True enough that the theme was targeted for youth, hence the rap sequence was there. I think the whole theme was a great blend of music genres
> --- On *Mon, 5/17/10, sunder s <sunder....@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: sunder s <sunder....@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] I initially wondered how I was going to do it: A.R. > Rahman > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 7:42 AM > > > > I feel it would have been better if arr didn't include the rap part into > this song, i feel the mood of the song is getting disturbed by the rap part > even in sruthi's portion. wht u guys say? > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 2:54 AM, satish_srini <satish_srini@ > yahoo.com<http://mc/compose?to=satish_sr...@yahoo.com> > > wrote: > >> >> >> "The Tamil was of a very high standard and I initially wondered how I was >> going to do it, but thankfully it has come out well." This was how A.R. >> Rahman described his experience of working with the anthem for the World >> Classical Tamil Conference which was released on Saturday. >> >> Apparently, the tune for the anthem came to him immediately, but >> production was quite another matter. "It took two to two-and-a-half months, >> but we were working with a large crew – almost 70 singers," Rahman, dapper >> in a rich reddish-brown kurtha with an embroidered panel running down the >> front, told reporters on the eve of the function to release the anthem. >> >> "All of us together worked on the anthem – There was TMS [T.M. >> Soundararajan] , Yuvan [Shankar Raja], Shruti Hassan, P.Sushila…(to name a >> few). Basically, I have been busy in Hollywood and also touring. Therefore I >> was working on a tight schedule and was available only for two or three >> days, so people who could come then joined us," he said to a question on how >> the singers were chosen. A new verse on Kamban and Avvaiyar was added almost >> when the composing was over, and had to be incorporated into the final cut. >> >> TMS begins with "Pirapokkum Ella Uyirkkum," the first lines of the anthem >> composed by Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. Some of the other top playback >> artistes featuring in the anthem include Harini, Hariharan, Benny Dayal, >> Srinivas, Vijay Jesudas, Naresh Iyer. Rahman's nephew G.V.Prakash and sister >> Rehana have also joined the ensemble. >> >> The thing about this anthem, Rahman says, is that it also features singers >> who have distinguished themselves in other genres of music such as Carnatic >> (Aruna Sayeeram, Bombay Jaishree, Nithyashree and Soumya), folk, Sufi >> (M.Y.Abdul Ghani, Khajamoideen, S.Sabumoideen) , and even rap (Blaaze). >> Another key aspect is that three generations of singers have participated. >> >> Responding to a complaint that the words in his songs were often drowned >> out by the instruments, he says, "I think you will hear the words in this >> song. In fact we have kept the instruments to a minimum so that the words >> are clear." The traditional Tamil nagaswaram and tavil blend melodiously >> with the guitar and drums, even as the carnatic notes wind seamlessly with >> the rap. >> >> And what are his favourite lines from the anthem? For some one who added a >> line in Tamil in his Oscars acceptance speech, the answer was predictable: >> "Semmozhiyaana Tamizh mozhiyaam," the line that runs right through as the >> chorus. >> >> http://beta. thehindu. com/news/ states/tamil- nadu/article4312 >> 02.ece<http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article431202.ece> >> >> > > >
