puff daddy's a hiphop artist from the US.. one of the biggest names in the industry actually.. so like one person thought it was an insult, i tend to disagree :) Boyle really praises ARR like anything I'd say good!
2008/11/4 Gomzy™ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It is pretty obvious now that OST will release. > > Meanwhile what does puff daddy mean anyway? > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 6:19 AM, just an another girl < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> When we saw Boyle speak at the Toronto International Film Festival, he >> called A.R Rahman, the man who composed the 'Slumdog' score, the "Puff Daddy >> of India." >> >> ** THis is an insult to ARR in my humble opinion ! >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> British filmmaker and "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle is >>> well-known for his use of music, whether it be the punk-rock vibrancy of " >>> Trainspotting," the moody gauziness of "The Beach," the fancifulness of >>> "A Life Less Ordinary," to the dread and apocalyptic-ness of "28 Days >>> Later." >>> >>> In this interview with Anne Thompson from >>> Telluride<http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/10/slumdog-million.html>, >>> Boyle discusses his upcoming crowd-pleaser, 'Slumdog' but also delivers >>> this great little quote about music which we felt we had to excerpt cause it >>> says a everything about how music is used in films and his unique approach. >>> >>> "The music [in films] in India is much louder, much more confident. We >>> hide music in Western films, because it's a hidden manipulative tool because >>> we don't want people to notice. We want it to to work on you and massage >>> your heart for whatever reason, but actually [as a filmmaker], you don't >>> want it to be noticed. [In India] it's like BLAM, this is music! We can >>> dance to this! So I love that fact that you can mix [the music] quite high, >>> but it's also still quite melodramatic. In India when you have an extreme >>> there [in film], it's so extreme, so we bring a bit of that culture I >>> hope." >>> >>> When we saw Boyle speak at the Toronto International Film Festival, he >>> called A.R Rahman <http://www.arrahman.com/>, the man who composed the ' >>> Slumdog' score, the "Puff Daddy of India." To Thompson he says, "He's >>> like more famous than Michael Jackson was in his heyday. He loved doing >>> this because it was something different and it allowed him to crossover into >>> Western culture." >>> >>> >>> <http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb52/The_Playlist/movies_music/ar-rahman-mia-slumdog.jpg>A.R >>> Rahman composed an original track with M.I.A. called "On Sana" for the >>> film and that'll be coming out on the "Slumdog Millionaire" soundtrack, >>> details of which are evidently being announced soon. The movie song of the >>> year, "Paper Planes <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sei-eEjy4g>" is in >>> the film too, but we're not sure if it's going to make the soundtrack yet or >>> what. Rahman also produced some tracks off of M.I.A.'s Kala and she >>> calls him "the Indian >>> Timbaland<http://www.urb.com/features/183/MIAWorldParty.php?PageId=2> >>> ." >>> >>> It's not a big spoiler or anything since it's been reported here and >>> there, but 'Slumdog' unspools with a big Bollywood number on the end >>> credits which really makes you grin ear to ear. The Rahman-composed song >>> is called, "Jai Ho," and that will surely be on the film's soundtrack no >>> doubt. >>> >>> >>> http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2008/11/danny-boyle-talks-his-approach-to-music.html >>> -- >>> regards, >>> Vithur >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > >