Music Review (Tamil): 96
Music Composer: Govind Vasantha
Anthaathi starts as a breezy note and soon turns into the heady rock mix towards the charanam portions while building up the tranquillizing rhythms in the backdrop of Bhadra Rajin's blissful Carnatic Panjavarna Bootham portions. Loved the manner Govind brought in Kaadhale Kaadhale hook towards the end of the song before C Prem Kumar's poem recital begins. Karthik Netha's lyrics about the immortality of love adds another beautiful layer to the song especially with the exquisitely carved out words like prathyega Kaadhal and ithyadhi Kaadhal.
The Life of Ram's guitar-laden soundscape and the brilliant bass line is a delight to listen. Pradeep Kumar brilliantly evocates missed out love and once can easily picture Vijay Sethupathi's feelings after meeting his love after a long time. Karthik Netha scores easily with the brilliant lyrics depicting the delayed realisation of love. Govind brings out his best with the violin solos in the interludes. Gowri TP of super singer fame croons the minimally arranged effective haunting short piece Yean and the lead singer along with the strings sections lingers in the listener's mind even after the song ends. The minimal keys and the rousing high pitch portions make this one compelling listen. The minute-long extended prelude where Naveen's nifty bass line and guitar strums pave way for the Chinmayi's splendid rendition of Vasantha Kaalangal. The serene minimal soundscape turns out to be the astounding success for the track and the unconventional tune which Chinmayi aces like a pro.
In Thaabangale also Mithun Raj's guitar work is the show stopper especially don't miss out the guitar played with the Carnatic twist in the first interlude while Uma Devi's wonderful lyrics interplayed between Chinmayi and Pradeep Kumar in an exceptional manner. The charanam portion instantly takes me back to Kabali's Vaanam Paarthen another song depicting the searching and longing for love coincidentally crooned by unimitable Pradeep Kumar. If Mithun Raj owns the Vasantha Kaalangal and Thaabangale, then Rajesh Vaidya owns the Iravingu Theevai while Govind's Jazz tinged background which reaches crescendo towards the end along with Pradeep Kumar vocals. The pièce de résistance of the soundtrack comes in two versions of Kadhale Kadhale, the atmospheric sounds teleport the listeners in the midst of the forest with Govind's violin to show us the way among the blissful natural soundscape. Kalani Menon's punchy vocals bring out another dimension to this soulful track of the album.
Verdict: 96 is a musical masterpiece by Govind Vasantha of Thaikkudam bridge fame and the composer brings out the beautiful uncoventional tunes with the help of two exceptional singers crooning the beautiful lyrics by Uma devi and Karthik Netha.
My Rating: 9/10
Pick of the Album: Whole Soundtrack!!
P.S You can listen to the soundtrack in Saavn.
Anthaathi starts as a breezy note and soon turns into the heady rock mix towards the charanam portions while building up the tranquillizing rhythms in the backdrop of Bhadra Rajin's blissful Carnatic Panjavarna Bootham portions. Loved the manner Govind brought in Kaadhale Kaadhale hook towards the end of the song before C Prem Kumar's poem recital begins. Karthik Netha's lyrics about the immortality of love adds another beautiful layer to the song especially with the exquisitely carved out words like prathyega Kaadhal and ithyadhi Kaadhal.
The Life of Ram's guitar-laden soundscape and the brilliant bass line is a delight to listen. Pradeep Kumar brilliantly evocates missed out love and once can easily picture Vijay Sethupathi's feelings after meeting his love after a long time. Karthik Netha scores easily with the brilliant lyrics depicting the delayed realisation of love. Govind brings out his best with the violin solos in the interludes. Gowri TP of super singer fame croons the minimally arranged effective haunting short piece Yean and the lead singer along with the strings sections lingers in the listener's mind even after the song ends. The minimal keys and the rousing high pitch portions make this one compelling listen. The minute-long extended prelude where Naveen's nifty bass line and guitar strums pave way for the Chinmayi's splendid rendition of Vasantha Kaalangal. The serene minimal soundscape turns out to be the astounding success for the track and the unconventional tune which Chinmayi aces like a pro.
In Thaabangale also Mithun Raj's guitar work is the show stopper especially don't miss out the guitar played with the Carnatic twist in the first interlude while Uma Devi's wonderful lyrics interplayed between Chinmayi and Pradeep Kumar in an exceptional manner. The charanam portion instantly takes me back to Kabali's Vaanam Paarthen another song depicting the searching and longing for love coincidentally crooned by unimitable Pradeep Kumar. If Mithun Raj owns the Vasantha Kaalangal and Thaabangale, then Rajesh Vaidya owns the Iravingu Theevai while Govind's Jazz tinged background which reaches crescendo towards the end along with Pradeep Kumar vocals. The pièce de résistance of the soundtrack comes in two versions of Kadhale Kadhale, the atmospheric sounds teleport the listeners in the midst of the forest with Govind's violin to show us the way among the blissful natural soundscape. Kalani Menon's punchy vocals bring out another dimension to this soulful track of the album.
Verdict: 96 is a musical masterpiece by Govind Vasantha of Thaikkudam bridge fame and the composer brings out the beautiful uncoventional tunes with the help of two exceptional singers crooning the beautiful lyrics by Uma devi and Karthik Netha.
My Rating: 9/10
Pick of the Album: Whole Soundtrack!!
P.S You can listen to the soundtrack in Saavn.
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