Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint - Written by A.R. Rahman, Gulzar, Panjabi MC - Performed by Sukhwinder Singh, Sapna Awasthi featuring Panjabi MC
From the first seconds of the film Inside Man, a compelling mood is set via the powerful music that accompanies the opening scene. The song, "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" is an adapted, hip-hop-inflected tune (featurin... more »g Punjabi MC) from India's most famous soundtrack creator, A.R. Rahman. Those hoping for a full-on South Asian exploration should note that this is the only Bollywood number on the disc; the rest of the film is scored by Spike Lee regular Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, 25th Hour,Bamboozled.) Blanchard--a former member of both Lionel Hampton's band and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers--has created moments of quiet beauty in the soundtrack; "Press Here To Play" is a pensive piano and trumpet journey that ends (too soon) at 90 seconds, while "Nazis Pay Too Well" is another highlight, a masterfully-mournful orchestral piece well worth further expansion. Those pieces aside, the lion's share of the soundtrack is a variation on one of two separate musical themes, both of which set an appropriate tone throughout the film. On their own, however, they are almost too soundtracky to play even as background music over dinner. For personal use, Blanchard's non-film, jazz recordings may be the way to go. --Denise Sheppard« less
From the first seconds of the film Inside Man, a compelling mood is set via the powerful music that accompanies the opening scene. The song, "Chaiyya Chaiyya Bollywood Joint" is an adapted, hip-hop-inflected tune (featuring Punjabi MC) from India's most famous soundtrack creator, A.R. Rahman. Those hoping for a full-on South Asian exploration should note that this is the only Bollywood number on the disc; the rest of the film is scored by Spike Lee regular Terence Blanchard (Malcolm X, 25th Hour,Bamboozled.) Blanchard--a former member of both Lionel Hampton's band and Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers--has created moments of quiet beauty in the soundtrack; "Press Here To Play" is a pensive piano and trumpet journey that ends (too soon) at 90 seconds, while "Nazis Pay Too Well" is another highlight, a masterfully-mournful orchestral piece well worth further expansion. Those pieces aside, the lion's share of the soundtrack is a variation on one of two separate musical themes, both of which set an appropriate tone throughout the film. On their own, however, they are almost too soundtracky to play even as background music over dinner. For personal use, Blanchard's non-film, jazz recordings may be the way to go. --Denise Sheppard
Colonel S. (ColonelStech) from GLENN DALE, MD Reviewed on 3/9/2021...
The first-class Spike Lee thriller, "Inside Man," mixes R&R and original music in the soundtrack. This CD is an excellent collection and has all the good stuff from the film.
CD Reviews
Liked the movie but LOVE the soundtrack!
Kelly | Beltsville, MD USA | 03/26/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I saw Spike Lee's "Inside Man" Friday night with a friend and we both enjoyed the movie a lot. The very unexpected payoff was that we enjoyed the song "Chaiyya Chaiyya" (enhanced with rap/hip-hop and even a tinge of Lord-of-the-Dance colors) so much that we were the last to leave the theater just so we could hear the very last note of that long remix. The song made me want to get up and bellydance even though I wouldn't know how. I told my friend he simply got to pick up that CD pronto--and he did first thing Saturday so that by the time he picked me up for our Saturday evening date we could listen to that CD in his car.
According to what I found online, "Chaiyya Chaiyya" is from the Bollywood movie "Dil Se," released in 1998. That particular song became a hit not only in India but also in England and elsewhere. The "Chaiyya Chaiyya" music video was also very popular because it featured people dancing on top of a moving train, including the director himself.
The other cuts on the soundtrack are also top quality and very enjoyable. I haven't wanted to purchase or listen to a movie soundtrack since Hannibal (2001) and so this Inside Man soundtrack really hit me as a very pleasant surprise. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys good music of any genre.
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Good Spike Lee movie
J. Shaffer | Northern Calif, United States | 03/27/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Enjoyed seeing 'Inside Man' by Spike. I was energized with the opening title soundtrack 'Chaiyya Chaiyya', so much so that I searched till I found a copy of it from the movie 'Dil Se'. The rhythm was excellent. Went looking for more music like this to no avail. Will keep searching... very enjoyable!"
Chaihya Chaiya- from A.R. Rahman
K. Chowdhury | San Diego, CA | 03/28/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chaiya Chaiya is from the Bollywood Music Composer AR Rahman who has changed the style of bollywood music since early nineties. He is also the music composer of the grand $28 million opera LOTR opened in Toranto,Canada recently. Me and couple of my indian friends at the theater were taken aback when the title track "chaiya chaiya" started. We were definitely feeling proud of the that inclusion.
The original song was picturised on a small toy train over the green himalayas of North East India (in the state of Arunachal Pradesh) close to China Border. It featured Shahrukh Khan , a very popular hero in Bollywood with awesome choreography.
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What Song is that???!!!
Weatherman | Northeast, Pennsylvania, USA | 08/15/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Chaiya Chaiya Bollywood Joint! That's the name of that song at the end of the movie with the great beat! Go on now order it!"
Chaiyya Chaiyya
Gottfried Leibniz | Canada | 07/11/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The original bollywood version of this song was written by Gulzar in what appears to be urdu, it was composed by A.R. Rahman. I believe this song is adapted from a Pakistani sufi song called thayya thayya which was originally sung in Punjabi, you can definitely feel the sufi vibe on this track. I have heard this song before but i especially liked the way it was used in this movie, When i listened to the song i picked up many urdu/islamic words in the song. I would recommend this soundtrack based on this song."