Lingaa (soundtrack)

Lingaa (soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released 16 November 2014[1]
5 December 2014 (Hindi)
Recorded 2014
Panchathan Record Inn and AM Studios, Chennai
NYSA Studios, Mumbai
Premier Digital Mastering Studios, Mumbai
Language
Label Eros Music
Producer A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
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(2014)		 Lingaa
(2014)		 O Kadhal Kanmani
(2015)
Singles from Lingaa
  1. "India Re"
    Released: 1 December 2014[2]

Lingaa is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2014 Indian Tamil film of the same name written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar. The soundtrack album consists of five tracks, out of which, four had lyrics by Vairamuthu while the fifth was written by his son Madhan Karky. According to Rahman, as the film is set in different time zones, the music composed works around these time.[3]

Development

According to Rahman, Rajinikanth did not want to include the first version of the song "Oh Nanba" in the film as he felt that it was more of a song suited for a younger generation actor. Rahman, as a result, reworked the entire song to suit Rajinikanth. The song, which was the introduction song in the film and was the last song to be recorded, was a combination of tunes similar to those composed by M. S. Viswanathan, and of EDM genre of music.[4] For the song, "En Mannava", Rahman tried to compose it in the Hindustani classical genre using different ragas like Bilaskhani Todi and Durbari, but the film's director, K. S. Ravikumar, insisted that the song, which is a period song in the pre-independence portions of the film, should have a contemporary feel so as to make the audience like it. Hence Rahman made it as a folk song.[5]The track "Indiane Vaa" was originally sung by Haricharan and Rahman liked Haricharan's rendition of the song and said the same about it to Ravikumar, who said that Rahman himself should sing the song as he felt that it suited Rahman's style of singing. Rahman agreed to Ravikumar's suggestion and sang the final version of the song himself.[6] The song "Mona Gasolina" was in the genre of Latin American music.[7] For the track "Unmai Oru Naal", Rahman composed seven tunes for Ravikumar to choose.[8]In the scene where Raja Lingeshwaran hosts a party inviting the governor, and speaks to him, the piano cover is the composition Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Piano Sonata 11 in A Major K.33.

Critical response

The Soundtrack received mixed reviews upon released mainly praising "Indiane Vaa" but criticizing other songs.Uma Sudhir of NDTV stated, "Music by AR Rahman is not really soul-stirring except the song "Indiane Vaa". Some frames in the song sequences remind you of scenes from earlier films. The Mona song with Anushka has a nice lilt."[9] Reviewing for Hindustan Times, Gautham Bhaskaran felt, "AR Rahman's music does not help...to stop Lingaa from stumbling on its plot track."[10] T.S. Sudhir of India Today noted, "For the Rajini-Rahman team that gave hit music in Sivaji, Enthiran, this film doesn't match up. Music by A R Rahman is a letdown. Except for the "Indiane Vaa" score sung by AR himself, rest of the music is disappointing."[11] Critics from Indo Asian News Service raised the similar concern writing, "A.R Rahman's music, doesn't touch the bar that he had set with his previous collaborations with the superstar (Rajinikanth)."[12] Bodrul Chaudhury of Bollyspice who reviewed the Hindi version of the soundtrack stated, "The music wasn't as strong as what we normally hear from Rahman. Overall, this is an album which had the potential to be so much better."[13] Siddharth K of Sify felt that the album was "highly underwhelming". He noted that every song’s genre was almost similar to a template and called the album "nowhere near Rahman's best".[14] Behindwoods stated, "With Rahman experimenting to give period specific music, Lingaa isn't the usual easily accessible Rajinikanth album. Time and visuals might give a different perspective."[15] Saisuresh Sivaswami of Rediff claimed, "It is sacrilege to criticise A. R. Rahman’s music, but of the five songs in the film, only one, Indianey Vaa, had the anthem potential, the others being just about fine. The songs don’t jump out and grab you by the throat."[16] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu praised the song "Mona Gasolina", calling it "edgy and good".[17] Also writing for The Hindu, S. Shiva Kumar called Rahman's songs and background score "unbelievably prosaic".[18] R. S. Prakash in Bangalore Mirror summarized, "Rahman's music is a far cry from his usual compositions, and it's one of the biggest let-downs in the film. Even the introductory song of Rajinikanth creates no impact."[19] J. Hurtado of Twitch Film said "The music by AR Rahman in the film seems to fall flat, with the exceptions of perhaps Rajini's intro song, "Oh Nanba", Anushka's lovelorn dream suite "Mona Gasolina", and Sonakshi's paean to Rajini, "En Mannavva"."[20]

On the contrary, Anupama Subramanian for Deccan Chronicle wrote, "One usually finds Rahman's background score to be pretty good, and you may find it to be the case here as well and his tunes (a)re catchy."[21] Critic based at The Times of India who reviewed the Telugu version of the soundtrack claimed, "On the whole, the album features a blend of melodious and peppy tunes."[22] Bollywoodlife reviewed the album thus "Lingaa music review: AR Rahman dishes out a musical treat for all Rajinikanth fans."[23]

Release

The soundtrack of the original version was unveiled on 16 November 2014 by hosting a promotional event at Chennai with Rajinikanth, Anushka Shetty, Sonakshi Sinha and K. S. Ravikumar in attendance. Rahman could not attend the launch; a video where he spoke about the film was screened.[24] The Telugu version was unveiled officially on 8 November 2014 by hosting a promotional event at Park Hyatt, Novotel in Hyderabad which was followed by the film's curtain-raiser. Chiranjeevi and Kasinadhuni Viswanath were invited as the chief guests. MAA TV televised the curtain raiser live from 5:00 PM.[25][26]

Track listing

Original Version

Track listing was released by A. R. Rahman's official website on November 13, 2014.[27]

Lingaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Tamil
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Oh Nanba"  VairamuthuS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam 04:24
2. "En Mannava"  VairamuthuSrinivas, Aditi Paul 04:44
3. "Indiane Vaa"  VairamuthuA. R. Rahman 06:03
4. "Mona Gasolina"  Madhan KarkyMano, Neeti Mohan, Tanvi Shah 06:00
5. "Unmai Orunaal Vellum"  VairamuthuHaricharan 05:21
Total length:
 26:35

Telugu Version

Lingaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Telugu[28]
No. TitleLyricsSinger(s) Length
1. "Vo Rabba Rabba"  VanamaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:26
2. "Vo Manmadhaa"  Anantha SriramSrinivas, Aditi Paul 04:48
3. "Indian Ni Raa"  Chandra BoseHaricharan 06:09
4. "Monaa Monaa"  KandhikondaMano, Neeti Mohan 06:04
5. "Sathyam Shivamu"  Suddala Ashok TejaHaricharan 05:22
Total length:
 26:39

Hindi Version

All lyrics written by poet Gulzar. 

Lingaa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Hindi
No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Ranga Ranga"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Jaspreet Jasz 04:26
2. "Chalke Re"  Srinivas, Aditi Paul 04:47
3. "India Re"  Javed Ali 06:05
4. "Mona Gasolina"  Mano, Neeti Mohan 06:04
5. "Din Dooba Hai"  Haricharan 05:24
Total length:
 26:46

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
iTunes India Charts 1
Charts Song title Peak position Reference
Radio Mirchi South Mona Gasolina
1
[29]
En Mannava
5
Indiane Vaa
6
Oh Nanba
4

Album credits

Credits adapted from A. R. Rahman's official website.[27]

Backing Vocals

Dr. Narayan, Nivas, Santhosh, Deepak, Arjun Chandy, Yazin, Pooja, Maalavika, Sowmya Raoh, Soundarya, Nirjari, Veena, Arpita, Maria Roe Vincent, Varsha, Surbhi, Shashaa Tirupati, Debolina Bose, Swagatha Sundar & K.M.M.C. Choir

Personnel
On the track "En Mannavaa"
  • Additionally arrangements: Ranjit Barot
  • Additional arrangements and programming: Aditya Paudwal
  • Percussion: Arun Solanki, Aditya Paudwal
  • Chorus: Varsha Tripathi, Surbhi Dahsputra, Sashaa Thirupati, Debolina Bose
  • Recording Engineer: Puneet Samtani
  • Assistant Engineer: Vimal Pancholi
  • Musician Coordinator: Vimal Pancholi, Sanjay Utekar
On the track "Oh Nanba"
Production
  • Producer: A. R. Rahman
  • Mastering: Donal Whelan and Gethin John (at Hafod Mastering studios)
  • Chennai Strings Orchestra & The Sunshine Orchestra: V. J. Srinivasamurthy (at AM Studios, Chennai)
  • Engineers:
    • Suresh Permal, Vinay Sridhar, Srinidhi Venkatesh & Nitish Kumar (at Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai)
    • Sivakumar, Pradeep, Kannan, Karthik, Ananthakrishnan (at AM Studios, Chennai)
  • Mixing: P. A. Deepak
  • Additional Programming: Ranjit Barot, P. A. Deepak, T. R. Krishna Chetan, Hentry Kuruvilla, Ishaan Chhabra, Santhosh Kumar Dayanidhi, Marc
  • Music co-ordinators: Noell James, Vijay Iyer
  • Musicians' fixer: R. Samidurai

References

  1. ↑ "Rajinikanth's Lingaa track list". The Times of India. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ↑ India Re (single). Retrieved. 18 December 2014
  3. ↑ Dubey, Rachana (May 5, 2014). "Salman has approached me with three-four scripts". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Oh Nanba Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about En Mannavva Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ↑ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Indiane Vaa Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Mona Gasolina Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ↑ Lingaa - AR Rahman Speaks about Unmai Oru Naal Song. YouTube. Eros Tamil. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Sudhir, Uma. "Lingaa Movie Review". NDTV Movies. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  10. ↑ Bhaskaran, Gautham. "Lingaa review: How much of 'Rajinikanth mannerisms' can one take?". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Movie review: Lingaa is total paisa vasool for Rajinikanth fans". India Today. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "'Lingaa' review: The hero with a thousand faces". Zee News. 14 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Choudhary, Bodrul (17 December 2014). "Lingaa Music Review". Bollyspice. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "'Lingaa' audio rated and reviewed". Sify. November 16, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  15. ↑ "LINGAA SONGS REVIEW". Behindwoods. 16 November 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  16. ↑ Sivaswami, Saisuresh (December 12, 2014). "Lingaa Review: Two much of a good thing". Rediff. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (December 12, 2014). "Lingaa: Drama minus the punch". The Hindu. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  18. ↑ Shiva Kumar, S. (December 19, 2014). "Executed in a hurry". The Hindu. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Movie review: Lingaa". Bangalore Mirror. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Review: Superstar Rajini's LINGAA, For Super Fans Only". The Twitch Film. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  21. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (December 12, 2014). "Movie review 'Lingaa': An exciting return for the superstar Rajinikanth on the big screen in live action". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Music review: Lingaa". The Times of India. November 21, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  23. ↑ Bollywoodlife.com Lingaa Music Review Retrieved 25 December 2014
  24. ↑ Naig, Udhav (17 November 2014). "Lingaa audio launch: A touch of the Superstar magic". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  25. ↑ Seshagiri, Sangeetha (8 December 2014). "Rajinikanth's 'Lingaa' Curtain Raiser/Audio Launch Event: Watch Live Online". International Business Times India. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  26. ↑ "T-wood personalities grace Lingaa Telugu audio". The Times of India. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  27. 1 2 "Lingaa tracklist". arrahman.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  28. ↑ "Lingaa (Telugu)". Eros Now. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  29. ↑ "TAMIL TOP 20". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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