The Killer
One factor that strikes about the album of The Killer is Bhatt
brothers moving from SAREGAMA HMV label to T-Series with 'The Killer'. Whether
it was 'Murder', 'Tumsa Nahi Dekha, 'Zeher', 'Kalyug' or most recently
'Gangster', the music of each of these films where Vishesh Films - HMV have
combined has always resulted in a bumper success. In comparison the solitary
instance in recent times when Vishesh Films joined hands with T-Series i.e.
Meera's debut
Bollywood film 'Nazar', the result was sub-standard, to put it mildly! Keeping
this fact in mind, one is a little apprehensive about the film's music though
relief comes in the form of Emraan Hashmi's presence, Nisha Kothari's claims
about each of the songs being a gem, film's publicity claiming composer duo
Sajid-Wajid bringing in a new sound while also being responsible for the remixes
and lyricist Jalees Sherwani's overall good track record!
Sadly, all this doesn't really convert into a memorable album!
The way KK goes about beginning 'Teri Yaadon Mein', you know that it's a sign
for Emraan Hashmi to arrive. A song that instantly reminds of the kind of music
Nikhil Vinay have composed for Sonu Nigam in his non-film tracks, 'Teri Yaadon
Mein' takes one down the memory lane as the successful combination of T-Series
and Nikhil Vinay is brought to the fore once again. Simple musical arrangements
with a rocking effect, it has KK doing a great job once again, this time in a
high pitch as he renders a track about a man's search for his love! Still, in
spite of a theme like this, there is not a single dull moment in the track that
rocks from the word GO with Shreya Ghoshal pitching in momentarily and doing a
good job once again as she brings in a little western twist to her voice. The
club feel is prevalent in the song's remix that starts on a funky note and
continues in an extended mix mode before KK gets an opportunity to be heard once
more! Yes, this version works well too and one may choose to pick between the
original and the remix depending upon the mood!
A European chorus Is it Spanish? is heard at the beginning of 'O Sanam' that has
KK and Shreya Ghoshal pairing up once again. Its the rhythm of a whistle sound
that distinguishes the song apart from various other melodious numbers that keep
hitting the music channels. If one hears the song closely, realization strikes
that the tune is somewhat reminiscent of the T-Series-Anuradha Paudwal numbers
that one heard in the early-mid 90s, though the results are much more
contemporary and urban this time around. KK is mellower here while Shreya
Ghoshal is sweet again in the voice of a girl whom one could take home!
Nisha Kothari in fact succeeds in doing that as she sheds her bombshell image to
don a sari and still looks stunning as ever! A second good song in succession
that also comes in a KK solo version. A good going for the album so far!
Alisha Chinoy singing 'Abhi Toh Main Jawan Hoon'? Ahem, interesting! That's all
one can exclaim before playing on the track that begins on an ethnic note with a
sound of tabla and ghunghroo. Knowing the fact that the film has Nisha Kothari
playing a bar dancer, one tends to believe that this naughty number has been
picturized on her. The sound of 'Abhi To Main Jawan Hoon' is same as the age old
rhythm heard in the namesake number and though Alisha Chinoy sings it with a
kind of spunk she is associated with it, the number doesn't really do much over
and above the famous bar girl numbers heard and seen in Mahesh Manjrekar's films
Vaastav, Kurukshetra, Hathyar! An average tune for an item number, the only
interesting factor about the song is to see how Nisha Kothari gyrates to this
one!?
After a Spanish influence, its time to head Middle East with 'Hibbaki'! This in
fact goes with the situation as the film is set in Dubai. The song is a Middle
East/Western fusion as the racy rhythm of 'Hibbaki' makes it good enough to keep
the rapid pace of the film's narrative going. Suzzane sings the song with
support from Earl and Hamza who add on the rhythm and overall they manage to
come up with a time pass, if not memorable number. An item/situational song,
'Hibbaki' is also heard in a remix version that is just the right fit for a
dance floor outing. Rocking from the very beat with heavy bass accompanying the
tune, the remix version could be a track that could be used to spice up the
talkie promos with it playing in the background!
Musical arrangements belonging to 'kabeela' genre are heard at the beginning of
'Yaar Piya' that has an assortment of different music instruments coming
together to create a desired effect. Sunidhi Chauhan goes around crooning this
yet another item/situational dance number picturized on Nisha Kothari and if it
was not for Vishesh Films, it would have been plain and simply dismissed as just
one of those ordinary numbers in ordinary films that come and go. The music
belongs to the 80s and it is not hard to imagine the likes of Kimi Katkar,
Farha, Mandakini and the likes dancing to this item song! The weakest of the
lot, 'Yaar Piya' is as conventional as it gets and just doesn't leave a good
taste in the mouth while bringing the album to an end.
'The Killer' started on a winning note with 'Teri Yaadon Mein', 'O Sanam' and to
a little extent 'Hibbaki' but lost its way rapidly with songs like 'Abhi To Main
Jawaan Hoon' and 'Yaar Piya' that just do not push the envelope at all. Sajid
Wajid may have attempted to strike back with 'The Killer' but the situational
feel of the film doesn't really get them a right stage to demonstrate their
actual capabilities. The composer duo have the potential to do much better than
giving music for an album that has 60% of its songs set as a bar dance numbers!
Law of averages finally catch up the Bhatts who have been having a dream run
with their musical success so far. Hear 'The Killer' for its first 40% Teri
Yaadon Mein', 'O Sanam' and move on to the next CD in your music system!
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