DAVID SONGS REVIEW

Director Bejoy Nambiar brings his film-
making craft to the Tamil audience with
his ambitious bilingual project David.
Apart from reuniting with Prashant Pillai
for the second time, Bejoy has roped in
several contributors to make up for the
soundtrack of David. The film stars
Vikram, Jiiva, Tabu, Isha Sharvani and Lara
Dutta.
Vaazhkaiye (The Theme Of David)
Singers: Siddharth Basrur
Lyrics: Mohanrajan
Electronic duo Bramfatura from Mumbai
brings their distinct sound to the
mainstream film audiences. The duo
keeps it fairly straight-up and direct with
a fair share of intricacies thrown into the
mix, and they have managed to give due
importance to the vocal melodies, and
they have succeeded a great deal in their
execution.
Maria Pitache
Singers: Remo Fernandes, Vikram
Lyrics: Remo Fernandes, V. Elango
Originally a local folk tune from the
Daman islands, but has been sped up and
reworked lyrically to suit the film’s needs.
As always with the case of Remo’s
compositions, he plays all the instruments
and arranges the music himself. Chiyaan
Vikram lends his voice for the tune and
he pulls it off casually. His drunken
blathering is simply delightful and shows
that he’s had a lot of fun singing the tune,
in the company of Remo.
Kanave Kanave
Singers: Anirudh
Lyrics: Mohanrajan
Anirudh delivers his contribution to the
film’s soundtrack in his familiar sound.
The track is soulfully rendered by the
composer and the accompanying
symphony elevates the emotions of the
song. The melodic hook is quite direct and
easy to comprehend as it reoccurs
throughout the song in different forms
and shapes. Both in sound and lyrics the
song paints a picture of sadness, still the
track is a gripping and engaging
composition.
Manamay
Singers: Karthik, Prashant Pillai
Lyrics: Mohanrajan
Prashant Pillai turns the composition into
a percussion overdrive by featuring the
talented Tao Issaro. Karthik tactfully finds
room for his vocals amidst the pounding
drums and serves his purpose rather well.
Prashant Pillai’s vocal interludes give the
song a lot of grit and intensity,
additionally supported by Mohanrajan’s
lyrics.
Iravinil Ulavavaa
Singers: Naresh Iyer, Shweta Pandit
Lyrics: Yugabharathi
A joyful melody composed yet again by
Prashant Pillai, who worked with Bejoy
Nambiar in his first film Shaitaan. The soft
tune has some exquisite moments like its
chorus and the interludes that distinguish
it from being just another romantic duet.
Both the singers deliver a fine
performance individually and together.
Prashant Pillai cleverly peppers the song
with various instrumental bits and effects
that ensures that the listener finds
something new with each listen.
Theerathu Poga Poga Vaanam
Singers: Joyshanti, Nirali Kartik
Lyrics: Joyshanti, Mohanrajan
This is a song that will throw you off your
seat and get you to dance almost
instantly. First the strained yodeling and
then the French utterances provide the
perfect foil for the Carnatic style of
singing that follows suit. The track rests
heavily on an irresistibly groovy guitar/
banjo lick. Maati Baani make the most of
the opportunity to show off their skills at
encompassing various world musical
styles and packaging it competently. Two
thumbs up to this motley crew !
Machi
Singers: Sanjeev Thomas
Lyrics: Mohanrajan
A no-nonsense punk rock tune that you
just cannot sit and dissect, because that’s
not how you enjoy punk rock! Modern
Mafia have all the makings of a hit song
with a solid tune with and a memorable
sing along chorus. Local rocker Sanjeev
Thomas obliges with his voice and offers
the required levels of brazenness. There
is some cheeky Arnie mimes included for
some comic relief as well, but the only
beef that one could have with the tune is
probably the mixing, as the closing guitar
solo is buried under the overpowering
vocal chorus. Still, it doesn’t stop the
song from starting a riot!
Light House Symphony
Singers: Remo
Lyrics:
The legendary Remo Fernandes
demonstrates his genius in this
composition. First the surf music like
ukulele jam accompanied by flute and
whistle and then exploding into a scat
where he employs non-lexical vocals for a
segment that’s a mix of samba and salsa.
Remo shows his prowess at the string
instrument, flute, vocals, percussions and
even whistling as he builds this joyous
beach tune.
Manamay (Dub Step Version)
Singers: Karthik
Lyrics: Mohanrajan
Dubstep has far become the flavor of the
season and every track seems to have an
official or unofficial dubstep remix and the
same goes for David as well. Dub Sharma
turns the track upside down and inside
out with a lot of sharp and unpredictable
twists and turns along the way. Possibly
the only way dubstep could ever be!
Verdict: David isn’t just a great
soundtrack, it’s destined to be a trend-
setter.