Music: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Guzaarish, produced, directed, screenplay and music by the multi-talented Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Yes, you read it right he has also directed the music for this movie. Overall, he has done a pretty decent job. Most of the song are silent and slow-paced. It was the demand of the script of the film to not have flashy and quick paced songs, and SLB does just that. That does not mean that the songs are great or are a must-listen. None of the songs are recommended for your music player, but most of the songs are soothing that you could listen to when all you want to do is sit back, relax and be alone.
- Chaand Ki Katori - A slow, silent and melodious song set to sad tune.
- Daayein Baayein, Guzaarish - A good diversion for KK with short and slow songs. His previous attempt at melody in Mr. Singh Mrs. Mehta was a disaster. But this is surely is not.
- Dhundli Dhundli, Keh Na Sakoon, Sau Gram Zindagi, Tera Zikr - As I mentioned before, these are slow and melodious songs perfect for your 'alone' time
Final verdict: Not an awesome album, by design. The songs are melodious but are not cut out to be chart busters. The album gets a 6/10.
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A Flat (2010)
Music: Bappa Lahiri
Read the music director's name above again carefully. It is not a typo; it is in fact Bappa Lahiri, our own Bappi da's son making a debut as a music director. And I must say, he has certainly taken some cues from his prolific-in-the-80s dad. The songs are not mesmerizing, but not trash.
- Dil Kashi, Dil Kashi (version 2) - Sonu Nigam fans rejoice. It has been rare with him lending voice as the lead singer. But here, Sonu Nigam definitely works his magic in this track. The song has good beats, a nice stylish opening followed by ever soft-voiced Sonu Nigam. Both the version are almost identical, and thus equally good.
- Pyar Itna Na Kar - A classic Shreya Ghoshal song. Apart from her melodious voice, which is a given, the song is set to a good Indian classical tune. The beats set just the right tempo to this despondently romantic track.
- Meetha Sa Ishq - A slow and silent melancholy track by Kailash Kher. Nothing flashy, but effective.
Final verdict: Like Guzaarish, this album fails to impress enough to rate it high, but certainly does not deserve to be rubbished. 6/10
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Hisss (2010)
Music: Alexander von Bubenheim
I can't tell what Alexander von Bubenheim did for this movie, but the album is mostly a medley of tracks composed by noted names like Anu Malik, Salim-Sulaiman and a few more. The result is evidently very eclectic. In some cases, the eclectic nature of the album works in it's favor. This is not that case.
Brownie points:
- Hisss - This tracks sounds so much like Mayya Mayya from Guru. It is stylish and the hip-hop touch of Panjabi MC clearly reflects in this track.
- Beyond The Snake - Not great, but an interesting rock track
- Sway (Mann Dole) - Not terrible, but Mallika Sherawat making her playback singing debut is it's highlight
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Musaa (2010)
Music: Santosh Sharma, Ilyas
The title and the music directors are enough to drive people away from this movie or it's songs. And more often than not it is justified. In this mess, however, some tracks do leave a positive impression
- Janiya Teri Hansi Ada - A hip and trendy track by Kunal Ganjawala. This track would have surely raised some eyebrows had it been a part of a better production. Not bad.
Overall a semi-worthless album.
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