Music Review: Ada…A way of life

Ada
Music: A.R. Rahman
Lyrics: Nusrat Badr, Raqeeb Alam
Starring: Rahul Roy, Milind Gunaji, Ayesha Jhulka

Albeit the film is fairly low-profile, its sound track may turn out to be the best of the year. A.R Rahman has trespassed new territory with his compositions in ‘Ada…A way of life’. One cannot debate the superb quality and flair in every song of this revitalizing album, a trade mark of A.R Rahman. Despite the fact that the tracks are not as modern and versatile, they undeniably are worth listening, especially to soothe one’s mind. If the film is sensible, coupled with its classy music, it can be a blockbuster.

Basically, Sufi technique in ‘Ishq Ada’ is worth noting together with the invigorating voice of Rashid Ali. The song serves as a bench mark of quality. Moreover, the gloomy undercurrents highlight the pathos in the Arabic lyrics. He has used guitar and other modern-day percussion instruments to indicate the time factor. The lyrics have been deftly composed by Raqeeb Alam and are filled with ornate poetry from Urdu verses. New comer Parul Mishra has done justice to the song with her poignant singing.

A highly evocative and passionate song, ‘Gulfisha’ has the feel of an A.R Rahman track. It has all the modern day beats and impact creating vocals blended in a synchronized hullabaloo of romance. Sunidhi Chauhan adds flavor to the Urdu poetry of Nusrat Badr. ‘Gum Sum’, an energizing song sung by Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam is not as creative because it is crammed with the identical monotonous musical tones as in other romantic songs nowadays and so has diminished the beauty of the album. ‘Hawa Sun Sun’ is another fine track which has been sung by the same pair. Delicate and quite tender, it also helps in making the song a beautiful duet, one of the most excellent this year. Rahman has made a skillful use of table and flute to make the song enchanting in its presence.