Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
A sequel from the 'Bhatt' camp that is known of producing quality
soundtracks almost every time and that too of a musical extravaganza like 'Aashiqui' (1990) that boasted of super hit
materials and considered one of the best soundtracks till date, develops humongous expectations. "Aashiqui
2" comes with lots
and lots of expectations on the musical front with the title track 'Tum Hi Ho' already being a hit, shockingly, three
composers are roped in which makes the things a bit complex going by the past
history of soundtracks where more than one composer has been hired for a single
soundtrack. Nevertheless, Mithoon, Jeet Ganguly and Ankit Tiwari compose a
total of eleven tracks together including a female reprise and a love theme.
Well, with composers those are renowned for this genre (love and pain); let's
check out if the soundtrack lives up to the hype!
Mithoon (composer and lyricist)
starts off the proceedings with a chart scorcher "Tum Hi Ho", a
trademark territory of the composer with minimum use of orchestra and the focus
being on mostly on the vocals with some apt lyrics ( remember 'Phir Mohabbat
Karne Laga Hai Tu' from Murder 2 ). Almost unplugged for the first minute,
Arijit Singh wins your heart with his painful voice and one can't resist putting
the song on repeat mode. Later on, Palak Muchhal joins in Arijit Singh for "Meri Aashiqui", a more of a reprise version of
the original with some added lyrics and variety by Palak Muchhal whose voice
straightaway touches your heart. Don't miss out, both the versions!
"Sunn Raha Hai" tries to do sort of what A.R.Rahman did to 'Rockstar',
barring the comparison; fresh talent Ankit Tiwari (composer and singer) does a commendable
job right from the first note. The track although provides nothing much
creative apart from some electric guitar riffs in the interludes, the lyrics
are good but still nothing what we call as incredible. The climax where the
chorus joins in gives a feel of live performance and does well in portraying a
man who feels the pain of being in love. Nevertheless, the composition is worth
a hear and will be a hit no doubt as the promo's claim it to be the 'Love
Anthem' of 2013! A female reprise version with Shreya Ghoshal, "Sunn Raha Hai" is a treat for the listener’s
courtesy incredible work by Shreya and some beautiful arrangements. The flute
renditions are pretentious (especially the interlude and towards the end) with
a peaceful sitar that craves the listeners for more. Notice how eminently the composer
uses flute and sitar simultaneously during the hook
line 'Sun Raha Ha Na Tu, Ro
Rahi Hu Main'. Keep this on
'Repeat' mode!
Jeet Ganguly dominates the soundtrack
from here onwards, "Chahun
Main Ya Naa" is a sweet love song with simple lyrics by Irshad
Kamil where Arijit Singh once again shines with his polished vocals (who
changes his pitch according to the genre) alongside Palak Muchhal who sounds
completely like Shreya Ghoshal (think it's been wrongly credited to Palak
Muchhal). The composition is light, breezy, hummable and easy on ears. Go for
it!
"Hum Mar
Jayenge" suffers from wrong choice of singer named
Tulsi Kumar who fails to bring the charm required for such song and also it
sounds like its being composed years before as the arrangements are outdated
with the lyrics being clichéd. The 2nd antara brings Arijit Singh who tries to
do some damage control but to no avail as the track lacks freshness and repeat
value. Skip!
"Piya Aaye Na" starts off with harmonica renditions where K.K sings most
of the part withTulsi Kumar sneaking in a few lines here and there. An above
average composition where a talent like K.K is underutilized, still it works in
parts and may sound good with the visuals.
Here comes Jeet Ganguly's favorite
talent Mustafa Zahid, the combination brings in a lot of expectations with "Bhula Dena" which sounds stereotyped and
offers nothing enthralling, the lyrics land in the 'yawn' territory and the
arrangements fails to impress. Mustafa fails to create the magic this time and
may be the video (which is pictured in the climax of the movie) attracts some
eyes.
The next track "Aasan Nahin Yahan" straight away falls in the
'Pritam-K.K' zone with the 'wo
ooo ooo woo oo'. Arijit Singh
does well to keep the listeners hooked for the whole 3.30 minutes, the
arrangements are kept soft with light drums and some beautiful, soothing piano
is heard in the second interlude. The lyrics though short, still manage to
carry out the emotions perfectly making the song a good hear!
"Milne Hai Mujhse
Aayi" is a kind of song that one gets addicted
to in the very first hear. The electrifying arrangements (mostly rock) are
dominated by guitar strums and some carefree, spirited singing by Arijit Singh.
Irshad Kamil strikes the right chord with his pen this time and delivers what
is expected out of such a talented writes, here is an extract:
'Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi, Phir
Jaane Kyu Tanhayi, Kis Mod Pe Laayi Aashiqui,
Khud Se Hai Ya Khuda Se, Is
Par Meri Ladayi, Kis Mod Pe Laayi Aashiqui,
Aashiqui Baazi Hai Taash Ki,
Toot-te Bante Vishwas Ki'
The song if promoted well would
be a chartbuster in no time; it's like one of those Himesh Reshammiya's
hummable songs which one can't get out of his head. Absorbing!
The last to arrive on this big
ost is an instrumental by Mithoon, "Aashiqui
(The Love Theme)". A slow piano version of his song 'Tum
Hi Ho' which captivates the soul and is a wonderful masterpiece. Lovely!
The whole soundtrack provides a
feel of 'Rock' in every composition which sounds a bit forced in some tracks,
may be the movie demands such arrangements. Among the three composers, Ankit
Tiwari and Mithoon shines with their single compositions, the rest of the songs
by Jeet Ganguly lacks freshness and sounds repetitive apart from 'Chahun Main
Ya Na' and 'Milne Hai Mujhse Aayi'. The rest depends upon the promotions and
how well the songs are used in the movie. All in all, a good soundtrack that
works in parts and should work well alongside the narration of the movie!
An attractive romantic movie after long days ! The movie will just rock the youngsters for entertainment ! Beautiful movie to enjoy !
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