The Dev.D OST

I realize this 'review' (more a song in praise!) comes rather late.
But anyhoo!

Dev.D's music is, in one word, a.w.e.s.o.m.e.
If one were to let go of the shackles of brevity however...:
The music exudes life, in all its countless shades: be it the dark alleys on the spiral of self destruction, or the complete lightness arising from letting the world, and the self be, or even the transitions between the two extremes, both ways.

What Amit Trivedi has gifted to humanity through his 2nd musical venture (which should've been his debut initially.. and what a debut it would've been!), is a collection of gems, each magnificent in its composition and lyrical value, each able enough to do justice to the richness of emotion resplendent all around it.

While on one hand, we see a decadent, obnoxious, spoilt brat courting his own end in a long and winding affair, on the other, the music plays out every detail of his conflict - the perceived injustice, the arrogance engrained in his very fibre, and the growing frustration, hollowness and disillusionment.
In his childhood sweetheart, waiting since eternity for her knight to return, one sees several shades of passion, childish innocence and that sense of longing and loyalty which can perhaps best be felt on the big screen. Though she remains perhaps the least well documented of the three (by the music), one finds every single highlight of her being, covered with the requisite portions of elegance, passion and love.
The last of the trinity to be introduced, the intriguing, seductive, yet intrinsically innocent little girl from Canada. Personally I believe her's was the most most challenging role to capture in music, in terms of the magnitude of change encountered by her character. The intricate mazes that became integral to her role were expressed with great alacrity. And to cap it all, the pivotal moment that changed the course of her life was mapped to the scales in sheer poetry. The transition was as beautifully done, as it was grave. Signor Tiwari, take a bow.

To all the elements that came together to bring those 18 amazing tracks out to the light of day, a thousand salutations, and many, many respects.