By the way, what's CG????
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> so i infer that therz gonna be a new theme BGM for sivaji.. a-w-e-
s-o-m-e!
> ARR-Shankar combo rules..
>
> hail ARR!
>
> On 6/6/07, $*$ PaVaN $*$ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Shankar speaks on `Sivaji`- Part 3
> > By Moviebuzz
> >
> > For the first time, Shankar speaks on A.R Rahman, music of
`Sivaji`,and
> > about the technicians who assisted him. *A.R Rahman , and the
music of
> > `Sivaji`. * *Tell us about A.R Rahman and why your combination
with him
> > has always produced chartbusters? What is your favourite album
from the
> > films you have done? *
> > Rahman and me go back a long way, as we almost started our career
> > together. 8 out of my 9 films have music by him. We have perfect
> > understanding and rapport with each other .He understands my
need and the
> > tune the moment I explain to him the situation, and he will go
on giving me
> > new tunes if I'm not happy with the earlier one. And like me he
tries
> > experiment and always tries his best to come out with something
fresh. My
> > favourite is *Kathalan* and *Jeans*, though it looks like
*Sivaji* will
> > become our favourite! *How would you rate Sivaji music? *
> > Even before the release, *Sivaji* songs have reached a new
milestone, as
> > Tamil and Telugu audio is rumoured to have sold more than any
other film in
> > south. When we met to discuss initially on the music, I told
Rahman that I
> > need extraordinary, out-of-the- world tunes, as expectations
were very high
> > with Rajni- Rahman- Shankar combination coming together for the
first time.
> > Rahman just smiled and over the months in spite of his busy
international
> > schedule he found time to do *Sivaji* and has churned out
outstanding
> > music. *Let us talk about the five songs in the film*
*Balellikka
.* It is
> > the first song in the film and shot in and around Wai a scenic
village near
> > Pune. It is a folk song sung by SPB and Rehana, Rahman's sister
whose voice
> > sounds different and appealing. Na.Muthukumar has written some
meaningful
> > lyrics which fits into my narration as the hero is coming home
from abroad
> > and he is overcome with nostalgia about the village he grew up.
*Style
.* My
> > favourite number in the film! It was a challenge to do the song
as it is
> > entirely done in CG, and there were no gimmicks. We created a
new software
> > for it and let me tell you that I'm not boasting
. I don't think
anybody has
> > done a full length song in CG. `Indian Artist` did a good job,
Pa Vijay's
> > lyrics and Rahman's tunes were perfect. The CG work alone took
nearly a
> > year, and I'm sure after the film releases it will be the hit
number! *
> > Sahana
.* Lot of my friends, say that this is their favourite.
Everybody
> > likes it as it is a melody; Rahman has made a sad and happy
version. It is a
> > dream song, in which Vairamuthu talks about seasons, so I asked
Thotta
> > Tharani the art director to create a Swarovski style glittering
glass dome
> > set depicting four seasons at Ramoji Rao studio and he did a
wonderful job.
> > It is going to be a major highlight of the film. *Vaaji
..* A
lot of unit
> > members say it is going to be the favourite song in the film. It
is a
> > fantasy song and the first we shot for the film. Neeta Lulla has
done the
> > costumes for this song, while the other four are done by Manish
Malhotra .
> > Rajni and Shriya come as a king and queen with over 100 dancers
in the
> > background and a Babylonian type palace designed by Thotta.
*Athiradee
.* It
> > is a very exciting song and picturised in a very stylish way. We
have used
> > some CG for it. I'm told that the song has become very popular
in discos in
> > Mumbai and Delhi where Rahman who has sung the song has an
audience. *Background
> > Score* We took weeks over it, to compose the theme music and did
the
> > entire background score in Prague, where Rahman was familiar
with. The
> > background score of *Sivaji* itself can be made into an album,
its
> > fantastic.
> >
> >
> >
> > Full Story :
> >
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