Harini takes a beautiful 'harkat' when she returns to the pallavi encompassing a full octave- 'Re Ga Ma ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa', also singing the pallavi off-beat. Its not thavil.but reproduced on electronic percussions. Listen carefully to the lines where Harini sings ' yellaam therindhirundum.', there is a use of Thavil-sounding percussion. The halt on Madhyam in 'ulaginil ullatho uyire' is fantastic. Its very heavenly! The charanams are charming too, stretching the vocals on the higher octaves. The credit must go to Srinivasamurthy for arranging such a wonderful strings orchestra. The song has a use of sweet bells thruout.The 1st interlude has the guitars, veena and the flute along with strings. Good choice Rahman! Unni as usual is at his best giving soft touches to the song. Talking about Harini, she absolutely mesmerises you with her sweet voice and improvisations. This raga was used in "Nenje nenje" from Ratchakan. The melody shifts from Gaud Sarang to Khammaj employing the Komal Nishadh. It definitely has a Carnatic touch to it.The line reminds me of another beautiful song from Anthimanthaarai, "Sakhiye nee than tunaye" and "thoda thoda" from Indhira. The essence of Gaud Sarang is 'Pa Re Sa.Ga Re Ma Ga' with all shuddha notes, which is clear in the first line 'Sonnallum ketpadhillai kanni manadhu'. The song is based on Raga Gaud Sarang and Khammaj. When the rhythm starts after the flute and violin, the strings melody is superb. How beautifully he's progessed from one note to other notes, every time increasing the note-progression. The best part of the song is the female Harmony. It reminds you of the prelude of "Nee than en desiya." from PP. The song opens with soft flute with bells and gradually strings and violin take over. Beautiful melody.just captivating your soul. What can I say? Another classic composition by the Maestro.
Sonnalum ketpadhillai (Harini, Unnikrishnan). Sure shot winner! I am sure those who dont like Rahman's music will also like it. There are no specific interludes as such. The overall tune is hummable and registers in your mind. Simply amazing! Also the subtle violin enhances the mood. The highlight is when she sings "Kaadhal virus.", listen to the chords played by the strings. There is a tremendous use of vocal modulations done digitally. Its definitely a track to be played in discotheques. The song is so much westernized that barring the lyrics, even people from the West can identify with the genre. Suddenly you feel you are listening to a Britney Spears number like "Oops.I did it again" or "Hit me baby one more time" or a Mariah Carey track. The rhythm is very catchy complementing the mood of the song. The song starts with catchy vocals by Vasundra."tana naa tana naa." progressing to the main song. Rating scale: -poor, - nothing great, - avg., *- quite good, **- mind-blowing Rahman has really proved his versitality in this album- ranging from hip-hop to semi-classical to trance and to jazz. The result- you dont feel bored of one style. They have placed all the songs alternatively. The arrangement of songs on the album is also very appropriate. 6 tracks- 3 very melodious, 3- catchy, rhythm-based, mass-appealing. What I like about KV is that the music is balanced. I have tried to make my observations about the music. Let them listen to KV and judge themselves. "Paarthale.", "Kannathil", "Baba" were terribly rejected by the audiences and people started talking about ARR losing popularity.
I must confess that ARR has come out with what was needed at this time in his career. The latest offering from this combo is "Kaadhal Virus", a story of youthful love. (I dont understand Tamil.but have gone thru a few translations). Also lyrics by Vaalee compliment his tunes.
I loved "Uzhavan", in fact all his earlier compositions. The common factor in all these films is undoubtedly, ARR's magical music. Talking about KV, Kathir has always musically enriched his films.be it "Uzhavan" or "Kadhal Desam" or "Kadhalar Dhinam".
Why not? Afterall he stuns everyone by his innovative compositions. I am very impatient to listen to any ARR soundtrack. I finally grabbed the CD of KV and must have heard it almost a 100 times.