Songs and musician credits at the end.
I have often felt that Sukhwinder Singh has not received deserving credit as a music director. Composer Arjunna Harjaie revisits Singh’s Monsoon Wedding song (produced by Mychael Danna) Kaavaan Kaavaan for Lucknow Central, doing a fine adaptation of it. He even chooses the close sounding Divya Kumar for vocals, who delivers in commendable fashion. What is far from fine and is quite redundant, is the second remix of the track by Tanishk Bagchi. Bagchi does much better in his original track though, the sprightly Baaki Rab Pe Chhod De.
Harjaiee too offers two original compositions in the album. Rangdaari is standard issue filmi sufi that is made even more standard by Arijit Singh’s singing. Decent listen, nevertheless. Composer scores a winner in Teen Kabootar though, setting up Kumaar’s tongue in cheek lines to a jam session kind of setting. The track’s highlight is the percussion – vocal and otherwise – by Taufiq Qureshi’s ensemble Mumbai Stamp. Rochak Kohli produces another of the soundtrack’s top songs, Meer-e-Kaarwaan. Once again the sufi sound is of the familiar kind, but the overall pleasantness of the track more than mitigates that familiarity, as does the singing by Amit Mishra and Neeti Mohan.
Lucknow Central. Multi-composer (and remix) done almost right.
Music Aloud Rating: 3/5
Top Recos: Teen Kabootar, Meer-e-Karwaan, Baaki Rab Pe Chhod De
This review first appeared in the Mumbai edition of the Hindu.
Musician Credits
1. Song: Kaavaan Kaavaan
Singer: Divya Kumar
Music Rearranged By: Arjunna Harjaie
Lyrics : Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Musicians- Percussions : Omkar Sulankhe.
Dhol: Vishal Dande.
Chorus: Shivek, Anubhav, Aditya, Shubham, Umesh, VeljonVishal and Sarthak From Asm Academy.
Recorded At Arjunna Studio.
Dhol Ensemble : Hanif Aslam Group .
Recorded At Enzy Studios By Anubhav.
Mix And Master: Tanay Gujjar
Studio: Wow & Flutter
Authors of Lyrical Work and Musical Works in Original Song: Sukhwinder Singh and Mychael Danna.
2. Song: Meer – E – Kaarwan
Singer: Amit Mishra, Neeti Mohan
Music: Rochak Kohli
Lyrics: Adheesh Verma
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Programmed And Arranged By Ravi Singhal.
Mixed And Mastered By Shadab Rayeen @ New Edge
Guitars Designed By Mohit Dogra
Acoustic, Electric, Nylon Guitars Performed By Keba Jermiah Ethnic Plucks (Banjo, Ukulele, Bouzouki) Performed By Tapas Roy
Assistant Programmer: Akshay Kamat
Assistant Mix Engineers: Abhishek Sortey And Dhananjay Khapekar.
Music Assistant: Dhruv Kushwaha.
Vocals Recorded At Rochak Kohli Music Studio
3.Song: Teen Kabootar
Singer: Mohit Chauhan, Divya Kumar
Music: Arjunna Harjaie
Rap: Raftaar
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Musician Collabs- Taufiq Qureshi ( Mumbai Stamp) With Dipesh & Omkar.
Additional: Aflatunes.
Recording Engineer: Vijay Dayal @ Yashraj Studios
Mix And Master: Tanay Gujjar
Studio: Wow & Flutter
4.Song: Rangdaari
Singer: Arijit Singh
Music: Arjunna Harjaie
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Musicians–Strokes: Tapas Roy
Dholak: Anchal Goud
Flute: Shubham Shirule
Backing Vocal: Arjunna Harjaie.
Recorded At Arjunna Studio
Mix And Master: Tanay Gujjar
Studio: Wow & Flutter
5.Song: Kaavaan Kaavaan ( Remix )
Singer: Sukhwinder Singh, Renesa
Music Recreated By Tanishk Bagchi
Lyrics: Sukhwinder Singh, Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Programmed By Tanishk Bagchi
Additional Percussions By Krishna Kishore
Mixed & Mastered By Eric Pillai(Future Sound Of Bombay)
Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky.
Authors of Lyrical Work and Musical Works in Original Song: Sukhwinder Singh and Mychael Danna
6.Song: Baaki Rab Pe Chhod De
Singer: Brijesh Shandllya, Arman Hasan, Vayu, Tanishk Bagchi
Music: Tanishk Bagchi
Lyrics: Kumaar
Music Label: T-Series
:::Additional Credits:::
Programming -Sourav Roy.
Mixed & Mastered By Eric Pillai(Future Sound Of Bombay )
Mix Assistant Engineers – Michael Edwin Pillai & Lucky.
