Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies.... ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies....
--- Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a > hard time believing > that Rahman would say, "Today's new singers are of > no use". Or > say, "Rubbish!" in response to a question. Take > this interview with > a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's > "favorites" are > Hindi films. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Shivakumar V > A" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. > > > > So we got ARR's top 10.. > > > > Shivu.. > > > > On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > In a new interview to Hindustan Times > published in today's > Mumbai > > > edition > > > > > > Read interview here > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ > > > > > > The text below has the formatting messed up: > > > > > > 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS > ABOVE AVERAGE\' > > > > > > If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own > trumpet. And if > I say I > > > don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I > went for Haj, I > shaved off > > > my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my > wife liked my new > look.. she > > > insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had > no other > alternative but to > > > listen to my wife. Does your style of composing > music change when > you do an > > > international project like Elizabeth: The Golden > Age? The music > for > > > Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When > Shekhar started the > project, he > > > wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But > then, he decided to > make the > > > film more entertaining.. and the music more > pulsating. > > > > > > As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's > emotions. So, > there's > > > absolutely no difference in my approach, whether > I'm composing > for Jodhaa > > > Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do > you assess your > music? Roja > > > set the standard for me as a composer. And > frankly, I can't guage > where to > > > go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very > point of time, I'm > very excited > > > about my next international album - The Lord of > The Rings which > will be > > > released on December 10. It has many as 15 > tracks. As much as > 20000 pounds > > > would be spent a day on the orchestration. I > believe you have > started your > > > own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. > I'm really kicked > about it. > > > All these years, I was being commissioned by > others.. now I can > commission > > > others. But it seems you now insist on royalty > > > foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't > compose for Om Shanti > Om. In > > > life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. > You have to take > certain > > > risks to reach your goal. Which have > > > been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly > Vande Mataram and , > the > > > score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What > do you find wrong > with the > > > Indian film music industry? There are several > problems. The > saddest thing is > > > that no one takes acoustic instruments > seriously. Most musicians > just prefer > > > to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting > angry One should . > > > > > > be true to one's own self.. because one candle > can light a > million. Do you > > > still work like an owl all night and sleep by > day? That's > rubbish! If that > > > was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you > doing an inteview > in the > > > afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , > whenever I'm dealing > with a jet > > > lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you > as a music > director right > > > now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. > There was a time > when I'd be > > > doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a > year. How many > Tamil films > > > are you working on at this point of time? > (Laughs) Ha! That's a > good > > > question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing > two Tamil films > Sultan, the > > > animation film being made by Rajnikant's > daughter Soundarya and > Prabhu's > > > Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me > see. Gajini, Ada, > Jaane Tu Naa > > > Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of > the Rajnikant > movie Sivaji, > > > Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh > Gowariker's Jodhaa > Akbar. You > > > were against the idea of composing for dubbed > films. So, how did > you make > > > an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I > don't encourage the > dubbing > > > of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji > is an exception. > It has beaty > > > foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an > all-India level. > You are > > > often accused of working for big production > banners at the cost > of small > > > films. Sorry, that isn't true at all. Otherwise, > I wouldn't be > doing > > > Sakkarakkatti which is a small film. Are you > composing the music > for an > > > animation film called Cockroach being planned by > Shekhar Kapur? > Yes. I'm > > > excited about that. Animation films allow your > imagination to > take flight. > > > What do you like about your music? That's a > tricky question. If I > say I like > > > my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if > I say I don't > like my > > > music, I'll sound disgruntled. Some film > producers in the South > have accused > > > you of recruiting Hindi singers to do the > playback === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/
