Music
to
be
composed
for
an
action
film
is
always
a
tricky
business.
Not
many,
except
for
perhaps
Sanjay
Gupta,
have
perfected
this
art
when
it
comes
to
movies
being
made
today.
So,
with
expectations
of
a
theme
track,
a
hot
item
number
and
a
couple
of
melodious
number,
one
plays
on
Hijack
which
promises
to
show
Shiney
Ahuja
do
a
Bruce
Willis
a
la
'Die
Hard'.
Hijack
has
music
by
new
finds
Justin-Uday
with
Kumaar
writing
lyrics
for
this
debut
directorial
venture
of
Kunal
Shivdasani.
One
minute
into
the
song
and
you
know
that
Justin
and
Uday
have
kick
started
Hijack
well
with
a
romantic
number
'Aksar'
which
takes
on
truly
from
where
'Kya
Mujhe
Pyaar
Hai
(Pritam
composition
from
Woh
Lamhe)
left.
Just
the
same
in
sound,
spirit
and
soul,
'Aksar'
gives
the
listener
one
more
song
to
play
on
in
a
loop
and
be
entertained
for
hours
at
a
stretch.
A
well
orchestrated
number
which
has
'Mr.
Reliable'
K.K.
coming
up
with
an
impressive
act
yet
again,
'Aksar'
deserves
to
be
heard
more
often
and
aggressively
promoted.
No
wonder,
the
song
is
heard
thrice.
The
'Unplugged
version'
is
first
to
come
and
this
time
around
it
is
Shaan
who
goes
solo
for
'Aksar'.
An
extended
guitar
piece
plays
on
(while
creating
a
romantic
scene)
before
Shaan
is
heard
in
this
tad
slower
version.
Even
though
the
lyrics
remain
the
same,
the
change
in
singer
and
pace
of
the
song
makes
'Aksar'
a
delightful
composition
all
over.
The
longest
composition
of
all
with
close
to
7
minute
duration,
it
is
followed
by
a
'sad
version'
by
Shaan
which
lasts
only
a
little
more
than
a
minute.
In
addition,
there
is
also
a
'remix
version'
by
KK
and
Joi
which
certainly
has
in
it
to
do
well,
if
accompanied
by
a
promotional
music
video.
A
quintessential
number
follows
next
and
does
hold
promise
to
engage
the
audiences
while
it
is
accompanied
by
some
hot
visuals
and
aggressive
choreography.
With
a
mix
of
English
and
Hindi
lyrics,
'Dekh
Dekh'
has
Sunidhi
Chauhan
being
largely
responsible
for
the
song
with
Suraj
Jagan
and
Joi
chipping
in
a
little
as
well.
Mainly
orchestrated
as
a
Western
track
with
beats
dominating
the
proceedings,
'Dekh
Dekh'
is
seemingly
a
pre-climax
track
which
solves
its
purpose
of
taking
the
narrative
forward
but
that's
about
it.
Don't
expect
the
number
to
create
a
riot,
though
the
faster
paced
'club
remix'
version
may
just
do
better
at
nightclubs
and
discotheques.
The
name
Shilpa
Rao
raises
a
lot
of
expectations.
Very
recently
she
has
delivered
a
chartbuster
'Khuda
Jaane'
[Bachna
Ae
Haseeno]
and
now
she
is
back
with
'Koi
Na
Jaane'
which
is
kick
started
by
K.K.
A
situational
number
where
the
protagonist
gets
into
a
pensive
mood
and
is
looking
forward
to
The
Almighty
for
a
direction
to
move
ahead,
'Koi
Na
Jaane'
is
surprisingly
ordinary
in
feel.
However,
what
really
disappoints
is
that
Shilpa
Rao
is
not
heard
in
the
song
at
all
except
for
a
faint
'alaap'
at
the
very
beginning
of
the
song.
Come
on,
she
deserves
a
better
outing!
One
wonders
if
the
song
would
play
in
entirety
in
the
film's
narrative
since
an
action-thriller
like
Hijack
risks
slowing
down
in
pace
with
a
song
like
'Koi
Na
Jaane'
in
the
background.
The
track
by
itself
is
not
a
bad
hear;
it's
just
that
it
is
core
situational
and
doesn't
make
one
pick
it
up
and
play
on
a
repeat
mode.
An
aircraft
taking
off
is
what
begins
'Theme
Of
Hijack'
that
promises
to
be
an
engaging
hear,
courtesy
the
thriller
genre
that
the
film
belongs
to.
However,
instead
of
being
just
a
theme
piece
with
only
an
orchestra
taking
charge
of
the
proceedings,
'Theme
of
Hijack'
turns
out
to
be
a
'Hinglish'
outing
with
Suraj
Jagan
and
Uday
coming
behind
the
mike.
However,
it
isn't
really
an
impressive
tune
to
boast
of
and
yet
again,
all
would
depend
upon
the
track's
placement
in
the
film
and
the
visuals
that
accompany
it.
And
yes,
just
like
the
song
preceding
it,
this
one
too
doesn't
make
it
to
the
wish-list
of
those
looking
at
extending
their
collection
on
the
iPod!
Eventually,
it
all
boils
down
to
the
number
'Aksar'
which
is
not
just
the
best
of
the
lot
but
in
isolation
too
quite
a
good
composition.
With
'Dekh
Dekh'
being
the
only
other
number
to
really
look
forward
to
from
the
album,
one
now
waits
for
the
film
Hijack
to
arrive
at
theaters.