Monsoon Wedding (Score) [Soundtrack]

Mychael Danna (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Mychael Danna
• Audio CD (March 5, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Milan Records
• ASIN: B00005UKLV
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,314 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Feels like Rain

2. Aaj Mera Jee Kardaa (Today my heart desires), song (for the film Monsoo

3. Baraat

4. As used in the film Monsoon Wedding

5. Your Good Name

6. delhi.com

7. Fuse Box

8. Mehndi / Medhorama Pencha

9. Banished

10. Good Indian Girls

11. Fabric/Aaja Savariya (Come to me, my beloved)

12. Allah Hoo

13. Hold me, I'm falling

14. Love and Marigolds

15. As used in the film Monsoon Wedding

16. As used in the film Monsoon Wedding

17. Zimpala Remix

18. Fuse Box (Alexkid's Dub Remix)

19. Fuse Box (Julio Black Remix)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A rip-roaring Indian party album, March 16, 2002

By 

jacques g (Kona, HI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monsoon Wedding (Score) (Audio CD)

The wait is over! The soundtrack to Monsoon Wedding captures the spirit of the ultimate Indian party, that of a Punjabi wedding, with a mixure of bhangra, Indo-techno, and Indian chillout music to boot! The lead vocal track Aaj Mera Jee Kardaa by one of the greatest Punjabi male vocalists is a percussive standout and I actually think the "classical" ending works. Someone should do an extended remix of this track (the CD coincidentally includes a "Zimpala Remix" which is a downtempo, chill-out version). My personal favorite, however, is Chunari Chunari, an uptempo, male-female duet, with soaring melodies, crystal vocals, chugging nicely to a housified beat. The dance classic Aaja Nachle by Bally Sagoo feat. Hans Raj Hans keeps the feet dancing and when they're not, the two downtempo remixes of Fuse Box and the rest of the soundtrack make up the perfect accompaniment to take in all the delights of an Indian wedding.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Mychael Danna captures the honest mood of India culture", March 6, 2002

By 

J. Lovins "Mr. Jim" (Missouri-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monsoon Wedding (Score) (Audio CD)

This comedy drama blends family and domestic problems within the clever direction from
Mira Nair(director), things get more involved with an Indian wedding...leading off this
wonderful cast Naseeruddin Shah(Lalit Verma), Lillete Dubey(Pimmi Verma), Shefali
Shetty(Ria Verma), Vasundhara Das(Aditi Verma) and Parvin Dabas(Hemant Rai)...must
mention this film was a winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival...characters are
strong and the screenplay by Sabrina Dhawan is brilliant with Nair's near perfect directing
skills.

Now about the score...Mychael Dana lends multi-layered melodies upon themes capturing the
spirit of modern Delhi(english/hindi/punjabi)...Dana's arrangements on "ALLAH
HOO"..."LOVE AND MARIGOLDS"..."HOLD ME, I'M FALLING", takes the listener into
a cultural richness with sweeping orchestration direct from India...along with this bawdy score
is the traditional tunes celebrating the brides wedding "TODAY THE WEATHER PLAYS
TRICKS ON ME"(Mohammed Rafi)..."COME TO ME MY BELOVED"(Midival
Pundtiz)..."COME ON DANCE"(Han Raj Hans), sounds of the late '40s and '50s musicals
on the big screen ...less we forget "FUSE BOX(ALEXKID'S DUB REMIX), over six
minutes in length keeping the North Indian Hindu Wedding in full swing, the remix is
awesome...gotta love it!

Total Time: 62:33 on 19 Tracks ~ Milan 35981 ~ (2002)

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Some seriously danceable tracks on this one, March 16, 2004

By 

Heather Lowe "hslowe" (Corning NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monsoon Wedding (Score) (Audio CD)

I liked the movie, but I LOVE the CD. It has it all--spirited, catchy tunes that make you want to get up and MOVE; slower, more romantic songs, and exotic, cutting-edge stuff you wouldn't hear anywhere else.

This soundtrack is incredibly infectious. It will put you in a party mood every time you listen.