8x10 Taveer Music Review
EXPECTATIONS
When
it
comes
to
an
Akshay
Kumar
film,
there
are
expectations
of
a
full
on
'masala'
score.
However,
when
the
name
Nagesh
Kukunoor
gets
attached
to
the
project,
you
know
that
soundtrack
won't
have
a
core
Akshay
Kumar
stamp.
It
will
be
something
different
for
sure
and
certainly
not
the
kind
where
Akshay
Kumar
will
get
to
let
himself
loose
in
a
way
that
he
has
done
in
his
recent
films
like
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
Singh
Is
Kinng
or
Welcome.
Add
to
the
project
composers
like
Salim-Sulaiman,
Neeraj
Sridhar
and
Bohemia
and
it
certainly
makes
you
curious
to
play
8X10
Tasveer.
MUSIC
There
is
an
underground
feel
to
'Nazaara
Hai'
that
is
dark,
haunting,
exciting,
involving
and
pretty
much
in
synch
with
the
theme
of
the
film.
Boasting
of
an
urban
contemporary
sound,
'Nazaara
Hai'
makes
an
impression
in
the
first
hearing
and
sets
the
tone
for
the
rest
of
the
soundtrack
to
follow.
A
closer
hear
(especially
after
the
'remix
version'
is
played)
makes
one
identify
the
sound
of
'Nazaara'
with
the
kind
of
music
that
is
heard
in
Sanjay
Gupta's
films!
A love song comes next and this time around too, the urban mood of the film is kept intact. 'Haafiz Khuda' is a kind of number that plays in the background of the film but that's about it. It sounds decent but doesn't have enough power in it to make listeners play it day in and night out. Also, for a song like this which was completely melody based, there wasn't really a requirement of a 'remix version'. Moreover, for reasons best known to the makers, the song's tune is repeated for 'Kuchh Is Tarah' (which also has a 'remix version' by the way).
Neeraj Sridhar composes 'Aaja Maahi' which follows a route similar to that of 'Haafiz Khuda'. Yet another love song that carries forward the mood of the song preceding it, this one too is an average composition which acts merely as a gap filler. Same is the case with the 'remix version' which only makes you look forward to the song to follow.
It's Bohemia's show all the way with 'I Got The Picture' (yet another song which also appears in a 'remix version') where he plays the triple role of composer, lyricist and singer. Carrying forward the mood that he created earlier in his rap song for Chandni Chowk To China, Bohemia is much darker this time around, hence going with the theme of the movie. A number which has been placed completely from the promotional standpoint, 'I Got The Picture' is an interesting number but could have made a far better impression if complimented by an exciting music video too.
LYRICS
Irfan
Siddiqui
writes
'Nazaara
Hai'
which
stays
true
to
the
theme
of
the
film
as
it
brings
in
element
of
the
photographs
and
Akshay's
gift
of
peeping
into
the
past
and
exploring
the
truth.
He
also
writes
'Hafiz
Khuda'
and
though
this
time
too,
there
is
a
mention
of
the
word
'tasveer'
in
the
'mukhda'
itself,
it
is
in
reference
to
your
loved
one.
Another
version
of
the
same
song,
'Kuchh
Is
Tarah',
also
follows
the
conventional
route
of
love
and
romance.
Sameer
writes
for
'Aaja
Maahi'
and
doesn't
quite
make
one
sit
up
and
notice
his
work
for
the
song.
He
stays
within
conventional
boundaries
here
and
that's
about
it.
VOCALS
Vishal
Dadlani,
who
has
now
been
pretty
much
a
regular
when
it
comes
to
flexing
his
vocal
chords
behind
the
mike,
comes
up
with
one
of
his
best
rendered
tracks
in
the
form
of
'Nazaara
Hai'.
He
gets
to
sing
to
opening
track
of
the
album
where
he
goes
all
out
in
living
up
his
rock
star
image.
Mohit
Chauhan
is
as
usual
in
'Hafiz
Khuda'
(also
appearing
in
another
version
as
'Kuchh
Is
Tarah'
though
one
feels
that
instead
of
Tulsi
Kumar,
whether
Sunidhi
Chauhan
or
Shreya
Ghoshal),
could
have
been
a
better
inclusion.
Tulsi also sings 'Aaja Maahi' along with Neeraj Sridhar and this time around, she gets a bigger platform to perform when compared with 'Hafiz Khuda'. Surprisingly, Neeraj's voice doesn't quite make you wonder if he should be singing more romantic numbers in movies to follow. Give us the likes of 'Bhool Bhulaiyaa' any time Neeraj and we won't mind that!
OVERALL
8X10
Tasveer
has
an
average
soundtrack
with
Nazaara
Hai
being
the
pick
of
the
lot.
The
two
romantic
numbers
do
not
go
an
extra
distance
though
the
sole
rap
song
(I
Got
The
Picture)
does
make
for
an
interesting
hear.
Still,
if
one
is
looking
for
a
hit
soundtrack
here,
then
that
is
not
quite
in
the
anvil.