Subhash K Jha After the release of the Guru soundtrack, A R Rahman has been asked by Mani Ratnam to compose two more songs for the film.
Mani Ratnam says, "The two songs are part of the background score. This happens with A R and me in most of our films. A song sometimes adds so much to an emotion, it seems to have a direct connect with the viewer. In our collaborations the music just keeps flowing in, all through the making of the film and even later. Now we have to find a way to get these tracks on to the CD." Rahman says, "One of the new songs is sung by Soumya Rao. It will feature in the second half of the film, the other is in the nature of a thematic refrain a chant. I guess Mani saw the need to enhance the musical output. Yes, the numbers are not on the CD. But I feel that should add to the expectancy level of the film." Rahman started the year with Rang De Basanti and concluded with Guru. "Both are totally different. RDB is more youth-oriented. Guru is more personality-oriented. RDB was a bigger challenge. It was a totally new sound and we worked really hard to get it right. In Guru, Mani Ratnam and I have a track record. This is our ninth film together. Where does Guru belong? You never know how the audience reacts to a score!" Rahman is selecting movie scores very carefully in Bollywood. "Better that way after what has happened to some of my best scores in recent times," laughs Rahman. "Right now, I'm working on Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodha-Akbar," he says. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=article§id=30&contentid=2006121602491845349ec55ac
