here's my reply, I think most ppl fret abt Sir ARR being an "electronic composer" only because they r not well acquainted with his work. Regarding the "electronic" issue, r u aware Sir ARR did not use a single electronic instrument to get a periodic feel to Lagaan?(According to Extraa Shots on Max). If you listen to his period movies you'll find only a minimal, if any, use of electronic instruments. He used Czech Orchestra for Bose, Mangal Pandey. And by the way Water is on the way, I'm sure that u won't complain of "electronics" after listening to that beautiful soundtrack. Now you can't expect movies like Rang De Basanti to have symphony, it's a youth movie like many that SIr ARR has composed for. Just look at the sheer versataility of His, from Arabic, Karniatic, Hindustani, Western classical, Hip Hop, rock n' roll(RDB bgm), to folk of GOd knows how many places. And still you say he's not a complete composer. This doesn't belittle Sir ARR's work but shows your lack of exposure to ARR magic. My due apologies for being so blunt.
ash --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "rangdebasanti3" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mr. madhukar, > u say u r an arr fan and the first message u post > criticises him. what kind of a fan u r. what is the meaning of > complete composer? no one is 'complete'. but surely rahman is > someone who comes closest to being complete. regarding the symphony. > rahman himself had apologised for his failure. that is d greatness > of the man. i think even u shud show the greatness and apologise for > ur mail. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Madhukar Srinivasan Iyer > <yesmadhukar@> wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > I am a new member from chennai in this group.To be frank, ARR is > certainly not my 1st favourite MD.He is just one of my favourite > MD.Accordiong to me, ARR is miles away from becoming a complete > composer.It has been almost 15 years since he has come in to the > industry and he is yet to compose a complete symphony.ARR recently > performed in a renowned london based philharmonic orchestra and to > our disappointment he hardly impressed anyone as a conductor.ARR was > only the 2nd Asian to have performed at the Royal LOndon > Philharmonic Orchestra after Illayaraaja. Please dont think i am > just against ARR. ARR himself confessed that he failed miserably as > a conductor and promised a much better show next time. > > Coming to his composing, he has showed his class in a lot of > songs.His electronic music pleases everyone in this world. But to me > music is not only the electronic rhythm, pure orchestration is what > a best composer strives for.With due credits to ARR, he has > orchestrated mind blowing pieces.But the amount of orchestration he > uses as against his usual rhythm is very meagre.Symphonies are all > about orchestration.As an indian,i would want ARR be known as a > great composer and conductor because nowadays we can see number of > music directors coming up with their own electronic rhythms in > varied styles, but can anyone of you single out a great orchestrator > among them.Giving a hit song is not all about music.Eventhough ARR > started his carrer with a lot of orchestration, he has relied more > on elctronic rhythm than orchestration, which is the purest form of > music.I would love to see ARR as an orchestrator than an electronic > composer. > > Please note that I have not posted this message to hurt > anyone.i just found this topic to be intersting and i have just > aired my views.hope you all take it in the right sense. It is > because that I really admire ARR, I had to disagree with a few of > you. Your valuable comments are welcome. > > With Regards, > > Madhukar > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. PC-to-Phone calls for ridiculously > low rates. > > > > --------------------------------- > > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC > and save big. > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - 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/
