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Wednesday March 3, 2010

Music review: Lahore (Hindi – MM Kreem, Piyush Mishra & Wayne Sharpe)

Posted by Karthik


Ab ye kaafila is atmospheric and lilting enough except for that cringe-worthy English phrases; Karthik, KK and Kreem himself pitch in fantastic vocals to lift this lively track. Daler Mehndi is roped in for crooning Musafir and he does a breath-taking job of the sweeping melody going against his usual ebullient self – Kreem’s orchestration, in particular, blends beautifully with the vocals. Rang de, in reality, sounds more like Daler material, but Shankar Mahadevan does a remarkable job in this chest-thumping Punju track that despite treading awfully familiar material, packs enough punch to distinguish itself. It is in his vocals that Kreem scores big time, in Saaware, with an almost Rahman’ish sparseness to the haunting tune and orchestration. His version of Musafir too adds just that touch of melancholy over Daler’s attempt, that sounds enormously appealing. Piyush Mishra’s lone track, O re bande, with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Shilpa Rao is his trademark sound with a qawali’sh, discordant rhythm that is highly addictive. Not to be outdone, composer Wayne Sharpe score stupendously with his instrumental theme that has Lisbeth Scott’s soaring vocals even as the tune rises even higher to a stunning crescendo! Completely unexpected gem of a soundtrack!

Keywords: Lahore, MM Kreem, M.M.Kreem, Daler Mehndi, Lahore hindi music review

  • ani.nair

    Interesting OST. The lyrics do not do justice to some of the tracks though.
    The track “Rang De” is perilously close to sounding like ‘Rang De Basanti title track ….the tune…the singing style and the interludes ….

  • Sunil

    A great review after ages, I just heard the oh Saaware song as that was the first link on youtube lol! The track won’t let me listen to the other tracks on the album :P as it made my cry and I don’t remember crying to a song prior to this for ages now. I’ll definitely be putting this song on the top of my 2010 playlist. Now time to hear the remaining tracks…

  • Karthik

    Even though Ab ye kaafila is a great track, that english phrase continues to make cringe. ‘Listen carefully, move your feet’ sounds like a direct order to Sunny Deol in a dance class :-)

  • jaydeep

    This is really a good one. MM Kreem’s magic works big time, yet again. I higly respect the fact that he is one of those very few composers from south who has been very successful in bollywood as well. Other thing is he’s been around for quite some time, but his music still sounds fresh, upto date & yet it is very classy.

    Saawre, Musafir, Ab ye kaafila & theme by Wayne Sharp are my picks.

  • kallu_be

    One should appreciate the fact that MM Kreem produces music across the spectrum. He is known for classy, melodious and folk numbers in bollywood and massy (rarely melodious) beat songs in telugu industry. Except for the use of violin in his songs, its hard to find a unique signature in his tunes and arrangements.

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