Songs and credits at the end.
Mithoon’s new age devotional piece Bolo Har Har Har starts off promisingly; Mohit Chauhan’s voice echoing across a sprawling soundscape before the electronic elements kick in and the ubiquitous Badshah raps his ode to Lord Shiva. The composer then tries to stuff in more things, Sanskrit chants and the like, and the song dwindles down into a mish-mash. Tere Naal Ishqa loses its spunk in far lesser time; the melody is pretty ho-hum, and the arrangement doesn’t help its case much either. Even Kailash Kher, despite his singing props, only ends up adding to the tedium. It is only in his last song that Mithoon manages to produce a truly engaging composition. Darkhaast has a nice, likeable melody that he gets the very reliable Sunidhi Chauhan and Arijit Singh to sing, both of whom handle it as expected. The arrangement too is quite neatly done, starting with a quiet, ambient sound before taking off around the central refrain to an explosion of guitars and drums, and the switch back to the minimal portions happens just as smoothly.
Jasleen Royal presents two versions of her song Raatein in the soundtrack. The main version has a tune that is quite like the lady’s song Kho Gaye Hum Kahaan from Baar Baar Dekho, a feeling that is accentuated by Royal’s own rendition of the track. But while the latter had a rather minimal arrangement, the backdrop is more crowded here with violins, drums etc. The general happy vibe around the song makes it work, despite the repetition. In the reprise version the lady tries to give a dark spin to the same tune. An awkward fit at best, though, the melody doesn’t seem to quite sit with the sombre background.
Uninspiring work from two talented composers. Then again, belonging as it does to the action thriller genre, Shivaay probably doesn’t require much musical brilliance.
Music Aloud Rating: 2/5
Top Recos: Raatein, Darkhaast
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of The Hindu.
Song Credits
Song : Bolo Har Har Har
Singer :Mithoon Featuring Mohit Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh,Badshah,Megha Sriram Dalton & Anugrah.
Additional Vocals Parthiv Gohil
Music Composed Arranged And Programmed By : Mithoon
Lyrics & Rap By : Sandeep Shrivastava
Drum Programming By : Bobby Shrivastava
Music Asst. : Anand Chopra
Song Recorded At : Livingwatermusic By- Kaushal Gohil
Music Mixed And Mastered By : Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay
Asst. Mix Engineers : Michael Pillai , Lucky
Music Video Director:Chandan Arora
Music Video Cinematrographer :Manu Anand
Music Video Choregrapher :Longinus
Music Label :T-Series
Song: Darkhaast
Singer: Arijit Singh & Sunidhi Chauhan
Music Director : Mithoon
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri
Drum Programming By Bobby Shrivastava
Guitars Played By Kalyan Baruah
Music Assts Anugrah & Godswill Mergulhao
Songs Recorded At Studio One And Livingwatermusic By A Manivannan And Kaushal Gohil.
Music Mixed And Mastered By Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay
Asst Mix Engineers Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky
Music Label: T-Series
Song – Raatein
Singer – Jasleen Royal
Music Composer- Jasleen Royal
Lyricist- Aditya Sharma
Music Executive Producer- Japji Singh
Mixing Engineers- Eric Pillai (Future Sound Of Bombay)
Assistant Engineers- Michael Edwin Pillai And Lucky
Arranged By- Raghav Mehta
Music Label- T-Series
Song: Tere Naal Ishqa
Singer: Kailash Kher
Music Director : Mithoon
Lyrics: Sayeed Quadri
Music Composed Arranged And Programmed : Mithoon
Music Label: T-Series
Song :Raatein ( Reprise )
Singer-Jasleen Royal
Music Composer- Jasleen Royal
Lyricist- Aditya sharma
Music Executive producer- Japji Singh
Mixing Engineers-Eric pillai (Future Sound of Bombay)
Assistant engineers-Michael Edwin Pillai and Lucky
Recorded by- Julian Mascarenhas, Enzy Studios
Arranged by- Raghav Mehta
Music Label- T-Series
All Songs Music Mixed And Mastered By : Eric Pillai At Future Sound Of Bombay
