- Vithur is getting flooded with messages as if he's created the list. I also thought the same initially..Actually one thing I want to point out Media has always put aside songs from films like Saathiya, Swades,JOK, Kannathil Muthamittal ,Sangamam, zubieda,water boys,while considering his top compositions.. I donno why?..
-jiban -- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Henceforth, I think I need to put the Source of the news in the Top and then > paste the news Item > > This is noy my Fav 10. This has been copied and pasted here ... > > > > > On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:35 AM, sajin mohan <sajin_...@...> wrote: > > > Heyyy Vithur... > > Your selections are superb...But how can you avoid Taal from your list?? We > > all know that selecting 10 of ARR sir is just like going to sun.... However > > deeply analyze each and every song... itz tooooo difficult.... but i dont > > think that we can not avoid Taal and Kannathil Muthamittal.. Especially the > > BGM in Kannathil muthamittal....Goosebumping...Better not to try to find out > > the best 10 out of ARR's compositions... all are best... > > And what about Munpe vaa frm JOK??? ARR himself told it as one of his > > favourite... > > > > > > > > *...SAJIN_MOHAN...* > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 26/2/09, Nagaraj <arr_naga...@...>* wrote: > > > > From: Nagaraj <arr_naga...@...> > > Subject: Re: [arr] The top 10 greatest AR Rahman film soundtracks > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 7:04 AM > > > > Wow Sergie..ur list itself is giving goosebumps.. > > one reason for trying to find 10 best soundtracks is not to find > > the best ten, but in our efforts we will revisit a few tracks which > > we havent heard in a long time.. :) > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > serge belier <s03g373@ > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > It is very difficult to list 10 best album of ARR Sir. Quite > > impossible, as I think that many of them should be in the list, for > > example: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Kandukonden Kandukonden, > > > Uzhavan (especially for "Kannilil ennai iramho", "Pennalla > > Pennalla") > > > Taal, > > > Pukar, > > > Rangeela, > > > Taj Mahal (especially for "Kuliruthu Kuliruthu") > > > May Madam (especially for "Minnale") > > > Boys (especially for "Ale Ale") > > > Meenakshi, > > > Jillundru Oru Kadhal (especially for "Anbae Va", "New York") > > > Swades (especially for "Yeh Jo Desh", "Saawariya", "Aahista") > > > Indira (what a song "thoda thoda malarntha enna"), > > > Sangamam (especially for "Mazhaitulli" , "Margazhi tingal", "Varaga > > Nathi karai oram", "Mudhal Mudhal") > > > Fire, > > > Earth, > > > Water, > > > Kaadhalan (especially for "Ennavalae adi") > > > > > > > > > Guys, could not make a proper list, there are too many, I am sure > > I am missing a lot of others.... > > > > > > > > > > > > Jai Ho!!!!! My 2 years old son sings it many times a day. The > > funiest thing is that he wakes up singing it even before having his > > breakfast. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Serge BELIER. > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > From: jibandevta@ .. > > > > Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:24:41 +0000 > > > > Subject: Re: [arr] The top 10 greatest AR Rahman film soundtracks > > > > > > > > Shocked to see 'Taal' missing!!!!! !!!!!!!!! ! > > > > > > > > Remove Delhi 6 and put Taal.. > > > > > > > > -jiban > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com>, > > Asmin <asmindts@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi Vithur, > > > > > > > > > > How about 'INDIAN', not in the list??? > > > > > Better to remove Delhi 6 from this list, its still new. > > > > > You are talking about 10 Greatest sountracks!! ! > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > From: Vithur <vithurm@> > > > > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:44:45 PM > > > > > Subject: [arr] The top 10 greatest AR Rahman film soundtracks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The top 10 greatest AR Rahman film soundtracks > > > > > Sidin Vadukut - Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:34 AM > > > > > Don't take our word for it. > > > > > It's what you, the readers of this blog, told us after > > > > enthusiastically participating in the poll mentioned in the last > > > > post. Many of you left comments and dozens of you polled. At the > > > > final count, we had exactly 200 votes when we decided to analyze > > > > results at around 10:30 AM this morning. We had asked you to > > choose > > > > from five films of our choosing (Rang De Basanti, Roja, Pudhiya > > > > Mugam, Delhi 6 and Lagaan) plus Slumdog Millionaire and let you > > add > > > > films of your own choosing. And you committed music fans added > > > > plenty: we had atleast one vote for a total of 25 films. > > (Opinions > > > > made in the comments section have not been taken into account. > > Not > > > > because we don't like your comments, we crave comments, but > > because > > > > we could be double counting people who commented and polled.) > > > > > Here in reverse order of votes won are the top 10 most popular > > ARR > > > > film soundtracks according to PlayThings readers: > > > > > Number 10: Thiruda Thiruda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > A ARR-Mani Ratnam project from 1993 that did not do too well > > at the > > > > box office but won plenty of fans for its music. Every track was > > a > > > > hit including Veerapandi Kottayile, Konjam Nilavu and Rasathi. > > Little > > > > known fact about Thiruda Thiruda: the writing credits for this > > movie > > > > goes to a then little known writer and film maker Ram Gopal > > Varma. He > > > > went on to later make Ram Gopal Varma ki Aag and make me want to > > > > bludgeon myself to death with a remote control. > > > > > > > > > > Number 9: Iruvar > > > > > > > > > > Again a ARR-MR project, Iruvar was a controversial lightly > > veiled > > > > biopic of Tamil politician, film star and god-on-earth MG > > > > Ramachandran. No one will forget the Hello Mister song in the > > movie > > > > not just for the music itself but for the unveiling of a young, > > sexy > > > > Aishwarya Rai in her debut film. Cue goosebumps. And then some. > > (Also > > > > Mohanlal! Yay!) > > > > > > > > > > Number 8: Alaipayuthe > > > > > > > > > > Yes, this ARR-MR collaboration business is beginning to bore > > no? > > > > But whatay soundtrack this is. And the rare movie that matches > > > > Rahman's music with stunning visuals. One of my fave tracks from > > the > > > > album, Endendrum Punnagai, was originally not part of the album. > > (And > > > > if I remember right, was missing from the first batch of CDs and > > > > tapes.) But it was very popular and they brought it back into > > the > > > > official OST. > > > > > Number 7: Pudhiya Mugam > > > > > > > > > > Collective high five everyone. I won't repeat everything I > > said > > > > before, but if you haven't had a chance to listen to music you > > really > > > > must. And try to ignore the damp squib Vishwavidaata remix. > > > > > Number 6: Delhi-6 > > > > > > > > > > For a while I was worried about Delhi-6. After the first 100 > > votes > > > > or so, there wasn't even one vote for this recent masterpiece. > > > > Thankfully it picked up steam later. A wonderfully varied and > > nuanced > > > > track if you ask me. That and Dev D will take time to be > > replaced in > > > > our iPods. > > > > > Number 5: Bombay > > > > > > > > > > No surprises here. A critical and popular success in every > > > > language. Wikipedia adds these bits of trivia: > > > > > The track "Bombay Theme" from the soundtrack is an > > instrumental > > > > orchestral piece composed, arranged and conducted by A. R. > > Rahman. It > > > > was recently featured in the soundtrack and score of the Nicolas > > Cage > > > > film Lord of War, released in 2005. It has appeared on several > > > > compillation CDs since the film's release including on Volume 5 > > of > > > > the chill-out compilation Café del Mar, released in 1998. It > > also > > > > appeared on a French TV commercial for Volvic starring Zinedine > > > > Zidane in 2000. The soundtrack also found success in its dubbed > > > > versions. > > > > > Number 4: Lagaan > > > > > > > > > > What did you say? A three hour musical about a cricket match? > > HELL > > > > YEAH! The L.A. Times spokes for us all when they said: > > > > > Ashutosh Gowariker's glorious "Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in > > India" > > > > is to the Bollywood musical epic what Ang Lee's "Crouching > > Tiger, > > > > Hidden Dragon" was to the period martial arts action adventure: > > an > > > > affectionate homage to a popular genre that raises it to the > > level of > > > > an art film with fully drawn characters, a serious underlying > > theme > > > > and a sophisticated style and point of view. > > > > > > > > > > Most crucially, its songs and dances are not mere interludes > > > > inserted in the action, bringing it to a halt--a Bollywood > > trademark-- > > > > but are fully integrated into the plot and marked by expressive, > > > > dynamic singing and dancing that infuse a historical drama with > > > > energy and immediacy. > > > > > > > > > > Number 3: Rang De Basanti > > > > > > > > > > Did you know that Nelly Furtado was, at one point, lined up to > > > > perform on the album? And while the movie didn't repeat the > > Oscar > > > > nomination success of RDB, it did get a couple of tracks on to > > the > > > > long list. Super super album. > > > > > Number 2: Dil Se... > > > > > > > > > > Notice how accurately we put three dots at the end of the > > title. > > > > This one was not on our list and was added on by enthusiasts. > > > > Weonderfully shot, beautifully supported music but a slightly > > > > underwhelming film. The opening song, that one on the train with > > > > Malaika Arora and SRK, ranked ninth on a BBC World Top Ten. > > > > > > > > > > Which nicely brings us to the most highly rated AR Rahman > > motion > > > > picture soundtrack of all time... (drum roll... okay now a > > little > > > > flute... trumpets...) > > > > > Number 1: Roja > > > > > > > > > > ARR's first ever movie soundtrack remains his most popular. > > Roja > > > > was easily the most favoured in our poll, picking up almost half > > of > > > > all votes polled. Which is remarkable for a movie album now > > going on > > > > 17 years. (My, haven't we all grown old.) Richard Corliss of > > Time > > > > magazine puts it nicely in his listing of the Top 100 > > soundtracks of > > > > all time: > > > > > > > > > > Through this grim political parable, Rahman laced some > > spectacular > > > > melodies that not only serve the drama, they create their own [EM] > > as > > > > in the duet ballads "Yeh Haseen Vadiyan" and "Roja Jaaneman," > > which > > > > first are grounded in recitative, then suddenly ascend into > > celestial > > > > melody. This astonishing debut work parades Rahman's gift for > > > > alchemizing outside influences until they are totally Tamil, > > totally > > > > Rahman. He plays with reggae and jungle rhythms, fiddles with > > > > Broadway-style orchestrations, runs cool variations on > > Morricone's > > > > scores for Italian westerns. > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks for everyone who read the post, commented and > > voted. Do > > > > tell us what you think of the results. And a colleague also asks > > me > > > > to hark out to all the Illayaraja fans out there. So what do you > > guys > > > > have to say about all this attention going out to your arch- > > nemesis? > > > > Vent fury I say! > > > > > P.s. The poll remains open indefinitely. Who knows? Maybe time > > will > > > > change those ratings. > > > > > > > > > > -http://blogs. livemint. com/blogs/ lounge/archive/ > > 2009/02/25/ the- > > > > top-10- greatest- ar-rahman- film-soundtracks .aspx- > > > > > regards, > > > > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > > > > > 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.arrahman fans.com <http://www.arrahmanfans.com/> > > > > Admin: admin@ > > > > To Subscribe: arrahmanfans- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com<arrahmanfans-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans- unsubscribe@ ...! 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