CG stands for Computer Graphics buddy!!!
-Mahesh. --- mike_sasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 : > > > > > > > http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14466027&cid=2408 > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.mymailsignature.com/> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.mymailsignature.com/?partner=ZGzeb001> > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! > > > Play Monopoly Here and > Now<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48223/*http://get.games.yahoo.com/prod > desc?gamekey=monopolyherenow>(it's updated for > today's economy) at > Yahoo! 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