Jil Jung Juk (soundtrack)
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| Released | 10 November 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 20:33 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Think Music | |||
| Producer | Vishal Chandrasekhar | |||
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Jil Jung Juk is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film of the same name directed by Deeraj Vaidy and produced by Siddharth, who also stars in the lead role alongside Sananth Reddy and Avinash Raghudevan. The film score and soundtrack were composed by Vishal Chandrashekhar, which featured five songs written by Vivek, Deeraj Vaidy and Siddharth. The soundtrack was released by Think Music on 10 November 2015.
Development
[edit]The initial script of the film had no songs, and Vaidy approached Chandrashekhar only for compose the background score.[1] However, Chandrashekhar insisted on composing a promotional song for the film, which Vaidy liked it and he eventually composed 32 tracks for the film, out of which five tracks were chosen by Siddharth.[1] Chandrashekhar admitted that the songs featured in the film were a "[perfect] combination of weird and quirky",[2] with Siddharth admitted as mostly being "youth anthems".[3] The songs vary from multiple genres—R&B ("Shoot The Kuruvi"), western folk ("Domer-u Lord-u"), retro jazz ("Red Road-u") and a jazz and dubstep mix ("Cassanova").[2]
Vivek served as the primary lyricist, writing three songs, while Siddharth and Vaidy wrote one song each.[4] The album featured vocals by Anirudh Ravichander, Santhosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, Anthony Daasan, Andrea Jeremiah, Kavita Thomas.[4] Siddharth and Radha Ravi, who were a part of the film's cast, had recorded two tracks respectively.[4]
Release
[edit]Siddharth wanted to release each song from the album as singles, as "a lot of work had gone into each song, so we thought it needed individual attention", according to Chandrashekhar.[1] The promotional song "Shoot the Kuruvi" was released with an accompanying music video by Salman Khan, on 10 November 2015, coinciding with Diwali.[5] The song "Domer-U Lord-U" was launched by Ravi Mohan on 20 November.[6] "Red Road-U" was released by Vishal on 25 November, followed by the fourth song "Cassanova" which was launched by Arya on 25 December.[2] The final song "Shoot the Kili" was launched by Siddharth himself on 15 January 2016.[7] The album, was however, released on iTunes, the same day as the first song released.[4]
Reception
[edit]Vipin Nair of Music Aloud said the soundtrack is "wacky, but highly imaginative and engaging", assigned a score of 8.5 out of 10.[8] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog stated that "With its impressive range, Jil Jung Juk seems like Vishal's ticket to the big league."[9] S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com added that "[Vishal Chandrashekhar's] background score is undoubtedly the highlight of the film".[10] Latha Srinivasan of Daily News and Analysis noted "Vishal Chandrasekhar has delivered apt music for this eccentric film".[11] Anupama Subramanian of Deccan Chronicle described it as "loud and feisty".[12]
Arathi Kannan of Onmanorama wrote "The most loyal of ingredients in this explosive mix is the music and background score by Vishal Chandrasekhar. From inventive jazz, the electro pop 'red rode-u' where the composer has pulled in fellow composers Santhosh Narayanan and Sean Roldan to sing, to the addictive, lyrical absurdity carnival that is the soundtrack of the film, it's finger-tapping time on theatre seat handles all the way."[13] R. S. Prakash of Bangalore Mirror wrote "The music of Vishal Chandrasekhar is not like the usual kind; both the songs as well as the background score follow a new style of scoring."[14] "Shoot the Kuruvi" was ranked as one of the best Tamil songs of 2016 by India Today.[15]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Shoot the Kuruvi" | Vivek | Anirudh Ravichander, Radha Ravi | 4:22 |
| 2. | "Red Road-U" | Deeraj Vaidy | Santhosh Narayanan, Sean Roldan, Vishal Chandrashekhar | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Domer-U Lord-U" | Vivek | Anthony Daasan, Kavita Thomas | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Casanova" | Vivek | Andrea Jeremiah | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Shoot the Kili" | Siddharth | Siddharth | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 20:33 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Joseph, Raveena (15 December 2015). "'I'm the director's technician': Vishal Chandrashekhar". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "'Jil Jung Juk' music director bowls over Siddharth". Daily News and Analysis. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ J. Rao, Subha (12 November 2015). "The three magic words: Actor Siddharth on Jil Jung Juk". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Jil Jung Juk (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "'Jil Jung Juk' fresh stills: 'Shoot the Kuruvi' track from Siddharth's latest film is quirky and catchy". News18. 10 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Jil Jung Juk rams into fun with 'Domer-u Lord-u'". OnManorama. 20 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Shoot The Kili: Here's the new song from Siddharth's Jil Jung Juk". India Today. 31 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Nair, Vipin (1 February 2016). "Jil Jung Juk – Music Review (Tamil Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (31 January 2016). "Jil Jung Juk (Music review), Tamil – Vishal Chandrashekhar". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Saraswathi, S. (1 February 2016). "Review: Jil Jung Juk is a decent entertainer". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Srinivasan, Latha (12 February 2016). "'Jil Jung Juk' review: Siddharth's black comedy falls short of what it could be". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (13 February 2016). "Jil Jung Juk movie review: Enjoyable only in parts". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Kannan, Arathi (13 February 2016). "'Jil Jung Juk' movie review: 'Joint'ly pink". OnManorama. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Prakash, R. S. (12 February 2016). "Movie Review: Jil Jung Juk". Bangalore Mirror. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Kabali's Neruppu Da, AYM's Thalli Pogathey to Joker's Chellama: 20 best songs of 2016". India Today. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025.