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One factor that strikes about the album of The Killer is Bhatt brothers moving from SAREGAMA HMV label to T-Series

with 'The Killer'. Whether it was 'Murder', 'Tumsa Nahi Dekha, 'Zeher', 'Kalyug' or most recently

'Gangster', the music of each of these films where Vishesh Films - HMV have combined has always resulted in a bumper

success. In comparison the solitary instance in recent times when Vishesh Films joined hands with T-Series i.e. Meera's debut

Bollywood film 'Nazar', the result was sub-standard, to put it mildly! Keeping this fact in mind, one is a little apprehensive

about the film's music though relief comes in the form of Emraan Hashmi's presence, Nisha Kothari's claims about each of the

songs being a gem, film's publicity claiming composer duo Sajid-Wajid bringing in a new sound while also being responsible for the

remixes and lyricist Jalees Sherwani's overall good track record!

Sadly, all this doesn't really convert into a memorable album!

The way KK goes about beginning 'Teri Yaadon Mein', you know that it's a sign for Emraan Hashmi to arrive. A song that

instantly reminds of the kind of music Nikhil Vinay have composed for Sonu Nigam in his non-film tracks, 'Teri Yaadon

Mein' takes one down the memory lane as the successful combination of T-Series and Nikhil Vinay is brought to the fore once

again. Simple musical arrangements with a rocking effect, it has KK doing a great job once again, this time in a high pitch as he

renders a track about a man's search for his love! Still, in spite of a theme like this, there is not a single dull moment in the track that

rocks from the word GO with Shreya Ghoshal pitching in momentarily and doing a good job once again as she brings in a little

western twist to her voice. The club feel is prevalent in the song's remix that starts on a funky note and continues in an

extended mix mode before KK gets an opportunity to be heard once more! Yes, this version works well too and one may choose to

pick between the original and the remix depending upon the mood!

A European chorus Is it Spanish? is heard at the beginning of 'O Sanam' that has KK and Shreya Ghoshal pairing up

once again. Its the rhythm of a whistle sound that distinguishes the song apart from various other melodious numbers that keep

hitting the music channels. If one hears the song closely, realization strikes that the tune is somewhat reminiscent of the

T-Series-Anuradha Paudwal numbers that one heard in the early-mid 90s, though the results are much more contemporary and

urban this time around. KK is mellower here while Shreya Ghoshal is sweet again in the voice of a girl whom one could take home!

Nisha Kothari in fact succeeds in doing that as she sheds her bombshell image to don a sari and still looks stunning as ever! A

second good song in succession that also comes in a KK solo version. A good going for the album so far!

Alisha Chinoy singing 'Abhi Toh Main Jawan Hoon'? Ahem, interesting! That's all one can exclaim before playing on the

track that begins on an ethnic note with a sound of tabla and ghunghroo. Knowing the fact that the film has Nisha

Kothari playing a bar dancer, one tends to believe that this naughty number has been picturized on her. The sound of 'Abhi To

Main Jawan Hoon' is same as the age old rhythm heard in the namesake number and though Alisha Chinoy sings it with a kind

of spunk she is associated with it, the number doesn't really do much over and above the famous bar girl numbers heard and seen in

Mahesh Manjrekar's films Vaastav, Kurukshetra, Hathyar! An average tune for an item number, the only interesting

factor about the song is to see how Nisha Kothari gyrates to this one!?

After a Spanish influence, its time to head Middle East with 'Hibbaki'! This in fact goes with the situation as the film is set

in Dubai. The song is a Middle East/Western fusion as the racy rhythm of 'Hibbaki' makes it good enough to keep the rapid

pace of the film's narrative going. Suzzane sings the song with support from Earl and Hamza who add on the rhythm and overall

they manage to come up with a time pass, if not memorable number. An item/situational song, 'Hibbaki' is also heard in a

remix version that is just the right fit for a dance floor outing. Rocking from the very beat with heavy bass accompanying

the tune, the remix version could be a track that could be used to spice up the talkie promos with it playing in the background!

Musical arrangements belonging to 'kabeela' genre are heard at the beginning of 'Yaar Piya' that has an assortment

of different music instruments coming together to create a desired effect. Sunidhi Chauhan goes around crooning this yet another

item/situational dance number picturized on Nisha Kothari and if it was not for Vishesh Films, it would have been plain and simply

dismissed as just one of those ordinary numbers in ordinary films that come and go. The music belongs to the 80s and it is not hard

to imagine the likes of Kimi Katkar, Farha, Mandakini and the likes dancing to this item song! The weakest of the lot, 'Yaar

Piya' is as conventional as it gets and just doesn't leave a good taste in the mouth while bringing the album to an end.

'The Killer' started on a winning note with 'Teri Yaadon Mein', 'O Sanam' and to a little extent 'Hibbaki' but

lost its way rapidly with songs like 'Abhi To Main Jawaan Hoon' and 'Yaar Piya' that just do not push the envelope at

all. Sajid Wajid may have attempted to strike back with 'The Killer' but the situational feel of the film doesn't really get them a right

stage to demonstrate their actual capabilities. The composer duo have the potential to do much better than giving music for an

album that has 60% of its songs set as a bar dance numbers!

Law of averages finally catch up the Bhatts who have been having a dream run with their musical success so far. Hear 'The Killer'

for its first 40% Teri Yaadon Mein', 'O Sanam' and move on to the next CD in your music system!

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