Here's my two cents for today. What do people expect from Rahman? To save the earth? Re-align the planets? End hunger? Each and every time that Rahman comes out with a brilliant masterpiece, I hear comments like "not up to Rahman's standards" or "Rahman not at his best" or "Rahman could have done better". How lame and stupid. Our boss is a genius with respect to his versatility and range of compositions, depth of arrangemens and melody, rich use of sound, and very importantly, fitting the music well to the situations of the movie which demand these types of songs. The songs of the Rising are appropriate for the type of movie and situations in the movie. Could any other MD have done a better job? Think hard about that. With Mangal Pandey, what are these critics expecting? A modern day Chaiya Chaiya? Love songs from Taal? When people write reviews, don't they even consider the type of film, period, and story of the film when reviewing the music?
I feel that the music will be vastly more appreciated once the film releases, but nothing excuses such lame and overdone comments as the ones above. I am tired of it. Give Rahman the credit he deserves. HE works hard. His craftmanship is mindblowing. His melodies are haunting. His knowledge of Indian classical music is astounding. Is he beyond criticism? Of course not. I have no problems with people criticizing his songs based on valid reasons. But, such comments above are simply ridiculous and untrue. Enjoy Mangal Pandey for the brilliant soundtrack it is. Don't judge it based on what you expected it to be, wanted it to be, and what critics think it should be. I wish I could congratulate Rahman himself and it seems that those who know him well on this forum are not willing to pass on my heartfelt messages for him through email that I have posted mnay times here. It's not like I'm asking for his phone number or address. Anyway, enjoy the music of Mangal Pandey. Another beautiful soundtrack to add to his many. This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
