ichord - That was a great review on my review. Thank you so much. It feels great when people understand the review, in exactly way it was intended to be while writing.
Smile Sureshkumar http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com '--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > Bravo! Great job, Suresh! Now, that's what I call a great review, doing > full justice to this exquisite soundtrack. I esp. like that you talked about > the sounds, instruments, arrangements a lot, which really do deserve specific > menttion in each track. I liked how you tried to connect the music to the > visuals, giving more meaning to each track in context. Appreciated how you > tried to put the "comedy" element in logical light, stating that the serious > music is for those who are the butt of the jokes and who don't find it funny, > but the rest do! Makes perfect sense! I love some of your descriptions, > like, "bed of soft strings".....very classy! Lastly, you very nicely put > this in perspective in comparison to Slumdog in that even though it won't > gather the same attention and perhaps level of accolades as Slumdog, it still > deserves to be celebrated as a beautifully strong entrance for Rahman into > hollywood. I can see your knowledge and ear for good music is quite refined > and I really appreciate that. The only thing I didn't agree with you was the > criticism on Sajna Re, but I respect that opinion a lot because you explained > in detail why you felt that way. Geez, I wish more people would write > reviews like you do!!!! And yes, you very correctly stated that it used the > same musical template as Dreams on Fire, which is what I thought too when I > heard it. > > For me, the core strength of this soundtrack is in artistic, aural, and > aesthetic beauty, not commercial potential. It's one of the most beautifully > crafted compositionally and sonically mostly acoustic album by Rahman and to > me, that's all I need to celebrate, regardless of movie success. That is the > greatest distinction between this and Slumdog, which was more of a > commercial, highly energized, stylish, electronic soundtrack. Both Slumdog > and Couple's Retreat showcase ARR's versatility amazingly and I hope people > here in the West recognize that. > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sureshmechnit" <sureshmechnit@> wrote: > > > > http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2009/09/listening-couples-retreat.html > > >
