Background Music from Johnny. ~ இளையராஜா

1.The title piece. Not your typical title song where the theme of the film is explored. Starts of with an aadhivaasi song (thOdars?). The final piano+guitar bit is excellent.
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2.Johnny meets his father. I don't remember this scene. A single flute with the background of birds chirping sets the somber mood.
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Introduction of the second rajinikanth (Vidhyasagar). Sounds like the beginning part of "aattukkutty muttai ittu".
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3.Introduction of Deepa (Bama). A playful piece that carries on the theme started with Vidhyasagar's intro.
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4.A very melodious sitar piece that comes when Johnny visits Archana (Sridevi) at her home for the first time. Sridevi plays the sitar.
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5.Johnny asks for a rupee from Archana, saying that it will be a talisman for him, and that he will keep it for life. IMO, this is the best BGM in the movie. If only IR could collect and release his theme tracks from such movies!
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6.A small bit that shows Rajinikanth and Surulirajan (with his annoying voice) cheating some hapless guy. Fast tabla percussion in this livens up the clip.
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7.Another short piece where Vidhyasagar catches Bama in his garden. At the end, Rajinikanth shouts like Karthik :-)
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8.Johnny agrees to marry Archana. Continuation of the theme that we saw earlier.
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9.Johnny meets his lookalike, Vidhyasagar. Starts off with explosive violins, and a violin maintains the tune till the end.
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10.Vidhyasagar shoots Bama for cheating on him.
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11.Police chases Johnny. This piece runs a little less than 4 and a half minutes. Is that a human chorus in the middle or is it a electronically generated one?
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12.Johnny at Archana's home, before he leaves. The main theme music continues, in a meloncholic and pondering manner. IR has used the flute so effectively in this clip to convey the mood of the scene, showing the uncertainity in their future.
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13.The climax of the film, after Sridevi has sung "kaatril endhan geetham". The main theme is explored more here, with hope and upbeatness in it.
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