by the way Bharath, the DVD is the Jodha Akbar's official web site only..www.jodhaaakbar.com/ nothing new in that!!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi BharathKumar, > > There is a DVD given along with the Audio CD, and it contains some excerpts > from the film. The songs are present in the Audio CD. 5 songs and 2 > instrumentals. > > welcome to ARR Fans Yahoo group. > > > On 1/30/08, bharath kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi To All A.R Rahman fans, > > > > I am new to this community but i am fan of My boss from 8th std.Jodh Akbar > > songs were excellent....I can only understand the music as i dont know > > hindi.But still i am enjoying. > > > > I am having a doubt: > > > > > > *I got two cd's in JA pack.Both are same or they are different.* > > *I think one is DVD and the other one is VCD.* > > *Is this correct or the Tracks are different in both the cd's.* > > *Please help me.* > > *I am not having a DVD player.* > > *Thats > > why................................................................................ > > * > > > > *Thineshan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > > > *Sounds of Heaven* > > > > > > First of all, I would like to say hi to this group once again. I > > have been an active member, but due to some problems I had stopped posting > > for two years (no its not because of this group, I got busy etc). However, I > > have been a devoted reader of all the posts here and I have to admit, Dasun > > your analysis on Rahman's music and your parallelisms with Mozart - that > > both composers have a connection with the universal spirit - are a delight > > to read. > > > > Now to the subject of my post. There are only some things that > > instill so great an emotion into your heart, that you feel compelled to > > share it with others. I feel honored to post once again and I am even more > > honored that my post will be about the song in *Jodha Akbar *that is "the > > lesser", "the inferior", more commonly heard "*the weakest!" *Before, I > > start sharing my emotions about this song, I would like to mention that I > > have no hindi background and I have not read translations or any such > > things, all I know is from the picture on my lyrics booklet that it is a > > bhajan to Lord Krishna. Therefore, this is a review based on *just *the > > music, just Rahman. > > > > Mann Mohana: > > > > The prelude is blank with a soft thumping on the mouth of the > > ghatam. It shows the void in the character's life, that there is a gap that > > needs to be filled. > > > > When the singer first begins her desperate plea with the words > > "Mann Mohana", the melody strikes you. It is as though Rahman intentionally > > composed the tune so that the notes rise, rise, rise to the heights of > > divinity, to God. After this celestial ascension, she sings Mann Mohana once > > again, but this time a much more confined melody as if to personalize > > herself with God. > > > > Then comes the interlude that traverses the classical raaga with > > unbelievable ease that it becomes the raaga itself rather than a > > representation of it. The beauty of this string arrangement is that it can > > be either Western or Indian depending on your perspective. Although, the > > instrument is orchestra based, Rahman uses it in a way that it becomes a > > voice of an Indian raaga, that's Rahman. In this interlude, the strings > > sound as if they are lamenting especially at 2:00. Then comes the reply of a > > flute, a voice of Krishna, as if to pay condolences to the misery. > > > > The same beauty is maintained in the second interlude, after a > > heart-melting saranam, the flutes once again replies at 3:00 and then it is > > as though the reply of a flute has christened a new found energy. The > > strings rather than "lamenting" as in the first interlude, now "jump" with > > power and energy. This conversation between the voice of the worshipper > > (strings) and the voice of the Lord (flute) shows that this is the language > > of the Divinity - music. > > > > Then, the orchestration becomes a minimum as the singer conveys her > > final words to Lord Krishna, a personal moment. And, the way she ends that > > conversation with just "Meraa mmhmmmhmmmmm". Wow! That's beauty. It is as > > though she has become so close to her faith that she no longer needs words > > to express her feelings, that somehow it will be understood. > > > > All in all, Mann Mohana is a song that creates a spiritual aurora > > that soaks you in its brilliant colors. When I visit a temple or pray > > whole-heartedly, I become renewed. When I listen to Mann Mohana, I become > > renewed. Its sound rinses me like the Ganges River. Its sound helps me soar > > high into the sky. Its sound belongs to Rahman, to God, to heaven. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > > now.<http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ> > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE >
