Kanchana 2 Music Review
S.Ramesh Kannan
In Kanchana 2 Raghava Lawrence opts for 4 composers instead of one composer like Thaman who was part of his previous film Kanchana. Let's check whether too many cooks spoil or savor the soundtrack.
Sandi Muni:
Sandi Muni, composed by Leon James, band mate of Anirudh starts off on a jarring note but turns out better as the song progresses because of listenable interludes dominated by classical synth sounds. Haricharan has rendered the pedestrian lyrics penned by Viveka with enough verve and bolstered the run of the mill conventional tune.
Vaaya Veera:
Leon James's second song in the soundtrack is significantly superior to the first one. Shakthishree Gopalan's recent songs in every album stand out from the other songs in the soundtrack and in Kanchana 2 also her dreamy vocals complemented by enjoyable tune is accentuated by tabla in the background throughout the song and soothing strings in the second interludes.
Sillatta Pillatta:
Sillatta Pillatta is another humdrum, hugely disappointing track from composer Sathya and he interspersed brass section sounds with Saavu Kuthu template. Despite Jagadeesh Kumar's ebullience vocals, this song fails to clasp the listener. Logan’s lyric are also insipid and irksome.
Motta Paiya
Surprisingly, Thaman has given melody track in the album without any punchy percussion usually one can associate with him. Thaman's arrangement and tune reminds one of Imman's latest trademark style with sweeping strings in the interludes and minimal percussion throughout the song. However, vocals of ever-reliable Chitra and Sooraj add enough appealing factor to the song.
Moda Moda:
Moda Moda starts off ambitiously but soon mires into boring repetitive template with morbid sounds in the background. Only solace is intermittent string sections and Master Sriram Roshan's vocals too didn't add any value to the song.
Verdict: Overall Kanchana 2 is an uninspiring soundtrack barring two melodies despite being multi-composer soundtrack, which is rare in Tamil movies.
Pick of the album: Vaaya Veera, Motta Paiya
Rating: 2.5/5