Wonderful Write-up..Keep it up Chord. -jiban "jai ho"
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > ARR's ability to poignantly create heightened and intense mood states through > his music is I believe an under-discussed yet salient characteristic of his > music, and why his music has such a powerful impact on so many. His ability > to understand complex human emotions and to use the right sonic mediums to > communicate those emotions and combine them in ways to create a gestalt mood > state within the listener is highly impressive. This is one of the reasons > why ARR has some of the most intense and wide ranging (age and culture) fans > of any single composer worldwide. And also one of the main reasons why ARR > recently won two Academy Awards (SDM music deserves most merit in being able > to intensely amplify the emotional impact of a visual experience, not on the > basis of a stand alone song). > > Good musicians and those musicians that are popular have to create enhanced > and pleasurable mood states for their music to be liked and popular. But, > ARR's music goes further than just mere momentary endorphin based pleasure > responses. The moods profiles his music elicits will vary from one person to > the next, but they are all multi-faceted and dimensional I believe leading to > a longer lasting effect on the mind. I don't think ARR composes music with > these concepts in mind on a conscious level, but I do believe he understands > human emotions very well and how certain sounds and combination of sounds can > elevate the listening experience to intense levels (a concept brought to my > attention by a good friend). Of course, listeners will need to have the > right cognitive and emotional sensitivity to appreciate this deeper and finer > impact of his music, which most intense ARR fans do. > > What draws us to ARR's music are a combination of elements (rhtyhm, harmony, > melody, sound, structure), with each variable deserving its own merit, but in > combination, creates an astounding overall gestaltic listening experience > that underscores the powerful impact his music has on our moods and emotions. > In that sense, ARR not only is a genius in terms of musical intelligence, he > is a genius of emotional intelligence too. >
