very true Chord..! Jaan meri jaane jaanaa..in Thakshak..the arrangements are mind boggling..
On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 4:20 AM, Chord <purev...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Boondon Se Baatein, Khaamosh Raat, Dholna....3 of my all time favorite > Rahman songs. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Thulasi Ram <karoke...@...> wrote: > > > > s, thankshak is a great album and till date, it never got its > recognition it > > deserved. situations like this deeply affect the MD. > > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:22 AM, Krishna Kanth Kristam < > > krishna.kris...@...> wrote: > > > > > Vinod..superb topic..and superb questions.. > > > > > > one question from me - > > > > > > - After the release of "Thakshak" audio, I remember reading an AR > interview > > > in which he said- Had the Thakshak audio been a bigger success > than it were > > > (in terms of reaching common people or audio sales etc..), the music > > > compositions would have taken a different turn. have you ever > composed music > > > in that flavour again? If so, which movie? (I guess En Swasa Katre > was also > > > on the same lines..released in that year.) > > > > > > guys..write in..your questions as well..hopefully one day we will > get the > > > answers..from AR himself.. > > > > > > § Krishna. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 3:35 PM, vinod sagar <dvsagar_2...@...>wrote: > > > > > > >> > > >> I was just thinking if I were to interview Rahman, what question > I wud > > >> ask. Here's a part of the questions I thought of.. they are not > > >> exhaustive... some more are to come.. hope you to add some... pls > excuse me > > >> if i thought of a question which was already answered :o) > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 1. You and Mehboob made a great combination, proved with the > success of > > >> Bombay and Vandemataram, why is that we do not see you working > together > > >> again ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 2. Music Directors often say that they have "n" number of tunes > in their > > >> repository (one Telugu MD I heard said that he had 10,000 song > tunes with > > >> him). Is this the same with you as well. Or do you think music > and tunes > > >> come spontaneously ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 3. Why is it that whenever we listen to your music in different > systems > > >> (eg. Headphones, 5.1, Stereo etc), we discover new sounds that we > had not > > >> heard before in that song. For example in the song "Ishq Bina > Ishq Bina" > > >> from Taal you had mixed the sound of a CPU speaker between 5:15 > and 5:17. Do > > >> you mix them in your songs as a "puzzle - to be solved by the > listners" ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 4. What according to you is the best music set-up to listen, > discover and > > >> enjoy your songs completely, with all the special effects. > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 5. When I was a teenager back in the 90s I saw one of your > interviews on > > >> TV. In that interview you had said that a lot of Directors are > not happy > > >> with your music, but the music went on to become hits. Did those > directors > > >> ever come back to you again ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 6. You had expressed your wish to do music for a film like > > >> "Shankarabharanam". Do you think that you will ever get to work > on such a > > >> movie in today's trend of commercial cinema? > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 7. We have seen many of your greatest tunes not getting the > praise they > > >> deserve because either they were part of a non-commercial movie > of a one > > >> that flopped (eg: Ada, Zubeida, Bose-TFH, Meenaxi, Tehzeeb, one 2 > k 4, Gang > > >> Master, Palnati Pourusham etc). But when you use any part of these > > >> overlooked songs in other movies, critics slam you to be > repetitive, how do > > >> you repond to it. > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 8. Do you think your style of music has indirectly put any > pressure on > > >> other music directors to keep-up with you and make music similar > to yours ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 9. We all know that you are a very busy person, do you regularly > listen to > > >> music of other music directors by your instincts or when someone > recommends > > >> it. > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 10. You had once said that you can make enough songs for 5 movies > with the > > >> Background music created in one movie. We see that some of the > current music > > >> directors are copying from your back-ground music (Eg: vishal > shekar from > > >> Swades to salaam nameste- my dil goes mmm.. caught by an active > fan in the > > >> yahoo group). How do you feel when other music directors copy > your songs. > > >> (We don't know how many of your background scores have inspired > other MDs > > >> yet :o) > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 11. Shivamani once said that you were the first music director in > India > > >> who insisted on printing the names of artists on the cassette and > cd credits > > >> (eg" keyboard player, sound engineer, flute etc). That was a > great gesture, > > >> but how open was the music industry to this concept ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 12. How successful have you been in convincing the industry > about the > > >> music royalities issue ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 13. When the music of Lagaan, Jodha Akbar, Rang de Basanti, Zubeida, > > >> Thakshak, The legend of bhagat singh etc... was released, early > critics > > >> wrote them off with comments such as "Not expected from Rahman". > But a few > > >> years after their release, these albums are suddenly considered > master > > >> pieces in Indian music history. Do you think that this is the > mind setup > > >> of the critics or if something is wrong somewhere ? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 14. It happpens only with your music that the more you listen to > it the > > >> more you like it, why? > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> 15. > > >> a) A lot of today's top music artists swear by the statement that > "it is > > >> ONLY because of you that they are what today". > > >> b)Until Roja, the producers never dared to experiment to with new > music > > >> directors > > >> c) Until you, the artists never got any credit on the music > cassette/CD > > >> inlays > > >> d) You are one who has taken the initiative in demanding the > royalities to > > >> the music director from music companies > > >> e) You took Indian music to the global arena > > >> f) Your name itself sells music either with the music lovers or > the music > > >> companies > > >> > > >> Of all the above examples you are a trendsetter. How does it > feel, do you > > >> feel more burdened with expectations ? > > >> > > >> ------------------------------ > > >> > > >> > > >> Vinod > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
