Music: Pritam, Wayne Sharpe, Aadesh Srivastava, Shantanu Moitra

Lyrics: Gulzar, Sameer, Irshad Kamil

Label: Sony Music

Rating: 2.5/5

Classical music lovers may like Raajneeti's music. Though it's not something that will top charts, the feel is largely 'Indian', given the films subject. The music is composed by Wayne Sharpe, Pritam, Aadesh Srivastava and Shantanu Moitra.

Going straight to the songs, Bheegi Si, Bhaagi Si is a breezy romantic song composed by Pritam and penned by lyricist Irshad Kamil. Singer Mohit Chauhan sounds refreshing in his parts, whereas singer Antra Mitra sounds chirpy - like a typical playback singer with a thin voice should. The song has Pritam stamped all over it, especially taking in consideration his arrangements and use of delays and other effects on his mix. Bheegi Si, Bhaagi Si will catch your attention, but just for
a while.

Probably, the only talking point on the album is the song Mora Piya sung and composed by Aadesh Srivastava. Those who follow classical music in particular may like Srivastava's composition which is loosely built on raga Darbari Kannada. While he manages to pull of this raga based composition well, ideally, only a classical voice (think Pt. Jasraj or Pt. Bhimsen Joshi) can add the finer nuances or weight. This song is penned by Sameer.

The song Ishq Barse composed by Shantanu Moitra and written by Sameer, is one of the raw (and layered) offering on the album. Singers Pronob Biswas, Hamsika Iyer, and Swanand Kirkire have laced it with voice work that is commendable - the only thing, is that the melody is not as gripping. However, one does get the energetic feel of arrival of the rains through the song - don't miss out the interesting arrangements that accommodate Indian percussions and distorted guitars with ease.

The last song on the album Dhan Dhan Dharti composed by Wayne Sharpe has a thematic value that highlights the plight of a patriot and his love for the land he was born on. As far as the melody goes, the initial inspiration comes from 'Vande Mataram'. Besides that, the song relies heavily on its poetry, on which Gulzar has done a commendable job with simple lyrics. The song has two versions - one by singer Shankar Mahadevan and other with Sonu Niigaam behind the mic - both versions are equally enchanting.

OUR PICK

Mora Piya

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