13 B

"Fear has a new address", claims the trailer of 13 B. But the soundtrack doesn't really sound spooky, expect for the theme. The film is a bilingual, and is called "Yavarum Nalam"in Tamil. And of course, Maddy badly needs a hit, especially when he has Three Idiots up next, along with Sharman Joshi and Aamir Khan. The music of 13 B is scored by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, whose last few offerings were only mediocre, excepting Rock On. And btw, this is only the 2nd tamil film that has music by SEL, the first being Aalavandhan!

1. Aasma Odh Kar : After a really long time, here is track from SEL that is not so typical of their style yet has some class. Like Aaj ki raat, for instance. The only drawbacks being the seemingly "heard before" feel in the second stanza and the Paartha mudhal naal type beats in the first stanza.

2. Bade se shehar main : Again, there's a very small heard before feel in the first stanza, but it's within permissible limits this time. The tune is simple, but this song sung by Karthik isn't that impressive and may take 2-3 listens to get accustomed to.

3. Sab Khairiyat hai : Lasting for only 1:48, this song gets over before you actually begin to think about it. A below average track, won't be remembered at all.

4. Oh sexy mama : Attempting in vain to sound really cool, this song completely falls flat. Can't believe that SEL are giving a song like this. The Johnny Gaddar title track like picturization with a devilish looking Madhavan doesn't help either. And of course, with the word "sexy" being used so many times, this song will find it impossible to penetrate into homes in Tamil Nadu!

5. 13 B theme instrumental : The only thing that sounds somewhat spooky in the album, this instrumental will most probably be used in the background during the film. Good work here, though i hear the theme is composed by Indrajit Sharma and Parikshit Parik and not SEL.


So, at the end of it, there's nothing worth hearing in the album except Aasma. Let's hope SEL are savibg the best for My Name is Khan!