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| EERAM
MUSIC REVIEW |
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| Review
by : Malathy Sundaram |
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Music Director : Sai
Thaman
Vocals
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Ranjith, Suchitra.
Lyrics
:
Vivega
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According
to its director Arivazhagan(
a Film Institute graduate
from Coimbatore), this movie
is a ‘soft love thriller’.
The producer and his mentor,
Shankar, apparently asked
him to first shoot a couple
of scenes and show him. Pleased
by what he saw, he asked him
to go ahead. The movie stars
Aadhi( Mirugam) ,Nanda( Mounam
Pesiyadhe), Sindhu Menon and
Saranya Mohan along with others.
Music is by Sai Thaman, who
was one of the boys in the
film ‘Boys’.Manoj
Paramahamsa’s cinematography
could get talked about here.
Mazhaiyae
Mazhaiyae---
Vocals: Ranjith
This song speaks of love of
course but weaves in tactile
impressions of rain itself
into the experience. Ranjith’s
voice sounds surprisingly
a bit tinny. The beats are
unhurried, and the electric
and acoustic guitars are as
soft as a drizzle. There is
only one charanam in this
number which appears to be
based on the Natabairavi scale.
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Tharai Irangiya---
Vocals: Suchitra
Another soft number with a slight R&B
touch to it, with quite a bit of keyboard
notes and a small hummable bit from the
harmonica at the end. Speaks tenderly to
the (absent?) lover. Doesn’t catch
your fancy right away but you sort of get
to like it after a couple of times.
Saaral En---
Vocals: Ranjith
A songlet( barely two and a half minutes)
that speaks of the pain of separation. Very
measured rhythms and some strings is what
you hear. Both songs two and three, if you
notice, have slightly similar sounding swara
patterns as both seem built on the Karaharapriya
scale.
Theme
of Eeram---
As you listen to it you can almost visualize
the thunder clouds rolling in, the raindrops
starting to fall tentatively then pick up
speed. Background music hints at the play
of wind and then the chorus picks up pace
and gets assertive at the end. A rather
neat, likeable piece.
Verdict:
A very subdued album from Sai.Thaman. The
film itself uses ‘Rain’ as a
constant metaphor, going by the lyrics.
So the music is suitably suggestive and
low-key. But one does wonder if a bolder
use of live instruments would have added
colour to the album. The album cover neatly
mentions all the names associated with the
other aspects of filmmaking, like stills,
cinematography, stunts, art, sound effects,
etc; which is rather nice!
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