Blue (soundtrack)
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Blue is the soundtrack album
to the 2009 Bollywood film Blue directed by Anthony D'Souza. A. R. Rahman
composed the music for the film with lyrics provided by Abbas Tyrewala
, Mayur Puri, Ajit Arora, Raqeeb Alam and Sukhwinder Singh
.
The much anticipated soundtrack was released on 8 September 2009. According to the music director,"This is my first film after the oscars. So expectations are Scary. Its Important to work with a great team to create great music and we've done that with Blue. What's special about Blue is that its an underwater adventure. So, it was very exciting to this score as a composer. Its important that you don't get typecast. Its also important to give the kind of music the film requires and have fun with it!"
The song "Chiggy Wiggy" was sung by famous pop singer
Kylie Minogue
.She also made a special appearance in the video of the song.
dance track. This was the most promoted song of the album. It features pop singer
Kylie Minogue
and almost towards the middle, the song totally turns on its head with Sonu Nigam
's Punjabi entry. Backing female vocals is given by Suzanne D'Mello
and Phij Adams did the sound mixing for the song. The next track is "Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai", which begins with a sequence of Sukhwinder Singh
’s humming, followed by an acoustic guitar
loop. Shreya Ghoshal is handling a westernised rendition in the song. The backing vocalists for the song are Benny Dayal
, Hentry Kuruvila, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. "Fiqrana
" features vocals by Vijay Prakash
and Shreya Ghoshal and was picturised as solo performances of Akshay Kumar
, Lara Dutta
and Zayed Khan
. Sanjay Dutt
, the actor playing the film's protagonist boycotted the promtional events since he was not included in this song, which remained chart topper for many weeks. "Bhoola Tujhe" is a romantic song sung by Rashid Ali
, who has already sung similar style songs for Rahman. The Yeri voice for the song was by Kavita Belliga. The theme song for Blue is different from typical songs of the composer as it is having hard rap and power-packed Bhangra-electronic elements. It is sung by Blaaze
, with backing vocals by Raqeeb Alam, Sonu Kakkar
, Jaspreet Singh
, Neha Kakkar and Dilshad Khan
. "Rehnuma" is an experimental track by the composer, which is sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam
. This track has received huge positive reviews among the fans and critics but failed to be a massive success. "Yaar Mila Tha" is an unconventional sort of item number, which is sung by Udit Narayan
and Madhushree
with backing vocals by Ujjayinee Roy, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. However, this track was not included in the film.
Soundtrack album
A soundtrack album is any album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film or television program. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in...
to the 2009 Bollywood film Blue directed by Anthony D'Souza. A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
composed the music for the film with lyrics provided by Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala
Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu...
, Mayur Puri, Ajit Arora, Raqeeb Alam and Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed...
.
The much anticipated soundtrack was released on 8 September 2009. According to the music director,"This is my first film after the oscars. So expectations are Scary. Its Important to work with a great team to create great music and we've done that with Blue. What's special about Blue is that its an underwater adventure. So, it was very exciting to this score as a composer. Its important that you don't get typecast. Its also important to give the kind of music the film requires and have fun with it!"
The song "Chiggy Wiggy" was sung by famous pop singer
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
.She also made a special appearance in the video of the song.
Overview
The album kicks off with "Chiggy Wiggy", a typical hip hopHip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
dance track. This was the most promoted song of the album. It features pop singer
Pop Singer
"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
and almost towards the middle, the song totally turns on its head with Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
's Punjabi entry. Backing female vocals is given by Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello
Suzanne D'Mello, formerly known as Suzie Q, is one of India's Top Female Vocalists. Gifted with a rich, warm and velvety voice, Suzanne's music spans a broad canvas, ranging from Solo Hits in Bollywood, Remixes, Advertisement Jingles to Live Performances with renowned musicians at prestigious...
and Phij Adams did the sound mixing for the song. The next track is "Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai", which begins with a sequence of Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh
Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed...
’s humming, followed by an acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
loop. Shreya Ghoshal is handling a westernised rendition in the song. The backing vocalists for the song are Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal is an Indian singer. He is a member of the band S5 launched by the channel SS Music. Originally from Kerala, he has worked as a playback singer with many noted composers to produce successful soundtracks.-Biography:Benny Dayal's parents hail from Kollam district, Kerala...
, Hentry Kuruvila, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. "Fiqrana
Fiqrana
Fiqrana is the Hindi promotional song for the 2009 Indian film Blue, sung by Vijay Prakash and Shreya Ghosal. The fact that one of his songs was not chosen for this role caused Sanjay Dutt, the actor playing the film's protagonist, to boycott promtional events. It was released on September 9, 2009....
" features vocals by Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash
Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies...
and Shreya Ghoshal and was picturised as solo performances of Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar
Akshay Kumar is an Indian film actor, producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films. When he began his acting career in the 1990s, he primarily starred in action films and was particularly known for his appearances in feature films commonly called the "Khiladi series",...
, Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta
Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...
and Zayed Khan
Zayed Khan
-Early life:Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan , Sussanne Roshan , and Farah Khan Ali...
. Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
, the actor playing the film's protagonist boycotted the promtional events since he was not included in this song, which remained chart topper for many weeks. "Bhoola Tujhe" is a romantic song sung by Rashid Ali
Rashid Ali (singer)
Rashid Ali is a singer, guitarist, musician and composer who first became known for the hit song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.-Personal life:...
, who has already sung similar style songs for Rahman. The Yeri voice for the song was by Kavita Belliga. The theme song for Blue is different from typical songs of the composer as it is having hard rap and power-packed Bhangra-electronic elements. It is sung by Blaaze
Blaaze
Blaaze is a rap artist and a popular playback singer in Indian films. An Indian by birth, born in Chennai, he grew up in Zambia and later did his education in England and in the US...
, with backing vocals by Raqeeb Alam, Sonu Kakkar
Sonu Kakkar
Sonu Kakkar is an Indian playback singer, born as Niti Kakkar, in Rishikesh . At the age of five she started singing in jagrans .After some years her family shifted to New Delhi...
, Jaspreet Singh
Jaspreet Singh
Jaspreet Singh is a Canadian writer.He grew up in India and moved to Canada in 1990. Singh is the author of the novel Chef , and Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir, a collection of linked stories. He is a former research scientist who holds a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University...
, Neha Kakkar and Dilshad Khan
Dilshad Khan
Dilshad Khan is a Bengali Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.-Early life and background:Dilshad Khan was born in Kolkata, and studied at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate.He started learning tabla at the age of four,...
. "Rehnuma" is an experimental track by the composer, which is sung by Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam
Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films...
. This track has received huge positive reviews among the fans and critics but failed to be a massive success. "Yaar Mila Tha" is an unconventional sort of item number, which is sung by Udit Narayan
Udit Narayan
-Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B...
and Madhushree
Madhushree
Madhushree is an Indian singer, who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical music...
with backing vocals by Ujjayinee Roy, Shi Millhouse and Raven Millhouse. However, this track was not included in the film.
Reception
The soundtrack of the movie has received positive reviews, with most reviewers hailing the album as one of the best to a commercial movie. Planetbollywood.com reviewed the music saying "Blue is a good album and has all in it to make a good impression at the music stands. In a way, the album comes at just the right time when there is quite some variety in store this Diwali. Blue practically mixes up genres.".". Planetbollywood.com said "Blue does have some fun compositions such as the Blue Theme, Chiggy Wiggy and Yaar Milaa Thaa. And, composition-wise, the rest of the songs are also enjoyable to listen to…however, lyrics, for the most part, are a huge disappointment, and there isn’t consistency in terms of quality throughout the OST. While some songs grab your attention immediately, songs like Aaj Dil Gustaakh Hai will take a very long time to grow on you, and even then, it feels as if you’re forcing yourself to feel excited about some of the songs."Track listing
The official traclisting:| Track # | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
| 1 | "Chiggy Wiggy" | Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing... , Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Suzanne D'Mello Suzanne D'Mello Suzanne D'Mello, formerly known as Suzie Q, is one of India's Top Female Vocalists. Gifted with a rich, warm and velvety voice, Suzanne's music spans a broad canvas, ranging from Solo Hits in Bollywood, Remixes, Advertisement Jingles to Live Performances with renowned musicians at prestigious... |
Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu... |
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| 2 | "Aaj Dil Gustakh Hai" | Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed... , Shreya Ghoshal |
Mayur Puri | 5:29 |
| 3 | "Fiqrana Fiqrana Fiqrana is the Hindi promotional song for the 2009 Indian film Blue, sung by Vijay Prakash and Shreya Ghosal. The fact that one of his songs was not chosen for this role caused Sanjay Dutt, the actor playing the film's protagonist, to boycott promtional events. It was released on September 9, 2009.... " |
Vijay Prakash Vijay Prakash Vijay Prakash , is a playback singer from Mysore who moved to Mumbai in 1996. He has sung in Hindi films such as Blue, Yuvvraaj, Swades, Kaal, Lakshya, Matrubhoomi, Tere Naam, Cheeni Kum, Raavan and Force. He has also performed in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam movies... , Shreya Ghoshal |
Ajit Arora | 5:25 |
| 4 | "Bhoola Tujhe" | Rashid Ali Rashid Ali (singer) Rashid Ali is a singer, guitarist, musician and composer who first became known for the hit song Kabhi Kabhi Aditi from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.-Personal life:... |
Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu... |
5:26 |
| 5 | "Blue Theme" | Blaaze Blaaze Blaaze is a rap artist and a popular playback singer in Indian films. An Indian by birth, born in Chennai, he grew up in Zambia and later did his education in England and in the US... , Raqeeb Alam, Sonu Kakkar Sonu Kakkar Sonu Kakkar is an Indian playback singer, born as Niti Kakkar, in Rishikesh . At the age of five she started singing in jagrans .After some years her family shifted to New Delhi... , Jaspreet Singh Jaspreet Singh Jaspreet Singh is a Canadian writer.He grew up in India and moved to Canada in 1990. Singh is the author of the novel Chef , and Seventeen Tomatoes: Tales from Kashmir, a collection of linked stories. He is a former research scientist who holds a PhD in chemical engineering from McGill University... , Neha Kakkar, Dilshad Khan Dilshad Khan Dilshad Khan is a Bengali Hindustani classical singer of the Patiala Gharana.-Early life and background:Dilshad Khan was born in Kolkata, and studied at St. Xavier's Collegiate School, Kolkata, where future music composer R. D. Burman was his classmate.He started learning tabla at the age of four,... |
Raqeeb Alam, Punjabi lyrics by Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh Sukhwinder Singh, Born as Sukhi Singh Lubana is an Indian singer best known for working as Bollywood playback artist. Singh is famous for singing "Chaiyya Chaiyya" for which he won the Best Male Playback Award at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. The song, from Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se, was composed... |
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| 6 | "Rehnuma" | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Shreya Ghoshal |
Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu... |
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| 7 | "Yaar Mila Tha" | Udit Narayan Udit Narayan -Career:King of melody, Udit Narayan Jha was born on 1 December, 1955 in a village called Bhardaha in the Saptari district , Nepal. His father was Hare Krishna Jha and his mother was Bhuwaneshwari Devi.Narayan studied at P.B... , Madhushree Madhushree Madhushree is an Indian singer, who sings in Tamil, Hindi, Telugu and Kannada films. A familiar voice in A. R. Rahman's compositions, Madhushree hails from a musically inclined family, having previously been trained in classical music... |
Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala Abbas Tyrewala is an Hindi film storywriter, screenwriter, dialogue writer and director. After making his mark as a screenwriter and dialogue writer in early 2000s, with award winning films like Maqbool , Munnabhai M.B.B.S. , he made his debut as a director with a breezy romantic comedy, Jaane Tu... |
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