Review: Billa 2 music is quite promising

Yuvan Shankar Raja has infused certain freshness to the music of Billa 2, says Pavithra Srinivasan.

The music of IN Entertainment and Wide Angle Creations' Billa 2 was released with relatively little fanfare on Ajith's birthday, on May 1.

With Yuvan Shankar Raja reprising his role as music director, and Na Muthukumar providing the lyrics, here's a listen at the album:

An ominous death knells kick off Gangster, with the refrain "Gang-gang-gangster" and, of course, it plays Billa's signature tune to the hilt, with Yuvan Shankar Raja and Stefny providing the vocals. The lyrics are purely functional and the rhythm reigns supreme. The second interlude, particularly, is appealing.

The first few notes begin in a shower of musical notes; Shweta Pandit provides the vocals for Idhayam, and this one is a romantic melody carrying some of the haunting notes Yuvan is most comfortable with. With a classical flavour to it, the tune seems to meander for a while, as though seeking direction. Sweet, but also oft-heard.

Yedho Mayakkam almost begins like a marriage song, but there's a pep and feeling of happiness. Tanvi