Chase – Music Review

Sajid and Wajid try to produce something along the lines of Dhan Te Nan and similar hyper-energetic tracks, but end up with a rather meek version in Get Set Go, which though entertaining in places, is a middling fair overall. Having said that, Wajid does a good job in delivering the song, though unfortunately he fails himself on the composing part. Things are marginally improved in the club mix, though even that doesn’t help the song enough.
Composer Vijay Verma makes his entry with Shaam Ki, a cliched yet passable romantic melody impeccably delivered by Shaan and Shreya. The composer does a decent job of arranging the interludes but fails on the overall tune, and hence the song will not hold your interest beyond a few listens. The lounge mix normalises the banality to a slight extent and hence makes the track more entertaining. Enter composer no. 3 Mr. Udbhav Ojha with a seduction song a la Kaisi Paheli and the likes set to a jazz background. Again a song with its high points but a prosaic affair when taken holistically. Some of the high points are Vasundhara Das singing a song after a break, and the jazz orchestration which sounds quite interesting in places. I fail to understand why the director had to give each song to a different composer. Giving to one person might at least have improved matters a bit, I feel.
Three songs. Three composers. Bad idea. In any case, from the reviews the movie itself seems to have been a bad idea! With albums like Raavan and Admissions Open, Chase stands zero chance!
Music Aloud rating: 5/10
Recommended Tracks: Well if you absolutely must, listen to Shaam Ki !