year on a better note...what a golden opportunity it was...anyways shit happens...we look forward to better music from him next year...as for Ghajini, its a disaster! buy it for Guzarish n Behka...or just save yur $ fellas!
Favorite song
Guzarish
Worst song
Aye Bachchu
Would you recommend this soundtrack to your friend: Yes
