| West is West | ||||
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| Compilation album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy | ||||
| Released |
February 18, 2011
March 28, 2011 |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Decca Records | |||
| Producer | Universal Music Group | |||
| Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology | ||||
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West is West: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2011 British comedy film West Is West, directed by Andy DeEmmony and starring Aqib Khan and Om Puri. The original score and songs are composed by Shankar Ehsaan Loy[1] and arranged by Rob Lane.[2]
Contents |
The songs were recorded in Purple Vein studio, in Mumbai. Rob Lane joined Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to compose music for the film. They used several Indian classical instruments like Jaltarang, Santoor, Flute and Sarangi. The renowned Jaltarang player Milind Tulnkar was roped in to play the instrument for ten to twelve sequences.[3]
| Tracks | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Music | Artist(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Alright Alright Alright" | Jacques Dutronc Jacques Lanzmann Joe Strange | Mungo Jerry | 2:47 | |||||
| 2. | "O Meri Maina" | Shankar-Jaikishan | Manna Dey, Usha Mangeshkar | 4:03 | |||||
| 3. | "Arriving in Pakistan" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rob Lane | 2:08 | ||||||
| 4. | "George Ploughs The Field" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Rob Lane | 1:58 | ||||||
| 5. | "Over And Over" | Nana Mouskouri | Nana Mouskouri | 2:58 | |||||
| 6. | "Piya Tu Ab To Aaja" | R.D. Burman | Asha Bhosle | 5:21 | |||||
| 7. | "Checking Out The Girls" | Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Rob Lane | 2:00 | ||||||
| 8. | "Kaala Doria" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | Sanjeev Kumar, Shankar Mahadevan | 2:21 | |||||
| 9. | "Mere Sayaan" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | Shankar Mahadevan | 2:17 | |||||
| 10. | "Toomba" | Sain Zahoor (Coke Studio) | Sain Zahoor | 2:15 | |||||
| 11. | "Rooftop Chase" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rob Lane | 2:21 | ||||||
| 12. | "Basheera's Pain" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rob Lane | 3:38 | ||||||
| 13. | "Main Ho Gaee Dildar Ki" | Kamal Ahmad | Nahid Akhtar | 5:06 | |||||
| 14. | "Mellow Yellow" | Donovan | Donovan | 3:38 | |||||
| 15. | "Numaishaan Mohobbatan Di" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy | Sain Zahoor | 1:06 | |||||
| 16. | "Waterfight" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rob Lane | 3:07 | ||||||
| 17. | "The Final Farewell" | Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Rob Lane | 3:25 | ||||||
| 18. | "Aik Alif" | Sain Zahoor (Coke Studio) | Noori | 3:07 | |||||
Sukhdev Sandhu of The Daily Telegraph in his review described the soundtrack as delightful.[4] Rediff reviewer Shaikh Ayaz, in his review, stated "The music is beautifully cherry-picked, mixing Sufi tunes with Punjabi folk music."[5] Nikhat Kazmi of Times of India, in her review, said that the “soulful music” of the movie was memorable.[6] Pankaj Sabnani of Glamsham also gave the music a thumbs up, saying "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is excellent and gels well with the film."[7] Daily Bhaskar review described the music as soothing and situational.[8]