Music Director: Shantanu Moitra
Shantanu Moitra's music had texture and
an ace tonal ring to it. There's sensitivity,
grace and charm in his music. And with Madras Cafe, he ventures out of
his comfort zone of classical feel and make
heart wrenching music that has a more
contemporary ambiance.
Shoojit Sircar's film that stars John
Abraham and Nargis Fakhri in lead roles
is a spy thriller set against the backdrop
of Lankan Civil War. And Moitra's music
does justice to the film's theme as its
brooding songs create the perfect setting of somberness but his tender
songs seem almost magical. Indeed
Bollywood can do with a little more of
this man whose music is starkly different
from his contemporaries, not someone
who can stake a high claim at versatility but is darn perfect at what he does!
Maula Sun Le Re – Madras Cafe Music
Review
The first song of the album is Maula Sun Le Re sung by Papon of Jiyein
Kyun fame. Known for the resounding quality of his
voice, the singer uses it right with Ali
Hayat's soulful lyrics. The song is solemn
and will drench in its beauty. One of the
foremost reasons why the song feels so
soothing to the ears is because it revels in its simplicity and
enmeshes the guitar
well with the native vocals.
The reprise version of Maula Sun Le Re is
a refurbished version of the original but
the gusto of this one is higher. Papon is
stellar in his bit and it has a hint of
moving hilt to it.
Jaise Milein Ajnabi – Madras Cafe Music
Review
The film's second track Jaise Milein Ajnabi is sung by Zeb Bangash. It
was a quite a delight to see Moitra working
with Zeb again for their first ensemble
product is still on my playlist. After
getting introduced to the Pakistani
singer on the singing reality show hosted
by Monica Dogra called The Dewarists, Moitra along with Swanand Kirkire and
partners Zeb-Haniya delivered Season 1′s
best track Kya Khayaal Hai. Zeb's voice is
very grounded and beautiful. Moitra has
been careful in associating only plain
guitar strumming background to her voice and doesn't introduce much fanfare
beyond that. The song will evoke some
nostalgic strings of your heart. Quite a
good composition this one is!
Khud Se – Madras Cafe Music Review
Khud Se by Manoj Tapadia and Papon
again has the air of melancholy. Hitting
off with violins, the song's background
transcends between moods but sticks to
grim largely. It isn't a dull number really
but won't really appeal to too many people.
Overall, The album is almost spectacular as it
flaunts sheer beauty from each track.
Soulful and mesmerizing, each
composition is unique and yet they all
blend well in the same frame. My
personal favorites is Maula Sun Le Re but then it is hard to get
Ajnabi off the loop
too. Sadly the audience for such music
might be limited, but those who love
Moitra's style won't be disappointed. I
am settling for 3.5/5 for this one. This
unconventional album and the interesting scores hit the right notes
with me!
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