these could be added by the magazine editors On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:04 AM, jdirt0 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think this is the first time I have seen ARR curse (err... semi- > curse)!: > --"'Cut the crap,' this 'my idol' crap" > --"Millionaire is on in every damn country" > > Did he literally say these things? > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks Chord.... For a change , we had ARR talk abt Slumdog... > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Great publicity for ARR! > > > > > > > > > > http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/ar_rahman_on_slumdogs_sou > nd.html > > > > > > Composer A.R. Rahman on the Sounds of `Slumdog Millionaire' and > Being > > > M.I.A.'s Idol > > > 11/12/08 at 2:06 PM > > > Comment 1Comment 1Comments > > > Composer A.R. Rahman on the Sounds of `Slumdog Millionaire' and > Being > > > M.I.A.'s Idol > > > > > > Photo: Getty Images > > > > > > In India, fans love A.R. Rahman almost as we love David > Archuleta — > > > and he's reportedly sold a few more albums: 100 million records > and > > > 200 million cassettes. A huge pop star in South Asia, he's famous > for > > > scoring Indian classics like Roja and Lagaan (among the dozens of > > > other films) — and he's recently begun to cross over into > Hollywood > > > with Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical > > > Bombay Dreams. We spoke with him about his Slumdog Millionaire > score — > > > which Fox Searchlight is pushing for an Oscar — and his > collaboration > > > with M.I.A. > > > > > > How'd you hook up with Danny Boyle? > > > I literally had to leave another film to do this. When Danny met > me, > > > he said, "I've heard a lot of your stuff' and he talked about it. > > > That's about the first time I've heard a compliment from a Western > > > director, apart from Andrew Webber. He's a good human being. > > > > > > Was it different working with him than a Bollywood director? > > > Usually, it's very different. Danny used my stuff in a very > different > > > way. I really loved the film, so I would compose pieces to fit the > > > images, so I would do a lot of templates. With this, there's not > many > > > cues in the film. Usually a big film has 130 cues. This had just > > > seventeen or eighteen: the end credits, beginning credits, that > stuff. > > > > > > What were you going for? > > > A lot of things. I had to do stuff from modern India, eighties > Hindi > > > film soundtracks, mixing modern India and the old India. > > > > > > What did Boyle suggest? > > > He wanted something very pulse-y. He said he hated sentiment, > hated > > > cello. No cellos! He said, "Never put a cello in my film" — he was > > > funny. I worked fast, like him. It took two months of planning, > two > > > weeks of completing. Usually it takes six months with the musical > > > films I'm doing in India. > > > > > > The soundtrack really drives the film. That seems like something > Boyle > > > has in common with Bollywood. Do you think so? > > > What's good about [Boyle] is that he likes how Indian films mix > music. > > > You push it and it comes out. We wanted it edgy, upfront. He said > > > every piece of music was going to be a piece by itself. Normally > some > > > directors suppress music — they always want the effects to be > loud and > > > the music to be softer. Danny wanted it loud. > > > > > > And you worked with M.I.A. on a new track. > > > We met before but never worked before. M.I.A., she's a real > > > powerhouse. Somebody played me her CD and I thought, Who's this > girl? > > > She came here and knew all my work, had followed my work for > ages. I > > > said "Cut the crap," this "my idol" crap. You have to teach me. We > > > started working in India, then we e-mailed the track back and > forth. > > > She did the vocals in England. I did the rest in India. > > > > > > How does the film's Mumbai compare to the real thing? > > > For me, it's not about India at all. It's about human emotion, > how we > > > suppress so much and it all comes out. It's a human film, not > about > > > India at all. The soundtrack isn't about India or Indian culture. > The > > > story could happen anywhere: China, Brazil, anywhere. Who Wants > to Be > > > a Millionaire is on in every damn country. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > >
