Director Umesh Shukla, who directed the critically acclaimed as well as commercially successful OMG – Oh My God! (2012), helms the social drama All Is Well starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Asin.  Music for the film has been composed by Himesh Reshammiya with guest compositions from Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Mithoon and Anand-Milind while the lyrics have been provided by a host of writers including Shabbir Ahmed, Kumaar, Amitabh Verma, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Mayur Puri. With a host of musicians and writers joining hands for this album, will this album give the listeners a chance to hear eclectic musical styles or will it be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth? Let’s tune in to find out.

The album opens on a full on dhamaaka mode with Chaar Shanivaar which has been sung with much gusto by Armaan Malik, Badshah and Singer-Composer Vishal Dadlani. While Badshah does the rapping in his inimitable style, Amaal Malik’s composition borrows heavily from the South Indian dance style dappankoothu, which naturally is quite peppy with danceable beats. Vishal leads from the front even when he is behind the mike and the Composer Amaan Malik lends him good support alongside. No wonder then, Chaar Shanivaar turns out to be an enjoyable outing for the maklistener!

Baaton Ko Teri seems straight out of a Bhatt film and it is indeed a characteristically different composition from Himesh Reshammiya. While Shabbir Ahmed’s lyrics are emotional and poignant, the composer too does well to keep the arrangement minimal and lets the singerArijit Singh take centre-stage with his powerful vocals. Arijit, as usual, does not let the composer or the listener down and ends up with yet another impressive performance. On the other hand, Himesh’s tune though soulful, still has a heard-before feeling to it which makes one conclude that BaatonKo Teri leaves an impression mainly due to Arijit’s rendition!

Singer Kanika Kapoor and composers Meet Bros Anjjan join hands once again for yet another dance number curiously titled Nachan Farrate. Lyricist Kumaar has played up with some Punjabi words for this dance number (which incidentally guest features Sonakshi Sinha) and come up with a chorus line which is sure to find its share of fans. Despite the striking similarity to their earlier numbers, Meet Bros Anjjan’s tune is quite energetic and lively and is completely fit for the dance floor, which has almost always been their target audience.

Mithoon skillfully recreates the classic Anand Milind composition from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Ae Mere Humsafar for this film and the end result is not exactly bad. The soft arrangement goes well with the original Anand-Milind composition and is quite pleasant to hear but one would have easily preferred better singers for the track. The composer himself gets behind the mike for this one along with Tulsi Kumar and their rendition at best, just passes muster. If only there had been a better choice of singers, then this track could have easily provided stiff competition to the original. Unfortunately, that not being the case, I would personally go with the Anand-Milind composition any day!

Reshammiya’s second contribution Tu Milade also has him taking the Bhatt route to melancholy songs but is much more likeable. The tune, despite the inherent somber mood, is quite pulsating and Ankit Tiwari’s rendition is spot-on.

Indian Idol 5 Winner Sreerama Chandra is in top form in YOLO which is a typical Punjabi Pop number with peppy but predictable beats. Kumaar’s lyrics are mostly in Punjabi but since the lyrics do not really matter much in a dance number such as this, one tends to overlook the same. Himesh’s tune is run-of-the-mill and loses steam midway resulting in the listener losing interest in the number.

Overall, the soundtrack of All is Well is commercial and entertaining but that’s about it. None of the tracks have the potential to become chartbusters. That said, there are a couple of good tracks in the album which are decent listens and the impact should hopefully be much better onscreen.

Our Picks: Chaar Shanivaar, Baaton Ko Teri and Tu Milade

Director Umesh Shukla, who directed the critically acclaimed as well as commercially successful OMG – Oh My God! (2012), helms the social drama All Is Well starring Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor and Asin.  Music for the film has been composed by Himesh Reshammiya with guest compositions from Amaal Mallik, Meet Bros Anjjan, Mithoon and Anand-Milind while the lyrics have been provided by a host of writers including Shabbir Ahmed, Kumaar, Amitabh Verma, Majrooh Sultanpuri and Mayur Puri. With a host of musicians and writers joining hands for this album, will this album give the listeners a chance to hear eclectic musical styles or will it be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth? Let’s tune in to find out.

The album opens on a full on dhamaaka mode with Chaar Shanivaar which has been sung with much gusto by Armaan Malik, Badshah and Singer-Composer Vishal Dadlani. While Badshah does the rapping in his inimitable style, Amaal Malik’s composition borrows heavily from the South Indian dance style dappankoothu, which naturally is quite peppy with danceable beats. Vishal leads from the front even when he is behind the mike and the Composer Amaan Malik lends him good support alongside. No wonder then, Chaar Shanivaar turns out to be an enjoyable outing for the maklistener!

Baaton Ko Teri seems straight out of a Bhatt film and it is indeed a characteristically different composition from Himesh Reshammiya. While Shabbir Ahmed’s lyrics are emotional and poignant, the composer too does well to keep the arrangement minimal and lets the singerArijit Singh take centre-stage with his powerful vocals. Arijit, as usual, does not let the composer or the listener down and ends up with yet another impressive performance. On the other hand, Himesh’s tune though soulful, still has a heard-before feeling to it which makes one conclude that BaatonKo Teri leaves an impression mainly due to Arijit’s rendition!

Singer Kanika Kapoor and composers Meet Bros Anjjan join hands once again for yet another dance number curiously titled Nachan Farrate. Lyricist Kumaar has played up with some Punjabi words for this dance number (which incidentally guest features Sonakshi Sinha) and come up with a chorus line which is sure to find its share of fans. Despite the striking similarity to their earlier numbers, Meet Bros Anjjan’s tune is quite energetic and lively and is completely fit for the dance floor, which has almost always been their target audience.

Mithoon skillfully recreates the classic Anand Milind composition from Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, Ae Mere Humsafar for this film and the end result is not exactly bad. The soft arrangement goes well with the original Anand-Milind composition and is quite pleasant to hear but one would have easily preferred better singers for the track. The composer himself gets behind the mike for this one along with Tulsi Kumar and their rendition at best, just passes muster. If only there had been a better choice of singers, then this track could have easily provided stiff competition to the original. Unfortunately, that not being the case, I would personally go with the Anand-Milind composition any day!

Reshammiya’s second contribution Tu Milade also has him taking the Bhatt route to melancholy songs but is much more likeable. The tune, despite the inherent somber mood, is quite pulsating and Ankit Tiwari’s rendition is spot-on.

Indian Idol 5 Winner Sreerama Chandra is in top form in YOLO which is a typical Punjabi Pop number with peppy but predictable beats. Kumaar’s lyrics are mostly in Punjabi but since the lyrics do not really matter much in a dance number such as this, one tends to overlook the same. Himesh’s tune is run-of-the-mill and loses steam midway resulting in the listener losing interest in the number.

Overall, the soundtrack of All is Well is commercial and entertaining but that’s about it. None of the tracks have the potential to become chartbusters. That said, there are a couple of good tracks in the album which are decent listens and the impact should hopefully be much better onscreen.

Our Picks: Chaar Shanivaar, Baaton Ko Teri and Tu Milade