Though the slump in sonority persisted, 2003 saw the gradual return of melody-based albums which sold...well, decently enough. The music industry needn’t uncork champagne bottles. But the composers don’t need to pack in their harmoniams either. A look at the 10 best film soundtracks of 2003.
LoC:
Why is it that J.P. Dutta makes Anu Malik do things that others can’t. Faith, I guess is the keyword. The Javed Akhtar-Malik combo which created the imperishable melodies of Border five years ago have come up with an album of aching sweetness that will be remembered long after the film’s final fadeout. A special word for Sonu Nigam’s summit-touching Ek saathi aur bhi tha. Who can stop him from winning every honour in the country?
Text by Subhash K Jha
