Songs and soundtrack credits at the end.
For a movie that appears to have been shot largely in a rural setting, there aren’t a lot of folk sounds in Vishal-Shekhar’s (now Vishal & Sheykhar) soundtrack for Jayeshbhai Jordaar. Where they do appear though, the composers incorporate them quite well. In fact, the most “folksy” song from the set, Dheere Dheere Seekh Jaaunga, had the potential to be the best song of the soundtrack if not for the uneven processing in Sheykhar Ravjiani’s singing. It’s a pity really, since I quite rate Sheykhar as a singer and was quite excited about this one for that reason in particular. The song has quite a bit going in its favour of course – the soothing cadence, Jaideep Sahni’s words, Priya Saraiya’s Gujarati chorus – but alas. The other half of the composer duo though, Vishal Dadlani is in fine fettle in both the songs he sings for the movie. And my favourite among the two is Jordaar, that starts with a prelude by Keerthi Sagathia before guitarist Warren Mendonsa, drummer Gino Banks and bassist Nathan Thomas step in to propel the song into the jordaar zone. Infectious energy in this one, something that Vishal has seldom had problems delivering. The highlight though, is that bhai toh ek dum jordaar hook. Vishal’s other song, Firecracker comes in the Nashe Si Chadh Gayi mould (incidentally the last YRF-Ranveer Singh movie the duo composed for), and appears in two versions – one with Hinglish lines (written by Kumaar and Vayu) and a more dominantly English version where Vishal joins in on lyrical duties as well. Once again the composers manage to get an entertaining hook going, around the Laal Rangi Chola refrain. My favourite from the album is Dil Ki Gali that sees the Bollywood debut (I think?) of the wonderful-sounding Katyayani. The arrangements are absolutely on point with this one – the laidback bossa nova-esque guitar groove complemented by the piano which lends the song that atmospheric feel, and gives way to a neat melodica solo towards the end – all so nicely done. Katyayani is the star of the song of course, negotiating the highs and lows of the melody with finesse – love how her first verse leads each time into Sheykhar’s short segment, which albeit a repeated phrase, is quite an earworm in itself. Sanchit Balhara and Ankit Balhara‘s Nanki’s Theme is likely to make an impact in the movie, but as a standalone track it doesn’t offer much. Effective humming by Jonita Gandhi though.
Granted that one track is repeated, and one isn’t their track, but good to see what qualifies as a proper(ish) length soundtrack from Vishal-Sheykhar after a long time, featuring a couple of nice compositions as well.
Music Aloud Rating: 3/5
Top Recos: Dil Ki Gali, Jordaar, Firecracker
Soundtrack Credits
Song: Firecracker
Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Sheykhar Ravjiani
Music: Vishal and Sheykhar
Lyrics: Kumaar, Vayu
Recording Studio: YRF Studios (Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Dayal, Abhishek Khandelwal, Chinmay Mestry, Manasi Tare)
Mixed By: Abhishek Khandelwal (YRF Studios)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Dileep Nair
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Music Produced By: Abhijit Nalani
Director of Choreography: Ruel Dausan Varindani
Song: Dheere Dheere Seekh Jaaunga
Singers: Sheykhar Ravjiani, Priya Saraiya
Music: Vishal and Sheykhar
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
Recording Studio: YRF Studios (Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Dayal, Abhishek Khandelwal, Chinmay Mestry, Manasi Tare)
Mixed By: Abhishek Khandelwal (YRF Studios)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Dileep Nair
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Music Produced By: Abhijit Nalani
Electric Guitar: Warren Mendonsa
Acoustic Guitar: Sanjoy Das
Director of Choreography: Ruel Dausan Varindani
Song: Jordaar
Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Keerthi Sagathia
Music: Vishal and Sheykhar
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
Recording Studio: YRF Studios (Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Dayal, Abhishek Khandelwal, Chinmay Mestry, Manasi Tare)
Mixed By: Abhishek Khandelwal (YRF Studios)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Dileep Nair
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Music Produced By: Abhijit Nalani
Guitar: Warren Mendonsa
Drums: Gino Banks
Bass Guitar: Nathan Thomas
Song: Dil Ki Gali
Singers: Katyayani, Sheykhar Ravjiani
Music: Vishal and Sheykhar
Lyrics: Jaideep Sahni
Recording Studio: YRF Studios (Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Dayal, Abhishek Khandelwal, Chinmay Mestry, Manasi Tare)
Mixed By: Abhishek Khandelwal (YRF Studios)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Dileep Nair
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Music Produced By: Abhijit Nalani
Song: Firecracker (English)
Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Sheykhar Ravjiani
Music: Vishal and Sheykhar
Lyrics: Vishal Dadlani, Kumaar, Vayu
Recording Studio: YRF Studios (Shantanu Hudlikar, Vijay Dayal, Abhishek Khandelwal, Chinmay Mestry, Manasi Tare)
Mixed By: Abhishek Khandelwal (YRF Studios)
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Dileep Nair
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Music Produced By: Abhijit Nalani
Director of Choreography: Ruel Dausan Varindani
Song: Nanki’s Theme
Singer: Jonita Gandhi
Music: Sanchit Balhara, Ankit Balhara
Mixed By: Abhishek Ghatak
Mastered By: Gethin John (Hafod Mastering, Wales UK)
Additional Music Credits:
Guitars: Nyzel Dlima
