Part1:: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=twXOy_J2BF0 Part2:: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=dhXrj0x06tE Part3:: http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=EHshB6jL-Ns
On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> wrote: > ARR 's Interview to Visually Impaired Children - NEW YEAR SPECIAL > > > > Q :- Sound is our World. What is your opinion about Sound ? > > > > AR :- There are a lot of matters relating to sound ( for sure ) . More than > sight, the feeling to realize, there is something in the heart ( which is > termed as EYE of the Heart) , something spiritual lies within. I believe in > it very much. There is an eye in the mind which is very important. There is > a lot of things in Music, the language, God ( How to say that… he smiles) > > > > Q :- Which was the first and foremost lyrics for which you composed music > ? > > > > AR – I think it was for a Commercial by name " Colour Lab". Apart from > that, after constructing the studio, it was " Deen Isai Maalai", an album, > which had songs like Allah Oh Akbar, Ellam Un Arul Vallamo. For Cinema > films, it would be Chinna Chinna Aasai. > > > > Q :- Pls tell something about what is Music Therapy ? > > > > AR :- Actually, I don't know much about Music Therapy. There are some > melody songs, and some ragas which calm down our restleness and confusion. > But there are some songs which make us angry… So, it could be the song that > we like, a prayer at times, even an instrument. Sometimes, even a Tambura > appears to be a therapy. At times, the flute also. > > > > Q :- Which is the sound which you like the most ? > > > > AR :- I like the sound of the Rain. Sometimes, when we are in a forest, the > sound of the birds. Sometimes the Tambura sound. So, there is nothing in > particular. It depends on the state of the mind at that moment. > > > > Q :- What is the difference between Indian Classical ( Folk ) music, > International Folk Music, Ancient Folk Music ? > > > > AR :- There will be heart in Folk Music, and not intelligence. That's why, > whatever folk songs we compose, we tend to get attracted towards it. The > Hero's voice becomes very sophisticated, when we add a lot of voices to the > song. The core of melody, the soul and the thought is the same thing. Tamil > Nadu Folk, Andhra Folk, Gujrati Folk, Spanish Folk or Turkish Folk. Spanish > Folk has a magic which is very easy and connects to us very soon. > > > > Q :- What was the feeling that you got , when you composed music for Films > like " KIzhakku Cheemayile" ? > > > > AR :- When we start hearing folk songs, it automatically comes into our > system. When I did Roja and completed it, many had the opinion that I didn't > know folk style and have landed from abroad. So, when I sat with > Bharathiraaja Sir and Vairamuthu Sir, I tried my best to do that movie with > difference. > > > > Q :- what do you feel about the Periodic Movies composed by you ? > > > > AR :- I had composed music for film like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, > Jodha Akbar, The Legend of Bhagat Singh. Elizabeth Golden Age. Its more of > orchestral music. It would be suiting the style of music which will suit > that era. We have to guess it that way and compose music. > > > > Q :- Which is the musical instrument which you get involved a lot and play > ? > > > > AR :- The Instrument which I mainly play is the Keyboard, Piano. Apart from > that, there is a new Instrument called the Continuum. It would not have the > keys of the Keyboard, but just the front part. We can play the Hindustani > Gamakam, the Carnatic gamakam using the same. Recently, I had bought another > instrument called the Arabian Oudh. > > > > Q :- Which generation of music is your favourite one ? > > > > AR :- Actually, I keep my mind very open. A music which would suit for > anytime. If you take the sixties, we have the music composed by K.V. > Mahadevan, in North, we have S.D.Burman, R.D. Burman. There are a lot of > Keerthanas, and in Western world, there have been a lot of Great composers. > There have been a lot of things recently happening, which we are not > observing properly. We see a lot of talents happening in youtube. Someone > plays a guitar sitting at home, and that is also good. So, keeping the mind > open is my philosophy. Its very difficult to judge which is good or not. > > > > Q :- What is the speciality about Indian Music ? > > > > AR :- Music can be termed as a reflection of Indian Culture. India 's > culture goes back to 1000 years. So, the roots are in Hindustani, Classical, > Carnatic Music ( According to me ) > > > > Q :- Can you talk about Bharathidaasan, Bharathiyar ? > > > > AR :- Sometimes, when we are pushed to a corner or undergo a tortoruous > situation, the best in us come out. Similarly, the Russian symphonies etc. > Bharatiyar and Bharathidaasan underwent such a trauma, and were subjected > to such hardships. So , most of the people who get tortured will have > opposite creativity. I am very proud of both of them. > > > > Q :- When are you going to release the music of ROBOT?. We are very eager > to listen to the same. ? > > > > AR :- Once its finished, it will be released ( he smiles ) . We have > completed two songs, and they have shooted the same. There would be another > 3 or 4 songs ( I think so). There are a lot of Visual Effects in the movie. > May be it will get released next year. When it gets released, I would send a > CD to all of you. > > > > Q :- Sir. Whats your Inspiration ? > > > > AR :- My inspiration is Nature. The Team which works with me inclding the > Director, The Lyricist, the Producer, Hero. All movies have this, but there > are some teams, which give extra inspiration. > > > > Q :- What thought comes to you, when you are in Silence ? > > > > AR :- At different phases of my life, there have been different thoughts to > me. Initially, I liked it very much, and after some time, it started boring. > At times, I miss my family. Whenever I go abroad, I like the Silence and > feel its creative. > > > > Q :- There is Music latent in one 's sorrow and happiness. Can you brief > about that ? > > > > AR :- Roja came in 1991. If you go and see the blogs, you can read what > people have felt about music , when they were a small boy, when they grew up > and were in love , and how it changed over times. They would have written > about the song they would have heard when they loved, when they grew up etc. > the song which was a lullaby and sung to make me sleep. Music is such a > thing, that after we create it and leaves us, it no longer belongs to us. It > belongs to the people, and is a property of the listeners. So, when anyone > asks as to what song I like the most, I usually don't reply and leave it > like that. Many a times, people start fighting as to how we can tell this, > tell that etc. > > > > AR asks about the music they all like. Everyone tells > > 1. Ulaganthan – Gana Music > 2. SPB > > > > AR tells there are two singers whom he likes the most, and both are blind. > There is no one in the world to beat them. He tells two name ( Sorry > couldn't get their names clearly,,, ) Their talent is extra ordinary. So, > there is nothing that can impair us. We have energy within us and can be > used for all constructive purposes. > > > > ( a boy sings Ella Pughazum ) > > > > There will be 2 rooms in the recording studio. There will be a glass in > between. There will be another room, where there will be a mixer. External > sound will not be heard. There will be an AC for Climate Control. I spend > more time in the Recording Studio than outside. > > > > Previously, it used to be very big. We used to record everything in one > track before. All the Instruments, and all voices, but now its changed. > Everything can be mixed later. > > > > ( He signs off by gifting them a CDs autographed by him, and with a special > gift to all children ) > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > -- regards, Vithur
