One Theme by Vishal Dadlani

One Theme arrived from the One Theme album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2017. Credit goes to Arindom for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The vocal on One Theme is among the better performances Vishal Dadlani has committed to record. Hearing One Theme without thinking of Prosenjit Chatterjee, Prosenjit, Yash Dasgupta, Nusrat Jahan, Rachel White is almost impossible for anyone who has seen One Theme.

2017 was a strong year for Bengali music, and One Theme was among the reasons why. There is a quality to One Theme that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

At 3:22, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Bengali in recent memory — and the numbers agree.