Those examples you mention are right on the money. I too believe that the Ghajini score was loud for most parts. But perhaps we can't pick on this too much. It might be what the director wanted specifically.
There were some interesting ideas though. I like that tense material just before it switches to the vocal version of Run-run-run (Aamir chasing Jiah). Couple of times I was reminded of other scores. I thought I heard something resembling Morricone's Man with the Harmonica theme when the crowd gathers (just before that tension material). A 3 note motif and wailing strings? And something from that fight theme reminds me of "Carlitos' Way" by Patrick Doyle. Can't wait to check the clip when the DVD releases. Nevertheless I do like how he treats suspense/tension. That entire sequence in Rang De Basanti when they walk into the radio station was very well done. ________________________________ From: Gomzy™ <gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 2:09:19 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Why no much talk abt Ghajini BGM I feel ARR needs to work a little hard when it comes to giving background scores for thrillers. He is so good at other genres like when a scene is about relations/patriotic etc. But when it comes to darker ones or when glorifying a hero, it doesnt really have to be loud. This is where i feel he slips a little. Take for example in Guru. When Gurukanth does something smart the Guru bhai guru bahi aye che! is so loud, it deviates you from the movie. Ditto is the mottai rap in Sivaji ( its really okay cuz its for Rajini). Similarly when Akbar gets angry in JA, the score is so loud. And now Ghajini. Thankfully a lot is happening on screen and you dont worry much. Again check out the superb use of flute for Jiah Khan when she is hunting for clues and stuff. He is so good at that. Watch Dark Knight, when the Joker talks. See how the music is in the background and you will know what i mean. On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 4:57 PM, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail.com> wrote: On 12/28/2008 2:49 PM India Time, _Gomzy™_ wrote: > If thats the case, you will have a headache again. The BGMs are loud again. :-) I am sure Pavan would still go to see it, even him he has to take a dinner only of Combiflam. :-) I had earlier said about JA that its personal music didn't go well with the grandeur of the film. I think Ghajini music and movie also were like that. Ghajini music was soft whereas the movie was shouts, tempers, confusion, action, violence. Still, contrary to JA where the grandeur of the film made the music sunk without a trace, here in ghajini the contrast didn't harm the music at all. Ghajini music still showed up as a major highlight of the film, providing people the desired relief where they wanted it, from all those hyper ultra emotions. And one can even discount bachhoo and lattu. So, it would be just behka, guzarish and Kaise mujhe, only three song which did such a wonder in the long (it came in 3 CDs) movie. Hail ARR. -- Now, about the BGM being loud. Well, songs have a situation introduced for them, but BGM has to fit the scene. And when scenes were about madness, the BGM had to reflect the madness, and that is what it did. and did it with so much of ARR's typical perfection that the madness got multiplied. So, it was technically impossible to put any other kind of BGM for this film. Guzarish's beats were played as BGM at the starting scene of Aamir+Asin, but thankfully they delayed guzarish song to after interval where it sounded more appropriate because Aamir had proposed to Asin by then and had no reason to believe that Asin might decline, so he could express his feelings in such a overt song, whereas had guzarish song been right at the first meet, it would have been premature as Aamir was pulled towards her but wasn't in love with her yet. They have put a lot of thoughts in placement of songs for this movie that other films/ directors don't exactly bother. Even the great Mani slipped in Guru when he devised that flimsy situation just to put that song (Tere bina???) when Aish's bro revealed to her that Abhishek married her for money, so that there was a strain in their relationship and then they sing that song and by the time song ended, their anger had evaporated by magic. A rare shabby direction by Mani. -- Rawat > > On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 6:31 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com > <mailto:pawancum...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > > I havnt seen the hindi one yet..but...I still remember how after > seeing tamil ghajini..I came out of the theater with severe headache > and the reason was the background score..It was tooooooo loud and > heavy for me.. > > --- On *Fri, 12/26/08, fani kalyan /<rythmdivine2...@yahoo.com > <mailto:rythmdivine2...@yahoo.com>>/* wrote: > > From: fani kalyan <rythmdivine2...@yahoo.com > <mailto:rythmdivine2...@yahoo.com>> > Subject: [arr] Why no much talk abt Ghajini BGM > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > <mailto:arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Friday, December 26, 2008, 9:59 PM > > also ..I personally feel that the BGM is not so impressive.. The > AR touch and thump is missing..maybe coz I expected too much or > the sound system where I watched is bad or like for the > songs..the BGM also takes time to grow on?!!! > > ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links