Yes, just like how he entered the indian film music, composing bits and pieces in jingles and suddenly with a big blast!!
lets hope that happens soon. he was mentioning about Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) in cnn interview. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Gomtesh Upadhye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ho Pankaj, > > What you are saying is true but i feel that these small singles and samples > will actually get him recognition and people can then await for a big > project .Its like an American goes "Hey lets watch this movie.The music is > by the guy who had that rocking song in inside man " Cheers, > > Gomzy > > > On 4/18/06, Pankaj Kakkar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hi frnds > > i dont understand why arr should allow such credits to any movie. if he > > restricts this, he might be apporached by the hollywood biggies to score > > afresh for them, where his reaching of heights will be attained atlast to > > good extent. is it not? by this way the hollywood guys will be knowing abt > > an entire BGM things/songs from arr's work and not just a portion like this > > is not needed. becoz there are repetitions like bombay theme used in the > > Fire movie by deepa mehta and also in Lord of war now. and i think arr can > > avoid this. ur views guys in this plse ???? thanks pankaj > > > > > > *Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > Chaiyya Chaiyya plays in Hollywood > > > > Arthur J Pais | April 17, 2006 21:11 IST > > > > Eight years ago, perhaps two million people heard the song Chaiyya > > Chaiyya in movie theatres while watching the film Dil Se. By Sunday, at > > least 18 million movie fans will have heard the song, not once but twice, in > > more than 3,000 theatres in over a dozen countries including America, > > Canada, Britain and Italy, after watching the hit film Inside Man. The movie > > is in > > its fourth week. With more countries to be added, the thriller starring > > Denzel Washington and directed by Spike Lee will soon have many more > > millions listening to the song at the very start of the film. And at its > > end. > > > > The song has nothing to do with the film's theme, except that it caught > > Spike Lee's attention when the musical Bombay Dreams with A R Rahman's music > > was on Broadway over a year ago. Chaiyya Chaiyya was one of its highlights. > > The song sequence also received applause in the London version where, unlike > > on Broadway, the show was a big hit. > > > > There are two versions of the song in Inside Man, which opened at the > > number one position in North America three weeks ago, and has grossed a > > strong $115 million worldwide so far. The first time, we hear the original > > recording, with a bit of enhanced music. The second time around, a hip-hop > > song is laid atop the Sukhvinder Singh number. > > > > Although Bollywood songs are occasionally featured in Western films > > including Moulin Rouge, this is perhaps the first time a Bollywood song is > > heard over six minutes in a Hollywood film. That too in a film far bigger > > than Moulin Rouge. While that film grossed about $140 million worldwide, > > Inside Man could end its run with more than $160 million. > > > > Audiences and critics were surprised and, in some cases, startled by the > > inclusion of the song. > > > > "The opening and closing musical tracks of Spike Lee's Inside Man > > immediately attracted the attention of film critics and moviegoers alike > > because Lee chose an unexpected piece of Bollywood music as a curtain-raiser > > for his urban thriller," wrote Hollywood Reporter. The influential trade > > publication quoted the film's composer Terence Blanchard, saying that the > > song was in perfect keeping with Lee's "distinct musical choices." > > > > Some critics had no idea what the song was about. While Blanchard says Lee > > chose the number to give "an energetic edge" to the bank heist thriller, a > > handful of critics begged to differ. The music "sounds like some sort of > > African or possibly middle-eastern folk music with a techno/funk edge," > > wrote The Northern Light. "It's a strange choice for a film about a New York > > bank robbery." > > > > The inclusion of the song could not have come as a bigger surprise to > > Rahman. When a reporter told him that 2006 could be his best year -- with > > half a dozen of his songs in the $20 million plus The Lord of the Rings now > > being staged in Toronto, and Rang De Basanti turned into a big hit -- Rahman > > merely said: "No one can plan anything like this. All this means that while > > I have to work even harder, it is also a reminder that one must remain > > humble even more than ever." > > > > http://us.rediff.com/movies/2006/apr/17chaiyya.htm?q=mp&file=.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *thanks Pankaj * > > > > ------------------------------ > > Talk is cheap. Use Yahoo! Messenger to make PC-to-Phone calls. 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