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By
Joginder Tuteja, March 17, 2008 - 12:45 IST
 Typically,
from a film with an Army background, one expects a
theme soundtrack. In addition, when the film has a
Court Martial forming a major part of the narrative,
one wonders if there would be any scope for music.
However, Shaurya is a six track album and has Adnan
Sami and Javed Akhtar saab roped in as composer and
lyricist respectively which makes one look forward to
this album.
There is a surprise in store at the very beginning of
the album as Adnan Sami successfully creates an
atmosphere, which would have befitted the stature of
someone like R.D. Burman at the helm of affairs.
Reminding of the kind of romantic numbers that Pancham
would have loved to compose, 'Dheere Dheere' is a
smooth sailing track, which truly manages to have a
smooth sailing feel to it.
Whether it is the 'mukhda' or the 'antara' portions,
both Adnan Sami and Sunidhi Chauhan bring on such
beautiful rendition that makes one fall for the song
in the very first listening. Sung at a low pitch, 'Dheere
Dheere' has it's composition in complete sync with the
lyrics and moves quite 'dheere dheere'! And yes, thank
goodness there are no remixes this time around to kill
the impact of such a beautiful number.
A similar smooth sailing feel is prevalent even in 'Dosti
Kya Hai'. Instead of falling in the trap of 'Yeh Dosti
Hum Nahi Chodenge' kind of setting, 'Dosti Kya Hai' is
almost a romantic number if one closely observes the
way it has been composed. Since the film is set in
hills and mountains, the ice cold effect can be
witnessed even in the way Udit Narayan and Abhijeet go
about singing the number.
 Going
as per the mood of the film, this song, which is
supposedly picturized on Rahul Bose and Javed Jaffrey,
should make for a pleasant watch. Special mention
again for the music arrangements, which manage to
sustain the quality quotient of the album.
A complete turnaround happens in the proceedings as 'Jaane
Kyun Jaaneman' arrives next. A club track with all
around Western mode and styling, this appears to be an
item number in the offering. However, what one gets to
hear is hardly something which one would love to play
on in a repeat mode. More than the sudden change in
proceedings which surprise, it is the composition and
singing (by Adnan Sami and Sunidhi Chauhan) which
makes one look the other way round. An average track
which is all sound and fury and nothing more!
Next to come is a theme number 'Shaurya' that is set
in a rock mode. As a background theme piece expected
to run throughout the film's narrative, this Kunal
Ganjawala rendition makes for a decent inclusion.
Rendered with a punch and aided by some hitting
musical arrangements, this number set in a Western
mode is decent but isn't the kind which would make for
an anthem number in weeks to come.
After 'Jaane Kyun Jaaneman', Sunidhi Chauhan and Adnan
Sami pair up again for 'Dar Dar Ke Mar Mar Ke', yet
another item number in the offering. If compared with
the number sung by them earlier, this one makes for a
better hear and has beats-with-a-thump accompanying
the song throughout. However, one does feel that the
subsequent portions of the song aren't as effective as
the beginning which brought with it quite some punch!
A song about being brave and living life with a
mission, 'Dar Dar Ke' is a kind of theme number, which
has an item setting!
 Finally
comes a two-minute poetic piece rendered by Shah Rukh
Khan, titled 'Shah Rukh Khan's Poetry'. One of the
best pieces in the album to arrive, this track is
written by Jaydeep Sarkar, the story writer of Shaurya.
Raising questions around what exactly is 'shaurya',
this well rendered piece is remarkably different from
what Shah Rukh did in 'Sattar Minute' [Chak De India].
While in the latter number, he was all inspirational
and energetic, in case of Shaurya, he gets more into
an introspective mode.
Though the item numbers aren't anything great to talk
home about, it's the beginning and the end of 'Shaurya'
which is most exciting. While 'Dheere Dheere' is a
kind of number which deserves to be a part of your
romantic collection, Shah Rukh Khan's poetry coming in
the very end makes you think and hence in the process
helps in setting a platform for the film.
Rating:- **
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