|  Yuva
Movie Review
A R Rahman comes up with an impressive music score for
Mani Ratnam’s film Yuva. The tunes and melodies
upon which some of the songs are based are quite catchy
and carry a youthful feel, gelling with the film’s
theme, but Mehboob’s accompanying lyrics are void
of much meaning.
For instance, the very title track of
the album contains many words that are simply imperceptible.
There is also a catch line in this song ‘Dhakka
Laga Bukka’, which deliberately rendered in a
crude manner by the singer-lyricist-musician threesome
of Karthik-Mehboob-Rehman, lends much power to the music,
but doesn’t make any sense. It is clear that this
track would be a background theme piece in the movie
highlighting the angst of the youth.
Rahman uses the singers beautifully
in the song Khuda Hafiz. The number starts with the
quivering vocals of Sunitha Sarathy and goes up in tempo
as other singer Lucky Ali and Karthik join in.
If there is any song in which Mehboob
catches some attention with his words it is Kabhi Neem
Neem, sung by lesser-known Madhushree. Rahman lends
a folksy touch to the number by incorporating a tradition
ballad in the background and by his skilled alaap.
Rahman’s newly acquired penchant
for the tunes that touches a listener deep inside is
reflected in the instrumental track ‘Dol Dol’.
The number begins with the spirited rendition by Shaheen
Badar and then goes into repetitive combination of melodies
intending to take a listener to an inner state of trance.
Alka Yagnik and Adnan Sami share the
microphone for the emotion-filled Badal. The song features
some good keyboard playing by Rahman.
Rahman’s skill as a vocalist comes
to fore in the concluding track Fanaa (meaning completely
destroyed) that also features Sunitha Sarathy and Tanvi.
The fact that Sufi style of music (particularly by Late
Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan) has deeply impressed upon
this talented musician is clear from the emotions he
stirs inside a listener with power-packed sa-ni-dha-pa
alaap.
In a nutshell, the music of Yuva has
a mix of both good and average compositions. Some songs
in the album appeal only after repeated listening, while
others go pale with repetitions. |
