well said. ya, some songs in robo may have conventional techno beats but ARR has given new sound for pudhiya manidha song.
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 11:31 AM, jarshadnk <jarsha...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Dear All, > > You may love the music Enthiran or hate it (I love it myself), but if > there's one thing that you cannot deny it's the courage of Rahman bro. In > fact, how difficult would it have been for him to compose the kind of tunes > that fans think a Rajini movie requires? If I am required to answer that > then there's no use having fans group like this. > How many composers would have the, to put it crudely, balls to compose a > track like "Puthiya Manitha" for a Rajini movie? Every single one of them > would have opted for a song with hundreds of folk drums playing a crass tune > whose novelty wouldn't even last the movie's run in theatres. But no Sir! > Rahman is not from that stock, and that's why he is great. He will give what > the situation in the film requires without any fear of the repercussions. He > may have fallen many times while innovating, but he has the courage to pick > himself up and innovate some more. He is not a template. If most of the > times we are baffled at his tunes the first time we listen to it, it's > because of this. I wouldn't have been his fan if he gave me exactly what I > wanted. I am his fan because by his courage he is pushing the boundaries of > my taste in music. > Having said that I don't think anybody needs to like a piece of art just > because it's from someone. Like the quote from Evelyn Beatrice Hall often > wrongly attributed to Voltaire, "I will disapprove of what you say, but I > will defend to the death your right to say it." But please chose you words > carefully, as they have a tendency to have a life of their own. Sometimes > they can hurt, even when you don't intend to. > > Jarshad NK > > >
