[arr] Why Rahman gave music to Bose
Why Rahman gave music to Bose Arthur J Pais | March 28, 2005 13:38 IST A R RahmanWhen A R Rahman was offered Bose: The Forgotten Hero, the composer did not hesitate to take it up. Wasn't he concerned he had composed music for too many period films in recent years -- including Lagaan and The Legend Of Bhagat Singh -- and also agreed to work on the Aamir Khan starrer The Rising? What was important to me was that these films are made for posterity, the 39-year-old music director told rediff.com in New York. These films are made by serious filmmakers who are taking big risks. I find it very stimulating to work with such talents. Rahman's tunes bring Bose back There are times I take up a project even when many people in the business feel that the film may not become a hit, he said, adding he does not regret having worked in films like M F Husain's Meenaxi and Shyam Benegal's Zubeidaa. More on rediff.com! Best Of The Week My Brother... Nikhil is touching Review: Tango Charlie Review: Zeher Those films have very good reputations and people have appreciated their music. It is important to remember that money is not everything, even in this business. Even as he got busier with the British musical version The Lord Of The Rings, he still made time for films that he thought were challenging. The musical in which he works along with a Finnish folk group opens in Toronto in March 2006 and a few months later in London. A Broadway version is also under discussion. Each edition reportedly cost $20 million, making them the most expensive shows to open in London or Toronto. Another important reason he took up Bose was because he was going to work with Shyam Benegal again, more than three years after Zubeidaa. Rahman considers his music for Zubeidaa among his strongest and he attributes some of its success to Benegal's vision. On my way to New York, a gentleman recognised me and started chatting about my music, Rahman recalled. He wanted to tell me his favourite numbers. He surprised me when he mentioned Zubeidaa. I thought he was going to mention Taal or Lagaan. Benegal had let him be on his own, Rahman said with a smile. Benegal had perhaps thought the composer worked best when he was alone. But I really wanted him to sit with me and feel how the music was working out, Rahman said, smiling. Once we had that understanding, everything worked out fine. For Bose, songs that had fuelled the Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army had to be presented in such a way, Rahman said, that the integrity of the originals were preserved. The movie also gave him a unique opportunity to compose several instrumental numbers. He did have a small regret: He wanted Lata Mangeshkar to sing a number but she was not available. However, we found a newer singer, Swapna Mukherjee, and she worked out very well for the film. Rahman has also used voices most movie fans may not be very familiar with -- Vijay Prakash, Nachiketa Chakraborty and Satyanarayana Mishra. Many filmmakers in Bollywood like Subhash Ghai, Rajkumar Santoshi, Govind Nihalani and Benegal have appreciated his soft melodies. But in Chennai, producers want fast and louder music, Rahman said. Sometimes, it is difficult to convince them that soft music has its merits. I love composing the kind of songs I grew up listening in my younger days. In the Hindi movies, I admired the songs of Madan Mohan, S D Burman and Naushad in particular. His respect for Naushad's work in Mughal E Azam is so intense, Rahman said, that when feelers were sent to him if he would compose a theme song for the film, he rejected the suggestion outright. When told that Naushad, while criticising the current state of music, had also found fault with him, Rahman smiled. The senior composers are like elderly family members, he said. You hug them, you touch their feet, and they will welcome you in no time. They are like children, he added. He had made several attempts to meet with Naushad late last year, but something or the other cropped up. Missed opportunities, Rahman said with a sigh, often fuel misconceptions and misunderstandings. http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/28rahman.htm Get Firefox! __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - now with 250MB free storage. Learn more. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pKxVKC/UOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [arr] Future Projects!!!!!
i too am looking for ahit in telugu.do you know next a.r's movie in telugu muneer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just look at the future projects of our Maestro.We can see that allHindi movies are Periodic or issue based. There is no Youthful subjects!!! So we cannot expect a Rangheela,Taal,or sathiya like music.I will hope some projects will happen and rocks the music charts like what the boys did in Tamil music.Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic.Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community.Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.comTo Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[arr] How many albums so far...
Hi All, Just simple questions. Donno if it has already come up. 1. How many Tamil Albums has ARR scored so far? 2. How many Hindi Albums? Exclude complete dubs and also the multi-composed albums. Thanks for reading. Chandra. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/c9hWNA/3MnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] ARR has yet to equal IR's 1980 masterpiece
anyone remembers Sindhu Bhairavi?,,,i think this was one of the greatest carnatic songs ever created in Indian music history..one fo te most spiritual works of IR.the songs radiate that divine quality.. So far ARR hasnt attempted anything along these lines yet...Best bet will be Yelelo but its taking forever to release Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pKxVKC/UOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[arr] Re: ARR has yet to equal IR's 1980 masterpiece
How about Sangamam! The attempt is there already. Mani. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, stylegamer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone remembers Sindhu Bhairavi?,,,i think this was one of the greatest carnatic songs ever created in Indian music history..one fo te most spiritual works of IR.the songs radiate that divine quality.. So far ARR hasnt attempted anything along these lines yet...Best bet will be Yelelo but its taking forever to release Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/pKxVKC/UOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [arr] ARR has yet to equal IR's 1980 masterpiece
One cannot forget the work of ARR in Duet... what a class he showed... and one more thing just threading a classical raaga to a tune was not a big task for IR.But ARR has gone beyond barriers by raga fusions, and taking Indian classical music to western mixes... A composer from one era cannot be compared with another.. both have done their best in their own jurisdiction... i hope i've made a point.. pls tell me if iam wrong... with luv, Prashanth All perfect praises to the God Above- A.R.R --- stylegamer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone remembers Sindhu Bhairavi?,,,i think this was one of the greatest carnatic songs ever created in Indian music history..one fo te most spiritual works of IR.the songs radiate that divine quality.. So far ARR hasnt attempted anything along these lines yet...Best bet will be Yelelo but its taking forever to release __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rKxVKC/SOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [arr] HI EVERBODY!
for karuthamma songs you have to go to coolgoose.com and register there select tamil songs.you wil find it.goodluckshreedhar kulkarni [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello group,This is shridhar, from b'lore. I have joined the groupsome days back and U GUYZ are doing a great job!!!Well, I'm a diehard fan of ARR (Ofcourse that is aprerequisite to join this group :-)) and going madabout his music day by day... Ok all i need is theplace where i can download all the rare bits of ARR,which i don't have in my collection. For example"Karuthama". U guys were talkin about FTP site. Is itstill there? CheersShridhar __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site!http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic.Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community.Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.comTo Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: Re: [arr] ARR has yet to equal IR's 1980 masterpiece
Hai, You are correct Prashanth. IR, ARR both are from different generations. I hope IR is in his last stage but ARR still is in fire. Nobody can object that ARR create a new style of music. Here there is no need to argue for who is best. It is fact that IR cannot give hit like 'SB' in future. Chidhu. On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 prakash prashanth wrote : One cannot forget the work of ARR in Duet... what a class he showed... and one more thing just threading a classical raaga to a tune was not a big task for IR.But ARR has gone beyond barriers by raga fusions, and taking Indian classical music to western mixes... A composer from one era cannot be compared with another.. both have done their best in their own jurisdiction... i hope i've made a point.. pls tell me if iam wrong... with luv, Prashanth All perfect praises to the God Above- A.R.R --- stylegamer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone remembers Sindhu Bhairavi?,,,i think this was one of the greatest carnatic songs ever created in Indian music history..one fo te most spiritual works of IR.the songs radiate that divine quality.. So far ARR hasnt attempted anything along these lines yet...Best bet will be Yelelo but its taking forever to release __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~-- What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rKxVKC/SOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM ~- Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
