I feel there is a reason behind use of minimal instruments. It's going to performed in a stadium, he might have thought anybody shd be able bring the sound with minimal instruments they have.
I'm completely satisfied with the instrumentation and it's a great idea for this kind of song. All you need here is to have the crowd sing along, I'm sure that's going to happen. On Aug 30, 2010, at 4:38 PM, Arr Fan <arr...@rocketmail.com> wrote: > Ramesh - good one. I second that ARR missed an golden opportunity to utilize > a large orchestral work - it is indeed sad when people question if swagatham > composed by our ARR worth $1million price tag? the magic in swagatham works > for me now... but ARR could have gone for large orchestra and made it really > very grand. I guess, I will wait for that day... > > > From: Ramesh R <triscod...@yahoo.com> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Mon, August 30, 2010 12:37:44 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] Jai Ho pulse missing from Rahman's Games Hey-O > > > Apparently none of the people complaining about the CWG song even bothered to > check the theme song for 2006 Commonwealth Games. Here's Delta Goodrem > singing Together We Are One > > Each host nation has a different interpretation of what they want in the > theme song for CWG. They all don't have to be fast-paced and anthem-like. It > depends on what the GoI or IOC wanted ARR to showcase in the song. Judge it > based on the context. > > I had hoped to see a larger contribution from ARR towards the music of the > CWG. It really was an opportunity to do a large orchestral work were he to > score the Opening Ceremony. Score fans should seek out the cd to the 2006 CWG > Opening Ceremony. It contains music by Australian composer Christopher Gordon > and is nothing short of fantastic. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Games:_Melbourne_2006_Opening_Ceremony > > And if you want more Gordon goodness- > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF7SD-JbXwU > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@gmail.com> > To: arrahmanfans <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Sun, August 29, 2010 7:07:31 PM > Subject: [arr] Jai Ho pulse missing from Rahman's Games Hey-O > > > > http://epaper.mailtoday.in/3082010/epaperimages/3082010/3082010-md-hr-19/124848578.jpg > > > > > >
