Paa Music Review

As i sit here to write.im listening to the songs of Paa.There has been a lo of hype created about this film by the media for its star cast on and off the screen..for its the successful combo of Balki-Amitabh-Illayaraaja returnig after the success of Cheeni Kum..when i heard about the movie at first about a year ago i was thrilled to hear that it was the maestro who was composing the music the music for the film..Maestro Ilayaraaja has been keeping a low profile since the late 90's..And then he did a few films here and there...Then came this big project with Amitabh Bachan for Cheeni Kum...He gave gr8 music for that film and it was obvious that Balki would retain him for his next film..Even though the music wasnt a success Balki would have got him cause he sayd he cant imagine a film without Ilayaraaja..he says hes god to him..true...very true..he truely is god to every musician and to anyone hwo knows his music..and he does compose like god!
Well coming to the music of Paa, every Ilayaraaja album has somethin special in it and this one too has somethin special in it..the album start off with Mudhi Mudhi...quite a start to the album!!the rhythm is quite different from the usual songs ans so are the chords used..The chords normally harmonise with the vocals but in this song its more like jazz with off beat rhythms.and the chords harmonise only at certain places in the song..the singer is Shilpa Rao..though i would have preferred Shreya Goshal for this song i think this gal has pulled off the song brilliantly!the song starts off with the piano and then the bass guitar.the chord progression is pretty complex for the song...the interlude has a bass solo..well for all budding bass guitarists this is what you call bass tapping!!and followed by a guitar solo which takes you into another world!!the only unusual thing about this composition from Raaja sir is that the bass lines stick to the rhythm unlike in his other songs where the bass plays in the background continously and believe me his bass lines are one of the toughest to play!!Well coming back to the song,its a short one but makes its mark caue of its unusual rhythm style..this song has already topped the charts and is doin the rounds in music channels and radio
Next is Gumm Summ Gumm...well this tune strikes a note with lsiteners down south cause its a remake of the maestro's old hit!that was the golden era of music!well the song starts off with synth instruments playing the tune.The song is sung by the maestro's daughter Bhavatharini and Shravan..surprisingly the vocals sound like deyve been sung by a kid but none of the singers are kids...The vocals have been sung brilliantly by the duo!this one has the trademark orchestration of Ilayaraaja.the song is a fusion of carnatic and western with a beautiful piano solo in jazz style...speaks loads about the knowledge possessed by the maestro!again gr8 use of the bass guitar.though the old one stands out cause of Janaki's vocals but the new version is no less either..a gem out of a gem by the maestro!
Udhi Udhi is next on the listing..this one is another version of Mudhi Mudhi..but its different form it for the instruments used..has great orchestration again,off beat rhythms and great vocals by Shilpa Rao.
Hichiki Hichiki has Sunidhi Chauhan on the vocals.this one has the trademark bass works of the maestro on it.sunidhi's vocals touch deyr peak in this one..the maestro certainly does know how to get the best out of ppl!!the interlude has two of the wierdest solos ive ever heard!it starts wth notes on a minor scale and der is a scale transformation to the major for the second solo..i couldnt realise this until i played it when it sounded wierd!!another gem from the maestro!
Gali Mudhi is a slower version of Udhi Udhi with shaan on the vocals..this one sounds like a sad song..use the same tune for different situations and still make it get all the emotions outta you!this is wat geniuses are about!this one has good orchstration and a very slow song and Shaan has done a great job with the vocals!
The Instrumental is on the violin.. for all the people with a perception that the violin is associated only with sad tunes,listen to this to prove your notion wrong!
Totally a great and different album from Maestro Ilayaraaja..this one surely will get him more work in B-town.the first album in Indian movies with jazz music..he time and time proves again that his knowledge of music is vast...no wonder hes called Isaignani(knower of all in the world of music)!