Incredible. The sheer number of reviews of Yuva<\/i>\/Ayutha Ezuthu<\/i> that I have been seeing all weekend makes me feel like I have watched the movie over and over again. The best part is the varying opinions. Man, this rocks, seriously.<\/p>\n
Everytime Mani Ratnam makes a film, he also makes sure that the people who wait for the press releases and the inside information about his attempt have themselves a near-heart-attack – because everytime ( ever since the Mega Musical Show Dil Se<\/i> flopped), he begins his moviemaking with a comment in the following vein – “No songs. Only background music.” Now come on! The only guy who can make ARR’s tunes come to visual life says something like this and we are supposed to take it lying down, eh? The good thing about Mani-sir is that he never keeps his promise. Somewhere down the line, five or six songs creep into the picture. I look at it this way – how do you resist someone like Rahman coming to you and saying something like this – “I have this new tune. Vairumuthu sir said we can use Jana Gana Mana<\/i> to start the song. Something like…” ( hums Jana Gana Mana<\/i>, which, at this stage, sounds like O Paalanhaare<\/i>) <\/p>\n
“No, AR, no songs, I have had enough of songs.”<\/p>\n
“Yes, yes, of course. No songs, I forgot.” A beat. “Umm..I thought maybe I could sing a song or two, if there were<\/i> songs. You know, for old times’ sake.”<\/p>\n
“You…you would?”<\/p>\n
“Why yes! The least I can do for an old friend!”<\/p>\n
“You will sing three of the songs?”<\/p>\n
“Three? Oh, ok. tell you what, I will sing in two, and hum in one. So there will be three songs, is that what you’re saying?”<\/p>\n
“Humph. There will be six songs, that’s the only way we can hope to sell any albums.” ( to Asst Director) “Get me Vairumuthu Sir. Get me Mehboob. Ask the subtitles team to do some research on Sufi words.” ( turns to ARR )” And AR, I need some fast songs this time, man. Make Jana Gana Mana<\/i> faster. I need club beats. Ethnic vocals. The works.”<\/p>\n
Thus it begins, and all all is right in the land of Fan(aa)-dom. <\/p>\n
The music of Ayutha Ezuthu, as is expected, is not exactly necessary<\/i> for the movie to progress. But who would want to let go of those audiovisually-stunning cinematic moments, I ask you? Kareena Kapoor look good enough for me to actually smile when she’s onscreen. Even Esha Deol looks nicer than ever. The Mani-ARR combo works miracles, forsooth. Dol Dol<\/i> was misused. I get to see a gas cylinder when Shahin Badar sings? Gah! Baadal<\/i> ( Nenjam Ellam) comes at a VERY unworthy point in the film, which makes it go unnoticed. And was it me, or did Jana Gana Mana<\/i> play twice? Chale Chalo<\/i> from Lagaan was more activistic than this one, I would say, from the way it has been filmed.<\/p>\n
Goosepimply moments in Background Score: the point when Lallan confronts Bandopadhyay, towards the end, has a cello-based rendition of Shahin Badar’s Dol vocals. Awesome!<\/p>\n
The slow jazz version of Hey Goodbye Nanba<\/i> that comes up in the romantic moments between Vivek and Kareena. I knew, from the song, that this was going to be used in the BGM somewhere.<\/p>\n
The credits begin with a synth-female voice humming the tune of O Yuva Yuva<\/i>, eerie and nice at the same time, I was expecting a more frenzied version. There is a point when a sample that sounds exactly like the opening bars of Whigfield’s Saturday Night<\/i> plays onscreen, I forget at which point.<\/p>\n
All in all, the background score does not have any “new” music, something a Mani Ratnam movie usually includes. ( Endendrum Punnagai<\/i>, anyone? ) Predictably, the music between songs changes as variants of the song that has just gone by, and segues into a variant of the song that’s going to play next – typical Rahman background music. Sheesh. I wish the guy would do something standalone for the BGM once in a while.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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