Hi again guys Here are some more points (very important), which i missed in my original message, regarding BGM of GURU:
1. I am just wondering how easy it is for Rahman to creat a situation with his stylish music. Remember "Bombay Awakes" song from the album "Bombay Dreams". He created the situation of a Bombay market so nicely with his music. Similarly again he created the situation of a market in "Take Take" in "Mangal Pandey - The Rising". Well again he has repeated his magic in GURU. Two times in the movie he has provided very strong BGM while the charecter Guru is wondering through the markets of Turkey and Bombay. Surpurisingly the scene in Turkey has Arabic beats, and the scene in Bombay has the Indian beats. Hats off to Allah Rakha Rahman. If you take him to china he will give Chinese music, with Chinese instruments (WOHE). If you take him to Turkey he will give Turkish (Arabic) music, with Arabic instruments (GURU). I believe only a few (or may be none) Music Composers in the whole World have this ability. God bless him, what more can i ask? Blissful. 2. Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman's pair (Jodi) is like 'Choli and Daman'. In many many scenes of GURU they together have created the situation a visual pleasure to watch. I do not know it was a deliberate attempt or a coincidence but when Aishwarya comes running from roof of her house in the song "Tere Bina" to embrace Abhishek, the song is running at its best stage where Chinmayee is singing at her best (When she sings the lines 'Tere bina be-swadi be-sadi ratyan ho sajana' at a very low pitch and very soothing voice). And then when they take the camera toward Abhishek, Rahman has just started the same lines but at a high pitch than Chinmayee. And then when camera again moves back toward Aishwarya and she starts running passionatly, at the same time Chinmayee starts singing at a more high pitch than Rahman. And when Abhi and Aish (Guru and Sujata) embrace each other (and their souls get a big relax), the song also comes into a peaceful stage with 'Dam Dar dam Dar' vocals. Oh my God, its not possible that all this visual experience was a coincidence. I have no doubt that even before mking this song Rahman and Ratnam disscussed the situation in great details and then Rahman composed the song (or may be adjusted the song). Well guys when Aishwarya started running and Chinmayee started singing, i wanted to take my heart out, divide in two pieces and give one piece to each of them. But then what i would have left with to give to Ratnam and Rahman. My soul was blissed and i no longer wanted anything else in the world at that point of time. Did you guys notice the face expressions of Abhishek at the same time. Marvellous. 3. One more example of excelence and combination of Rahman and ratnam is the scene in Hospital where Abhishek goes to meet the guy who tried to commit suicide. Mani ratnam starts the scene with a very serious stage and then makes the situation very light by letting his charecters talk about Jumpa (the belly dancer, Mallika) and at the same time Rahman comes with Mayya mayya beats at the background. 4. Guys, do you remember the music that was displayed when the website of GURU was launched. Well did anyone notice where in the movie, rahman used it. Well well well, coz the music has the happy and funny mood, it was used when Guru gets the permission letter to enter the cloth market and he goes to the market and sits down near to the person (Mr. mathura das) who was saying that Guru will never be able to get the permission. 5. Another example of the strenght of combination of Ratnam and Rahman comes when in the hospital when Guru's daughters sing 'Jagein Hain' lines and aishwarya is also humming with the girls. And guys i am getting mad and mad after knowing the most minute details of the movie. If you listen carefully the hospital version of 'Jagein Hain' song, Aishwarya (i mean the singer who gave voice for aishwarya) is not humming at all the times with the girls. Its only that she starts humming (or may be hums intensly and loudly) at a very few points of the song. At the same time Rajiv Menon has captured Aishwarya's face expressions at all those times. Only God knows that who (Rahman or Ratnam or a third person like Rajiv Menon) came up with this intresting idea of letting the girls sing the 'Jagein Hain' theme in hospital. But it shows the greatest team effort behind the movie. Well well well i will keep going on but the words will never finish. PRAVINDER SHEORAN. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Pravinder Sheoran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi guys > Its me again. > (Throughout this messege, GURU means the movie name, and Guru means > Ahishek, the charecter.) > > Well i do not know from where to start. > My friends were surprised to hell after watching me watching the > movie with my cap on my face in most of the scenes, especially > during the song "Raat ka shauk hai". > > But i could not help it. > There were two potential things that were obstructing me from > concentrating on background music, Rajiv Menon's camera and > performnace of the actors. > So finally i decided not to look at the screen as much as possible. > > Well well well, if i say that after Abhiskek, Rahman's BGM is the > second hero of the movie, it won't be wrong. > > The crtitcs who have said in some reviews that many of the songs in > GURU are not upto standard, i can only pray that god better blesses > them with some knowledge and understanding of good music. > > I have also read many times that A R Rahman is weak in terms of > background score, well they must have had their answers after > watching GURU. > > To explain the quality of Rahman' BGM, i must compare it with Sachin > Tendulkar's boundries. Well every player can score a four in cricket > but sachin's four is always very very elegent and a treat to watch. > Similarly, every musician can provide the background score but > Rahman' background score is very very elegent. Even the best > background scores can not stand in front of rahman's BGM. > Well i have facts to prove my statement. Following are my > observations regarding GURU's BGM: > > 1. Rahman's understanding of the script of the movie is marvellous > and he has provided the music accordingly. He exactly knows where to > stop, where to be loud and where to be slow. Whenever Guru needs to > show determination, the music is loud with drums of heaven. (Rahman > has become the master of the drums over these years. Remember Swades > theme, and Dcoit Duel from WOHE. Well GURU's background song Dhoom > Dhadaka is next in row.). On the contrary Whenever Guru dreams in > the movie, the music is very peacefull. > > 2. In first half of GURU, most of the background music is not at > very high volume and is very very melodious. While in second half > BGM becomes more and more vibrant, loud and passionate. > > 3. It looks like Mani Ratnam and Rahman had long long sittings > disscussing the BGM of the movie. Because there are many scenes in > the movie which are entirely depended on Background music. > A R Rahman is nothing but a genious. He has used Dhoom Dhadaka song > very very nicely. This song represents the power, determination and > strength of Guru. In the beggining when Guru was starting gaining > base and power, Rahman used this song at low volume and just used > some of the beats. Later on when Guru became more and more strong, > the song was also getting louder and full beats were used. Also this > song became the symbol of Guru's presence. Rember when Mithun's car > was attacked, mani ratnam did not need to show that its done by > Guru. Rahman just played Dhoom Dhadaka beats and audience understood > the presence of Guru behind the attack. Though things turned out > other way later on and Guru was not involved in attack. > > 4. There is a special song, or background piece for every charecter > in the movie and also for every potential emotion, there is a > particular BGM piece. For example: > > A) All the romantic scenes between Guru and Sujata have the > song "E harath-e-aashiqi" in the background. > > B) To express the emotions of Aishwarya, there is always the slow > fulte version of song "Barso re". I forgot where, but at a > particular scene between Guru and Sujat there is a very very good > slow Mouth Organ version of Barso re song. Very very elegent. > > C) To express the emotions of Vidya Balan, there is always "Raat > ka shauk hai" song. We must found about the singer coz the song has > been sung very beautifully. > > D) I do not need to write about Dhoom Dhadaka song as BGM, coz > everyone must have heard it very loudly and passionatly. > > E) Did you guys notice Aishwarya was also humming with the two > little girls during "Jagein hain" version in Hospital. > > F) It was a treat listening the songs in the dolby digital system. > I can not express in words. > > G) Since the first scene (rahman singing while the screen is > blank) to the last scene (when movie ends with jagein hain song at > the background), rahman's BGM was life of the movie. > > H) BGM was so embedded with every situation and is so natural that > many times it was very difficult to notice that there is any music > running at the background. > > Anyway guys that's all i remeber, > since last 4 days i have watched GUTU everyday here in Sydney. > I noticed that number of people watching the movie incresed everyday. > Monday evening was the greatest rush. > That clearly means that movie is commercially a hit and is gaining > momentum everyday. > > > PRAVINDER SHEORAN. >
