AnuragKashyap Shaitan- Khoya khoya chand vid pg 23 - Page 7

Originally posted by: Theatre

isn't Rajat in this film, the kid from Udaan?

Originally posted by: -purnima-

yes he is part of Shaitaan 😃😃 ... he is playing an important character 😃

You can listen to the soundtrack here (Thanks to @prabshoney for the link)

Amar Mohile does one of his best works in recent times in his sole track for Shaitan, the techno-based mishmash called Josh. Interesting in parts, but the mix of genres somewhere strikes a discordant note. Might become a fave at parties, but not my kind. Colin Terence, Shraddha and Abhishek do the vocals, I didn't quite like the rap portions. The second guest composer, the Bengali lyricist-MD-singer Anupam Roy (who recently composed that fabulous Bengali song in the movie Autograph, Amake Amar. If you haven't listened to it yet, do so here. NOW! It's a must-not-miss!), makes his Bollywood debut with a nice guitar-dominated instrumental piece called Retro Pop Shit. Surely not as good as Amake Amar, but a good listen nevertheless. Enter guest composer no. 3, the world music guru Ranjit Barot. And of this three songs, Chandan Shive-rendered (Marathi?) Pintya is marred by its functional nature. Amy's Theme is fabulously orchestrated, with Suzanne D'Mello and the chorus doing their job to a tee. But there too the functionality of the track gets in the way of the entertainment quotient. Nevertheless the composer himself gets behind the microphone and delivers a wonderful rock-based title song.

And that brings to the fore lead composer of the soundtrack, Prashant Pillai. A man who has in the past worked with A R Rahman, has in the past worked with Shaitan's director Bejoy Nambiar for one of his short films called Rahu, and has already given two movie scores in Malayalam impressive by their unique fusion-based sounds. Here too the man starts off right on top with that whacky multi-genre multilingual trailer-accompaniment track called Bali (The Sound of Shaitan). The singing by Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Preeti Pillai and K S Krishnan (who is also the lyricist for the song) is spot on. Nasha is equally entertaining, the composer preparing a breezy techno-fusion template for this one. The vocal department is handled by Prashant himself, with Bindu Nambiar. A Rock and Soul version of the same song sees Prashant replaced by Ranjit Barot and Farhad. Fareeda sees more fusion, this time the rock-based kind, Suraj Jagan doing the vocal honours. The arrangement is once again very catchy, the dark overtone, the carnatic twist on guitar (raga Hindolam I felt) et al. The vocal tracks are rounded off with a spectacular folk-based song sung by Kirti Sagathia and Preeti Pillai, O Yaara that shows shades of Sindhubhairavi raga in places. Bringing up the rear are three situational instrumental pieces from the man, the short pulsating Enter that leaves a ringing in your ears long after it gets over, the electric guitar-led Outro, and the cacophonously rock track Unleashed, which is not exactly an instrumental piece but all it has in terms of vocals is unintelligible growling. The only track where Prashant didn't catch my fancy at all.

A superb debut from Prashant in Bollywood, characterized by the unconventionality that has set him apart in Malayalam so far. And a superlative effort from the bunch of composers with a leaning towards functional tracks which should work better on-screen.

Music Aloud Rating – 7.25/10

Recommended Tracks – Bali (Sound of Shaitan), Nasha, O Yaara, Zindagi