Ammani – Music Review (Tamil Soundtrack)

Songs and credits at the end (thanks to @gradwolf for helping with the credits).

The two versions of Life-e-Machaan seem to differ only in their prelude. Not a particularly fresh-sounding song, but the brass-heavy street dance template makes it an engaging affair all the same. Mukesh does well in matching the song’s energy with his singing. K achieves the comic classical effect very well with his synth-infused carnatic fusion arrangement of Mazhai Ingillaye, but it is Vaikom Vijayalakshmi who is the star with her pitch-perfect rendition of the sahana raga-flavoured piece. The soundtrack’s highlight is Rotora Padhayile, a song I would like to call the Saigal Blues of Tamil songs. The packaging is similar, a retro-sounding melody (possible shades of shuddha dhanyasi raga) that is nailed by Gana Bala – the man is getting some really interesting songs of late! – with an addictive bluesy backdrop that is ruled by the violin (B Yensone/Balaji) and Jaishankar Iyer’s guitars (there is an almost slide guitar-ish sound in places). Something about the song’s arrangement gives me a Chinese song-like vibe too; makes me love it even more!

Ammani. Short soundtrack from K, but the man continues to display fine form even here!

Music Aloud Rating: 3.5/5

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