Oye - Audio review
Contemporary, Lively
Oy The music is one of the catchiest to come out in a while. Yuvan Shankar has compiled similar sounds before, but let's just call it his signature tunes and beats instead. Three of the songs in the six song album stand out and have a repeat value. The songs cover a range in terms of situation and pace. All the songs seem to pull the storyline along-one of those movies where the music plays a character too. Good stuff, seasonal, but good nonetheless.
Oy Oy Siddharth sings again for Oy, rendering the title track about his 'love at first sight' with simple and sweet lyric by Chandrabose. You will find yourself tapping your feet at this easy, breezy number and may we say it? Typical Yuvan Shankar beats. Pick of the album. It's fun, super-catchy and tells a story by itself. The song of this season (season lasts Friday-Friday).
Saradaga Sunidhi Chauhan does a swell job with the vocals, joined in by a charismatic-sounding Karthik. This sounds like…some English songs including the opening beats which belong in a Christina Aguilera number (Genie in a Bottle, anyone?) Anantha Sriram pens in fantasy lyric for this happy duet. The instrumental is good.
Waiting For You Again, vocals are really good, this time with KK rendering soft, rhythm based song with longing in the words penned by Vanamaali. The feel of the song is not exactly melancholy, but one that is filled with hope and optimism; one of the two picks of the album. One of KK's best renditions in Telugu after 'Feel My Love' (Aarya). Hey, he's good with this Telugu-English stuff. The instrumental (which is strong without being loud) is what makes the song interesting. It's pretty long, so maybe it comes in bits and pieces in the movie.
Anukoledenadu Shreya Ghoshal's new girl-woman vocals and Vanamaali's lines are all about new friendships and unexpected encounters. The solo grows on you, sounding pretty routine albeit decent for the first few times.
Povodhe Prema Now this song is melancholy and Yuvan Shankar's vocals do justice to it. The composer uses some rock-style instrumental in this song giving the song a much needed somber aura.
Seheri Toshi (Voice of India show?) has a unique voice and is accompanied by a soft-sounding Priya, rap and loads of mixings in this club song. The opening song and closing song are both peppy in different ways. A part of the music is borrowed or perhaps its just a genuine mix. Whatever, it sounds good.
Last Word Contemporary, young and fresh. Not the dhin-chak types but with a contained energy, the music tells a love story by itself. Yuvan Shankar Raja does borrow from here and there, but it's not in an obvious and jarring way and not immediately evident (unfortunately, you've got to rack your brains for the originals). Not classic, but definitely a good mix.
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