Weekly Earworm (24/10/2020)

Ghibran's spiritual series (Tamil): Ghibran: Saraswathi Dayai Nidhi: Ghibran's spiritual series moved away from heavily orchestration based arrangements and throws in lovely veenai solos by Haritha Raj in this composition. The innate beauty of the Saraswathi Raga based composition by Papanasam Shivan is complemented by serene arrangements and delightful singing by Pragathi Guruprasad.

Soorarai Pottru (Tamil): GV Prakash Kumar and Thaikkudam bridge: Aagasam: GV Prakash reused Thaikkudam bridge's composition Urumbu from Navarasam. The singer Christin Jose is retained while Govind Vasantha enters towards the end and finishes the punchy composition in crescendo. The motivational lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj blends well with the lively tone of the song.

Arijit Singh: Ore Nutan Juger Bhore: The serene composition by Rabindranath Tagore is propped up by stunning Sarod played by Soumik Dutta which complements more like another singer throughout the song and watch out for the lovely solo in the interlude. Arijit Singh aces the soulful rendition effectually and it's good to see Arijith's independent composition come up with the English subtitles for the lyrics. Wish others also follow suit.

Bhoomi (Tamil): Imman: Kadai Kannaaley: Imman strikes a chord once again with Shreya Goshal and Thanks to the beautiful tune and singers impeccable rendition. The melody turns more interesting in the charanam portions with the phrase 'vizhiyai imaiyai virithae unai'. Overall the vocals and Thamarai's alluring choice of words make this one an engaging listen.

Taish (Hindi): Govind Vasantha, Prashanth Pillai: Re Bawree, Roshni Si: Bejoy Nambiar's another multi composer soundtrack where Govind Vasantha easily scores the best with the effective Re Bawree. The song comes in two versions as a duet sung by the composer himself along with Prarthna Indrajith and another one with Sona Mohapatra in the lead vocals. The progressive rock and semi-classical tune blend well together and the duet version too works beautifully while the more serene Sona's version is propped up by the lead vocals. Prashant Pillai's hypnotic trance Roshni si with Josi Alapuzha and Sriram Sampath's intermittent flute solos is another enjoyable track in this multi composer album. Though Bejoy Nambiar's Taish is not as intriguing as the director's solo or David, these couple of tracks stand out.

Halal Love story (Malayalam): Bijibal: Muttath: Bijibal's Muttath, a simple heartwarming melody backed by Sandeep Mohan's guitar is soothing to listen in the vocals of Soumya Ramakrishnan. 

You can listen to the songs as a Youtube playlist

Weekly Earworm (09/10/2020)

 

Pratyasha (Malayalam): Idapally Ajith Kumar & Sreevalsan J Menon: Idapally Ajith Kumar concocts the gloomy classical tune backed by Sreevalsan J Menon's minimal serene arrangements for Pratyasha works marvelously. Looks like Idapally Ajith Kumar collaborates with Sreevalsan J Menon earlier in almost 7 albums and has to give it a listen. Bini Panicker aces the rendition with her punchy vocals.

Saajan Bakery Since 1962 (Malayalam): Prashant Pillai: Eeran Kannil: Prashant Pillai easily delivers in this lovely soundtrack filled with pleasant melodies. Eeran Kannil rides mainly on Harisankar's brilliant rendition while Prashant Pillai's unconventional tune which drifts unexpectedly but makes it a wonderful listen.

Dhruva Natchathiram (Tamil): Harris Jayaraj: Oru Manam: It's a Harris Jayaraj song, so apart from the usual complaints aside, the tune is immensely enjoyable and it turns much better with Shashaa Tirupati's vocals. Harris's guitar-laden arrangements are his usual signature style but propped up by Kishore's Sitar and  Kamalakhar's flute sections. 

Doodi (Tamil): KC Balasarangan: Ragasiya Kaadhalane: Though the meaning for the movie title is not clear, Balasarangan delivers enjoyable melody and all thanks to Ashita Ajit's vocals. The composer kept the arrangements minimal riding mainly on the lovely tune and the singer which works effortlessly.

Nishabdham (Telugu): Gopi Sundar: Madhuramithe: Gopi Sundar's Nishabdham soundtrack is largely underwhelming similar to the movie, but the composer scores exceptionally in this stunning melody with Harini backing him with her effortless rendition. The violin solos in the arrangements are commendable and it's a delight to listen to Harini vocals as always.

Putham Pudhu Kaalai (Tamil): GV Prakash Kumar and Govind Vasantha: Kanna Thoodhu Po da, Oho Endhan Baby: The soundtrack highlight is definitely Govind Vasantha's classical song Kanna Thoodhu Poda and one wishes that Gautham Menon works for his next feature film with Govind Vasantha. Bombay Jayashree's splendid vocals and Karky's line make this tune much better. Among the other fun tracks composed by GV Prakash, Oho Endhan Baby easily scores over others for the funky tone and Bhavani Sri's vocals along with SPB Charan.

The songs are available as a playlist in Youtube.