BT Rating: (3/5)

Emil back in business

Music(Audio) Review by Raju Shanbhag

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Director Dayal Padmanabhan has immense faith in the music of his new film, which has buoyed him to start his own audio company, ‘Rock Tracks.’ After listening to the five songs of his latest film Circus, we can say that this confidence will not burn a hole in his pocket! Although music director Emil fails to repeat the magic of Jinke Mari in this album, there are few tracks that will stay in your heart. Other tracks are appropriately energetic, making this album worth a listen.

Baro Geleya: Emil loves to use two voices in place of one, said director Dayal at the audio release function of Circus. While we struggle to understand whether it’s the complement of a contented listener or the complaint of a cash-starved producer, Emil opens the album with this lively track, which sprouts out in two voices. Karthik and Emil sound almost similar to each other and interestingly, both their voices suit Ganesh! A foot tapping number.

Pisugudale: Naresh Iyer’s shadowy presence hovers behind the adorable voice of Sonu Nigam in this song. Emil follows on the footsteps of his more established colleagues who run to Sonu Nigam whenever the song has a touch of melody in it. Sonu, although is as melodious as ever, struggles to sing Yogarj Bhat’s words which are surprisingly out of sync with the tune. But the tune has a soothing feel to it, which makes Yogaraj Bhat’s rare stumble insignificant.

Circus: Come, see our Circus, invites the lyrics from Manjunatha Rao. But the circus is not only in lyrics; it’s also in the tune as Emil walks a tightrope with a host of singers such as Karthik, Hemanth, Ranjith, and himself and comes off reasonably well. Yogaraj Bhat’s contribution to this film as a lyricist and a guest director is faithfully credited in this song as his name and films are mentioned.

Jeeva Hoovagide: Oh yes, this is the watered down version of Ilayaraja’s classic song with Dr. Rajkumar in Nanna Neenu Gellalare. Although the initial moments take you back on a trip down a memory lane, Emil derails the track soon with his own brand of variations. Emil did not need to use the line from a famous Dr. Rajkumar song just because he got hold of a singer who sounds like Annavru.

Sajnaare: Who is the square peg and who is a round hole here? Is it Yogaraj’s Bhat’s lyrics that are out of tune or is it Emil who is finding it difficult to adjust to Bhat’s wavelength? Whatever, Emil tries something different with this song and unfortunately this effort is marred by some background music that’s used in this song, which is disturbingly similar to the music in “Who Ladki Hain Kahaan” from Dil Chahta Hai.