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By Joginder Tuteja, June 2, 2008 - 17:53 IST
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Gourov Dasgupta may not really ring a bell. However,
if we mention that he is the same man who was behind
tunes like 'Dus', 'Jaaniye', 'Aaja Soniye', 'Nach Le
Soniye' and 'O Maahiya' from the film Dus Kahaniyaan,
it does get noticed.
After a six months wait since the release of Dus
Kahaniyaan, composer Gourov Dasgupta is back with
his score for Summer 2007. Though the film has taken
a little longer to hit the screens (it is 2008
already and the film would be arriving in June this
year) and hence in the process has delayed the
arrival of the film's music as well, Gourov would be
looking forward to his music making a mark yet
again.
Write your own music review of Summer 2007
Gourov makes a good start with 'Jaaniye Teri Ankhoke
Ye Roshani' which comes with a poetic feel to it,
courtesy relative newcomer Ujjayinee Roy who writes
as well as sings this romantic number. While Gourov
does well in mixing Western and Indian sounds in
this number which is quite pleasant to hear and
comes easy on ears, 'Jaaniye' does require more than
just a couple of hearing to be grasped due to the
multiple layers it carries. A song which has an
Indi-pop flavor to it, it also comes in a slow
(though not sad) version which in fact goes a step
ahead and justifying it's Indi-pop genre.
Two more new entrants, Sharib and Toshi, announce
their arrival in the music scenario with 'Jaage Hain
Baad Muddat Ke'. Written by Vibha Singh, this is a
situational song which is created for the background
score of the movie. A soft rock number which is more
suited for a peaceful hearing rather than being sung
around the town, it introduces a sufi-rock sound
towards it's second half which completely changes
pitch, hence adding on a different flavor. The song
grows as it reaches it's culmination point and makes
one look forward to how experimental does the rest
of the album become from here on.
A bunch of newcomers, Ujjayinee Roy, Aanchal Bhatia,
Bonny Chakraborty and Gourov Dasgupta, seem to be a
part of a jam session with the advent of 'I Just
want to Fly'. Yet again a number which refrains from
being overtly filmy and instead brings on the
attitude of urban India with its pop and rock
sensibilities, this Ujjayinee Roy written
English-Hindi track is well sung and gets the right
punch which suits the film's setting. The remix
version too has just the right pacing as required
for creating the club mood and stays consistent in
retaining that effect.
Oops, now where did this one come from? Perhaps it
was the requirement of the film's investors that a
desi item number like 'Baali Main Sone Waali' was
incorporated in the album. A Vibha Singh written
number which has Sunidhi Chauhan coming along with
composer Gourav himself, 'Baali Main Sone Waali' is
made purely for the gallery and audio wise restricts
itself to be passable.
A song where a bunch of friends seem to be having a
party time while drinking and smoking, 'Kash Mein
Kaash Khone Toh De' has a rock setting to it and
again doesn't come across as a song which follows a
typical Bollywood setting. Rendered by Bonny
Chakraborty and Shweta Vijay and written by Vibha
Singh, it is yet another number which is made mainly
for the background score setting. The remix version
that comes later is far zanier and has an extended
musical piece at the very onset that helps set the
mood for a party outing.
 Towards
the end, Gourov Dasgupta takes up entirely on him to
play the role of composer, lyricist and singer for
the title song 'Summer 2007'. With Shweta Vijay as a
co-singer, Gourov creates this bona fide English
number which turns out to be one of the best of the
enterprise. With a right attitude to boast of, this
is the one for your high definition music system
since it deserves to be played loud. Are we talking
about a mass popular number here? Not exactly, but
for those looking for a change in the way music for
Bollywood films is composed, this is the one,
especially so once the 'remix version' gets on a
course.
Summer 2007 is an album where expect for a song or
two, there is nothing that comes close to how a
Bollywood score sounds. While this does restrict the
market where the film's soundtrack can penetrate,
Summer 2007 does boast of a few tunes which would
keep those happy who are in look out for something
that is different from routine.
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