Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) by Harold Jessmayer

There is an honesty to Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) that separates it from most Malayalam songs released around the same time. The production by Ohno Satoshi, Sakurai Sho, Aiba Masaki, Inomiya Kazunari, Matsumoto Jun is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Harold Jessmayer's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2020 was a strong year for Malayalam music, and Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) was among the reasons why. The emotional register of Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) — just 3:50 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Face Down Reborn [Originally Performed by Arashi] (K-Pop Version Version) are the reason people fall in love with Malayalam music and never quite fall out of it.