OK. I've been trying to stay away from this discussion but I'll jump in this
one
time.
It might help if you punt the idea of Endhiran being a sci-fi movie, expecting
it to have the music similar to how sci-fi films are scored these days. Instead
think of it as a Rajni movie with some elements of science fiction. Now if
you're going to question the appropriateness of the dated electronics versus
today's amalgam of orchestra and electronics, then you should also be asking
what are songs doing in a sci-fi movie in the first place.
I don't like the synths and overuse of auto-tunes in Endhiran. It just happens
to be ARR's choice for depicting the machine elements in a Rajni movie. And
it's
not like the music is without merit. It's an eclectic mix of styles that
appeals
to some and not to others. I'm not the target audience but that's just fine.
While it's encouraging that you're writing more without abusing capital
letters,
it would lend more seriousness to your arguments if you qualified them without
platitudes and fanboy gushings. When I read things like "... which would even
leave the jazz legends awestruck", "it would have re-written the history of
Bond
songs", "Rahmantic way"... it's hard to take you seriously.
Isn't it odd that you want ARR to avoid the "textbook method" of music, and yet
you want his music to fit accepted norms of today's sci-fi scores? Previously,
you expected the music to have "synth-orchestral elements in the
arrangements...
with Michael Columbierish percussions". Michel Colombier is known for his
70s/80s sound. Wouldn't you say that you got your 80s music with synths and
orchestra?
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From: kishore parayath <kishore.paray...@gmail.com>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wed, August 4, 2010 11:39:29 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] A small request...Think before you bash Endhiran's music...
No one is bashing here! Everyone has the freedom to express his views. Infact,
it is the community members who are 'bashing' some people here, who express
their honest views.
And regarding the music required for a sci-fi subject. Please refer the scores
of sci-fi movies produced in Hollywood. Then U would understand what is
required
for such a subject. And we all know, that ARR is capable of doing much more
than
many of those Hollywood composers.
Iam enjoying the sounds in Endhiran and the layering in Arima Arima. Also, I
like Endhiran more than Sivaji... Juz because, Endhiran has the sounds which I
expected in Sivaji. Very enjoyable. But certainly the concepts and genres are
very old (Unusually from ARR). We would love ARR trying such genres... But we
dont want ARR to follow the textbook format.. We want him in the Rahmantic
way..
Always like a mad musical scientist like how CHORD qoutes many times.
Remember when ARR experimented with jazz in Iruvar?? Did he ever follow the
style, established by the legends of Jazz back in the 70's and 80's ?? No.. He
went into mad experimentation giving masterpieces like vennilaa vennillaa which
would even leave the jazz legends awestruck;and also resulting in some hybrid
tracks like 'Aayirathil Naan Oruvan' and 'Kannai Katti', where 'Dave Brubeck
met
MS Vishwanathan'.
