[arr] An All-time A R Rahman Fun Quiz
Hi All..! Hope everybody's fine. This is more like a quiz on ARR targeted for the newbies and people who like such quizzes and trivia in general. Finding answers should be easy - so no prizes for guessing! Most of them are related to what Rahman did as a FIRST or something interesting of that sort. Read questions carefully as there might be a hint in it. 1. ROJA was a debut for some of today's well-knowns in Audio/Music scene. Name some of them you know. 2. Where was the first ever AR Rahman concert held? 3. Which was the first group/band of singers to sing for Rahman? 4. Who was the first non-indian singer to sing for Rahman? 5. Where was first ever Rahman concert held in INDIA? 6. Which was the first song by Rahman to have 3 or more singers singing the lead track(s) in the same song? 7. Which was Rahman's first instrumental track to feature in the film's CD/Cassette release? 8. Which was the first movie to have an extra song composed by Rahman not featuring in the CD/Cassette releases of the same? 9. After ARR started doing films, which was the first product/brand he endorsed? 10. For which of his movies did Rahman sing his first FULL song? 11. Who was the first HINDI film director to sign Rahman for his film? 12. Going by the filmy-order, which was Rahman's first song for a first-night situation? 13. Name the first movie where Rahman was 'one-of-the' composers? Which was the song he composed? Hope you liked it. Just send the answers for the group (NOT to me) and let everybody have a small RahmanIQ recollection..! Kind regards. Chandra.
[arr] Monty who created magic in Black- He also admires A R Rehman's BG
Never has a background score said so much as that of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Black. The musical phenomenon responsible for this magic is Monty. The 33-year-old composer is no stranger to Bhansali's cinema. Monty was responsible for the songs in Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and the entire background score of Devdas. On Black, Monty told IANS: One day while we were doing a session for 'Bajirao Mastani', Sanjay spoke to me about 'Black'. I wondered after 'Devdas' what he intended to do in 'Black'. But Sanjay made it all so easy for me. He showed me a few scenes. One day the main theme flashed across my mind and I played it for him. Once he heard it, there was no turning back. The music just flowed. Music runs in Monty's family. The composing maestro Pyarelal (of Laxmikant-Pyarelal fame) is Monty's uncle. The young composer said: He's my father's elder brother. I think he's the only complete composer. After his partner's death he went into a shell. But now he has started working again. At the age of five, I started learning music. My uncle's violin used to be my wake up call. When I started working with him I realized he was absolutely in charge of his music, a total one-man show. His music is food for body and soul. That's the synthesis I want to achieve. My main guru was my grandfather Pandit Ram Prasad Sharma. He taught me the violin and other aspects of music, like how to fuse Western and Indian sounds. I always wanted to compose. I want to be the creator of epic sounds. I'm lucky to have done two epics 'Devdas' and 'Black'. Monty recalled his introduction to Bhansali. He said: During 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam', music director Ismail Durbar had other arrangers. I was just the keyboard player. Then there was a problem and I was asked to step in. They liked my work. That's how we became close. Ismail asked me to arrange the songs of 'Devdas'. I declined initially because I wanted to work on my own. Then Sanjay asked me to do the background score. I couldn't say no to him. Monty raved about his rapport with Bhansali. He said: The level of communication between us is astonishing. Though he's quite a musician himself he has never interfered with my creativity. He just tells me his vision and then lets me to do my own interpretations. Does Monty feel that he's over-qualified to be a Hindi film composer? Not at all! In fact I'm still a student of music with a long way to go, he said. But background music is a thankless task in Hindi cinema. Monty observed: I know. But if you remember the background scores of my uncle, they were as successful as the songs, especially in 'Hero' and 'Karz'. If I idolize my uncle, I also adore the earlier work of A.R. Rahman. There are many unique aspects to the music of Black. Monty agreed: Everything about 'Devdas' was so grand. We used so many voices to create grandeur. In 'Black' I wanted to use fewer voices and much less Indian classical music. The whole ambience created a different sound in my mind. The background score had to create expression for the music. We used a Middle-Eastern instrument called Duduk. Even when we used ragas, the voices sang at a low octave. My grandfather had taught me to recognize the known emotions within a situation and then to see how those emotions could be taken to a different sphere through music. That's what I've done in 'Black'. Bhansali's vision helped me to get the sound right. For Rani Mukherjee's character the whole world is black. Out of that blackness emerges a triumphant light. So I've used the sounds of strings and pianos to create an uplifting aura. For Amitabh Bachchan's character I had to create a fighting spirit. He's a dying man with one ray of light in his whole world. That one sound of the Duduk creates the right aura for his character. Monty said he is excited about the release of the film's background music. He said: I don't know whether the music will be market-friendly. But we've worked really hard on it. And if it works in the film, it might work outside. But my main aim is to work abroad. I want to take my grandfather's unused tunes to an international listener. I want to fuse his vision with mine. It's a crazy dream. But I want to dare to dream.
[arr] Jodha-Akbar confirmed on October 12
For a long time now some of the more imaginative tabloids of Mumbai have been inexplicably eager to see a delay in the release of Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodha-Akbar. Several manufactured 'accidents' from the sets of Jodha-Akbar were reported, just to fuel the tantalizing possibility of a postponement in the release date of this eagerly awaited film. In fact when contacted after the report of his most recent 'accident', Hrithik categorically said he had never suffered any accident during the shooting of Jodha-Akbar. But then the naysayers and sensation-hungry fiction writers can't get enough of the quick- fix method of news-making. Hence last week there was again a report that the release of Jodhaa-Akbar has been postponed. Not again! Not true at all! laughs Ashutosh Gowariker as he speeds to a spectacular conclusion of his Mughal epic. I've been reading stories of Jodhaa-Akbar being postponed every couple of months. These rumours are not true at all. We had locked in on October 12 as the release date since it coincides with Eid when audiences swamp to the theatres. We've to be stupid or careless to let go of such a coveted date. So where does Ashutosh think these delay rumours are coming from? Beats me! Probably because I've one song and one scene left to shoot, some people might be jumping to the wrong conclusions. But October 12 was, and is the release date for Jodhaa-Akbar. There has also been some talk of Ashutosh returning to his first love, acting. First love? he laughs. Direction is and always be my pehla nashaa. If after that I get some time off I may, mind you may, consider giving acting a try. And that too only if a friend is insistent. However right now it seems unlikely that Ashutosh Gowariker would be able to take up any acting assignments, what with the grueling post-production of Jodhaa-Akbar awaiting his full attention. http://www.indiafm.com/news/2007/07/28/9817/index.html - Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online.
[arr] Netaji The Forgotten Hero
Just got to listen Netaji.. Aazadi really rocks man.. especially the chorus Aazadi.. love arr's voice juz wanted ask u guys whether arr has awarded for best playback singer? he really deserve one.. ARR Rockz Suresh Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
[arr] Tamil FilmFare Awards for 2007.Announced By Radio Mirchi - ARR wins!!!!
Best Actor-Ajith (Varalaru) Best Actress-Bhavana (Veyil,Chitram pesuthadi) Best Film-Veyil Best Music Director-AR.Rahman(Sillendru Oru Kathal,Varalaru) Best Director-KS Ravikumar(Varalaru) Source - ARR orkut fans group
[arr] Re: 5 songs in Sakkaraikatti
Any idea about when the audio or the movie is releasing? Can you post the article? Satish --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Kalimuthu V [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This week Viktan edition carries an interview from Sakkaraikatti Director. It's Rahman who encouraged me to do this movie. 'The story line is good. Work confidently; It will come out well. I will give you 5 songs', ARR said., he quotes in his interview.
