Music analysis of 'Water'

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Music analysis of 'Water'

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Credits
Producer/s:	David Hamilton
Director:	Deepa Mehta
Music:	A R Rahman
Lyrics:	Sukhwinder Singh & Surjo Bhattacharya
Vocals:	Ajay Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Raqeeb Alam, Sadhna Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh and Surjo Bhattacharya
Label:	Sony & BMG

"Every cloud has a silver lining". The delay, first in the making of 'Water', and then in its shooting venue being shifted to Sri Lanka, resulted in one good thing and that it is another (perhaps with the exception of 'Jodha Akabr') period film album by A.R. Rahman. Music lovers were quite sad when Rahman announced that 'Mangal Pandey -The Rising' would be the last one in the series.

So, for all those who are fed up with the synthesized, techno music dished out these days, a warm welcome into the world of pure, unadulterated Hindustani sounds and music, by none another than the king of period-film music, Allah Rakha Rahman ( A.R. Rahman).

Pure, serene and celestial are the sounds of the santoor and veena that commence the enchanting 'Aayo Re Sakhi'. Sukhwinder's vocals enthrall the listeners, as he goes "Chanan, chanan". The blending of his vocals to the mystical Kashmir sounds of the santoor is just magical. A song of pure love and ecstasy (akin to the love of the lead pair to that of Lord Krishna and Radha) that heralds the beginning of the monsoon -"saawan", the season of love. The typical, yet much loved and appreciated Rahman crescendo (this time it's musical), followed by some excellent rendition by Sadhna Sargam, till the end (when she is finally joined by Sukhwinder), the musical arrangements comprising predominantly of the santoor, veena, dhol, tabla, surbahar, etc., takes this song to a climax that leaves the listeners zapped.

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