After a not-so-great outing with Mr.X, Director Vikram Bhatt goes in for relative newcomers in his latest venture Love Games which also happens to be an erotic thriller like most of the director’s earlier films. Starring Patralekha along with newcomer Gaurav Arora, the film has its music composed by Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur while the lyrics have been provided by Kausar Munir and the director himself. Expectations from the musical albums of Vikram Bhatt’s films have always been on the higher side since more often than not, the music has been extremely melodious and crowd pleasing. Therefore, one has similar expectations from the soundtrack of Love Games too though this is the first time the Director has collaborated with the composer duo of Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur. So will the Composers meet the expectations of the listener? Let’s tune in to find out.

The composer Sangeet Haldipur himself lends his vocals to the melodious Awargi which is the album opener along with Rasika Shekar. The tune is nice to hear, the arrangement is fitting (the use of the guitar is especially mention worthy), the composer and his co-singer deliver a satisfactory rendition but the song gives one a feeling of déjà vu. And that unfortunately proves to be its undoing. Nevertheless, Awargi sure is a decent melody worth a listen.

The title track Love Games has what can best be described as an intriguing tune! The spotlight is totally on Aanchal Shrivastava who takes charge of the mike and delivers a sensuous rendition and Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur’s arrangement is very subtle and melts into the background which, by the way, is totally spot on. The occasional whistling and the rhythmic background arrangement and of course Aanchal’s superb rendition gives this song an interesting twist which might bring in mixed reactions from the listeners.

Mohabbat is a romantic ditty voiced yet again by Composer Sangeet Haldipur, who incidentally sounds wonderful behind the microphone. The tune is almost like an unplugged number and the focus is totally on the songster. The piano is put to good use by the composers and gives a very alluring feel to the composition.

Nirvana is strictly situational. Mohan Kannan sings with a brazen attitude which fits perfectly well with the mood of the song. The composers give a grunge touch to the arrangement and the mood is electric. But the song is not exactly crowd pleasing and might have a better visual impact at best.
 

Sunidhi Chauhan aces Aye Dil which is as intense as it gets! To a large extent, the song is a window into the mind of the female protagonist. Again purely a situational number, this one too might not end up in the ‘popular’ category but is surely worth a listen.

Lock Him Up despite the presence of sitarist Pandit Ravindra Chaubey ended up giving me a headache. Though the idea of sitar interludes in a grunge rock number does sound quite intriguing on paper, the end result turned out to be completely the opposite. Sonia Saigal’s rendition was incomprehensible while the arrangement had a mystic air to it. That being the case, there is no way that this track will be on your playlist though it might fit in well with the thriller setting of the film.

The album’s final track Poison too is on similar lines as the earlier track (Lock Him Up). The composers take the hard rock route for the arrangement while Shon Pinto gets behind the mike to deliver the track which unfortunately is too much noise than music. Not recommended.

To sum up, the soundtrack of Love Games is a below average outing from Composers Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur. The composers have delivered some winning numbers in the past but the songs from Love Games unfortunately are not in that league. Let’s hope they will pull up their socks and put up a better show the next time around.

Our Picks: Awargi, Love Games and Mohabbat

After a not-so-great outing with Mr.X, Director Vikram Bhatt goes in for relative newcomers in his latest venture Love Games which also happens to be an erotic thriller like most of the director’s earlier films. Starring Patralekha along with newcomer Gaurav Arora, the film has its music composed by Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur while the lyrics have been provided by Kausar Munir and the director himself. Expectations from the musical albums of Vikram Bhatt’s films have always been on the higher side since more often than not, the music has been extremely melodious and crowd pleasing. Therefore, one has similar expectations from the soundtrack of Love Games too though this is the first time the Director has collaborated with the composer duo of Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur. So will the Composers meet the expectations of the listener? Let’s tune in to find out.

The composer Sangeet Haldipur himself lends his vocals to the melodious Awargi which is the album opener along with Rasika Shekar. The tune is nice to hear, the arrangement is fitting (the use of the guitar is especially mention worthy), the composer and his co-singer deliver a satisfactory rendition but the song gives one a feeling of déjà vu. And that unfortunately proves to be its undoing. Nevertheless, Awargi sure is a decent melody worth a listen.

The title track Love Games has what can best be described as an intriguing tune! The spotlight is totally on Aanchal Shrivastava who takes charge of the mike and delivers a sensuous rendition and Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur’s arrangement is very subtle and melts into the background which, by the way, is totally spot on. The occasional whistling and the rhythmic background arrangement and of course Aanchal’s superb rendition gives this song an interesting twist which might bring in mixed reactions from the listeners.

Mohabbat is a romantic ditty voiced yet again by Composer Sangeet Haldipur, who incidentally sounds wonderful behind the microphone. The tune is almost like an unplugged number and the focus is totally on the songster. The piano is put to good use by the composers and gives a very alluring feel to the composition.

Nirvana is strictly situational. Mohan Kannan sings with a brazen attitude which fits perfectly well with the mood of the song. The composers give a grunge touch to the arrangement and the mood is electric. But the song is not exactly crowd pleasing and might have a better visual impact at best.
 

Sunidhi Chauhan aces Aye Dil which is as intense as it gets! To a large extent, the song is a window into the mind of the female protagonist. Again purely a situational number, this one too might not end up in the ‘popular’ category but is surely worth a listen.

Lock Him Up despite the presence of sitarist Pandit Ravindra Chaubey ended up giving me a headache. Though the idea of sitar interludes in a grunge rock number does sound quite intriguing on paper, the end result turned out to be completely the opposite. Sonia Saigal’s rendition was incomprehensible while the arrangement had a mystic air to it. That being the case, there is no way that this track will be on your playlist though it might fit in well with the thriller setting of the film.

The album’s final track Poison too is on similar lines as the earlier track (Lock Him Up). The composers take the hard rock route for the arrangement while Shon Pinto gets behind the mike to deliver the track which unfortunately is too much noise than music. Not recommended.

To sum up, the soundtrack of Love Games is a below average outing from Composers Sangeet and Siddharth Haldipur. The composers have delivered some winning numbers in the past but the songs from Love Games unfortunately are not in that league. Let’s hope they will pull up their socks and put up a better show the next time around.

Our Picks: Awargi, Love Games and Mohabbat