Music Direction : Amartya Rahut(Song 1), Vipin Mishra
Lyrics : Puneet Sharma, Manoj Kumar Nath, Vipin Mishra
What I Expected? : Nothing much, after all what can you expect from a cop-don thriller?
Barbadiyaan is groovy, club track, an ear worm frankly because the chorus stays with you, once you hear it. Ram Sampath and Sasheh Aagha does an upbeat singing fare and with some neat DJing, does give a lively hear!
Barbadi the soft rock version of Barbaadiyaan is just brilliant! Riding on Mohan Kanan's elevated, deft vocals, the haunting, low pitch, well arranged track demands definitely multiple hears! Great Hear!
Jigra Fakira has Keerthi Sagathia doing a RFAK, the usual sufi-folk-rock template, but gets saved by some soulful Esraj in between. Listening again, oh what the hell, a good hear nevertheless.
Auragzeb, the title song namely, takes the Gospel choir route, slow and serene, clearly stressing on the lyrics while being sung well by Marianne D’cruz Aiman and Choir.
Aurangzeb Rock version hit the right chords, Vipin Mishra croons unmistakably and with some skilled orchestration, the song is strong but better be used in the BGM than as a standalone.
Trial By Fire - Main Theme (instrumental) Violins and Keyboard. Well composed.
Battleground Gurgaon (instrumental) instills an element of fear in you.
The Fathers Truth (Instrumental) Has some really good sax and keyboard.
Aurangzeb - Orchestral (Instrumental) Violins and drums. Impressive.
Verdict : In Harry Potter language, I'll give an 'E' grade to the album, to be specific, it 'Exceeds Expectations'. While all the instrumentals are done well, the rest songs are bloody impressive, even when being a tad situational. Composers Amartya Rahut and National Award winning, ex-Parikrama guitarist Vipin Mishra does a neat job and for a cop-don thriller, more than enough.
Must Hears! : Barbadiyan, Barbadi, Aurangzeb Rock Version
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