{"id":158,"date":"2009-02-11T23:15:19","date_gmt":"2009-02-12T04:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melodiouslife.wordpress.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2009-02-11T23:15:19","modified_gmt":"2009-02-12T04:45:19","slug":"seethakalyanam-an-extraordinary-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianmusics.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"Seethakalyanam: An Extraordinary Soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have started a new category called “Unnoticed Gems<\/strong>” where you can read about masterpiece OST’s (Original Soundtracks) which sank without a trace because they were not promoted well or the movie flopped or was never released. I have started this new category because these OST’s definitely deserved much more appreciation!!!<\/p>\n

About 2 years back, a Malayalam OST\u00a0 of the movie Seethakalyanam was released. It had a splendid music score by Sreenivas, the popular singer. Unfortunately, this OST was not noticed much at all because this movie has not yet been released.\u00a0 Sreenivas has earlier scored a song in the Tamil movie, Hey! Nee Romba Azhagaairukke. It was again a brilliant song-Ini Naanum Naan Illai-sung by Sreenivas himself\u00a0 & the bubbly Sujatha! It left me asking for more from Sreenivas.\u00a0 So, when I saw that he has scored the music for Seethakalyanam I was quite excited as a music fan about hearing something different and the music exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n

Seethakalyanam has 7 tracks and each them are very good. Why I loved the album was that the music was very melodious and yet very lively! The 7 tracks are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Seetharaamam-A song featuring many singers Sharath, Anuradha Sriram, Madhu Balakrishnan & Karthik-A high -energy song with Sanskrit and Malayalam lyrics extolling the virtues of Lord Rama.<\/li>\n
  2. Raagasudha-Sung by Mathangi-A lilting melody with a very soulful rendition by Mathangi, its exasperating to see such a talented singer with a silken voice getting very few chances these days.<\/li>\n
  3. Kettille Vishesham-Sung by M.G.Sreekumar & Sujatha-A fast yet catchy song, which is not noisy unlike today’s fast songs. The percussion and backing vocals in this song are awesome.<\/li>\n
  4. Dhoore Dhoore-Sung by Dinesh & Sujatha-Another wonderful melody. There are 2 versions of this song-one by the pair and another, a solo version by Sujatha. I liked the solo version more because Sujatha gives her characteristic touches to the song.<\/li>\n
  5. Title Song-Sung by Timmy, Karthik & Mathangi-This is more like a theme music with backing vocals of “Seetha Kalyana Vaibhogame” sung nicely by Mathangi.<\/li>\n
  6. Chandramadha-Sung by Chitra-This is a lullaby-like melodious song set in Neelambari raaga. As usual, Chitra does complete justice to the song. These kind of songs are tailor-made for her!<\/li>\n
  7. Brova Baarama-Sung by Unnikrishnan-This is the Thyagaraja krithi set in a typical concert format with Mridangam. The sanctity of the original krithi is fully maintained and being his own turf, Unnikrishnan sings this very well.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Another unique aspect of the Seethakalyanam OST apart from the wonderful tunes are the backing vocals and fantastic orchestration. The OST has a fresh sound to it and even Sreenivas seemed very satisfied with his effort (as seen from his interviews). Seethakalyanam is an OST of the type which you will\u00a0 “enjoy listening at night before sleep with the lights off”.<\/p>\n

    Sreenivas is composing music for another Malayalam movie called “the Ten Commandments”.\u00a0 I am quite sure that it will be another soundtrack worth waiting for.\u00a0 Don’t miss Seethakalyanam, you will thank me for recommending this gem of a soundtrack\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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