Music : Dev D

It was about a month back when I came across the first promo of Dev D in YouTube. Ever since, the tune 'Emosanal Atyachar' kept playing in back of my mind. Last week, I got hold of probably the most original Bollywood OST in last 10 years.

The soundtrack consists of 18 mindblowing numbers, each outshining any given other . The composer Amit Trivedi turns out to be hell of a dynamic guy. The songs he created can be tagged into categories as diverse as Rajasthani /Hariyanvi folk, Wedding Band song, Funk, Jazz, Rock and what not! Once you listen to the tracks, you are bound to run out of superlative words to appreciate the effort that is OST: Dev D. Whenever an awsome soundtrack arrives, composers hog most of the limelight. But not with Dev D. This movie is a ripe example of successful marriage between lyrics and music, where neither outshines the other or are equally brilliant.

Jewel of the OST is Emosanal Atyachar - the brass band version. This song has redefined the notion of break-up songs. Lyrics and music are earthy and exudes a manic kind of energy. Guess what, alongside the typical dil-pyar wordings, the lyrics contain "whore". Let's see whether it makes to the theatre. An ideal dope song. Except for two Punjabi tracks which sounded very usual to me (this can be attributed to my excessive exposure to Oye Lucky tracks for past one month :-P), every single track of the album are addictive.

The music has arrived in a big way with Emosanal Atyachar creating quite a tsunami among music lovers who subscribe to alternative genres. Let's hope the movie will be as spectacular as the OST projects it to be.

Emosanal Atyachar lyrics can be found here .
Anurag Kashyap talks about how Emosanal Atyachar was created here.