[arr] Re: Watch ARR sing and dance in T20
Hi, I understand your emotion. We cannot control each and every person and to expect every one glorifies our Boss. We know our boss, and his works clarity. Poor guy who does not know how to enjoy ARRs music. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Reformed Sinner [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: cool video from ARR. a different attempt. but i really dont like some of the comments in that youtube link. 1 stupid guy has commented he expected something like Vandemataram!! On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:01 PM, Kalyan K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OMG..No words to explain. Very nice to see our Boss dancing like this to his own tunes. On 11/27/08, Anantha [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks Vithur and all others for pointing us to the Champions League T-20 ad based on our boss singing and dancing. I loved it to much that I thought i have been living in it ever since I downloaded it. Now I somehow managed to convert your file and for anyone who wants it have uploaded to http://arr-download-center.blogspot.com/ The file Champions League T-20-Only the best only the champions.mp3 can be found inside Ad Jingles folder. -- Regards Anantha Narayanan.T.L --- Check out our boss related blogs at http://arrtheboss.blogspot.com --- * Every 3000 papers you use requires a tree to be cut. Consider the environment. Please don't print this e-mail unless you really need to. ---
[arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ?
Re: [arr] Tragic news
On 12/1/2008 11:55 PM India Time, _Arijit Debnath_ wrote: Very socking news... still I can't beleive next Rahman albums will miss his name in the inlay cards He might have finished work on some more albums which would be released one by one. So, we could get to hear his mastery in a few more albums. it's a huge loss to mucis industry and particularly to Rahman and all his fans. May his soul rest in piece and my condolence to his family. Arijit
[arr] Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http%3A//www.bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door-Jab-Din-Anand-Lyrics.htmliurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk=FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1autoplay=1border=0onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when...........
Well i guess i m a true A R RAHMAN's fan --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Mathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 1:14 PM Sounds like MIND READING of an ARR's fan. Good thoughts - Mathan --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... 1. You have a peculiar taste in music, which does not necessarily have to match the taste of the masses. 2. You have a good sense of melody and rhythm and can tell good music from average. You appreciate good music, regardless of who it comes from. 3. You can go on for hours talking about Rahman when someone makes a mistake of asking you about your favorite music. 4. You are never content and are always hungry and thirsty for more from Rahman. 5. You have had many euphoric moments in your life.. connected with Rahman's music. 6. You agree that an average Rahman song is better than the best most of the other can churn out. 7. Regardless of how the World finds Rahman music, you think Rahman makes music just for your ears. You genuinely believe that Rahman somehow knows what kind of music you unconsciously crave and then magically delivers that to you. 8. Your most prized collection in your entire music collection is your Rahman collection, whether it's in form of cassettes, CD's or hard-disk space on computer or ipods. 9. You sometimes feel this bliss, a kind of feeling that you are in heaven, when listening to Rahman's music. 10. If the World was to go back to using the barter system again, you wouldn't mind trading a 1000 non-Rahman songs for a single Rahman song. 11. You share this special bond with Rahman which is impossible to describe in words, let alone explain it to others. 12. Your friends/family fail to understand why you listen to music in a language that makes no sense to you, whatsoever. But, a few weeks later, you totally understand why your friends/family are humming/singing the very song they don't understand and were puzzled about you listening to it. 13. You are part of the Rahman Yahoo! Group or Orkut A R Rahman fans Community and visit it at least once a day. 14. You take pleasure in new group (community) members arguing with likes of Gops and Vijay, when they come out with some Rahman info/news. 15. You are tired of new member joining the group and inquiring about and referring to the fake Ekyam Satyam. You too hope to listen to the real one someday, if it exists somewhere. 16. You can talk to any other Rahman fan and connect with them instantly. 17. You have a deep desire to meet Rahman in person, and know deep in your heart that one day your dream will come true. 18. You have thought of it many a times and tried to come up with a plan of what you would do? How would you react? when you actually meet Rahman. 19. You can find the challenging task of solving a complex problem rather easy compared to the daunting and difficult task of coming up with your absolute top-10 Rahman favorites. 20. Any criticism of Rahman is hard for you to digest, because most of the time it comes from people that haven't heard enough of Rahman and yet have no problem talking about him. 21. Your blood pressure tends to rise when an average listener sings praises for other MDs(especially Anu Malik, Harris J, and the more recent and annoying Himesh). 22. When it comes to R.D. Burman or may be Illayaraja, you tend to put an end to the conversation by saying... No doubt, Illayaraja is the greatest, but I think Rahman is even better... because it's true. (Self-fulfilling prophecy?) 23. You are a select few in the country that are familiar with obscure terms such as BGM or Interlude etc. And furthermore, you are a rare breed of fans that actually collects and listens to these BGM and Musical bits used in commercials. 24. You can listen to an hour of non-stop Rahman interludes and guess over 80% of them right. 25. You eagerly wait for each and every Rahman release, you set very high expectations for each album, a day after the release you will bash the album as below-average, a few months later you will hail the same album as a masterpiece and one of your personal favorites. 26. You suffer from this rare condition where... you wake up from your sleep, humming or singing a Rahman tune, involuntarily. You realize the condition is severe when you randomly shout out a Rahman tune you haven't heard in a long time. 27. You may forget to take your dose of medication but you can not forget to get your daily dose of Rahman. 28. You set high expectations of Rahman, and are honored and touched that he cares about you and works
[arr] SdM compilation 22
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/paul_gent/blog/2008/12/01/slumdog_millionaire__the_new_full_monty http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/2008/12/120108slumdog_millionaire_review.html http://www.azcentral.com/ent/movies/articles/2008/11/20/20081120slumdog.html http://monikerjones.blogspot.com/2008/12/slumdog-millionaire.html http://dropscience.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/slumdog-millionaire-2008/ http://haikufactory.com/2008/12/01/slumdog-millionaire-2008/ http://coolercinema.blogspot.com/2008/12/just-believe-slumdog-millionaire.html http://judithwolfe.com/lobosmoviereviews/reviews/slumdog.html http://www.moviepie.com/current/slumdog_millionaire.htm http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2008/11/10/f-slumdog-millionaire-review.html http://www.oneguysopinion.com/Review.php?ID=2663 http://www.tollbooth.org/2008/movies/smill.html
Re: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
1.bombaydreams(2002) 2.warriors of heaven and earth(2003)3.al-risallah(2007) 4.lord of the rings(2006)5.elizebeth(2007)6.proveked(2007)7.slumdog(2008)--- On Tue, 2/12/08, nivensamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: nivensamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ? To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 2 December, 2008, 2:16 AM Pray for me brother Niven --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, viswa bharathy piotheitkid@ wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ? Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
[arr] Greetings...
i'll skip the part about myself... just wanted to drop in and say that while watching the SCREAM AWARDS(an award function for comic and superhero movie adaptations- which is a pretty big thing and had people like christopher nolanbatman begins, the dark knight, memento, the prestige, Jon Favreauironman, Gary Oldman, michael caine, and many many more stars just like them).. gave out a special award to tim burton (sweeney todd, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Mars Attacks, Corpse Bride) with a video of all his movies compressed as an achievement award with the background score of rahman... the song was from the vandhe matram album, which was also from the movie gentleman. and to those of you whom had already posted this, or knew about this, sorry, i wasn't sure... but i just wanted to inform you guys... tc, cheerio! -z-
[arr] Kaise Mujhe is divine
Hi All, After several listening am hooked up with Kaise Mujhe, This song is so divine and so soothing feels like nature is making u to sleep ... My pick of the album is this Rahman Rocks am so happy tht Rahman gives us so unique tracks as per my knowledge I cud not map it to any of his or others composition except for the portions by Shereya Goshal which is some wat simillar to munbe va rendition ... -- best regrards Logesh A
Re: [arr] Tragic news
We miss you for ever sir. May his soul rest in peace Kind regards, Hakkeem.A (I Support AR Rahman foundation and unicef ) --- On Mon, 12/1/08, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Tragic news To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, December 1, 2008, 11:38 AM I am deeply distressed to report the tragic and untimely demise of H. Sridhar this morning. He suffered a cardiac arrest. This is a great loss not just to ARR but to the world of music and sound engineering. Gopal.
[arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
Rawat, Great post. One of your best posts in recent times. Zindagi is indeed the pick of the lot for me. Reminds me of beautiful, melody rich ghazals from yore with great lyrics, great feeling, and soothing effect. Sad that most people dismiss this song. Thank God there is someone like ARR to create such beautiful melodies in the hip hop, rhythm driven era we are in. Glad we are on the same page about this song. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps-vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http%3A//www.bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door-Jab-Din-Anand-Lyrics.htmliurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk=FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1autoplay=1border=0onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php?file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
This comparision between 'kahin dur jab din dhal jaye n 'zindagi' struck me on my first hearing of 'zindagi' and I fell in love with the song. --- On Tue, 12/2/08, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited To: arrf arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:38 AM If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube. com/swf/l. swf?swf=http% 3A//s.ytimg. com/yt/swf/ cps-vfl66122. swfvideo_ id=OgBU75ApkSw rel=0showsearch =1eurl=http% 3A//www.bollycli ps.com/bollywood videos/video/ OgBU75ApkSw/ Kahin-Door- Jab-Din-Anand- Lyrics.html iurl=http% 3A//i4.ytimg. com/vi/OgBU75Apk Sw/hqdefault. jpgsk=FyS51qccX 0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj 2oCfCGKC use_get_video_ info=1load_ modules=1 autoplay= 1border= 0onscreensearch =0 http://beemp3. com/download. php?file= 2056183song= Kahin+Door+ Jab+Din+Dhal+ Jaye-ApnaMela. Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Abhi-Ash sing for Rahman
Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are doing what Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor couldn't do… singing A R Rahman's songs that were meant to be used in the Mani Ratnam's shelved film Lajjo I guess Lip Synching is what the report meant. Note that it says singins A R's songs and not A R's song. How could this be true? Or are they singing all the songs that were meant for Lajjo. What are they trying to convey??? From: Karthik S [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 1:07:18 PM Subject: [arr] Abhi-Ash sing for Rahman http://www.mumbaimi rror.com/ article/30/ 2008120220081202 034150927bfd1b1b d/Discordant- notes Three compositions of A R Rahman from Mani Ratnam's shelved Lajjo are now in Mani's Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer By Subhash K Jha Posted On Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are doing what Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor couldn't do… singing A R Rahman's songs that were meant to be used in the Mani Ratnam's shelved film Lajjo. Confirming the news, Rahman said, Some of the songs in Lajjo were generic, so we have translocated them into Raavana (working title). Such things happen once in a while. No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring. Mani's new film is a new genre for me. I've done nothing like this before. So that's exciting. However, Rahman's songs for Kamal Haasan's shelved Marmyogi are yet to see the light of the day. Rahman said, I had composed three songs for Kamal Haasan's Marmyogi but he said that this film is being put aside for another film. Though Rahman is working on another film for Hassan, he cannot use those compositions in the new film. What can I do about it? is all Rahman said and shrugged. Though Rahman tried fitting them in Ghajini, Aamir Khan, the lead actor from the film, insisted on a fresh score. Rahman sighed, There's a lot of pressure to deliver because Harris Jairaj's music in the Tamil version of Ghajini was a big hit. My songs in the Hindi Ghajini are all new. And I hope they are as popular as the songs in the Tamil version.
Re: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
Bombay Dreams Lord Of The Rings - Musical regards, ranjith On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 12:57 PM, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ?
Re: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
Are Warriors of Heaven and Earth and Between Heaven and Earth different ? or both same ? --- On Tue, 12/2/08, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ? To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 12:57 PM Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ?
[arr] Re: Greetings...
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=iTBGsXV1fG4 starts around 1:40 - Krish --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, morpheuz07 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'll skip the part about myself... just wanted to drop in and say that while watching the SCREAM AWARDS(an award function for comic and superhero movie adaptations- which is a pretty big thing and had people like christopher nolanbatman begins, the dark knight, memento, the prestige, Jon Favreauironman, Gary Oldman, michael caine, and many many more stars just like them).. gave out a special award to tim burton (sweeney todd, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Mars Attacks, Corpse Bride) with a video of all his movies compressed as an achievement award with the background score of rahman... the song was from the vandhe matram album, which was also from the movie gentleman. and to those of you whom had already posted this, or knew about this, sorry, i wasn't sure... but i just wanted to inform you guys... tc, cheerio! -z-
[arr] Re: Kaise Mujhe is divine
Absolutely agreed. It's my favorite on the album. Just a beautiful, lilting melody with grace and feeling. I really don't mind Benny's part at all, despite all the bashing he's getting. Shreya is just the ultimate sweet voice. And that piano part in the end..waa --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, logesh kum-arr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, After several listening am hooked up with Kaise Mujhe, This song is so divine and so soothing feels like nature is making u to sleep ... My pick of the album is this Rahman Rocks am so happy tht Rahman gives us so unique tracks as per my knowledge I cud not map it to any of his or others composition except for the portions by Shereya Goshal which is some wat simillar to munbe va rendition ... -- best regrards Logesh A
[arr] Re: Sound engineer Sridhar passes away (The Hindu)
My heavy heart condolences to Mr.Sridher's family. India missed it's greatest technician in the Music industry. I hope it is big loss for ARR too. - Mathan Raj A --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sriram S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/02/stories/2008120257990200.htm  Sound engineer Sridhar dead Staff Reporter H. Sridhar CHENNAI: He could make any singer sound extraordinary. One of the best sound engineers in India, H. Sridhar passed away here on Monday, following a cardiac arrest. He was 48. Sridhar, Chief Sound Engineer, Media Artists, had worked with A.R. Rahman as the chief sound engineer in all his films. His ear for music and passion for audio engineering made him one of the best in his field. He entered the industry in 1988, when there was not any sophisticated technology. Self-taught His childhood friend and colleague Jayendra Panchapakesan of Real Image recalls the vibrant and fun-filled childhood they shared. âHe loved playing cricket in our colony at Mylapore.â When he was in Std. IX, he wanted to learn playing the guitar, and in two years, he taught himself to play the instrument with ease. âHe is a completely self-taught audio-engineer, too,â Mr. Panchapakesan said. A winner of the Presidentâs Gold Medal (The National Award for Best Audiography) for âMahanadiâ (1994), âDil Seâ (1999), âLagaanâ (2001) and âKannathil Muththamittalâ (2003), he is considered the pioneer of the use of digital sound in Indian films in the DTS format. Mr. Sridhar also worked with artists of international acclaim, including George Harrison of The Beatles, John Neptune Kaizan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, L. Shankar and John McLaughlin. Mr. Sridhar is survived by his wife and two sons Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com
[arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
In JA also 'man mohanaa' was wasted like this.. It is one of the best composition from ARR.. tightly shutting the mouths of his critics!! -jiban --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http% 3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps- vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http% 3A//www.bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door- Jab-Din-Anand-Lyrics.htmliurl=http% 3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk=FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZ tGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1autoplay=1border=0 onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php? file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
[arr] H. Sridhar Interview...
visit : http://www.imeem.com/people/_7Y6X2N/playlist/BsyXGzBO/h_sridhar_interview_music_playlist/
[arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when...........
Sounds like MIND READING of an ARR's fan. Good thoughts - Mathan --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... 1. You have a peculiar taste in music, which does not necessarily have to match the taste of the masses. 2. You have a good sense of melody and rhythm and can tell good music from average. You appreciate good music, regardless of who it comes from. 3. You can go on for hours talking about Rahman when someone makes a mistake of asking you about your favorite music. 4. You are never content and are always hungry and thirsty for more from Rahman. 5. You have had many euphoric moments in your life.. connected with Rahman's music. 6. You agree that an average Rahman song is better than the best most of the other can churn out. 7. Regardless of how the World finds Rahman music, you think Rahman makes music just for your ears. You genuinely believe that Rahman somehow knows what kind of music you unconsciously crave and then magically delivers that to you. 8. Your most prized collection in your entire music collection is your Rahman collection, whether it's in form of cassettes, CD's or hard-disk space on computer or ipods. 9. You sometimes feel this bliss, a kind of feeling that you are in heaven, when listening to Rahman's music. 10. If the World was to go back to using the barter system again, you wouldn't mind trading a 1000 non-Rahman songs for a single Rahman song. 11. You share this special bond with Rahman which is impossible to describe in words, let alone explain it to others. 12. Your friends/family fail to understand why you listen to music in a language that makes no sense to you, whatsoever. But, a few weeks later, you totally understand why your friends/family are humming/singing the very song they don't understand and were puzzled about you listening to it. 13. You are part of the Rahman Yahoo! Group or Orkut A R Rahman fans Community and visit it at least once a day. 14. You take pleasure in new group (community) members arguing with likes of Gops and Vijay, when they come out with some Rahman info/news. 15. You are tired of new member joining the group and inquiring about and referring to the fake Ekyam Satyam. You too hope to listen to the real one someday, if it exists somewhere. 16. You can talk to any other Rahman fan and connect with them instantly. 17. You have a deep desire to meet Rahman in person, and know deep in your heart that one day your dream will come true. 18. You have thought of it many a times and tried to come up with a plan of what you would do? How would you react? when you actually meet Rahman. 19. You can find the challenging task of solving a complex problem rather easy compared to the daunting and difficult task of coming up with your absolute top-10 Rahman favorites. 20. Any criticism of Rahman is hard for you to digest, because most of the time it comes from people that haven't heard enough of Rahman and yet have no problem talking about him. 21. Your blood pressure tends to rise when an average listener sings praises for other MDs(especially Anu Malik, Harris J, and the more recent and annoying Himesh). 22. When it comes to R.D. Burman or may be Illayaraja, you tend to put an end to the conversation by saying... No doubt, Illayaraja is the greatest, but I think Rahman is even better... because it's true. (Self-fulfilling prophecy?) 23. You are a select few in the country that are familiar with obscure terms such as BGM or Interlude etc. And furthermore, you are a rare breed of fans that actually collects and listens to these BGM and Musical bits used in commercials. 24. You can listen to an hour of non-stop Rahman interludes and guess over 80% of them right. 25. You eagerly wait for each and every Rahman release, you set very high expectations for each album, a day after the release you will bash the album as below-average, a few months later you will hail the same album as a masterpiece and one of your personal favorites. 26. You suffer from this rare condition where... you wake up from your sleep, humming or singing a Rahman tune, involuntarily. You realize the condition is severe when you randomly shout out a Rahman tune you haven't heard in a long time. 27. You may forget to take your dose of medication but you can not forget to get your daily dose of Rahman. 28. You set high expectations of Rahman, and are honored and touched that he cares about you and works hard to satisfy you. 29. You know and realize that Rahman is potentially the most creative composer to ever live in India, and may be even the World. 30. You love and respect Rahman, the human being and not just Rahman, the composer. Thoughts by Kaissiom (aka) Wasim from Orkut
Re: [arr] Tragic news
Mr. Sridhar was an epitome of perfection. This news has pained me beyoind words, as I observe his name in almost all Title Credits, when I rip BGMs... May His Soul rest in peace. I pray God to give ARR the mental strength to bear this inseparable loss of Mr. H. Sridhar. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I am deeply distressed to report the tragic and untimely demise of H. Sridhar this morning. He suffered a cardiac arrest. This is a great loss not just to ARR but to the world of music and sound engineering. Gopal. -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: Ekam Satyam
Original Track of Ekam Satyam is not available, and as per Gopal some months back... looks very unlikely. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 4:56 AM, nishantsgarg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If this is a fake track, please provide me the orignal track if possible -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
Another song that I was reminded of was Yeh Dosti from Sholay, esp. the beginning of the Antara after the first music interlude. Rich, full of melody. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mahima Sengupta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This comparision between 'kahin dur jab din dhal jaye n 'zindagi' struck me on my first hearing of 'zindagi' and I fell in love with the song. --- On Tue, 12/2/08, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited To: arrf arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 7:38 AM If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube. com/swf/l. swf?swf=http% 3A//s.ytimg. com/yt/swf/ cps-vfl66122. swfvideo_ id=OgBU75ApkSw rel=0showsearch =1eurl=http% 3A//www.bollycli ps.com/bollywood videos/video/ OgBU75ApkSw/ Kahin-Door- Jab-Din-Anand- Lyrics.html iurl=http% 3A//i4.ytimg. com/vi/OgBU75Apk Sw/hqdefault. jpgsk=FyS51qccX 0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj 2oCfCGKC use_get_video_ info=1load_ modules=1 autoplay= 1border= 0onscreensearch =0 http://beemp3. com/download. php?file= 2056183song= Kahin+Door+ Jab+Din+Dhal+ Jaye-ApnaMela. Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
[arr] Oscar critic predicts Jai Ho win for Best Original Song
.. though I'm brazenly predicting that the film's exuberant Bollywood- inspired closer, Jai Ho, will not only be nominated for Best Original Song, but will win. http://www.incontention.com/?p=3204
[arr] Mumbai Mirror - H.Sridhar passes away
H Sridhar passes away The renowned sound engineer died of a cardiac arrest in Chennai on Sunday night By Ashwini Deshmukh Posted On Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Four times National Award winning Sound Engineer Sridhar Hariharan passed away late on Sunday night. He died of a cardiac arrest. Sridhar who was fondly called the ‘Mozart of Madras’ had closely worked on a number of films with music maestro AR Rahman. He had been working on the music score for Ghajini till the end. He is survived by his wife and two sons. We spoke to Aamir Khan who immediately went to Chennai to attend the funeral. Aamir said, “Sridhar was one of the finest technicians of our industry and a dear friend. I had worked closely with him especially during the final mix of Lagaan. The news of his passing away is a huge shock and I feel a deep sense of loss. This tragic news coming at a time when we are all grappling with the devastating attack on Mumbai has left me completely shattered.” Sridhar had pioneered the use of digital sound in Indian films. The Chief Audio Engineer at Media Artists started his professional sound engineering career in 1988. He had worked in over 200 films with renowned filmmakers like Mani Ratnam, Ashutosh Gowarikar, K Balachander, Shankar, Kamal Hassan, Priyadarsan, and Ram Gopal Varma. Sridhar engineered all songs and background scores for films like Roja, Gentleman, Kadhalan, Bombay, Thiruda Thiruda, Rangeela, Indian, Iruvar, Kaala Paani and Minasaara Kanavu. He was awarded the President's Gold Medal (The National Award for Best Audiography) four times for Mahanadi in 1994, Dil Se in 1999, Lagaan in 2001 and Kannathil Muththamittal in 2003. Sridhar also engineered and mixed albums for George Harrison of the Beatles, John Neptune Kaizan, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Zakir Hussain, L Shankar and John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra Shakti fame). Despite repeated attempts, AR Rahman remained unavailable for comment.
[arr] Abhi-Ash sing for Rahman
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2008120220081202034150927bfd1b1bd/Discordant-notes Three compositions of A R Rahman from Mani Ratnam's shelved Lajjo are now in Mani's Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer By Subhash K Jha Posted On Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are doing what Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor couldn't do singing A R Rahman's songs that were meant to be used in the Mani Ratnam's shelved film Lajjo. Confirming the news, Rahman said, Some of the songs in Lajjo were generic, so we have translocated them into Raavana (working title). Such things happen once in a while. No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring. Mani's new film is a new genre for me. I've done nothing like this before. So that's exciting. However, Rahman's songs for Kamal Haasan's shelved Marmyogi are yet to see the light of the day. Rahman said, I had composed three songs for Kamal Haasan's Marmyogi but he said that this film is being put aside for another film. Though Rahman is working on another film for Hassan, he cannot use those compositions in the new film. What can I do about it? is all Rahman said and shrugged. Though Rahman tried fitting them in Ghajini, Aamir Khan, the lead actor from the film, insisted on a fresh score. Rahman sighed, There's a lot of pressure to deliver because Harris Jairaj's music in the Tamil version of Ghajini was a big hit. My songs in the Hindi Ghajini are all new. And I hope they are as popular as the songs in the Tamil version.
[arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
Pray for me brother Niven --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy piotheitkid@ wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ?
Re: [arr] A message to A.R.Rahman
This is a very good thought... Inshallah. it reaches ARR I am sure, the tragic events would have disturbed him to the core, and he would maybe have composed something informally On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Aakarsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello, We as Indians, witnessed a tragedy in the last 5 days - the Terrorist attacks in Bombay in which many innocent civilians lost their lives and so did many of the best cadre cops and commandos. We, as A.R.Rahman fans, received one more tragic news - that of the untimely demise of H.Sridhar. We might not have only expressed it, but H.Sridhar's craftwork has been so much entwined with Rahman's music and we all have been H.Sridhar's fans as well, all along. We only never expressed it exactly in that way. but i strongly believe that all ARR fans would have been and are fans of H.Sridhar (and Sivakumar too) because he was responsible for the sound of ARR songs. His demise means immense loss, not only to Rahman, but also to all of us. At this juncture, I only request Rahman to, IF POSSIBLE, release a personal album (private album), *dedicating it to all those who lost their lives in Bombay tragedy and H.Sridhar too*. An album which is all about peace. I know my wish seems to be far fetched, but then, i think it would be a humble gesture, to pay tribute. The reason i am suggesting or proposing this is because i am sure that Rahman himself might have been terribly moved by these tragedies. Probably he can do it with Connections album too, provided the theme and mood of the songs in this album are in-line with sentiments i or rather we all feel, in a time like this. My message might or might not reach ARR. But i am still trying,by posting it here, only because we have a huge fans base and if many of the fans here share the same thoughts as i do, probably it might reach Rahman through some channel. I hope he reads this or atleast someone from this group can pass this to him. Just hoping. Regards *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* ** *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Abhi-Ash sing for Rahman
ARR does feel pressure to deliver and hopes his songs are popular. He has never been quite vocal about this before. It's only natural that he feels this way and I'm glad he can be forthright about it. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Karthik S [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2008120220081202034150927bfd1b1bd/Discordant-notes Three compositions of A R Rahman from Mani Ratnam's shelved Lajjo are now in Mani's Abhishek-Aishwarya starrer By Subhash K Jha Posted On Tuesday, December 02, 2008 Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are doing what Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor couldn't do singing A R Rahman's songs that were meant to be used in the Mani Ratnam's shelved film Lajjo. Confirming the news, Rahman said, Some of the songs in Lajjo were generic, so we have translocated them into Raavana (working title). Such things happen once in a while. No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring. Mani's new film is a new genre for me. I've done nothing like this before. So that's exciting. However, Rahman's songs for Kamal Haasan's shelved Marmyogi are yet to see the light of the day. Rahman said, I had composed three songs for Kamal Haasan's Marmyogi but he said that this film is being put aside for another film. Though Rahman is working on another film for Hassan, he cannot use those compositions in the new film. What can I do about it? is all Rahman said and shrugged. Though Rahman tried fitting them in Ghajini, Aamir Khan, the lead actor from the film, insisted on a fresh score. Rahman sighed, There's a lot of pressure to deliver because Harris Jairaj's music in the Tamil version of Ghajini was a big hit. My songs in the Hindi Ghajini are all new. And I hope they are as popular as the songs in the Tamil version.
[arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
These are soundtrack/background score. If you want add musicals (theatre shows) as well, then one can add - Bombay Dreams (2002) Lord of the Rings (2006) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, viswa bharathy piotheitkid@ wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ?
[ARR] Anyone observed this with Ghajini?
Guys, While watching the video songs of Ghajini did anyone observe a slight delay in the audio and video sync? This is more so visible in Guzarish. I hope they get this rectified , cuz i saw this with Lagaan and the experience was horrible. There was a sync mismatch with audio and video throughout the movie.
Re: [arr] Tragic news
He has taken local Sound engineering to an international level. My heartfelt condolences to his family . May his soul rest in peace : K .M. Ameer . --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Sridhar was an epitome of perfection. This news has pained me beyoind words, as I observe his name in almost all Title Credits, when I rip BGMs... May His Soul rest in peace. I pray God to give ARR the mental strength to bear this inseparable loss of Mr. H. Sridhar. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: I am deeply distressed to report the tragic and untimely demise of H. Sridhar this morning. He suffered a cardiac arrest. This is a great loss not just to ARR but to the world of music and sound engineering. Gopal. -- regards, Vithur
[arr] A R Rahman’s music and Subhash Ghai’s direction — Alka Yagnik
And, even today, in the crowd of voices, her sweet velvety voice stands out. In the late 80s and 90s, female playback singing became synonymous with Alka Yagnik. And, in her 27 years of playback singing career, Alka was on a roller-coaster ride for more than 20 years. But now, her fans have to wait a for a while before they can hear her again. It's a deliberate decision because the songs these days are not my cup of tea. After having sung a variety, I do not find anything that excites me. Most of the songs are very noisy or have a Sufi touch, she explains. But, if the songs meet her criteria, she is always ready to take them up. And, what did she like about the recent Subhash Ghai film for which she sang a couple of songs? A R Rahman's music and Subhash Ghai's direction — need anything more be said? she asks. The hunt for new voices by directors comes with a tenuous promise of talent. Does she agree to this? Talent doesn't matter much these days. The advanced recording techniques can make an out-of-tune singer sound sonorous. You don't need to be a refined singer to foray into playback singing, she says. In her heydays, singers were recorded performing live at one go. If one made a mistake, one had to start right from the beginning. But, today, it's much more easy since songs are recorded line by line. That's why there's an influx of so many singers. Alka has also been a judge in realty shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge, and Voice of India. And, she enjoyed judging the budding talent. But, are reality shows the best way to tap talent? Many talented singers are spotted in these shows. They receive initial boost, but they get lost in the crowd, as every show brings in fresh talent and more winners. Although she is not recording many film songs, she is busy grooming new talent through reality shows like Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L'il Champs. Also, she is working on a fusion album of semi-classical melodies with Western classical music. And, when she is not doing any of these, she is busy with her concerts. But, at the moment, she is firm in her decision to do quality music. I want to do something new. I do not want to add quantity, all that matters to me now is quality. If quality is her yardstick, that is what we will get. Indeed, we always have. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India_Buzz/Singers_dont_need_talent_today/articleshow/3784845.cms -- regards, Vithur
Re: [ARR] Anyone observed this with Ghajini?
I think Behka was Ok I think there is some problem in the lip sync also... On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Gomzy™ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Guys, While watching the video songs of Ghajini did anyone observe a slight delay in the audio and video sync? This is more so visible in Guzarish. I hope they get this rectified , cuz i saw this with Lagaan and the experience was horrible. There was a sync mismatch with audio and video throughout the movie. -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
Man mohana is a MASTERPIECE. easily ARR's best in 2008 and one of his all time bests if not THE best. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, jibandevta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In JA also 'man mohanaa' was wasted like this.. It is one of the best composition from ARR.. tightly shutting the mouths of his critics!! -jiban --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf=http% 3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps- vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http% 3A//www.bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door- Jab-Din-Anand-Lyrics.htmliurl=http% 3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk=FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZ tGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1autoplay=1border=0 onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php? file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
[arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
Yeh jo zindagi hai from Earth 1947 is my heart-favorite too, best ever from Srinivas. though I did not like Zindagi that much, for me it is an okay song, nothing special. my biggest complain from it is that it offers nothing new, ARR has given a number of these types of songs before. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf? swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps- vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http%3A//www .bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door-Jab-Din- Anand- Lyrics.htmliurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk =FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1 autoplay=1border=0onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php? file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
[arr] i am crazy for Behka
initially i did not like it that much. i placed it number three after Kaisey mujhe and Guzarish. but as always ARR's magic has done wonders. now Behka is my most favorite from the album, i am now totally crazy about it. what a stylish song it is, with jazz flavor and marvelous use of saxophones, trumpets and drums. the song is complete heaven especially when it transforms into high note portions at 2:14 and 4:39. drums in background are awesome in these portions. just try it with headphones and u will know. i am sure no other MD out there can create such a song. Karthik's vocals are out of the world, i wonder why ARR did not use him much. he is unmatchable in this song, both in low and high notes. another beauty of the song is the two different tunes in two antras. btw did u guys notice this is now becoming more common in ARR's songs, other recent examples are Kaise mujhe and Tu meri dost hai. - Jahanzeb
[arr] 'Slumdog Millionaire' is the New 'Magnolia'
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[arr] About H.Sridhar - From Aamir Khan's blog
From the ashes rises the Phoenix. Dec,02,2008 http://www.aamirkhan.com/blog.htm I am here in Chennai to meet Shridhar for the last time. Went to his house last night to meet his family who are in shock and grief. As he lay in the centre of the gathering he looked peaceful, almost as if he were just asleep. I met his parents, brothers, wife and sons who were all very dignified in their moment of deep pain. Shridhar was one of the finest technicians of our industry and a dear friend. We have worked together a number of times, and very closely during Lagaan. He did the final mix of the film, which is the last and most crucial creative process in film making. A close associate of A.R., he has worked together with him on a majority of his songs and background scores. In fact he was in A.R.'s studio until 4am yesterday morning working with A.R. and Murgadoss on our film. By around 8.30am he had passed away in his sleep. The sudden news of his most untimely death came to me yesterday morning when I was still trying to pull myself out of the depressive state of mind I had slid into post the attacks on Mumbai. It left me shattered. With appreciation and gratitude to the security forces who acted with courage, and with a prayer in my heart for those departed. Faith. Arun:I am deleting some part which does not talk about Sridhar
Re: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ?
wat abt Harem --- On Tue, 12/2/08, rama krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: rama krishna [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ? To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 3:32 AM 1.bombaydreams( 2002) 2.warriors of heaven and earth(2003)3.al-risallah( 2007) 4.lord of the rings(2006)5.elizebeth( 2007)6.proveked(2007)7.slumdog(2008)--- On Tue, 2/12/08, nivensamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] com wrote: From: nivensamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] com Subject: [arr] Re: How many International Compositions ? To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, 2 December, 2008, 2:16 AM Pray for me brother Niven --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, rivjot [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Warriors of Heaven Earth (2004) Bombil Beatrice (2007) Nairsan (2009?) --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, viswa bharathy piotheitkid@ wrote: frens, Earth Fire Water Provoked Elizabeth Slumdog apart from this wat are other ARR's international work ? Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.
[arr] What are your top 10 favourite songs of ARR ever?
I put a lot of thought into this list because it is very difficult to choose the best songs composed by the best musician in the world. This list has songs that i would enjoy at any hour of any day. These are my top 10 (in no particular order) Sun Ri Sakhi - Humse hai mukabla Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera - Swades Kanamoochi - Kandukondain Kandukondain Dheeme dheeme - Zubeidaa Dil Se Re - Dil Se Chanda Re - Sapnay Khamoshiyan Gunguna ne lagi - One two ka four Man Mohana - Jodhaa Akbar Naina Neer Bahai - Water Fanaa - Yuva
[arr] Spirits give SDM the snub
SDM not nominated in the Foreign category thats a blow
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*FOREIGN FILM
The Class* (France) - Director: *Laurent
Cantet*http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/44339/Laurent%20Cantet.html?dataSet=1
*Gomorra* (Italy) - Director: *Matteo
Garrone*http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/426822/Matteo%20Garrone.html?dataSet=1
*Hunger* (UK/Ireland) - Director: *Steve
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*Secret of the Grain* (France) - Director: *Abdellatif
Kechiche*http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/1257521/Abdellatif%20Kechiche.html?dataSet=1
*Silent Light* (Mexico/France/Netherlands/Germany) - Director: Carlos
Reygadas
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Re: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when...........
From my View When A.R.Rahman become The most loving personality for you than other else in the entire world When you find spirtulity in his music And you will be proved A true Lover and Fan of Rahman Sab When you strat to learn and compose music whetever your profession and religion and your music says i-e I'm Creavity of A true Rahmanian I Proud to be a Rahmanian! On 12/2/08, Mathan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sounds like MIND READING of an ARR's fan. Good thoughts - Mathan --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... 1. You have a peculiar taste in music, which does not necessarily have to match the taste of the masses. 2. You have a good sense of melody and rhythm and can tell good music from average. You appreciate good music, regardless of who it comes from. 3. You can go on for hours talking about Rahman when someone makes a mistake of asking you about your favorite music. 4. You are never content and are always hungry and thirsty for more from Rahman. 5. You have had many euphoric moments in your life.. connected with Rahman's music. 6. You agree that an average Rahman song is better than the best most of the other can churn out. 7. Regardless of how the World finds Rahman music, you think Rahman makes music just for your ears. You genuinely believe that Rahman somehow knows what kind of music you unconsciously crave and then magically delivers that to you. 8. Your most prized collection in your entire music collection is your Rahman collection, whether it's in form of cassettes, CD's or hard-disk space on computer or ipods. 9. You sometimes feel this bliss, a kind of feeling that you are in heaven, when listening to Rahman's music. 10. If the World was to go back to using the barter system again, you wouldn't mind trading a 1000 non-Rahman songs for a single Rahman song. 11. You share this special bond with Rahman which is impossible to describe in words, let alone explain it to others. 12. Your friends/family fail to understand why you listen to music in a language that makes no sense to you, whatsoever. But, a few weeks later, you totally understand why your friends/family are humming/singing the very song they don't understand and were puzzled about you listening to it. 13. You are part of the Rahman Yahoo! Group or Orkut A R Rahman fans Community and visit it at least once a day. 14. You take pleasure in new group (community) members arguing with likes of Gops and Vijay, when they come out with some Rahman info/news. 15. You are tired of new member joining the group and inquiring about and referring to the fake Ekyam Satyam. You too hope to listen to the real one someday, if it exists somewhere. 16. You can talk to any other Rahman fan and connect with them instantly. 17. You have a deep desire to meet Rahman in person, and know deep in your heart that one day your dream will come true. 18. You have thought of it many a times and tried to come up with a plan of what you would do? How would you react? when you actually meet Rahman. 19. You can find the challenging task of solving a complex problem rather easy compared to the daunting and difficult task of coming up with your absolute top-10 Rahman favorites. 20. Any criticism of Rahman is hard for you to digest, because most of the time it comes from people that haven't heard enough of Rahman and yet have no problem talking about him. 21. Your blood pressure tends to rise when an average listener sings praises for other MDs(especially Anu Malik, Harris J, and the more recent and annoying Himesh). 22. When it comes to R.D. Burman or may be Illayaraja, you tend to put an end to the conversation by saying... No doubt, Illayaraja is the greatest, but I think Rahman is even better... because it's true. (Self-fulfilling prophecy?) 23. You are a select few in the country that are familiar with obscure terms such as BGM or Interlude etc. And furthermore, you are a rare breed of fans that actually collects and listens to these BGM and Musical bits used in commercials. 24. You can listen to an hour of non-stop Rahman interludes and guess over 80% of them right. 25. You eagerly wait for each and every Rahman release, you set very high expectations for each album, a day after the release you will bash the album as below-average, a few months later you will hail the same album as a masterpiece and one of your personal favorites. 26. You suffer from this rare condition where... you wake up from your sleep, humming or singing a Rahman tune, involuntarily. You realize the condition is severe when you randomly shout out a Rahman tune you haven't heard in a long time. 27. You may forget to take your dose of medication but you can not forget
Re: [arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
could you please mention the ones that are same types as zindagi ? and also how similar they are? On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Yeh jo zindagi hai from Earth 1947 is my heart-favorite too, best ever from Srinivas. though I did not like Zindagi that much, for me it is an okay song, nothing special. my biggest complain from it is that it offers nothing new, ARR has given a number of these types of songs before. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf? swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps- vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http%3A//www .bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door-Jab-Din- Anand- Lyrics.htmliurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk =FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1 autoplay=1border=0onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php? file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when...........
Well, Indeed true. I too have the same experiences. Thanks for the illustration. --- On Tue, 2/12/08, ali ahad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: ali ahad [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 2 December, 2008, 3:08 PM Well i guess i m a true A R RAHMAN's fan --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Mathan anniyan_nan@ yahoo.co. in wrote: From: Mathan anniyan_nan@ yahoo.co. in Subject: [arr] Re: You know you are a true Rahman fan when ... To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 1:14 PM Sounds like MIND READING of an ARR's fan. Good thoughts - Mathan --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote: You know you are a true Rahman fan when... 1. You have a peculiar taste in music, which does not necessarily have to match the taste of the masses. 2. You have a good sense of melody and rhythm and can tell good music from average. You appreciate good music, regardless of who it comes from. 3. You can go on for hours talking about Rahman when someone makes a mistake of asking you about your favorite music. 4. You are never content and are always hungry and thirsty for more from Rahman. 5. You have had many euphoric moments in your life.. connected with Rahman's music. 6. You agree that an average Rahman song is better than the best most of the other can churn out. 7. Regardless of how the World finds Rahman music, you think Rahman makes music just for your ears. You genuinely believe that Rahman somehow knows what kind of music you unconsciously crave and then magically delivers that to you. 8. Your most prized collection in your entire music collection is your Rahman collection, whether it's in form of cassettes, CD's or hard-disk space on computer or ipods. 9. You sometimes feel this bliss, a kind of feeling that you are in heaven, when listening to Rahman's music. 10. If the World was to go back to using the barter system again, you wouldn't mind trading a 1000 non-Rahman songs for a single Rahman song. 11. You share this special bond with Rahman which is impossible to describe in words, let alone explain it to others. 12. Your friends/family fail to understand why you listen to music in a language that makes no sense to you, whatsoever. But, a few weeks later, you totally understand why your friends/family are humming/singing the very song they don't understand and were puzzled about you listening to it. 13. You are part of the Rahman Yahoo! Group or Orkut A R Rahman fans Community and visit it at least once a day. 14. You take pleasure in new group (community) members arguing with likes of Gops and Vijay, when they come out with some Rahman info/news. 15. You are tired of new member joining the group and inquiring about and referring to the fake Ekyam Satyam. You too hope to listen to the real one someday, if it exists somewhere. 16. You can talk to any other Rahman fan and connect with them instantly. 17. You have a deep desire to meet Rahman in person, and know deep in your heart that one day your dream will come true. 18. You have thought of it many a times and tried to come up with a plan of what you would do? How would you react? when you actually meet Rahman. 19. You can find the challenging task of solving a complex problem rather easy compared to the daunting and difficult task of coming up with your absolute top-10 Rahman favorites. 20. Any criticism of Rahman is hard for you to digest, because most of the time it comes from people that haven't heard enough of Rahman and yet have no problem talking about him. 21. Your blood pressure tends to rise when an average listener sings praises for other MDs(especially Anu Malik, Harris J, and the more recent and annoying Himesh). 22. When it comes to R.D. Burman or may be Illayaraja, you tend to put an end to the conversation by saying... No doubt, Illayaraja is the greatest, but I think Rahman is even better... because it's true. (Self-fulfilling prophecy?) 23. You are a select few in the country that are familiar with obscure terms such as BGM or Interlude etc. And furthermore, you are a rare breed of fans that actually collects and listens to these BGM and Musical bits used in commercials. 24. You can listen to an hour of non-stop Rahman interludes and guess over 80% of them right. 25. You eagerly wait for each and every Rahman release, you set very high expectations for each album, a day after the release you will bash the album as below-average, a few months later you will hail the same album as a masterpiece and one of your personal favorites. 26. You suffer from this rare condition where... you wake up from your sleep, humming or singing a
Re: [arr] Re: [RM] Rahman sir addresses me as Dr. - Lyricist Na. Muthukumar
I think Idhayam Mariyadhe was sung by Kartik .. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:22 AM, avyayan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't it amazing that Rahman has such a keen lyrical sense as well! And a very fun-infused one at that! Idhayam Mariyadhe appealed to me more than Jashn-E-Bahara, though that could just be cos I am a sucker for Tamil and Srinivas :P Thanks for this as always, Vithur. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *NA**. MUTHU KUMAR ON RAHMANIA – PART II * * * * Idhayam Mariyadhe Song – Jodha Akbar Tamil * The Director came down from Mumbai to Chennai. He just gave the situation of the song, and also gave a English Translation of the Hindi Song. Rahman Sir was in London at that time, and we spoke with each other through the webcam. He was telling me not to see the lip syncing issues for Tamil, and to just concentrate on the situation in the movie, and to come out with my own inputs for the song , for the situation. In Hindi, they would have written down the song from Third Person. Rahman Sir told me not to get into the Hindi Version, and to think independently. My inspiration for the song was Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham ( old song featuring Gemini Ganesan ). I just imagined if the same song was done for the present times, how it would have been done… ** * * *Mana Mohana Song * Rahman sir suggested that I can include all possible known Divine Names of Lord Krishna, and it made me write names like Navaneetha. Rahman Sir gave me full freedom for me to include all Tamil Names of Lord Krishna for the song in Tamil * * *Ballelaka Song – Sivaji* I usually like including metaphors in my works. I wanted to include details about the greatness, uniqueness of Tamil Nadu in the song, and tried to write in that fashion. *Vaada Song – Sivaji * Actually , in the beginning it was a Rap kind of a song, and was fully in English by Blazee. Then, It was Rahman Sir, who wanted something to be written in Tamil. The Director wanted some Punch Dialogues to be included in the song, as the same wasn't highlighted anywhere else in the movie. We were thinking of all possible Punch Lines, that can be included by Rajni Sir in the song. Some of the Punch Dialogues, that we tried were as Stapler Adhicha Pin; Cell Phone adicha Ring; Sivaji adhicha Sangu** * * *Valayappati Thavil Song – ATM * Actually, after writing down Elay Song for Sakkarakatti, and when the recording got over, Rahman Sir asked, if we could stay for some more time, and asked, if we were in a mood to write another song. That was the Valayappati Song. Actually, in the beginning, we had written some other lyrics, and Rahman Sir suggested that we can include all sorts of instruments in the song lyrics itself, and make it sound different. It was he who suggested the use of words of instruments like Thavil etc in that song. It was the Instruments, that added so much of value and beauty to the song, and it came out so differently, and specially.. *Nee Maryln Monroe Song * Rahman Sir wanted some sort of a discotheque type of a song. He was in London, when we had written some lyrics, and when he came back, he suggested that we include words like Marlyn Monroe etc. He addresses me as Dr. at times, as I hold a Ph D in Tamil Literature. *Elay Elay – Sakkarakatti * It was Rahman Sir's idea for the entire lyrics for the song. The theme of the song was to picturise a group of boys aged about 8 – 10 years who would grow up, and to highlight on their friendship. Earlier, I had written philosophical lyrics. Rahman sir suggested that I was very serious, and the same can be described in a different fashion. He gave us a hint like we can try something like the boys peeking out from the terrace etc. And also Charlie Chaplinkku Tamil Solli tharuvom He had suggested a lot of lyrics for the song. *Taxi – Taxi * Earlier, it was a very pure song. He suggested that we can explain friendship in a very jolly manner. We wanted to try out something that can describe friendship among young blood. The Director suggested that we could think of something out of the word Taxi, and Rahman Sir also suggested that we think and write something out of it, in terms of friendship. -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: What are your top 10 favourite songs of ARR ever?
Mine should be as below, though i dun prefer to rate his songs...coz i love all his songs...!! 1.Anjali Anjali - Duet 2.Thoda Thoda - Indira 3.Sneghidene - Alaipayuthey 4.Thee Thee - Thiruda Thiruda 5.Kannake Mai Azhagu - Pudhiya Mugam 6.Narumugaiye - Iruvar 7.Poovukul - Jeans 8.Ennavale - Kadhalan 9.En Swase Katre - En Swase Katre 10.Porale Ponnuthaiyi - Karuthamma --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, greatest_arr_fan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I put a lot of thought into this list because it is very difficult to choose the best songs composed by the best musician in the world. This list has songs that i would enjoy at any hour of any day. These are my top 10 (in no particular order) Sun Ri Sakhi - Humse hai mukabla Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera - Swades Kanamoochi - Kandukondain Kandukondain Dheeme dheeme - Zubeidaa Dil Se Re - Dil Se Chanda Re - Sapnay Khamoshiyan Gunguna ne lagi - One two ka four Man Mohana - Jodhaa Akbar Naina Neer Bahai - Water Fanaa - Yuva
[arr] Re: Yuvvraaj Zindagi revisited
I completely disagree. Zindagi offers a lot of freshness in terms of melody and voice intonation. Musically it is subtle, which makes it unique. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jahanzeb Farooq [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yeh jo zindagi hai from Earth 1947 is my heart-favorite too, best ever from Srinivas. though I did not like Zindagi that much, for me it is an okay song, nothing special. my biggest complain from it is that it offers nothing new, ARR has given a number of these types of songs before. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: If there is a downside of too many releases in a short duration, that is - we jump between albums and songs and don't devote time to enjoy the full beauty of each creation. I confess that I suffered from the above, and couldn't really enjoy ADA till now, and other songs of other albums also. Now, that there is a lull till the next release by our man, I am getting time to revisit them. I chanced to hear Yuvvraaj again, sad that the film is a flop, though everyone is indeed commenting now that ARR's music is marvelous in this and a sure shot plus side of the movie. I enjoyed the movie myself, and the songs picturization. So, I took a break from Ghazini and SDM to listen to Yuvvraaj, and further beauties got revealed. I am not very comfortable with using headphones. it sort of binds me to my pc desk and degree of movement gets restricted so I avoid that. I had not heard any of the recent releases through headphone, and heard them only on average quality speakers. And, this time, while hearing to zindagi, I noticed that there is a vocal echo of shrinivas' voice at places. I had totally missed out on that till now. And then, after the louder volume of pc speaker didn't clarify that much and loudness became irritating, I had to wear the headphone. And wow. What a song. What a beauty. For last 10 years or so, Srinivas' 1947 Earth number Ye jo Zindagi hai has been my all time ARR best. That was the last time, I had felt that walking two feet above the ground effect, the song that had consumed me, that had captivated me, I had felt like a teenager in first love. And here was another zindagi in the same voice by the same ARR. And what a beauty it is. And I am again feeling those same above feelings even though I have aged a decade in the meantime since previous zindagi. People had said that Water was subtle. I think this zindagi is the most subtle song ever given by our man. What a contemplative voice. Sadness san melodrama. A guiltless, confusionless quest and exploration. Putting deep feelings to words. The song nearest to yuvvraaj's zindagi genre that comes to my mind is another Gulzar song from Anand (MD: Salil Chaudhary) - kahin door jab din dhal jaayein though there is a lot of difference in the sadness level of two. http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf? swf=http%3A//s.ytimg.com/yt/swf/cps- vfl66122.swfvideo_id=OgBU75ApkSwrel=0showsearch=1eurl=http%3A//www .bollyclips.com/bollywoodvideos/video/OgBU75ApkSw/Kahin-Door-Jab-Din- Anand- Lyrics.htmliurl=http%3A//i4.ytimg.com/vi/OgBU75ApkSw/hqdefault.jpgsk =FyS51qccX0_TR5VHiVIZtGrjj2oCfCGKCuse_get_video_info=1load_modules=1 autoplay=1border=0onscreensearch=0 http://beemp3.com/download.php? file=2056183song=Kahin+Door+Jab+Din+Dhal+Jaye-ApnaMela.Com- --- The negative, I think, is this entire song got wasted on majority of listeners - It is so subtle, it requires such a solitude, devotion, good system, player, speakers/ headphone, stereo that such beauty would never have become apparent to those who listened to it on common radio, transistors, on vividh bharti/ fm channels, on TV, even worse for those who listened to this in parts as TV/ fm often doesn't play full songs and there is a lot of maddening blabbering on fm. The film didn't help this song much be bisecting it, showing in two parts. So, it is sad that this being one of ARR's best song go mostly waste. -- Rawat
[arr] Re: Kaise Mujhe is divine
Totally immersed in it.. Shreya's humming keeps haunting me,,.. only rahman can get that singing from her. Niven (Mauritius) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Absolutely agreed. It's my favorite on the album. Just a beautiful, lilting melody with grace and feeling. I really don't mind Benny's part at all, despite all the bashing he's getting. Shreya is just the ultimate sweet voice. And that piano part in the end..waa --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, logesh kum-arr arrmusik4log@ wrote: Hi All, After several listening am hooked up with Kaise Mujhe, This song is so divine and so soothing feels like nature is making u to sleep ... My pick of the album is this Rahman Rocks am so happy tht Rahman gives us so unique tracks as per my knowledge I cud not map it to any of his or others composition except for the portions by Shereya Goshal which is some wat simillar to munbe va rendition ... -- best regrards Logesh A
[arr] The winning combo of Aamir and Rahman does not disappoint!
Bollywood Music Review: Hit or Sh!t?: 'Ghajini' December 02 2008 15:10 PST *Music by:* AR Rahman * Lyrics:* Prasoon Joshi * Singers:* Suzanne D'Mello, Karthik, Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam, Benny Dayal, Pravin Mani and Shreya Ghoshal The expectations behind Aamir Khan'shttp://www.desihits.com/blog/article/aamir-khan-on-the-cover-of-gq-magazine-20081202'Ghajini' are immense! First of all Aamir Khan is a huge name in itself and then you add in ace music man AR Rahmanhttp://www.desihits.com/blog/article/hip-hop-artist-akon-to-collaborate-with-ar-rahman-20080925and the expectations hit the roof! In fact, many are claiming it's the biggest soundtrack of the year. After hearing the first snippets of 'Guzarish' which was the first trailer released, my curiosity peaked and I knew if the song was a precursor to the rest of the album, it would no doubt be a winner. So did it live up to my expectations? Read on to find out! * 'Guzarish': *The teaser track hit the airwaves not too long ago and it's already creating waves. The beautiful track is brilliant and there's not doubt it will be playing in my iPod way beyond the films release. Everything in the track melds beautifully, from Javed Ali's vocals to Rahman's music and Prasoon Joshi's touching lyrics. One listen and you'll be hooked. * 'Aye Bachchu':* The track is quite different from the romantic 'Guzarish.' Suzanne D'Mello belts out the rock tinged party song. It has an undeniable toe-tapping rhythm with a western beat. It's quite easy to tell this is a Rahman track with hints of his past numbers from 'Chak De! India' and 'Hindustani.' * 'Kaise Mujhe':* The haunting track's musical composition is impeccable, the beat, the beautiful sitar, slow build up, touching lyrics and Shreya Ghoshal's vocals work magically. One complaint however is, I can't help but think how the track would've sounded had it been sung by Sonu Nigam, or Shaan as opposed to Benny Dayal. It may not have 'hit' written all over it at first listen, but it will resonate with audiences after the release for sure. * 'Bekha': * From the first note you know you're in for something different. The track isn't something you'd typically hear in a Bollywood soundtrack, with bits of the piano and the unexpected use of the saxophone. You can't help but be reminded by 'Main Aisa Kyun Hoon' from 'Lakshya.' It should be interesting to see how it's pictured, as this is the track that will feature Aamir in 6 different looks. Karthik's vocals are perfectly suited for 'Bekha.' * 'Latto': *One of the best upbeat tracks off the album. Shreya Ghoshal shows off her versatility with this one, as does Rahman, as it's the only track on the soundtrack that doesn't scream Rahman from first listen. The fun carefree track will have you bobbing your head. The soundtrack to 'Ghajini'http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/bollywood-music-review-hit-or-sht-ghajini-20081202/www.desihits.com/blog/article/first-look-ghajini-trailer-20081029has chartbuster written all over it! The winning combo of Aamir and Rahman does not disappoint! There's no doubt we'll be hearing the songs well into 2009. *My picks: * 'Guzarish,' 'Bekha' and 'Latto' * Rating: * 4 out of 5 http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/bollywood-music-review-hit-or-sht-ghajini-20081202/ -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: What are your top 10 favourite songs of ARR ever?
to my knowledge i don't think, one can have a list of top 10 of ARR's songs. Coz, each position will have 10 different songs and fight with each other for the position. If you ask for the first 5 positions for the sake of ranking, definitely more than 60% of AR's songs will compete in my list. So atleast to me, there's no such list within AR's compositions. - Bergin From: Dinesh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 9:23:02 PM Subject: [arr] Re: What are your top 10 favourite songs of ARR ever? Mine should be as below, though i dun prefer to rate his songs...coz i love all his songs...!! 1.Anjali Anjali - Duet 2.Thoda Thoda - Indira 3.Sneghidene - Alaipayuthey 4.Thee Thee - Thiruda Thiruda 5.Kannake Mai Azhagu - Pudhiya Mugam 6.Narumugaiye - Iruvar 7.Poovukul - Jeans 8.Ennavale - Kadhalan 9.En Swase Katre - En Swase Katre 10.Porale Ponnuthaiyi - Karuthamma --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, greatest_arr_ fan mjoshi2001@ ... wrote: I put a lot of thought into this list because it is very difficult to choose the best songs composed by the best musician in the world. This list has songs that i would enjoy at any hour of any day. These are my top 10 (in no particular order) Sun Ri Sakhi - Humse hai mukabla Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera - Swades Kanamoochi - Kandukondain Kandukondain Dheeme dheeme - Zubeidaa Dil Se Re - Dil Se Chanda Re - Sapnay Khamoshiyan Gunguna ne lagi - One two ka four Man Mohana - Jodhaa Akbar Naina Neer Bahai - Water Fanaa - Yuva
[arr] Re: [RM] Rahman sir addresses me as Dr. - Lyricist Na. Muthukumar
Yes, I stand corrected. I got it mixed up with Muzhumathi, which was Jashn-E-Bahaara, and sung by Srinivas. I preferred Sonu and Madhushree in In Lamhon Ke Daaman Me...the lyrics in Tamil somehow didn't flow and Sonu sounded just tooo good. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sudan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I think Idhayam Mariyadhe was sung by Kartik .. On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:22 AM, avyayan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Isn't it amazing that Rahman has such a keen lyrical sense as well! And a very fun-infused one at that! Idhayam Mariyadhe appealed to me more than Jashn-E-Bahara, though that could just be cos I am a sucker for Tamil and Srinivas :P Thanks for this as always, Vithur. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans %40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: *NA**. MUTHU KUMAR ON RAHMANIA PART II * * * * Idhayam Mariyadhe Song Jodha Akbar Tamil * The Director came down from Mumbai to Chennai. He just gave the situation of the song, and also gave a English Translation of the Hindi Song. Rahman Sir was in London at that time, and we spoke with each other through the webcam. He was telling me not to see the lip syncing issues for Tamil, and to just concentrate on the situation in the movie, and to come out with my own inputs for the song , for the situation. In Hindi, they would have written down the song from Third Person. Rahman Sir told me not to get into the Hindi Version, and to think independently. My inspiration for the song was Kaalangalil Aval Vasantham ( old song featuring Gemini Ganesan ). I just imagined if the same song was done for the present times, how it would have been done ** * * *Mana Mohana Song * Rahman sir suggested that I can include all possible known Divine Names of Lord Krishna, and it made me write names like Navaneetha. Rahman Sir gave me full freedom for me to include all Tamil Names of Lord Krishna for the song in Tamil * * *Ballelaka Song Sivaji* I usually like including metaphors in my works. I wanted to include details about the greatness, uniqueness of Tamil Nadu in the song, and tried to write in that fashion. *Vaada Song Sivaji * Actually , in the beginning it was a Rap kind of a song, and was fully in English by Blazee. Then, It was Rahman Sir, who wanted something to be written in Tamil. The Director wanted some Punch Dialogues to be included in the song, as the same wasn't highlighted anywhere else in the movie. We were thinking of all possible Punch Lines, that can be included by Rajni Sir in the song. Some of the Punch Dialogues, that we tried were as Stapler Adhicha Pin; Cell Phone adicha Ring; Sivaji adhicha Sangu** * * *Valayappati Thavil Song ATM * Actually, after writing down Elay Song for Sakkarakatti, and when the recording got over, Rahman Sir asked, if we could stay for some more time, and asked, if we were in a mood to write another song. That was the Valayappati Song. Actually, in the beginning, we had written some other lyrics, and Rahman Sir suggested that we can include all sorts of instruments in the song lyrics itself, and make it sound different. It was he who suggested the use of words of instruments like Thavil etc in that song. It was the Instruments, that added so much of value and beauty to the song, and it came out so differently, and specially.. *Nee Maryln Monroe Song * Rahman Sir wanted some sort of a discotheque type of a song. He was in London, when we had written some lyrics, and when he came back, he suggested that we include words like Marlyn Monroe etc. He addresses me as Dr. at times, as I hold a Ph D in Tamil Literature. *Elay Elay Sakkarakatti * It was Rahman Sir's idea for the entire lyrics for the song. The theme of the song was to picturise a group of boys aged about 8 10 years who would grow up, and to highlight on their friendship. Earlier, I had written philosophical lyrics. Rahman sir suggested that I was very serious, and the same can be described in a different fashion. He gave us a hint like we can try something like the boys peeking out from the terrace etc. And also Charlie Chaplinkku Tamil Solli tharuvom He had suggested a lot of lyrics for the song. *Taxi Taxi * Earlier, it was a very pure song. He suggested that we can explain friendship in a very jolly manner. We wanted to try out something that can describe friendship among young blood. The Director suggested that we could think of something out of the word Taxi, and Rahman Sir also suggested that we think and write
[arr] Ghajini Video Songs
Guzarish - Ghajini full song video and others http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IXljiHKHou4 - Guzarish Aye Bachchoo - Suzanne D'Mello http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bzzG1tXsWB8 Kaise Mujhe - Benny Dayal Shreya Ghoshal http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYFuFvHvLA Behka - Karthik http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YQlcX8BO-G0 Lattoo Lattoo - Shreya Ghoshal http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8ymtIWuKU5c Behka - Karthik http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1P63MNCaeWw -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: The winning combo of Aamir and Rahman does not disappoint!
Rahman track with hints of his past numbers from 'Chak De! India'? -R --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bollywood Music Review: Hit or Sh!t?: 'Ghajini' December 02 2008 15:10 PST *Music by:* AR Rahman * Lyrics:* Prasoon Joshi * Singers:* Suzanne D'Mello, Karthik, Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam, Benny Dayal, Pravin Mani and Shreya Ghoshal The expectations behind Aamir Khan'shttp://www.desihits.com/blog/article/aamir-khan-on-the-cover-of-gq-magazine-20081202'Ghajini' are immense! First of all Aamir Khan is a huge name in itself and then you add in ace music man AR Rahmanhttp://www.desihits.com/blog/article/hip-hop-artist-akon-to-collaborate-with-ar-rahman-20080925and the expectations hit the roof! In fact, many are claiming it's the biggest soundtrack of the year. After hearing the first snippets of 'Guzarish' which was the first trailer released, my curiosity peaked and I knew if the song was a precursor to the rest of the album, it would no doubt be a winner. So did it live up to my expectations? Read on to find out! * 'Guzarish': *The teaser track hit the airwaves not too long ago and it's already creating waves. The beautiful track is brilliant and there's not doubt it will be playing in my iPod way beyond the films release. Everything in the track melds beautifully, from Javed Ali's vocals to Rahman's music and Prasoon Joshi's touching lyrics. One listen and you'll be hooked. * 'Aye Bachchu':* The track is quite different from the romantic 'Guzarish.' Suzanne D'Mello belts out the rock tinged party song. It has an undeniable toe-tapping rhythm with a western beat. It's quite easy to tell this is a Rahman track with hints of his past numbers from 'Chak De! India' and 'Hindustani.' * 'Kaise Mujhe':* The haunting track's musical composition is impeccable, the beat, the beautiful sitar, slow build up, touching lyrics and Shreya Ghoshal's vocals work magically. One complaint however is, I can't help but think how the track would've sounded had it been sung by Sonu Nigam, or Shaan as opposed to Benny Dayal. It may not have 'hit' written all over it at first listen, but it will resonate with audiences after the release for sure. * 'Bekha': * From the first note you know you're in for something different. The track isn't something you'd typically hear in a Bollywood soundtrack, with bits of the piano and the unexpected use of the saxophone. You can't help but be reminded by 'Main Aisa Kyun Hoon' from 'Lakshya.' It should be interesting to see how it's pictured, as this is the track that will feature Aamir in 6 different looks. Karthik's vocals are perfectly suited for 'Bekha.' * 'Latto': *One of the best upbeat tracks off the album. Shreya Ghoshal shows off her versatility with this one, as does Rahman, as it's the only track on the soundtrack that doesn't scream Rahman from first listen. The fun carefree track will have you bobbing your head. The soundtrack to 'Ghajini'http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/bollywood-music-review-hit-or-sht-ghajini-20081202/www.desihits.com/blog/article/first-look-ghajini-trailer-20081029has chartbuster written all over it! The winning combo of Aamir and Rahman does not disappoint! There's no doubt we'll be hearing the songs well into 2009. *My picks: * 'Guzarish,' 'Bekha' and 'Latto' * Rating: * 4 out of 5 http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/bollywood-music-review-hit-or-sht-ghajini-20081202/ -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Ill be in the US for SdM's promotion - ARR
Music director A.R. Rahman, who has given the music for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, has used the controversial chartbuster Choli ke peeche kya hai as a part of the film's soundtrack and says it fitted the mood of the movie. [http://www.khaleejtimes.com/images/blast-1208.jpg] The song fitted the mood of the film. It represents that period in the early 1990s. The colour, the swirl and the frenetic pace - so I've re-recorded it in the same two voices, Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun, though in a totally re-worked form, Rahman said. Pyarelal composed the song with his late partner Lamxmikant for Subhash Ghai's 1993 film Khalnaayak and it was picturised on Madhuri Dixit. Besides the background score, Rahman has done four songs in Slumdog Millionaire. I've collaborated with rap artiste Maya. We co-wrote a song called Oh saya. She wrote the English lyrics. There's also a version of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's Aaj ki raat in the soundtrack. The film's soundtrack is being launched after the film's release on December 12. Asked about the delayed release, Rahman said: As usual we took a little more time on it than we thought we needed to produce the album properly. The film is Rahman's second big Western film score after Shekhar Kapoor's The Golden Age. But that was a period film... a genre that I've been unconsciously associated with the most. Slumdog... is contemporary, he said. Rahman is also happy about the movie's success at international film festivals. They released it on a small scale and are gradually increasing the prints. Slumdog Millionaire releases in America next month. I'll be in the US for the promotion, he said. Slumdog Millionaire, based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's rags-to-riches novel QA, stars Anil Kapoor and Dev Patel. The year has been great for Rahman with hits like Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na. I've worked with three generations of directors and in as many continents. I can tell what they like and not like. Working with Abbas Tyrewala in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was a rewarding experience. http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/2008\ /December/citytimes_December3.xmlsection=citytimescol= http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/citytimes/200\ 8/December/citytimes_December3.xmlsection=citytimescol= Thanks to Adnan Zakir , Pakistan for the Link Krish.
[arr] Re: Slumdog Millionaire - ar rahman at his best
Caution: Use good sound systems (it's a must) with full bass. From: mb4zap® [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:15:44 PM Subject: Slumdog Millionaire - ar rahman at his best just listen to the tracks to believe it... and trust me, the album is not only abt jai ho. it has got bunch of completely mind blowing tracks. go to online stores/sites and check the tracks... NOW (check all the tracks 1 by 1 (skip M.I.A. tracks - 4 and 5))! it's the ultimate answer for all those who thinks ARR has lost it...; he is not the same...; his old compositions were better... or 90's were the best. rahman is the best of the BEST! i am out of words... lost in the tracks...!!!
[arr] Slumdog Millionaire - ar rahman at his best
just listen to the tracks to believe it... and trust me, the album is not only abt jai ho. it has got bunch of completely mind blowing tracks. go to online stores/sites and check the tracks... NOW (check all the tracks 1 by 1 (skip M.I.A. tracks - 4 and 5))! it's the ultimate answer for all those who thinks ARR has lost it...; he is not the same...; his old compositions were better... or 90's were the best. rahman is the best of the BEST! i am out of words... lost in the tracks...!!!
[arr] Connections - arrahman.com updated
It says ...Connections is releasing this month Dec 2008 - exclusively on Nokia (dunno what that means) -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
[arr] Unlucky singers
Hai all, When i noticed that Rahman introduced so many singers mentoined here ,but they didn't get right appreciation and chance to prove their talent .These singers didn't get many solo songs from Rahman and other MDs .Thse are the singers ; shalini singh,chitra iyer,Aparna,Johnson,mukesh,surjo bhattacharya,Gopika poornima,Richa Varma,Ganga,Mahati . Regards ANEESH K SASI
[arr] Can we change the photo of Rahman frequently in yahoo group
Hai all, Please take this is a constructive discussion. What i meant that the introductory photo of Rahman in this group change frequently and include the flash picture( Iam not expert in this. May be wrong)of Rahman and it is better to include new relaeases picture also. Regards ANEESH K SASI
[arr] Behka Singer
I do not know why but Behka song reminds me of Mangta Hai though there no similarity at all.. Karthik is a good singer but ARR must have tried a very unconventional singer for this song. Eccentric voice can make it even more attractive. -Raghu
