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________________________________ From: Arun KB Ganesh <ergu...@gmail.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, 17 September, 2009 2:03:35 AM Subject: Re: [arr] I love Punjabi music, it has very robust sounds, a very alive quality that I find attractive. - AR Says Rahman, “Any music that I lay my hands on, I first rip it apart on my computer. I repeatedly listen to a new album because I wish to grab all the finer nuances of it.’’ He’s thrilled that his latest album is on a memory chip. “This is fantastic. What one must ensure is that the sound is of the highest quality.’’ Wow - I hope the sound aspect is taken care of. On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 1:15 AM, Sreekrishnan R <rahmanfever@ yahoo.co. uk> wrote: >Check out the link for an exclusive snap: > >http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/entertainmen t/bollywood/ >news-interviews/ Akshay-sings- to-AR-Rahman/ articleshow/ 5017926.cms > > >Akshay Kumar has done 120 films - but it is the first time that Academy Award >winner A R Rahman has composed music for a film of his. It is Anthony >D’Souza’s debut vehicle, and he gets to start with the music supremo. > >It is also Rahman’s first album after his two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire. >And, it is the first time that Bollywood music is being launched on pen drives >and memory chips.. >Quite naturally - Dr Rahman and Dr Akshay (both PhDs) are in a celebratory >mode. Says Rahman, “Any music that I lay my hands on, I first rip it apart on >my computer. I repeatedly listen to a new album because I wish to grab all the >finer nuances of it.’’ He’s thrilled that his latest album is on a memory >chip. “This is fantastic. What one must ensure is that the sound is of the >highest quality.’’ Akshay jokes, “After the pen drive, we’ll perhaps have the >music album in an injection form. All you need to do is to prick the needle >and you’ll break into song.’’ > >Rahman, who hasn’t interacted closely with Akshay, smiles and says, “My first >memory of Akshay is his grooving to Tu Cheez Badi Hai Mast Mast with Raveena >Tandon in Mohra. The year was 1994 and I had just completed the music of >Rangeela.’’ Akshay adds, “And my all-time favourite Rahman album is Roja. I >listened to it continuously for two months when I was shooting a film in >Shimla. And though the music had a soulful feel, I would still exercise only >to that track.’’ > >Incidentally Blue may well be one of the last films Rahman does this season >because of his international commitments. Admitting this, the composer says, >“I love all filmmakers but there is only that much work I can do. I have taken >on a couple of major assignments overseas and I’m also committed to building >my music school. I wanted to do something different hence I chose to associate >with Tony’s Blue.’’ Rahman also adds that though the film has a completely >international feel, his music is a combination of Indian sounds as well. “It >has some folk and Punjabi tunes also,’’ he reveals. That’s when Punjab da >munda Akki butts in to ask, “Why Punjabi, Sir? Is it because I’m in the >film?’’ “No,’’ replies Rahman, “it’s because I love Punjabi music, it has very >robust sounds, a very alive quality that I find attractive.’’ > > > >Rahman fever >His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > > > >________________________________ >Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try now! Try the new Yahoo! India Homepage. Click here. http://in.yahoo.com/trynew
