Songs and credits at the end.
If you have listened to Mangoes from Monsoon Mangoes and Paisa Paisa from Kavi Uddeshichathu, you will find something of a similar combination going on in composer Jakes Bejoy’s arrangement of Saare (alternately titled Backbencher Song/First Year Song). This one is a richer and more youthful product though, aided by Joe Paul’s lines. The backdrop sees, aside of guitars (Donan Murray, Naveen Napier) and horns (Babu), some nice violin from Balaji and Shravan (Shridhar?). Podi Paarana doesn’t sound anything like an Onam song (which is what it is said to be), but it does make for a pretty engaging listen thanks to a spirited rendition by Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod and Jakes. Jakes and William Francis do a neat job on the arrangement as well – Bala’s naadaswaram hook in particular is really effective. The composer has a very likeable melody in place for Vennilave and a set of skilled singers delivering it (Harishankar, Sooraj Santhosh, Zia ul Haq, Ajaey Shravan). The Bollywood filmi qawwali style packaging he gives the song is a bit of a turn off though.
The album has two more “anthems” – first is a musical take on the age old Royal Mech Anthem, Aaraanda. Pretty functional, this one. The other one titled Lal Anthem – an ode to actor Mohanlal is slightly better off musically with the horns, chendamelam etc, though even that is too short to make much of an impact. The movie’s best song is a solo act by Neha S Nair titled Ponnum Kasavinte. Lilting piece that the singer sings superbly and the composer subjects to a tender treatment (led by Sumesh Parameshwar and Naveen Napier on guitars).
Queen. Another promising soundtrack from composer Jakes Bejoy.
Music Aloud Rating: 3/5
Top Recos: Ponnum Kasavinte, Saare, Podi Paarana
Musician Credits
Song : Ponnumkasavittu
Film : Queen
Singer – Neha S Nair
Music – Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics – Joe Paul
Directed by : Dijo Jose Antony
Produced by Shibu K Moideen & Rinshad Vellodathil
Written by: Sharis Mohammed & Jebin Joseph Antony
DOP: Suresh Gopi
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Editor: Sagar Dass
Art: Vinesh Banglan
Makeup: Ronex Xavior
Costumes: Stephy Zaviour
Associate Director : Binto Stephan
Executive Producer: Naufal M Thameem
Production Controller: Hochimin K. C
Design: Thought Station
Sound design : sync cinema
Film mixing : Rajakrishnan M R
Bass : Napier Naveen Kumar
Guitar : Sumesh Parameshwar
Percussion: Hubert Maran, Bharath
Music Programming and Arrangement : Jakes Bejoy
Mixed and Mastering : Balu Thankachan at 20dbStudios Chennai
“Saarae – The Backbencher Song”
Singers: Benny Dayal, Jakes, Zia Ul Haq, Kavita Gopi, Zonobia
Song Composed, Arranged and Programmed by Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics: Joe Paul
Directed by : Dijo Jose Antony
Produced by Shibu K Moideen | Rinshad Vellodathil | T R Shamsudeen
Written by: Sharis Mohammed & Jebin Joseph Antony
DOP: Suresh Gopi | Music : Jakes Bejoy | Editor : Sagar Dass | Executive Producer : Naufal M Thameem
Production Controller : Hochimin K.C | Associate Director : Binto Stephan | Song Choreographer : Dijo Jose Antony
Sound design : Sync Cinema | Film Mixing : Rajakrishnan M R
Whistler – Leonard Jude
Acoustic & Elec Guitar: Donan Murray. | Bass: Napier Naveen Kumar | Drums: Vasanth David
Percussion: Hubert Maran | Trumpet and Mandolin: Babu | Violin: Balaji, Shravan | Voice Correction: Avinaash 20db SoundStudios.
Additional Arrangement: Samson Jayapal Raj |
Songs Mixed and Mastered by Balu Thankachan, 20db SoundStudios, Chennai.
Special Thanks to Sethu Thankachan, 20dB Soundstudios
Engineers: Rohith Gopalakrishan @ Mindscore Chennai,
Vijeesh @ RaagaStudio Cochin, | Jinto&Divine @ Geetham Cochin, Nishanth @ Nhq Cochin
Song : Podipaarana
Film : Queen
Singer – Ajaey Shravan, Kesav Vinod, Sunil Kumar
Music – Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics – Joe Paul
Directed by : Dijo Jose Antony
Produced by Shibu K Moideen & Rinshad Vellodathil
Written by: Sharis Mohammed & Jebin Joseph Antony
DOP: Suresh Gopi
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Editor: Sagar Dass
Art: Vinesh Banglan
Makeup: Ronex Xavior
Costumes: Stephy Zaviour
Associate Director : Binto Stephan
Executive Producer: Naufal M Thameem
Production Controller: Hochimin K. C
Design: Thought Station
Sound design : sync cinema
Film mixing : Rajakrishnan M R
Bass : Napier Naveen Kumar
Arranged by: William Francis and Jakes Bejoy
Additional production : Praveen Kuruvilla Ninan
Nadaswsram: Bala
Guitars: Napier Naveen Kumar
Vocal Tuning: Avinaash Sathish
Mixed and Masterd by Balu Thankachan @ 20 dB SoundStudios, Chennai
Mix Coordination: Sethu Thankachan
Engineers : Rohith Gopalakrishnan @ Mindscore, Chennai
Song : Vennilave
Film : Queen
Singers : Harisankar, Sooraj Santhosh, Zia Ul Haq, Ajaey Shravan
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics: Jyothish T Kasi
Directed by : Dijo Jose Antony
Produced by Shibu K Moideen | Rinshad Vellodathil | T R Shamsudeen
Written by: Sharis Mohammed & Jebin Joseph Antony
DOP: Suresh Gopi | Music : Jakes Bejoy | Editor : Sagar Dass | Executive Producer : Naufal M Thameem
Production Controller : Hochimin K.C | Associate Director : Binto Stephan | Song Choreographer : Vijay Master
Musicians
Arranged by William & Jakes
Acoustic & Elec Guitar: Sumesh Parameshwar
Bass : Napier Naveen Kumar
Tabla/Dholak & Perc : Sunil
Strings : Cochin Strings
Artist Coordination: Aju Bhai
Mixed at 20db Soundstudios-Chennai & Mastered at My Studio- Cochin by Balu Thankachan
Mix Coordination : Sethu Thankachan
Vocal Tuning : Avinaash @20db Studios Chennai
Engineers : Rohith @Mindscore Chennai |Vijeesh @ Raaga Studio Cochin |Nishanth @ Nhq Cochin
Song: Aaraanda
Music by Jakes Bejoy
Editor: Sagar Dass
Art: Vinesh Banglan
Makeup: Ronex Xavior
Costumes: Stephy Zaviour
Associate Director : Binto Stephan
Executive Producer: Naufal M Thameem
Production Controller: Hochimin K. C
Design: Thought Station
Sound design : sync cinema
Film mixing : Rajakrishnan M R
Singers : Ajaey Shravan, Keshav Vinod, Jakes
Lyrics: Unkown
Additional Lyrics: Joe Paul
Bass : Napier Naveen Kumar
Guitar : Donan Murray
Percussion: Hubert Maran, Bharath
Music Programming and Arrangement : Jakes Bejoy
Mixed and Mastering : Balu Thankachan at 20dbStudios Chennai
Song: Lal Anthem
Singers : Jakes Bejoy, Dijo Jose Antony
Music Composed, Arranged and programmed by Jakes Bejoy
Lyrics: Sharis Mohammed and Joe Paul
Chorus : Balu Thankachan , Sethu Thankachan, Ajaey Shravan
Bass and guitar: Napier Naveen Kumar
Brass: Babu
Percussion: Sunil, Hubert Maran
Mixed and Mastered by Balu Thankachan @ 20db Soundstudios ,Chennai
Vocal Tuning: Avinaash Satish
Mix co-ordination : Sethu Thanckachan
Engineers: Rohit Gopalakrishnan@ Mindscore, Chennai | Praveen @ Aroha Studios, Thrissur
