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London London doesn’t register. Ragubir Yadav’s Ramji ke paas is good fun. The remixes jar, but are funnier. Silly lyrics galore in Do do do, but the strange combination of Suresh Wadkar & Alisha Chinai make it work! Dhuaan starts in Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy style but evolves beautifully in Vishal’s orchestration. Daler’s Bhool na jaying has some cheesy lyrics but is very catchy! Theme pieces When cultures meet may sound better on screen, while When soul speaks sounds like Carnatic raag Hamsanandhi! Vishal is not mainstream and will never be! I wonder how his music might complement a movie with mainstream ambitions.

Strong Dhoom hangover in Ishq hai jhootha. Also carries off from where Pritam left, in Chocolate. Ankhiyan na maar is Adesh Shrivastava territory – routine, loud, fast Punju pop. Jal jal ke is the pick of the soundtrack, thanks largely to Sonu Nigam’s spirited singing and lovely Spanish flavor, which hopefully is not lifted. Both the versions of the wannabe rock’ish Yaaron are noisy. Nasha proves yet again that we’re fed up with Sukhwinder’s now-so-familiar singing. And Jhoom is actually rock’ish, made quite listenable by Suzanne’s stylish vocals! Pritam seems to be becoming a more saleable/ market-friendly version of Viju Shah.

Yet another CBI aapeesar Captain starrer. Music by Pravin Mani. Unnai nambi is the regular inspiration song, while Vaada vaada is the routine song where the entire village/ town praises the Captain! Nothing new here, except that Unnai is a lot more techno’ish for Vijaykanth’s standards. Cool baby cool is ridiculous in structure akin to a nursery rhyme complete with mindless lyrics and rhythms. Vaango naa takes off where Pravin’s Chinna veeda (Otran) left and is similarly coarse. Pondattiya nee seems like Pravin’s take on rustic orchestration and is bearable thanks largely to Manikka Vinayagam’s vocals. Absolutely pointless soundtrack. Expectedly!

COA falls way short, despite Ilayaraja. Nalla vaazhvu is the only listenable track, partly ‘cos its vintage Raja in instrumentation and simplicity. The Mastana-clone Anaithu vidungal sounds more like his sons’ music. The other 3 tracks…Iyya enna – a completely out-of-place mukkal munagal song, Pudhusa nenechukittu – a dated, drunken thathuva paadal and Ponnaa porandha – a situational ‘pathos’ song explaining the plight of the leading lady…seem straight out of the Raja’s 80s repertoire. As a soundtrack, COA disappoints. Big time! In the movie, it depends on how/ where Thangar chooses to place them in Srinivasan’s original 2-song Malayalam script of Chinthavishtayaya Shyamala.

Erimalai is seriously situational. Koo Koovena has a nursery rhym’ish feel straight out of Yuvan’s toddler, Aravindan days. Merke shows signs of this album turning out better than the 2 opening duds. And Yuvan finally shows his class in both Pani Thuli and the title song. Both are sheer delights - lyrically and in terms of a conscious effort in creating something fresh! Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the hip-hop/ rap track, Pushing it hard, which simply falls flat. Looks like Yuvan has to get rid of Premji as much as Rahman needs to get rid of Blaaze!

HJ overdose, this season! Anniyan, Thotti Jaya and now Ghajini! Oru maalai and Suttum vizhi seem to be the only two Tamil songs in the album. Both are typical HJ’ish techno melodies and sound impressive. The other tracks include Rahatulla (major Kannum kannum nokia hangover!), Rangola and X-machi. These have the requisite amount of non-Tamil words and would instantly irritate every self-respecting Tamilian, besides Thirumavalavan. While Rahatulla and Rangola are sorta listenable, X-machi is annoying. And since this movie is rumored to be inspired by the Hollywood hit Memento, wonder how these tracks fit in Christopher Nolan’s brilliant narrative

The title song is already blaring out of the promos…this is one rocking number. Another ace for Kunal Ganjawala! Shaan goes Hmmm in My dil goes hmmm and it’s catchy enough for another listen. Whats goin’ on seems to be composed for Hum Tum and is rather ingratiating. Tu jahan is Sonu territory where Vishal Shekar try a Tanhayee [DCH]. But, this one’s a fine balance between modern sounds and mild Chopra’ism. The mixes are in line with what you expect – routine, catchy and necessary! The Chopra clan sure knows what sells and they pull it off well, once more!

Based on a popular Mauritian French tele-series C’est La Vie, DJBK sounds like assembly-line Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Except for the vibrant title song and the passable melody, Kitni narmi. Kaun jaane, Mere munna are strictly situational. Tu na thi sounds more like a new jingle for Nerolac paints half-way through, and is partly interesting. The baila’ish C’est la vie opens well but enters annoying zone when Sudesh Bhosle gets in for Amitabh. J’ai Bessoin De Toi is pretty lilting thanks to some zingy music and Caralisa Monteiro’s (Dus, Brides Wanted) vocals. The title theme and Sajna angna just passes muster.

Vishal Shekar and Pritam rule the roost. Woh Lamhe’s remix sells, not the mellow original. Salim Sulaiman and Vishal Shekar gain entry into the Johar/ Chopra territory. Only Nadeem Shravan’s record label thinks Barsaat is their career best. Vishal is into directing, completely. Rahman attacks sporadically, with far less success, than his previous outing. Himesh’s graph is steadily going down. RGV doesn’t need music and uses B-grades Amar Mohile, with B-grade results. Anu Malik survives, but just manages to stay afloat – for someone with decades of floating experience that’s not difficult. Remixes and Club Mixes rule, at least for now!

Another college movie for Yuvan ala April Maadhathil. Pangu Podu, Thalappa Kattuda & Geeta Maala are nowhere near the college tracks his dad created. Its even worse than Deva’s college tracks for Sarigamapadhani! Kangal Kalangida is the saving grace with splendid lyrics by Muthukumar, but mind you, this is no Mustafa Mustafa. 2 more versions of the same track ensures that this track gets on your nerves. Unakkendru Oruthi’s words are good, but it’s a bit song and deserves just that – a bit of attention. Kadhal Enbadhu sounds like a usual YSR track and just drags. Yuvan needs a break!