[arr] Ghajini was a difficult album to write: Prasoon Joshi

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Ghajini was a difficult album to write: Prasoon Joshi

Ace lyricist Prasoon Joshi is the man behind the soulful romantic lyrics of 
Guzarish from Ghajini. He talks about Ghajini, working with legends like Aamir 
and Rahman and the recent terror attacks in Bombay. 



 
Tell us something about Ghajini's music.

All the songs are different from each other. Every single song is very good and 
close to my heart. There is a love song, a fight song, a sad song and a fun 
song. I guess Rahman has done a wonderful job again. It's completely different 
from our previous projects like Rang De Basanti and it was rather hard to make 
also.

Ghajini is a remake of a South Indian film, does the music also sound like the 
music of that film?

No, not at all! The music is totally different from the original film and has 
nothing to do with it.

Which is your favorite Ghajini song?

'Behka' is my favorite because none of the lyricists whom Rahman had approached 
were ready to write the song. It was quite difficult to write it so it is close 
to my heart.

You have been in Aamir Khan's camp since a long time. So do you choose the 
projects because of Aamir or do you read the scripts?

To a certain extent, it is because of Aamir and it is a mix of both 
professionalism and friendship. He is a perfectionist and chooses good movies 
and good scripts so we have a lot of faith in him.


 
How was it working with A.R.Rahman? What have you learnt from him?

Rahman is a chilled out friend. We have worked in many films together. Now the 
dosti has become so strong that sometimes I write the lyrics first and he 
composes a tune after that or he composes a tune and I fit in the lyrics. We 
cannot meet daily but we share a great rapport and mutual understanding. I feel 
at home while working with Rahman.

You have written a beautiful poem called Iss Baar Nahin on the Mumbai blasts. 
Where were you and what was going through your mind at the time the blasts took 
place?

I was in Chennai when the blasts happened. When I saw it first, I thought some 
gang-wars were taking place. But later on we came to know that it was a terror 
attack. On the very next day I took a flight back to Mumbai and was deeply 
saddened by what was happening. Some people come inside our country and damage 
our historical monument and kill our people. I mean the security was so bad.

Do you think the media should boycott Pakistani artists now?

No, why should we punish non-criminals? What have they done? Terror attacks 
have happened in Pakistan also and people have died there too. It is not 
Pakistani civilians who killed our Indians. It's the terrorist who did it. We 
should tighten our security, that's it. We need some strict laws against 
terrorists. 


  

[arr] Oscar songs long list coming soon

[Vinod Raju]

2008 Oscars long list for "Original Song" category will be out 
anytime.

"Jai Ho" is sure to be in the list. Will any other ARR song figure in 
the list? I would love to see "Dreams on Fire" and "Oh Saya" too on 
the list.


PS: For the uninitiated, Oscar long list for songs is officially 
published in the second week of Dec, which will have 50+ songs. 
ARR had 3 songs in the long list for 2006 ("Chan Chan" from Water, 
"Khalbali" and "Luka Chuppi" from Rang de Basanti).



-Vinod

[arr] Vote for Delhi6 logo in Facebook

[Vinod Raju]

Rakyesh Mehra has started a poll in Facebook for selecting the title 
logo for Delhi6.

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=37665359249

http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=37665359249&view=all


-Vinod

Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[Aakarsh]

Thats true..and for that matter..even SDM would not be considered as Indian 
Entry...because it was not produced by any production house in India.
 
Regarding ARR being the first composer...it is false...because Pt.Ravi Shankar 
was once nominated (for Gandhi) and if i am not wrong, another classical 
musician (could be Ustad Ali Akbar Khan or Ustad Vilayat Khan) was also 
nominated for some film made in 60s. I am not sure though.


Regards
Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.
 
http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com 
 

--- On Thu, 12/11/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 9:40 AM








One addition,

Vidhu Vinod Chopra was nominated in 1979 in the Documentary Short Subject 
category for 'An Encounter with Faces'

Also, technically, Water is not an Indian film. It was produced by a Canadian 
company and was Canada's official entry to the Oscars. 





From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:20:48 AM
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009



No way!

Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful 
of times.

Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON]
Best Costume Design (1982) - Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo (Gandhi) [WON]
Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India
Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay
Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan
Best foreign language film (2005) - Water
Best Original Score (1982) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton (Gandhi)
Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist

-Vinod

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Gomzy™"  
wrote:
>
> Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back?
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .>wrote:
> 
> >
> > i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at 
the oscars
> > 2009
> > for best music and best original song.
> > this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has 
been
> > selected last year
> > for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
> > well i hope he wins this year.
> >
> > from ISHAAN
> >
> >  - -
> > Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor Messenger!
> > 
> >
>

 














  

Re: [arr] What happened to Boys hindi version?

[K. Kumar]

wat abt sivaji hindi?

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] What happened to Boys hindi version?
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 10:21 PM











Wait... Its on the anvil 

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Hai all,



              anyone know about this?



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Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[pratap]

May nit be the 1st to be nominated but let's hope he'll be the first to win...

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 7:50 PM











No way!



Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful 

of times.



Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON]

Best Costume Design (1982) - Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo (Gandhi) [WON]

Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India

Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay

Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan

Best foreign language film (2005) - Water

Best Original Score (1982) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton (Gandhi)

Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist



-Vinod



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Gomzy™"  

wrote:

>

> Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back?

> 

> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .>wrote:

> 

> >

> > i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at 

the oscars

> > 2009

> > for best music and best original song.

> > this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has 

been

> > selected last year

> > for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.

> > well i hope he wins this year.

> >

> > from ISHAAN

> >

> >  - -

> > Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor Messenger!

> > 

> >

>




  




 

















  

Re: [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray

[rivjot]

oh my goodness! High quality superb BGM of JA ah dream come true :D

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Will this have a very good sound effect, so that we can rip High Quality
> Superb BGMs ?
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 
> >   Actually, that milestone probably goes to Warriors of Heaven and
Earth.
> > I picked up a BRD of WOHE back in June 2007.
> >
> > --
> > *From:* Prasad Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:51:23 AM
> > *Subject:* [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray
> >
> >  Sivaji I think will be the first movie of our boss on Blu-ray.
> >
> > And the good news for us is the audio will be in lpcm uncompressed aka
> > lossless. :-) :-)
> >
> > Now if only they release Jodha Akbar/Taal/Swades/ Rangeela ...
(How
> > about all ARR films!) on Blu-ray ASAP with uncompressed audio
> >
> > I know we have some professional recording engineers in this group. It
> > would be nice if they can give their insights...
> >
> >   
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

Re: [arr] (Singer) Srinivas Unplugged: Bits of Zindagi and Azhage Sugama (with Chinmayi)

[V S Rawat]

On 12/11/2008 6:23 AM India Time, _Indmov Buff_ wrote:

> http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnJ3p4OPaU
> 

I have heard this term "unplugged" on MTV and other channels often.

Could someone please explain what exactly is an "unplugged" version?

TIA
--
rawat

[arr] Titan Ad MP3

[Kaushik Ranganathan]

Can anyone send me the TITAN AD JINGLE in MP3 format please?
Also, would love to have the SPIRIT OF UNITY CONCERTS score as MP3. 

Please mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or post it in any online sharing portal and 
provide the link.

Thanks in advance.

Kaushik R


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[arr] Getting in tune with Oscar

[Ganesh]

http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/getting-in-tune-with-
oscar/2008/12/10/1228584927310.html

Todd Martens
December 11, 2008


Easy pickings ... three songs from Enchanted were nominated in the 
2008 Academy Awards.

FINDING music worthy of an original song nomination 
wasn't much of a challenge in the past two years. As evidence, three 
selections from Enchanted were nominated in 2008 and three from 
Dreamgirls in 2007. But in June, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts 
and Sciences altered the rules, allowing only two songs per film to 
be nominated, thereby ensuring that voters will have to dig - at 
least a little. And that might be harder than it sounds. This year 
hasn't produced an Eddie Vedder-penned soundtrack (Into The Wild) or 
a bevy of light pop tunes from singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche (Dan 
In Real Life). That's not to say some front-runners haven't emerged. 
Here is a look at some of 2008's notable film songs.

THE FAVOURITE

Bruce Springsteen's The Wrestler. Already a critical sensation in the 
US (it opens in Australia on January 15), Darren Aronofsky's The 
Wrestler scored, perhaps, the ultimate music coup. There is no 
doubting Springsteen's appeal to academy voters - he won for Streets 
Of Philadelphia in 1993. With The Wrestler, Springsteen contrasts 
plaintive guitar strumming with prideful, street-tough lyrics. It's 
full of simple but evocative imagery - one-legged dogs and broken 
bones illustrate the survival tale.

THE POP STAR

Mariah Carey's Right To Dream. In need of a guitarist for Right To 
Dream, Carey aimed high, going straight to country legend Willie 
Nelson. Written for Tennessee, in which Carey plays an aspiring 
singer, Right To Dream is restrained elegance, with some light, 
finger-picked guitar flourishes and a dash of late-night soul. "I was 
humming different melodies while I was on the set and stuff," Carey 
says. "I was just thinking that Willie Nelson would be somebody 
fabulous to collaborate with. I reached out to him, and we met after 
one of his concerts."

THE ONE WITH BUZZ

M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman's O … Saya. Early in Danny Boyle's Slumdog 
Millionaire (opening on Boxing Day), O … Saya sets the tone, its 
kinetic rhythms giving way to a more traditional Eastern chant - a 
chant that soon becomes digitally enhanced. Random urban noises 
become part of the music, and electronic effects skitter around the 
beats. When the vocals from M.I.A. arrive, she sings soft and fast - 
the sound of someone on the run, but not wanting to attract too much 
attention. "A.R. was the most amazing producer," M.I.A. says of the 
collaboration. "He works with 100-people orchestras, and his sound is 
huge. Then on the other end of the room was me, making music on [a 
laptop], just playing Danny really gritty, badly recorded MP3s."

THE CROWD PLEASER

Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman's Down To Earth. The spacey sound 
effects of this Wall-E cut were lifted directly from Newman's score. 
That was director Andrew Stanton's directive, Newman says. "Andrew 
was interested in having me bring some of the music I had used in the 
movie to Peter, so it wouldn't appear to just be a left turn," he 
says. But the futuristic sheen that underlies the cut received a 
wallop of warmth from Gabriel's vocals, as well as the grand, gospel 
finale, courtesy of South Africa's Soweto Gospel Choir. It's largely 
a pair of keyboards that comprise the instrumentals, but the textures 
are deep enough for an orchestra. It's all a bit out of this world.

Los Angeles Times

[arr] SDM: LA Film Critics Site Link

[bipin shenoy]

I think this link has not yet been posted yet in the groups.

http://www.lafca.net/news.html

Thanks,
Bipin



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Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[Gopal Srinivasan]

One addition,

Vidhu Vinod Chopra was nominated in 1979 in the Documentary Short Subject 
category for 'An Encounter with Faces'

Also, technically, Water is not an Indian film. It was produced by a Canadian 
company and was Canada's official entry to the Oscars. 





From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:20:48 AM
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009


No way!

Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful 
of times.

Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON]
Best Costume Design (1982) - Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo (Gandhi) [WON]
Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India
Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay
Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan
Best foreign language film (2005) - Water
Best Original Score (1982) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton (Gandhi)
Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist

-Vinod

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Gomzy™"  
wrote:
>
> Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back?
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .>wrote:
> 
> >
> > i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at 
the oscars
> > 2009
> > for best music and best original song.
> > this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has 
been
> > selected last year
> > for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
> > well i hope he wins this year.
> >
> > from ISHAAN
> >
> >  - -
> > Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor Messenger!
> > 
> >
>

[arr] My Wish

[bipin shenoy]

Hi All,


I was on my way to office by the MRTS train in chennai. Was listening
to Ringa Ringa for the 5 time of the day (at 7 am). I wonder why do we
get hooked on to certain songs that we keep on humming them again and
again. Why is that it is always an arr song for me? At times I wonder
if I am being biased in listening to only arr songs. But I dont want to
change myself. Arr's music creates magic within me as it does for many
of you. I wonder why hasnt he become the most popular musician yet (I
want every human to know him... :)). I want him to win the Bharat Ratna
somewhere down the career. This morning I felt may be slumdog
millionaire can start things off not that he has done a very good job.
But because this movie has released outside India and is catering to a
foreign audience and with the buzz of a Oscar like never before. I am
keeping my fingers crossed. I pray this magician  gets what he deserves
and what we all rejoice in our man's achievements.



Thanks,

Bipin



P.S: I will surely buy an original audio cd of SDM once it releases in
chennai. Just that I couldnt wait till then to listen to the songs.


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[arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[Vinod Raju]

No way!

Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful 
of times.

Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON]
Best Costume Design (1982) - Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo (Gandhi) [WON]
Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India
Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay
Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan
Best foreign language film (2005) - Water
Best Original Score (1982) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton (Gandhi)
Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist


-Vinod


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Gomzy™" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back?
> 
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 
> >
> > i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at 
the oscars
> > 2009
> > for best music and best original song.
> > this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has 
been
> > selected last year
> > for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
> > well i hope he wins this year.
> >
> > from ISHAAN
> >
> > --
> > Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor Messenger!
> > 
> >
>

[arr] Best Instrumental Song of the Year 2008

[rivjot]

Since we didnt have theme music this year, chose your fav instrumental
songs of the year - 

1. Jashan-E-Bahaara (flute) - JA
2. Khwaja Mere Khwaja (oboe) - JA
3. Meharbaan (guitar) - Ada
4. Kaise Mujhe (guitar & flute) - Ghajini

I didnt mention slumdog in there since it more of background piece.
connection probably has few instrumental pieces as well, but that is
different genre (talking about hindi OSTs here only)

anyways, my pick has to Khwaja Mere Khwaja instrumental.. 

[arr] Re: Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray

[rivjot]

Jodhaa Akbar is out on blu-ray as well :)

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prasad Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Sivaji I think will be the first movie of our boss on Blu-ray. 
> 
> And the good news for us is the audio will be in lpcm uncompressed
aka lossless. :-) :-)
> 
> Now if only they release Jodha Akbar/Taal/Swades/Rangeela ...
(How about all ARR films!) on Blu-ray ASAP with uncompressed audio
> 
> I know we have some professional recording engineers in this group.
It would be nice if they can give their insights...
>

[arr] Lagaan & Slumdog

[Vithur]

The first Bollywood movie I ever saw was Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in
India.
After seeing that movie I fell in love with Indian film and popular music.
 But Lagaan's soundtrack, by A.R.
Rahmanis still my favorite.
 Last week his new movie Slumdog
Millionaire (from the director who brought us Trainspotting and 28 Days
Later) was released in the United States, the soundtrack also features
M.I.A.'s Grammy 2009 nominated single "Paper Planes."
TIME magazine declared Rahman the "Mozart of Madras" and he is among the 25
highest selling music artist of all
time.
 He has composed over one hundred film scores in the last 25 years and is
also involved in various charitable causes.

Watch this clip from the 2002 Oscar nominated film
Lagaan,
staring the fabulous Aamir Khan .
The film takes place in Victorian colonial India. During a draught the
English colonizers have called for a double tax (lagaan) on the local Indian
farmers.  Feeling the injustice of the situation, Bhuvan, Khan's character,
bets the English Captain that he and his farmer friends will beat the
English in a game of cricket (a game that Bhuvan has never played before).
If the farmers win, they will never have to pay lagaan again, if they lose,
they must pay triple lagaan.

In this clip, Bhuvan and his friend Gauri, must convince their friends and
fellow villagers that while the task might seem impossible, the earth and
the sky belong to them and are worth fighting for.

Listen, O my friend,
What is this fear you have?

The earth is ours
And so is the sky.

The song is called "Mitwa."


This is just one of the several fantastic songs and dance sequences from
this movie. If you are interested at all in Bollywood (and good foreign
flicks in general), I highly recommend
Lagaan.
It's long though, as are most Bollywood films, but I wouldn't be ashamed in
you if you wanted to fast forward through much of, what seems like a 45
minute cricket game toward the end of the movie.

Slumdog Millionaire,  Rahman's new
release, is the story of the impoverished teen Jamal Malik who becomes a
contestant on the Hindi version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire."  The
film jumps back and forth through time presenting the viewer with life tales
that lead Jamal to possess the answer to every question.

http://alwaysmoretohear.blogspot.com/2008/12/ar-rahman-slumdog-millionaire-and.html



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Sakkarakatti - Film Posters in Chennai

[Vithur]

Actually, the Snap is nothing but the old smile of ARR , he with a Guitar
which was taken during the SOk Photo Shoot.

Kalaipuli Dhanu, who was involved in SOK, has been the producer for this
movie, and this is clearly his marketing and advertising efforts.



On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:44 PM, joby cherian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   take a snap of one of those and post vithurURGENTLY!!
>
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>   Dear All,
>>
>> Everywhere around Chennai city, we can see Posters of Sakkarakatti movie
>> having ARR's smiling snap blown up in a very big size, that it almost covers
>> the entire poster, and on the other corner, see Shantanu Bagyaraj's image
>> from the movie.  The caption is about TAXI TAXI song, and the records that
>> it had created.
>>
>> The special part is that Shantanu's portion in that poster has been torn
>> in many places by people who have been fed up with his acting, and by the
>> movie ( I guess) , and ARR's portion remains intact.
>>
>> I observed this at slum areas too, where usually, the film heroes have a
>> lot of registered fan associations.
>>
>> ARR's smiling face now decorates almost all places in Chennai, be it be
>> slum areas, water tanks and everywhere
>>
>> Heartening, Very glad to see this... I hope and wish he comes out of his
>> painful moments and be happy as always. God Bless.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> --
>> regards,
>> Vithur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>  
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Connections Track listing

[Aravind AM]

wow! :) 
interesting!!!

And, i think this if the first time, I'm so curious about an album on seeing 
the track listing alone!!

a track named "Mosquito"?   intriguing!! I'm so curious as to how it will be, 
waiting for ARR's experiments on this track! :)

and, silent invocation?!  SILENT? what kinda music and what kinda instruments 
would ARR hav used in this? very soft strings, flutes is my guess!!

And, how can i forget Mylapore Blues!! I'm expecting a wonderful fusion, with 
tamil/sanskrit chants!

Connections will be a wonderful treat to end 2008, I believe!!!

Aravind


http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com

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--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subject: [arr] Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 1:59 PM











On www.arrahman. com



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Re: [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray

[Vithur]

Will this have a very good sound effect, so that we can rip High Quality
Superb BGMs ?

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 7:16 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Actually, that milestone probably goes to Warriors of Heaven and Earth.
> I picked up a BRD of WOHE back in June 2007.
>
> --
> *From:* Prasad Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:51:23 AM
> *Subject:* [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray
>
>  Sivaji I think will be the first movie of our boss on Blu-ray.
>
> And the good news for us is the audio will be in lpcm uncompressed aka
> lossless. :-) :-)
>
> Now if only they release Jodha Akbar/Taal/Swades/ Rangeela ... (How
> about all ARR films!) on Blu-ray ASAP with uncompressed audio
>
> I know we have some professional recording engineers in this group. It
> would be nice if they can give their insights...
>
>   
>



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Vithur

Re: [arr] ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[Aravind AM]

Wowww 
Congrats, ARR!!! :D :D 
this is biggg!! :D

Oscars and Golden Globe are not far away!!! :D :D :D 



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--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Ramesh R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Ramesh R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 6:32 AM











http://www.hollywoo dreporter. com/hr/content_ display/news/ 
e3i4bd301b9abd26 e41d3054d9e881ef 91e

'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film in
"Slumdog Millionaire, " besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
Button."

The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
banquet.



'


---

Congrats ARR!
Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep all related 
awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would have really loved for 
Desplat to get the nod.






  
  




 

















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Re: [arr] Airtel Super Singer : Unplugged with Stephen Devassy ( Rahman renditions)

[Aravind AM]

That show was brilliant!!!  No, wait.. it was more than that it was 
heavenly, out-of-the-world!!!

And, as Indmov Buff has mentioned, I was there in the audience, cheering for 
Vijay Narain, our group member, who is now among the top 8 contestants in the 
show! :D

I was transported to another world that day, watching and hearing it live!! :)
Stephen truly rocks! 

I know he has worked with ARR, but can anyone confirm for which songs/movies 
has he worked with ARR?

Cheers,
Aravind





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--- On Thu, 11/12/08, Indmov Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Indmov Buff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Airtel Super Singer : Unplugged with Stephen Devassy ( Rahman 
renditions)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 11 December, 2008, 6:46 AM











Most of the candidates picked ARR songs for this round. Amazing 
treat for any music lover! There were some really good performances. 



P.S: If you look really hard you'd be able to spot Rahmaniac-Arvind in the 
audience! :)



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=PrBb8Xam3xU  : Sakiye Neethan from 
Anthimantharai



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=gb8JeTc1uLg  : Thoda Thoda from Indira(My 
personal fav)



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=wWeGeBbJeCQ : Munbe Va from Sillunu Oru Kadhal



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=hHvnjarSXs0 : Kannalane from Bombay



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=bB3gFCnEGWI : Kanava from Ratchagan



http://uk.youtube. com/watch? v=UVT-4mB62PQ : Oh Vennila from Kadhal Desam




  




 

















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[arr] SdM Compilation 30

[Gopal Srinivasan]

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=70110&cat=2
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/reviews.nsf/movie/story/A14958F09C5B8F3C8625751B00759294?OpenDocument
http://www.southcountytimes.com/Elist-1941.113117-3840.113117_Slumdog_Millionaire.html
http://thomaspmbarnett.com/weblog/2008/12/slumdog_millionaire_the_best_f.html
http://thepigskinpathos.blogspot.com/2008/12/go-see-slumdog-millionaire.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-movie-review-slumdog-millionaire,0,5914862.story
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272193
http://alwaysmoretohear.blogspot.com/2008/12/ar-rahman-slumdog-millionaire-and.html
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/slumdog_millionaire/articles/1785382/much_of_the_story_seems_distorted_for___melodramatic_effect_the_concept_of_the_film_makes___it_seem_light_but_the_first_reel_is_very_violent___and_perhaps_harrowing
http://www.jackiekcooper.com/MovieReviews/SlumdogMillionaire.htm

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[Gopal Srinivasan]

The tracks will come pre-loaded on the device at no extra cost. My Nokia phone 
came bundled with 100 tracks, all in DRMed-mp3 and they sound pretty good on 
the phone.





From: || V i s h w e s h || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:28:29 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing


Wow!! Thanks, Gops!! I was gonna buy 5220 two weeks back !! But it got delayed 
for some reason. Thank God for that !! Now I'll wait till this releases...

But I have some queries... How do they release a soundtrack on a mobile phone?? 
In what format... mp3, wma, aac?? Surely It's not gonna be CD quality... & do I 
have to pay extra for it??


" The search is more important than the destination "
- a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:

From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 11:46 PM


5220 and 5320





From: || V i s h w e s h || <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:46:56 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing


Which Nokia XpressMusic? ? The new 5800?? or 5220??


" The search is more important than the destination "
- a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:

From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 3:03 PM


Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic. . hmm 
will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when CD
comes out in the market

Thanks for updates :) 

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Re: [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Actually, that milestone probably goes to Warriors of Heaven and Earth. I 
picked up a BRD of WOHE back in June 2007.





From: Prasad Varma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 3:51:23 AM
Subject: [arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray


Sivaji I think will be the first movie of our boss on Blu-ray. 

And the good news for us is the audio will be in lpcm uncompressed aka 
lossless. :-) :-)

Now if only they release Jodha Akbar/Taal/Swades/ Rangeela ... (How about 
all ARR films!) on Blu-ray ASAP with uncompressed audio

I know we have some professional recording engineers in this group. It would be 
nice if they can give their insights... 

[arr] Re: A Slightly Modified Leo Coffee Jingle tune as BGM

[Nagaraj]

Nowadays only BGM reviews fm vithur. as we keep searching for 
attachments ..:) Just joking..I am nt opening that topic again..

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Dear All,
> 
> Has ANyone noticed there are wonderful BGMs in Vandicholai 
Chinnarasu Movie.
> And there is a slightly modified tune of Leo Coffee tune which 
comes in the
> movie as a BGM. In fact, the BGMs in this movie are so fresh and 
has  avery
> classic touch to it.
> 
> Just wonderful. Vintage ARR Stufff.
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] Airtel Super Singer : Unplugged with Stephen Devassy ( Rahman renditions)

[Indmov Buff]

Most of the candidates picked ARR songs for this round. Amazing treat for any 
music lover! There were some really good performances. 

P.S: If you look really hard you'd be able to spot Rahmaniac-Arvind in the 
audience! :)


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PrBb8Xam3xU  : Sakiye Neethan from Anthimantharai

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=gb8JeTc1uLg  : Thoda Thoda from Indira(My 
personal fav)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wWeGeBbJeCQ : Munbe Va from Sillunu Oru Kadhal

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hHvnjarSXs0 : Kannalane from Bombay

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bB3gFCnEGWI : Kanava from Ratchagan

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UVT-4mB62PQ : Oh Vennila from Kadhal Desam


  

[arr] (Singer) Srinivas Unplugged: Bits of Zindagi and Azhage Sugama (with Chinmayi)

[Indmov Buff]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnJ3p4OPaU


  

[arr] Nelly?

[arr_raghu]

What happened to 'Nelly Furtado singing for Rahman' news?
Now, a new news about Kylie Minogue..
What about that some world class guitarist working for ARR?
Are these news really happening?

-Raghu


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Wait... Its on the anvil
> 
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:19 PM, aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hai all,
> >
> >   anyone know about this?
> >
> > Reagards
> >
> > ANEESH K S
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] Sivaji - First ARR movie on Blu - Ray

[Prasad Varma]

Sivaji I think will be the first movie of our boss on Blu-ray. 

And the good news for us is the audio will be in lpcm uncompressed aka 
lossless. :-) :-)

Now if only they release Jodha Akbar/Taal/Swades/Rangeela ... (How about 
all ARR films!) on Blu-ray ASAP with uncompressed audio

I know we have some professional recording engineers in this group. It would be 
nice if they can give their insights...


  

[arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[rtyags2k]

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> 
>  
> i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at the 
oscars 2009 
> for best music and best original song.
> this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has 
been selected last year

er, no actually. 2 (or probably 3) of his songs were part of the 
shortlist last year but none of them was finally nominated. By all 
accounts, "Jai Ho" stands a good chance to be nominated though. 

Rahul


> for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
> well i hope he wins this year. 
>  
> from ISHAAN
> _
> De leukste online filmpjes vind je op MSN Video!
> http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=nl-nl
>

Re: [arr] ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[Gomzy™]

Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back?

On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>
> i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at the oscars
> 2009
> for best music and best original song.
> this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has been
> selected last year
> for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
> well i hope he wins this year.
>
> from ISHAAN
>
> --
> Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor 
> Messenger!
> 
>

Re: [arr] ar rahman the name itself enough

[joby cherian]

gr8 sureshthis is my desktop now

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 7:44 PM, suresh kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   ar rahman the name - 1440 x 900
>
> regards
> Sureshkumar G
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[|| V i s h w e s h ||]

Wow!! Thanks, Gops!! I was gonna buy 5220 two weeks back !! But it got delayed 
for some reason. Thank God for that !! Now I'll wait till this releases...

But I have some queries... How do they release a soundtrack on a mobile phone?? 
In what format... mp3, wma, aac?? Surely It's not gonna be CD quality... & do I 
have to pay extra for it??

" The search is more important than the destination "  - a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 11:46 PM











5220 and 5320

From: || V i s h w e s h || <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:46:56 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing











Which Nokia XpressMusic? ? The new 5800?? or 5220??

" The search is more important than the destination "  - a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 3:03
 PM








Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic. . hmm 

will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when CD

comes out in the market



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[arr] ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009

[shafaq Ishaan]

 
i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at the oscars 
2009 
for best music and best original song.
this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has been selected 
last year
for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki.
well i hope he wins this year. 
 
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[arr] Re: SdM @ Awards - What's coming up?

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

i think NYCC does not have best score and song categories.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Vinod Raju" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The New York Film Critics Circle will announce their awards for 2008 
> today (Wed, 10 Dec). Watch out this link for update -> 
> http://www.nyfcc.com/awards.php
> 
> "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards" nominations will be announced 
on 
> Thu, 11 Dec.
> http://www.goldenglobes.org/timetable/index.html
> 
> All the best to ARR and SdM in these two :-)
> 
> 
> -Vinod
>

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[|| V i s h w e s h ||]

Mine would be:

Meherbaan... 
Inn Lamhon Ke...
Dreams on Fire & Latika's Theme...
Guzarish... especially Sonu's humming...
Jashn-e-Bahaaraa...
Mann Mohiney...
Zindagi...

" The search is more important than the destination "  - a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 11:42 PM











Here are my choices in no order:



Zindagi

Kaise Mujhe

Khwaja Mere Khwaja

Hawa Sun Hawa

Tu Muskura

Jashne Bahaar

Kahin To



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:

>

> I dont think it can be termed as SHAME, as others have also shared 

their

> choices of ARR songs, and  not some other MD here .

> 

> Well, I consider Kaise Mujhe from Ghajini to be a top melody for 

this year

> 

> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:20 PM, kishore parayath <

> kishore.parayath@ ...> wrote:

> 

> >Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA 

SUN HAWA"

> > from ADA

> > It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER ..

> > DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...

> > Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN( ADA) at 

THIRD

> > PLACE>...

> >

> > Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS

> >

> > 

> >

> 

> 

> 

> -- 

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RE: [arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score And Best Original Song At The Oscars ?

[shafaq Ishaan]

i think ARR should be nominated for the oscars 2009, and he deserves it.
well i didn`t see the film yet, but on the scores of the soundtrack i can say 
that the music is too strong to 
compare with the others. check out, mausam & escape;latika`s theme.
the dark knight score is okay, quantum of solace score is an average, nothing 
new, the changeling is odd, wall-E is a hit. so let`s see rahman or elfman.
but this year is for rahman, and he will be the first indian composer to 
recieve an oscar.
 
from ishaan ` SHAFAQ ` rahman



To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:28:23 
-0800Subject: Re: [arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score And Best Original 
Song At The Oscars ?





I think ARR has a very strong chance for the best song category but I doubt if 
he even  gets nominated for the best score (I'd love to be proved wrong 
though).The reason being there was not much material/scope  for the score as 
ARR himself mentioned that Danny Boyle wanted the songs themselves to be the 
score. I also think that the academy is heavily biased towards string 
heavy/orchestral  scores which SDM is anything but.



From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wednesday, 
December 10, 2008 8:07:59 AMSubject: [arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score 
And Best Original Song At The Oscars ?

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Re: [arr] Confusion about Connections!

[Arun KB Ganesh]

With all due respect : I certainly don't appreciate the idea behind
releasing songs exclusively on Nokia phones... As a person buying ARR CDs on
the 1st day, these 'exclusive releases' deprives me the pleasure of
listening to an ARR album on CD... There are many fans out here who probably
cannot afford to buy Nokia phones...

It was the same in case of  PFMB.. And by the time the actual PFMB CD came
out, the MP3s had flooded the internet...

~Arun

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   It is initially a Nokia-only release. A CD release will likely follow in
> the future.
>
> --
> *From:* Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:39:47 PM
> *Subject:* [arr] Confusion about Connections!
>
>  Is there going to be a CD release for Connections? Or is Connections
> only going to be a Nokia release?
>
>   
>

Re: [arr] SDM Dubai Screening at DIFF-17th Dec -Who all are coming ????

[joby cherian]

Anand...pls let me know how i can get the ticket and give u'r mbl# too, i'll
call you.

On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 3:06 AM, fameeb mohd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Dear friends,
>
> Please tell who all are attending the Gala Screening of Slumdog Millionaire
> on 17th Dec in Madinath Jumeirah Theatre ?? . I am definitely attending this
> one.
>
> If any one of you is planning to attend this one , may be , we can all meet
> up some time early to the screening . It is one of those very rare chance
> when AR Rahmans fans in UAE get to meet up and share our thoughts.
>
> So wat say ,guys & gals , shall we all meet up and make a celebration of
> this event ???
>
> Please do respond with your contact number if you are planning to watch it
> the same day .
>
> Regards ,
> Fameeb.
>
>
> --
> Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! 
> Group.
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] Sakkarakatti - Film Posters in Chennai

[joby cherian]

take a snap of one of those and post vithurURGENTLY!!

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Dear All,
>
> Everywhere around Chennai city, we can see Posters of Sakkarakatti movie
> having ARR's smiling snap blown up in a very big size, that it almost covers
> the entire poster, and on the other corner, see Shantanu Bagyaraj's image
> from the movie.  The caption is about TAXI TAXI song, and the records that
> it had created.
>
> The special part is that Shantanu's portion in that poster has been torn in
> many places by people who have been fed up with his acting, and by the movie
> ( I guess) , and ARR's portion remains intact.
>
> I observed this at slum areas too, where usually, the film heroes have a
> lot of registered fan associations.
>
> ARR's smiling face now decorates almost all places in Chennai, be it be
> slum areas, water tanks and everywhere
>
> Heartening, Very glad to see this... I hope and wish he comes out of his
> painful moments and be happy as always. God Bless.
>
> Thanks
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] SdM @ Awards - What's coming up?

[Madhavan Rajan]

NYFCC doesn't seem to have any award category for music. However, slumdog
millionaire bagged an award for best cinematography.

Cheers,
Madhavan.R
Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   The New York Film Critics Circle will announce their awards for 2008
> today (Wed, 10 Dec). Watch out this link for update ->
> http://www.nyfcc.com/awards.php
>
> "The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards" nominations will be announced on
> Thu, 11 Dec.
> http://www.goldenglobes.org/timetable/index.html
>
> All the best to ARR and SdM in these two :-)
>
> -Vinod
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Madhavan Rajan]

So many haunting melodies but the below are my favourites (in no particular
order)

Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Hawa Sun Hawa
Zindagi
Jashne Bahara
Guzarish
Kaishe Mujhe Instrumental
Tu Muskura
Marudhaani


Cheers,
Madhavan.R
Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 12:12 PM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Here are my choices in no order:
>
> Zindagi
> Kaise Mujhe
> Khwaja Mere Khwaja
> Hawa Sun Hawa
> Tu Muskura
> Jashne Bahaar
> Kahin To
>
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com ,
> Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I dont think it can be termed as SHAME, as others have also shared
> their
> > choices of ARR songs, and not some other MD here .
> >
> > Well, I consider Kaise Mujhe from Ghajini to be a top melody for
> this year
> >
> > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:20 PM, kishore parayath <
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA
> SUN HAWA"
> > > from ADA
> > > It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER..
> > > DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...
> > > Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN(ADA) at
> THIRD
> > > PLACE>...
> > >
> > > Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[Gopal Srinivasan]

5220 and 5320





From: || V i s h w e s h || <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:46:56 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

 
Which Nokia XpressMusic?? The new 5800?? or 5220??


" The search is more important than the destination "
- a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 3:03 PM


Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic. . hmm 
will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when CD
comes out in the market

Thanks for updates :)

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Re: [arr] Confusion about Connections!

[Gopal Srinivasan]

It is initially a Nokia-only release. A CD release will likely follow in the 
future.





From: Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 11:39:47 PM
Subject: [arr] Confusion about Connections!


Is there going to be a CD release for Connections?  Or is Connections 
only going to be a Nokia release? 

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Chord]

Here are my choices in no order:

Zindagi
Kaise Mujhe
Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Hawa Sun Hawa
Tu Muskura
Jashne Bahaar
Kahin To





--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I dont think it can be termed as SHAME, as others have also shared 
their
> choices of ARR songs, and  not some other MD here .
> 
> Well, I consider Kaise Mujhe from Ghajini to be a top melody for 
this year
> 
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:20 PM, kishore parayath <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA 
SUN HAWA"
> > from ADA
> > It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER..
> > DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...
> > Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN(ADA) at 
THIRD
> > PLACE>...
> >
> > Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] Confusion about Connections!

[Chord]

Is there going to be a CD release for Connections?  Or is Connections 
only going to be a Nokia release?  

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Vithur]

I dont think it can be termed as SHAME, as others have also shared their
choices of ARR songs, and  not some other MD here .

Well, I consider Kaise Mujhe from Ghajini to be a top melody for this year

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:20 PM, kishore parayath <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA SUN HAWA"
> from ADA
> It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER..
> DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...
> Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN(ADA) at THIRD
> PLACE>...
>
> Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS
>
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[vimaljk]

Tu Mera Hai-Ada
Jaane Tu Mere Kya Hai (female) -Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Guzarish-GHajini


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "kishore parayath"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA SUN
HAWA" from
> ADA
> It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER..
> DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...
> Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN(ADA) at THIRD
> PLACE>...
> 
> Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS
>

Re: [arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score And Best Original Song At The Oscars ?

[Prasad Varma]

I think ARR has a very strong chance for the best song category but I doubt if 
he even  gets nominated for the best score (I'd love to be proved wrong though).

The reason being there was not much material/scope  for the score as ARR 
himself mentioned that Danny Boyle wanted the songs themselves to be the score. 

I also think that the academy is heavily biased towards string heavy/orchestral 
 scores which SDM is anything but.







From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 8:07:59 AM
Subject: [arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score And Best Original Song At 
The Oscars ?


http://theplaylist. blogspot. com/2008/ 12/who-will- be-nominated- for-best- 
score.html




  

[arr] Ghajini was shot in sync sound - Asin ( SEMI ARR )

[Vithur]

 Hot property


Southern import Asin comes clean on controversial reports about her equation
with Ghajini hero Aamir Khan.

*What kind of response have you been getting after the promos of Ghajini?*
The responses have been very good. People are now waiting for the film to
release. A debut opposite Aamir Khan is an absolute dream-come-true. Though
I have done many films down South, this is like a baby step for me. Not only
the film is my first venture with a superstar, it is being directed by
Murugadoss and has music is by A R Rahman. It is a dream team.

*How comfortable are you with Hindi?*
Quite comfortable. Though I have been born and brought up in Kerala, I have
gone to a Naval Indian school where I have been exposed to Hindi. Many of my
teachers were North Indians, so since childhood I have been speaking the
language. Ghajini was shot in sync sound, and thankfully my Hindi was good,
I had no problems.

*A heroine of an Aamir starrer isn't left with much to do in the film. What
is your take on that?*
But as Aamir's heroine I am sure I will get fabulous exposure both
nationally and internationally.

*There were reports that before filming a romantic scene, Aamir went on long
walks with you.*
(Cuts in) I don't know from where such reports originate. I was comfortable
doing all types of scenes with him.

*Weren't you upset with your hero for not letting you speak to the press?*
That's absolutely untrue. I was completely shocked when I read this report.

*Didn't you want to clarify your stance then?*
As I said, initially I was surprised. After that I laughed it off.

*So, how was it working with the perfectionist Aamir?*
Oh, he's a very supportive and encouraging co-star. The media refers to him
as a perfectionist in the negative sense, but I find him absolutely
dedicated, passionate and focussed on his work. At the same time, he is
extremely down-to-earth without any airs about him. He lets the director be
the captain of the ship.

*Having been part of the Tamil version of Ghajini, what difference do you
find between the two heroes? *
Both of them have brought their own techniques to the role. Surya has
portrayed it in a different way. However, I think we should wait for the
film to release before discussing this further.

*Did you feel a sense of deja vu while performing as you had been there,
done that?*
Character-wise, there isn't anything different between the two. In both the
versions, my name is Kalpana, a girl from a lower-middle class family. She
is a struggler in an ad firm, one of the model types who to wants to make it
big in the ad industry. Though the character is the same, shooting for the
film was a new experience because we have made a few changes in the climax,
tweaked it a bit and added new action scenes. Also, except for the director,
the entire technical crew was new for me.

*Kalpana doesn't seem glamourous...*
No, she is not at all glamourous. A girl-next-door type, she is completely a
non-Bollywood kind of a heroine. But the role is so good that I didn't think
twice about doing it.

*You star in London Dreams opposite Salman Khan.What would you say is the
difference between the two Khans?*
On the contrary, I find a lot of similarities between the two. Both of them
are cool to work with, only Salman is more spontaneous. Even Ajay Devgan is
a pucca professional. He is quite a prankster and the three of us had a
great time. In fact, it was one of my best outdoor shoots.

*We heard you had signed a film with Akshay Kumar?*
No. Right now, I have only London Dreams.

*Are you doing any South films or are you looking at establishing yourself
in Bollywood first?*
I would like to do films that excite me. Language is not a barrier. Right
now, I haven't signed any films in the South, though. My immediate
commitment is to London Dreams, for which we will be shooting in Mumbai. A
major portion of the film has already been shot and only a few scenes and
songs are remaining.

*You are endorsing many brands from Colgate to Tanishq?*
Yes, so far I have endorsed around 60 brands. I started my career with ads.
And films were a natural progression. Besides the Colgate commercial, which
I have shot with Saif Ali Khan, I had done the Miranda ad with Zayed Khan.
Soon, I will be shooting for a Tata Sky ad too.

*With Aamir Khan?*
(Laughs) I don't know.
http://www.screenindia.com/news/Hot-property/396665/

-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[kishore parayath]

Well... Its a *SHAME* that nobody remembers the GEM... "HAWA SUN HAWA" from
ADA
It is the BEST ARR MELODY of LAST 2 YEARS PUT TOGETHER..
DREAMS ON FIRE(SDM) also TOPS the list along with HAWA SUN HAWA...
Next comes KHWAJA MERE KHWAJA @ 2nd place and MEHERBN(ADA) at THIRD
PLACE>...

Guys...HAWA SUN HAWA and DREAMS ON FIRE are TRUE GEMS

RE: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[shafaq Ishaan]

To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED] favorite song of ARR in 2008 is from 
the film kahin to hogi from film
jaane tu ya jaane na.
 
from Ishaan
 
 
 
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:37:53 +0530Subject: Re: [arr] Best melody song of the 
year 2008 by AR




gr8 topic ... every album of boss is gr8 in its own way ... my personal 
favourite is IN LAMHO from Jodha Akbar .. I jus luv the song  KAHIN TOH 
from JTYJ is also very soothing . expectin more on 2009 .
 
(A)lways (R)ahman (R)ocks 
On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM, ali ahad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:









For me the best album is YUVVRAAJ...best overall song is TU HI TO MERI DOST HAI 
and best melodious song is KAISE MUJHE TU (GHAJINI)--- On Wed, 12/10/08, 
aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Subject: [arr] Best melody song of the 
year 2008 by ARTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:22 PM 





Hai all,  I would say Jodha akbar is the bestalbum in 2008 and best 
melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali fromjodha akbar.RegardsANEESH K S
 





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[arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

wow, finally we have the track list. though i am bit sad that it is 
not a regular album and instead was intended for Nokia etc (as ARR 
explained it in the SAJA webcast interview). i was really expecting it 
to be huge like VM.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> On www.arrahman.com
> 
> and other updates.
>

[arr] Bollywood - Top contenders for the Best Music Awards in 2008

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Top contenders for the Best Music Awards in 2008
December 10th, 2008 

We have assembled the top contenders for the best music awards for the year 
2008.  The films that stand a strong chance are Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Bachna Ae 
haseeno, Rock On, Fashion, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Jodha Akbar. This is our 
list as per the popularity of the music of each and every film.
The music of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is the most awaited one of the year 2008. 
Salim Suleiman are the music directors of the film and seem to have done a good 
job. Even before the movie could release the music has taken off real well. The 
song Haule Haule sung by Sukhwinder seems to be on the lips of everyone, be it 
young or old. And the song Tujh mein rab dikhta hai is also following it in 
popularity,it’s a song sung by Roop Kumar Rathod. The others are not that great 
but overall a good attempt and the song Haule Haule itself makes the album 
worth the money.
Then comes the hit music of Bachana Ae haseeeno  and the music directors for 
this film are Vishaal and Shekhar. The song Khuda Jaane overnight hit. The song 
Ahista Ahista is a treat for Lucky Ali fans. The songs small town girl and jogi 
maahi have a Punjabi style to it with the dhol beats.last but not the least 
Bachna Ae Haseeno’ rocks too! They’ve incorporated the original Kishore parts 
really well and Sumit Kumar (Kishore’s son) sings the rest of it. You can’t 
compare him to the great Kishore but he’s done very well to keep up and doesn’t 
let you down. This is song is throughly enjoyable. Khuda Jane and the title 
track are the ones which might help this album to go ahead in the race. Vishaal 
and Shekhar have once again proved they are a hit pair.
Rock on-complete rock song experience. Strong guitar riffs, energetic rhythm, 
crisp drumming, simple tunes, Farhaan sounds great in songs likeSocha Hai and 
Pichle Saat Dino Mein .Music directors Shankar Ehsaan and Loy have done a great 
job. The song Ye Tumhari Meri Baatein’ is so soothing. The voice of the new 
singer Dominique Cerejo has good presence and character. The other songs like 
Rock On, Pichle Saat Dino Mein, Sindbad the Sailor and Zehreelay are all 
typical rock songs. And finally the song Tum ho to a case of excellent 
composition. Definitely a welcome change from the regular bhangra and disco. 
Shankar Ehsaan and Loy have shown their versatility once again.
Fashion-the music of this film is given by Salim-Sulaiman. The song Mar Jaava 
is an ever-cherishing melody that will keep you haunting over the times. The 
husky voice of Shruthi pathak is mesmerizing. Then we have another soft number 
Kuch khaas Hai which is sung by Mohit Chauhan and Neha Bhasin. A typical 
romantic song with soft music. The songs Ashiyana and Fashion ka jalwa are 
songs with foot tapping music with rhythmic beats. Overall an excellent effort 
by Salim Suleiman the music seemed to have topped the charts every week.
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane na- The music director for this film is A.R.Rahman. The song 
Kabhie Kabhie did really well,a funloving romantic song and enjoyable song. The 
song pappu cant dance had also topped the charts. That was basically made for 
listeners who enjoyed funny lyrics and funny songs. The other numbers like 
jaane tu mera kya hai, tu boli and nazre milana though not outstanding still 
managed to pull the crowd. But one of the best songs in this film was khin to 
hogi wo, sung by Rashid and Vasundhara Das. A soft number very soothting to the 
ears. Overall an excellent package of fast peppy and soft romantic numbers and 
nevertheless when Rahman is around things just can’t go wrong.
Jodha Akbar-last but not the least another piece of art by the mucic maestro 
A.R.Rahman.  The music is magical, spectacular, bracing, pleasant and different 
from the tunes and beats of the contemporary style of music. The tracks are 
rustic, earthy and definitely pulsating. The track Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah is 
a wild song with so many different instruments and singers together, one of 
Rahman’s best. The romantic track Jashn-e-bahaara is enticing. Pure 
unadulterated music. Then comes Khawaja Mere Khawja  a fabulous qawaali based 
song sung by Rahman himself. After praises for the emperor you are taken to the 
world of two lovers with In Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein another soft and soothing 
number. Finally the mind-blowing bhajan Manmohana is another soft track.  
Overall every track of this film is a masterpiece in itself, and definitely a 
very strong contender for the awards.
Even though 2008 was not a great year in terms of great music still we have 
managed to anaylise the best compositions and the composers. From the entire 
selection we think Jodhas Akbar stands the highest possibility of receiving the 
awards because of  A.R.Rahman’s  outstanding performance. Followed by Fashion, 
Rock on, Rab Ne, Bachna Ae Haseeno and then Jaane tu.  But Kudos to all the 
other as well for putting their best foot forward in the process.
-Preity Punjabi (SAMPU

Re: [arr] Keep tuning 101.4 Fm - Fm Rainbow

[Vithur]

If you come across any news upon listening it, Pls do post it.

Thanks

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Aswath Narayanan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Ok bro . thank u . expectin more updates 
>
> Raj ...
>
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>Dear Chennai Members,
>>
>> Pls keep an ear on FM Rainbow 101.4 FM. There is a promo that there is
>> going to be a detailed and special interview of ARR in that channel. and
>> people can ask questions to ARR, which can be sent by SMS
>>
>> SMS AR ( Your Question ) NAME ( PLACE ) to 5676744
>>
>> Shall update with more details, as they start flowing in.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> regards,
>> Vithur
>>
>>
>>
>>
>  
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] SdM @ Awards - What's coming up?

[Vinod Raju]

The New York Film Critics Circle will announce their awards for 2008 
today (Wed, 10 Dec). Watch out this link for update -> 
http://www.nyfcc.com/awards.php

"The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards" nominations will be announced on 
Thu, 11 Dec.
http://www.goldenglobes.org/timetable/index.html

All the best to ARR and SdM in these two :-)


-Vinod

[arr] A Slightly Modified Leo Coffee Jingle tune as BGM

[Vithur]

Dear All,

Has ANyone noticed there are wonderful BGMs in Vandicholai Chinnarasu Movie.
And there is a slightly modified tune of Leo Coffee tune which comes in the
movie as a BGM. In fact, the BGMs in this movie are so fresh and has  avery
classic touch to it.

Just wonderful. Vintage ARR Stufff.



-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

woww
probably the biggest international recognition for ARR till now. 
heartiest congrats to ARR.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ramesh R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> 
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4bd301b9ab
d26e41d3054d9e881ef91e
> 
> 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film in
> "Slumdog Millionaire," besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> Button."
> 
> The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> banquet. '
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> Congrats ARR!
> Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep all 
related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would have 
really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
>

Re: [arr] What happened to Boys hindi version?

[Vithur]

Wait... Its on the anvil

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 4:19 PM, aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
> Hai all,
>
>   anyone know about this?
>
> Reagards
>
> ANEESH K S
>
>  
>



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Re: [arr] Keep tuning 101.4 Fm - Fm Rainbow

[Aswath Narayanan]

Ok bro . thank u . expectin more updates 

Raj ...

On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 10:10 PM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Dear Chennai Members,
>
> Pls keep an ear on FM Rainbow 101.4 FM. There is a promo that there is
> going to be a detailed and special interview of ARR in that channel. and
> people can ask questions to ARR, which can be sent by SMS
>
> SMS AR ( Your Question ) NAME ( PLACE ) to 5676744
>
> Shall update with more details, as they start flowing in.
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[|| V i s h w e s h ||]

Which Nokia XpressMusic?? The new 5800?? or 5220??

" The search is more important than the destination "  - a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 3:03 PM











Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic. . hmm 

will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when CD

comes out in the market



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[arr] Sakkarakatti - Film Posters in Chennai

[Vithur]

Dear All,

Everywhere around Chennai city, we can see Posters of Sakkarakatti movie
having ARR's smiling snap blown up in a very big size, that it almost covers
the entire poster, and on the other corner, see Shantanu Bagyaraj's image
from the movie.  The caption is about TAXI TAXI song, and the records that
it had created.

The special part is that Shantanu's portion in that poster has been torn in
many places by people who have been fed up with his acting, and by the movie
( I guess) , and ARR's portion remains intact.

I observed this at slum areas too, where usually, the film heroes have a lot
of registered fan associations.

ARR's smiling face now decorates almost all places in Chennai, be it be slum
areas, water tanks and everywhere

Heartening, Very glad to see this... I hope and wish he comes out of his
painful moments and be happy as always. God Bless.

Thanks

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[arr] A R Rahman recently triumphed at the Los Angeles awards

[Vithur]

December 10, 2008 17:50 IST
*Last Updated: *December 10, 2008 18:14 IST

After making waves overseas, Danny Boyle's *Slumdog Millionaire* is all set
to release in India in January. The film stars Anil Kapoor
[Images
], Irrfan Khan 
[Images
] and newcomers Dev Patel and Freida Pinto.



For its Indian release, *Slumdog Millionaire* has been dubbed in Hindi, and
re-titled *Slumdog Millionaire: Kaun Banega Karorepati*.



The film tells the story of a boy from the Mumbai slums, whose adventures
take him from begging on the streets to the popular gameshow *Who Wants to
be a Millionaire?* where he surprises everyone with his knowledge.



The film has won people's choice award at the Toronto film festival and was
given a rousing applause at the London
[Images
] Film Festival.



It is a strong contender for the Oscars. A R Rahman recently
triumphedat
the Los Angeles awards, and bagged an award for best composer. Boyle
bagged the best director's award at the ceremony.

http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/10slumdog-millionaire-to-release-in-india.htm
-- 
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Vithur

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Aswath Narayanan]

gr8 topic ... every album of boss is gr8 in its own way ... my
personal favourite is IN LAMHO from Jodha Akbar .. I jus luv the song
 KAHIN TOH from JTYJ is also very soothing . expectin more on 2009
.

(A)lways (R)ahman (R)ocks

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:54 PM, ali ahad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> For me the best album is YUVVRAAJ...best overall song is TU HI TO MERI
> DOST HAI and best melodious song is KAISE MUJHE TU (GHAJINI)
>
> --- On *Wed, 12/10/08, aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:
>
> From: aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:22 PM
>
>
> Hai all,
>
>   I would say Jodha akbar is the best
> album in 2008 and best melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali from
> jodha akbar.
>
> Regards
>
> ANEESH K S
>
>
> 
>

[arr] Who Will Be Nominated For Best Score And Best Original Song At The Oscars ?

[Gopal Srinivasan]

http://theplaylist.blogspot.com/2008/12/who-will-be-nominated-for-best-score.html

[arr] Re: Our group was mentioned

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

yes it was so exciting to hear them talking about our 
group. i felt so much proud as if they were talking about me and not 
the group, lol. 


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "light4_u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> It was an amazing interview of boss. The thing excited me most is 
the 
> mention of our group, I was thrilled and m proud to be part of this 
> group. They also gave credits to Gopal, too good. And they are also 
the 
> member of this group.
> 
> Our group is doing too good, thanks to Gopal, Vijay, Vithur and 
other 
> active and senior members. This group wouldn't be this much 
interesting 
> without this kind of members especially Vithur. Keep it up guys. 
> 
> I wonder do our boss knows about this group or do he visits some 
time ?
> 
> Every member is very special here in his/her own way.
>

[arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[anandrahche]

WoW


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> On www.arrahman.com
> 
> and other updates.
>

[arr] Rahman triumphs at LA Awards

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/10rahman-triumphs-at-la-awards.htm




Rahman triumphs at LA Awards
 
Arthur J Pais 
 

 
December 10, 2008 14:38 IST
Last Updated: December 10, 2008 15:32 IST

With the nominations for the Golden Globes around the corner, the influential 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards have been just announced, with 
plenty of surprises for the perennially nominated Meryl Streep [Images] and 
well regarded star Kate Winslett.

While the animated hit Wall-E ($490 million worldwide and counting) walked away 
with the best picture nod, Danny Boyle took the best director award for Slumdog 
Millioniare beating fellow Brit Christopher Nolan, the maker of the highest 
grossing film (about $996 million worldwide) The Black Knight. 

A R Rahman was named the best composer for his work in Slumdog. Among the high 
profiled scores this year are in the films Quantum of Solace [Images], Mamma 
Mia [Images]! and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.

Los Angeles Film Critics Association is not particularly known for hailing big 
Hollywood hits and this year's choice could raise a few eyebrows. But then the 
association promptly hugged the underdog by giving the best director award to 
Boyle. Slumdog, which had no distributor five months ago when Warner 
Independent folded, was then picked up Fox Searchlight. The distributor, which 
has released smash hits such as Juno, has been lucky with India themed films -- 
the Oscar nominated Deepa Mehta film Water as well as Mira Nair's The Namesake 
[Images]. It also distributed the arthouse hit, Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling 
Limited.

Los Angeles Times said Slumdog, which got the third highest votes following 
Wall-E and The Black Knight, created a controversy among the 43 voters.

Though the film has received the highest praise from publications  across the 
country including Time, The New Yorker, USA Today and The Chicago Tribune, some 
of the voters in Los Angeles dismissed it outright.

'Its scrum of detractors said they wouldn't vote for it under any 
circumstances,' wrote LA Times, 'with some critics claiming it was too 
derivative, coming off like an amped-up Satyajit Ray [Images] film.'

The film, in its fourth week of limited release, has grossed a healthy $5.5 
million in 27 days of release in North America. It was named top film earlier 
this month by the National Board of Review and the Washington, DC, Area Film 
Critics Assn.


While Sean Penn [Images] winning the best actor award for his vivid portrayal 
of a real life politician, who was openly gay and was gunned in San Francisco 
over two decades ago, in Milk, the supporting role award went to Heath Ledger 
for his rousing work as the villain in The Dark Knight [Images].

Penelope Cruz [Images], who has just about 15 minutes (out of 100)  in Woody 
Allen's [Images] arthouse hit Vicki Cristina Barcelona nabbed the best 
supporting actress nod, for her work in the smaller success, Elegy.

There were plenty of snubs: For instance, Kate Winslet [Images] who has two 
films in release this month, Revolutionary Road and The Reader. 

Also Read: Dev Patl talks about Slumdog Millionaire
Streep was seen in two films, too. While the smash hit musical Mamma Mia! 
(which has taken about $560 million worldwide) was not considered award-worthy, 
her performance as a dogmatic nun in Doubt has enchanted some critics and 
infuriated some who think it is too loud and one-dimensional. 

The best actress nod went to Sally Hawkins in the little seen Happy-Go-Lucky.

But some of the films that were snubbed, especially Frost/Nixon, may get a 
boost when the Golden Globe nominations come out on Thursday. The Globes, which 
are televised and are reportedly watched by over 50 million worldwide, has 
nominations in two categories, drama and musicals/comedy. The Oscar nominations 
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December 10, 2008 14:38 IST
Last Updated: December 10, 2008 15:32 IST

With the nominations for the Golden Globes around the corner, the influential 
Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards have been just announced, with 
plenty of surprises for the perennially nominated Meryl Streep [Images] and 
well regarded star Kate Winslett.
While the animated hit Wall-E ($490 million worldwide and counting) walked away 
with the best picture nod, Danny Boyle took the best director award for Slumdog 
Millioniare beating fellow Brit Christopher Nolan, the maker of the highest 
grossing film (about $996 million worldwide) The Black Knight. 
A R Rahman was named the best composer for his work in Slumdog. Among the high 
profiled scores this year are in the films Quantum of Solace [Images], Mamma 
Mia [Images]! and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.


Also Read : Slumdog Millionaire wins Brit awards
Los Angeles Film Critics Association is not particularly known for hailing big 
Hollywood hit

RE: [arr] SDM Dubai Screening at DIFF-17th Dec -Who all are coming ????

[Anand Bharathan]

Hi Fameeb,

 

I am booked for the show on the 18th in DFC Grand Cinema as I found the the 
prices for the gala screening a bit high for my liking. May be we can meet up 
some other time. BTW, if anyone’s attending on the 18th at 7 pm lemme know as 
we can meet up. You probably have a good chance to bump into Boyle or ARR if 
they attend. Good luck.

 

Anand 

 

 

From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
fameeb mohd
Sent: 09 December, 2008 3:07 AM
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [arr] SDM Dubai Screening at DIFF-17th Dec -Who all are coming 

 

Dear friends, 

 

Please tell who all are attending the Gala Screening of Slumdog Millionaire on 
17th Dec in Madinath Jumeirah Theatre ?? . I am definitely attending this one. 

 

If any one of you is planning to attend this one , may be , we can all meet up 
some time early to the screening . It is one of those very rare chance when AR 
Rahmans fans in UAE get to meet up and share our thoughts. 

 

So wat say ,guys & gals , shall we all meet up and make a celebration of this 
event ???

 

Please do respond with your contact number if you are planning to watch it the 
same day . 

 

Regards ,

Fameeb. 

  





  _  

Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find 
  
your favourite Yahoo! Group.

 

[arr] SDM Audio

[arr_raghu]

They must have released the Audio sometime earlier..around this week.
Dont know what made them wait till 23rd Dec..
All the news sites are heating up with SDM music reviews and 
yet there is no CD in the stores.
By the way, how good is this interscope records? 
-Raghu



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Sylenthira" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Congratulations! 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ramesh R  wrote:
> >
> >
>
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4bd301b9abd26e41d3054d9e881ef91e
> > 
> > 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> > composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film in
> > "Slumdog Millionaire," besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> > Button."
> > 
> > The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> > banquet. '
> > 
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > Congrats ARR!
> > Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep all
> related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would have
> really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
> >
>

Re: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[ali ahad]

For me the best album is YUVVRAAJ...best overall song is TU HI TO MERI DOST HAI 
and best melodious song is KAISE MUJHE TU (GHAJINI)

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: aneeshksasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 4:22 PM


 Hai all,

               I would say Jodha akbar is the best
 album in 2008 and best melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali from
 jodha akbar.

 Regards

 ANEESH K S

  


  

[arr] Rock

[Ashish G]

Hello you people,
I don't know if this has already been discussed but has Rahman composed
songs which can be classified as belonging to th rock genre, taking in
consideration of the existence of an album like Rock On . If so  can a list
be compiled. Thanks in advance.

[arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[Sylenthira]

Congratulations! 

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ramesh R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i4bd301b9abd26e41d3054d9e881ef91e
> 
> 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film in
> "Slumdog Millionaire," besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> Button."
> 
> The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> banquet. '
> 
> 
> ---
> 
> Congrats ARR!
> Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep all
related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would have
really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
>

Re: [arr] Re: Lyrics of DREAMS on FIRE

[Aneesh K S]

Yes I t has wonderful lyrics matching with the song
Regards


--- On Wed, 12/10/08, jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Lyrics of DREAMS on FIRE
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:22 PM

It is one of THE best English songs I have heard..and it'll be..
Dreams on fire..forever..forever..too soothing!!..listen it
during night time..
I m feeling like night time during Christmas period..English 
Countryside ..snowfall..and warm feelings of Dreams on fire..
You can NEVER NEVER and NEVER get anybody better than ARR..

Regards
-jiban



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "K. Kumar"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> thanks bro
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/12/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Lyrics of DREAMS on FIRE
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 8 December, 2008, 4:31 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> DREAMS ON FIRE!! magical song [:)]
> Hey these are the lyrics i wrote down on hearing.. There might be 
a few mistakes.
> 
> You are my waking dream,
> you're all that's real to me,
> you are the magic in the world I see.
> you are the prayer I sing,
> 
> you brought me to my knees,
> you are the faith that made me believe.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> Passions burning,right on the ---.
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.
> 
> 
> You are my ocean ---,
> you are my power each day,
> you are the laughter from childhood days;
> you are the spark of dawn,you are where I belong,
> you are the ache I feel in every song;
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.. 
> 
> You are my waking dream,
> you're all that's real to me,
> you are the magic in the world I see.
> you are the prayer I sing,
> you brought me to my knees,
> you are the faith that made me believe.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> 
> Passions burning,right on the ??thy???
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.
> 
> You are my ocean waves,
> you are my power each day,
> you are the laughter from childhood days;
> 
> you are the spark of dawn,you are where I belong,
> you are the ache I feel in every song;
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> Passions burning,right on the ??thy???
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> 
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher. 
> ORKUT 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
>   
>
>   
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
>   
>   
> 
> 
>   New Email names for you! 
> Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and 
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[arr] Re: Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Sylenthira]

Yes, I agree with you. I love this song like anything. One of the
soothing melodies ever composed by our ARR sir..

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "aneeshksasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 
> Hai all,
> 
>   I would say Jodha akbar is the best
> album in 2008 and best melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali from
> jodha akbar.
> 
> Regards
> 
> ANEESH K S
>

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[pratap]

But no information about the singers. I'm sure there are some other singers 
too...

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, K. Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: K. Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 3:18 AM











is it full length album or just ringtones like airtell

pray for me brother was also released on nokia rite? so i hope it does release 
as an album

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, : Avinash :  wrote:
From: : Avinash : 
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 6:45 PM








Wow! great track listing! Nice to see album is a mixture of 

different gener music. Silent invocation looks like some inspiring 

spiritual (New age) instrumentals. ..



Anyway it's sad to see that album is only releasing for Nokia!! Hope 

these songs will appear in Music channels & FM stations... I don't 

want see this album's fate as "Ada" :) It should be a mass hit 

like "Vande Matarm".



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gopal Srinivasan 

<[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..> wrote:

>

> On www.arrahman. com

> 

> and other updates.

>




  


 



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[arr] Re: Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[Dinesh]

Marudhani - Sakarakatti


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "aneeshksasi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> 
> Hai all,
> 
>               I would say Jodha akbar is the best
> album in 2008 and best melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali from
> jodha akbar.
> 
> Regards
> 
> ANEESH K S
>

[arr] Best melody song of the year 2008 by AR

[aneeshksasi]

Hai all,

              I would say Jodha akbar is the best
album in 2008 and best melody song is Jaish E Bahara by Javed ali from
jodha akbar.

Regards

ANEESH K S

[arr] What happened to Boys hindi version?

[aneeshksasi]

Hai all,

              anyone know about this?

Reagards

ANEESH K S

Re: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[K. Kumar]

is it full length album or just ringtones like airtell

pray for me brother was also released on nokia rite? so i hope it does release 
as an album

--- On Wed, 10/12/08, : Avinash : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: : Avinash : <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Connections Track listing
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 10 December, 2008, 6:45 PM











Wow! great track listing! Nice to see album is a mixture of 

different gener music. Silent invocation looks like some inspiring 

spiritual (New age) instrumentals. ..



Anyway it's sad to see that album is only releasing for Nokia!! Hope 

these songs will appear in Music channels & FM stations... I don't 

want see this album's fate as "Ada" :) It should be a mass hit 

like "Vande Matarm".



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gopal Srinivasan 

<[EMAIL PROTECTED] ..> wrote:

>

> On www.arrahman. com

> 

> and other updates.

>




  




 

















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[arr] SdM compilation 29

[Gopal Srinivasan]

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/12/a_best_picture_contenders_guide.html
http://www.collegegradrealworld.net/2008/12/slumdog-millionaire.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2008/dec/09/slumdog-millionaire-transatlantic-walters?commentid=6310ad8e-64fa-44a4-8a52-711541eabbb6
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/slumdog_millionaire_worth_the_price/Content?oid=464398
http://www.thevine.com.au/entertainment/reviews/slumdog-millionaire-_-review.aspx
http://amyfabulous.wordpress.com/2008/12/10/slumdog-millionaire-film-directed-by-danny-boyle/
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/12/slumdog_millionaire_1.html
http://www.411mania.com/movies/film_reviews/92111
http://www.indiecliche.com/2008/12/slumdog-millionaire.html
http://www.oscarguy.com/Reviews/Annual/2008/SlumdogMillionaire.html
http://www.dailycardinal.com/article/21664

[arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[: Avinash :]

Wow! great track listing! Nice to see album is a mixture of 
different gener music. Silent invocation looks like some inspiring 
spiritual (New age) instrumentals...

Anyway it's sad to see that album is only releasing for Nokia!! Hope 
these songs will appear in Music channels & FM stations... I don't 
want see this album's fate as "Ada" :) It should be a mass hit 
like "Vande Matarm".




--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On www.arrahman.com
> 
> and other updates.
>

[arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[vino_09]

I'm not able to view the tracklisitingcould someone post 
them...here...

Thanks




--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "rivjot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic.. hmm 
> will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when 
CD
> comes out in the market
> 
> Thanks for updates :)
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan 
> wrote:
> >
> > On www.arrahman.com
> > 
> > and other updates.
> >
>

Re: [arr] Wish ARR would compose a song like..........

[mohammed sajin]

 What about Zindagi




 
.
"I never pray God for a lighter loads..I ask always for a stronger back" : ar 
rahman







From: Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 11:54:36 AM
Subject: [arr] Wish ARR would compose a song like..


"Maa" from Taare Zameen Par.  Other examples from his own 
collection are Vellai Pookal and Khamosh Raat.  Would love to hear ARR 
compose a very mellow, melodious, slow, acoustic guitar dominated 
track.  He hasn't done something like this in a long time.  Elay and 
Ra Bau Ru were very acoustic, but also very fast.  Hoping to hear 
something slow and enchanting. 

The song "Maa" by SEL captured people's heart, also due to tremendous 
lyrics.  WAiting for a song from ARR that will also totally capture 
people's hearts, bring them to tears with great lyrical value.  No 
doubt, ARR's recent works have moved people through inspiration, 
romance, etc. 




  

[arr] Re: Lyrics of DREAMS on FIRE

[jibandevta]

It is one of THE best English songs I have heard..and it'll be..
Dreams on fire..forever..forever..too soothing!!..listen it
during night time..
I m feeling like night time during Christmas period..English 
Countryside ..snowfall..and warm feelings of Dreams on fire..
You can NEVER NEVER and NEVER get anybody better than ARR..

Regards
-jiban



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "K. Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> thanks bro
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/12/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Lyrics of DREAMS on FIRE
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 8 December, 2008, 4:31 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> DREAMS ON FIRE!! magical song [:)]
> Hey these are the lyrics i wrote down on hearing.. There might be 
a few mistakes.
> 
> You are my waking dream,
> you're all that's real to me,
> you are the magic in the world I see.
> you are the prayer I sing,
> 
> you brought me to my knees,
> you are the faith that made me believe.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> Passions burning,right on the ---.
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.
> 
> 
> You are my ocean ---,
> you are my power each day,
> you are the laughter from childhood days;
> you are the spark of dawn,you are where I belong,
> you are the ache I feel in every song;
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.. 
> 
> You are my waking dream,
> you're all that's real to me,
> you are the magic in the world I see.
> you are the prayer I sing,
> you brought me to my knees,
> you are the faith that made me believe.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> 
> Passions burning,right on the ??thy???
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher.
> 
> You are my ocean waves,
> you are my power each day,
> you are the laughter from childhood days;
> 
> you are the spark of dawn,you are where I belong,
> you are the ache I feel in every song;
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher;
> Passions burning,right on the ??thy???
> Once born,forever yours;
> give me all your heart.
> 
> Dreams on fire,higher and higher. 
> ORKUT 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
>   
>
>   
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
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>   
> 
> 
>   New Email names for you! 
> Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and 
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> Hurry before someone else does!
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[arr] Re: FYI: WEBCAST: A.R. Rahman, the biggest name in Indian music

[rivjot]

WOW! That was really good talk show for 1 hr 30 min. It felt good when
they talked about this group in later part of the convo. 
Rahman said he leaving US within a day or so.. that means back to work
when he comes back? that was really short time off..
Good to know that Ravana music is almost complete

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Download the INterview from here
> 
> Download the interview from here..
> http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/shows/show_356113.mp3
> 
> On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 6:10 AM, p_ramasamy2000
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> 
> >   Great show... But it was saddening to hear the shaken down voice of
> > ARR due to Sridhar's demise.. He mentioned at least a couple of times
> > about how hard times were, around this topic. But he was as sweet as
> > always.
> >
> > He did talk a minute about the Connections (around the 59th minute
> > mark in the podcast) and he shared that it was NOT another Vande
> > mataram, but a different approach. I think he mentioned around 5
> > tracks: Mylapore Blues, a Punjabi track, Thirukkural and two others
> > that I can't pull out of my memory...
> >
> > Hope you guys listen to the recorded stream!
> >
> > Rams.
> >
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] Re: Connections Track listing

[rivjot]

Releasing on 12th Dec on Nokia xpressmusic.. hmm 
will it be available in Northern countries as well? Any idea when CD
comes out in the market

Thanks for updates :)

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> On www.arrahman.com
> 
> and other updates.
>

Re: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[pratap]

The Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.’s
awards dinner, to be held Jan. 12 at the Intercontinental Hotel in
Beverly Hills, will be dedicated to Portuguese filmmaker Manoel de
Oliveira, who turns 100 Thursday. Picture: "Wall-E"
Runner-up: "The Dark Knight"Director: Danny Boyle, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Runner-up: Christopher Nolan, "The Dark Knight"Actor: Sean Penn, "Milk"
Runner-up: Mickey Rourke, "The Wrestler" Actress: Sally Hawkins, 
"Happy-Go-Lucky"
Runner-up: Melissa Leo, "Frozen River"Supporting actor: Heath Ledger, "The Dark 
Knight"
Runner-up: Eddie Marsan, "Happy-Go-Lucky"Supporting actress: Penelope Cruz, 
"Vicky Cristina Barcelona" and "Elegy"
Runner-up: Viola Davis, "Doubt"Screenplay: Mike Leigh, "Happy-Go-Lucky"
Runner-up: Charlie Kaufman, "Synecdoche, New York"Foreign-language film: "Still 
Life"
Runner-up: "The Class"Documentary: "Man on Wire"
Runner-up: "Waltz With Bashir"Animation: "Waltz With Bashir"Cinematography: Yu 
Lik Wai, "Still Life"
Runner-up: Anthony Dod Mantle, "Slumdog Millionaire"Production design: Mark 
Friedberg, "Synecdoche, New York"
Runner-up: Nathan Crowley, "The Dark Knight"
Music/score: A.R. Rahman, "Slumdog Millionaire"
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
New Generation: Steve McQueen, "Hunger"Douglas E. Edwards 
independent/experimental film/video: James Benning, "RR" and "Casting a Glance"

--- On Wed, 12/10/08, $ Pavan Kumar $ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: $ Pavan Kumar $ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 12:23 AM











Oscar nominations are to be announced on Jan 22, a month before 
the oscar night..



 
 









--- On Wed, 12/10/08, jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in> wrote:

From: jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in>
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 12:17 AM




-Has it been nominated to Oscars?..If not when the nominations are 
popping up?..I am eager and have crossed my fingers already!

-jiban

-- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, rakesh kumar  
wrote:
>
> Its indeed a great news..Ab Oscar door nahi.
> 
> ARR Rules
> 
> Rakesh
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from 
L.A. Critics
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:19 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This is great news.
>
 
> Probably the biggest international recognition for ARR till now.
> 
> And this would surely get ARR closer to that Oscar nom.
> 
> 
> 
> Already, a leading Oscar tracking website like awardsdaily. com 
> 
> (formerly oscarwatch.com) has ARR's name right on top of its Best 
> 
> Score contender's list.
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
> LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Best Original Score 
> 
> A.R. Rahman, Slumdgo Millionaire+
> 
> Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Button*
> 
> Zimmer and Howard, The Dark Knight
> 
> Thomas Newman, Revolutionary Road
> 
> Danny Elfman, Milk
> 
> Thomas Newman, Wall-E
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
>
 LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Hearty congratulations to ARR. 
> 
> 
> 
> -Vinod
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ramesh R  
wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > http://www.hollywoo dreporter. com/hr/content_ display/news/
> 
> e3i4bd301b9abd26e41 d3054d9e881ef91e
> 
> > 
> 
> > 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> 
> > composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film 
in
> 
> > "Slumdog Millionaire, " besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> 
> > Button."
> 
> > 
> 
> > The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> 
> > banquet. '
> 
> > 
>
 
> > 
> 
> > ---
> 
> > 
> 
> > Congrats ARR!
> 
> > Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep 
all 
> 
> related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would 
> 
> have really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
> 
> >
>




  
  




 

















  

[arr] Rahman's Puli – redefining deals

[pratap]

Rahman's Puli – redefining deals

 
  


 
   

December 09, 2008

 
  


 
  
  
 
  As 
it seems the Madras Maestro Rahman 
is redefining music right deals in 
Tollywood. His latest soundtrack 
album 
for the movie Puli in Telugu has 
been 
sold for an enviable sum of 2.5 
crores 
to Sony Corporation. This is said 
to be a record quite unseen in the 
history of music deals in 
Tollywood. 
Puli stars Pavan Kalyan in the lead 
and is
  

  


 
   
directed by S J Surya. Puli's music is 
expected 
to be out soon.



With this deal, Sony will have exclusive 
access 
to the release and publicity of the 
soundtrack 
of the movie. This deal also includes 
access 
to a handsome profit obtained from selling 
caller tunes and dialer tunes supported by 
cellphone network providers.



http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-08-02/rahman-09-12-08.html



  

Re: [arr] Akon to colloborate with A.R.Rahman - MTV Asia.com

[pratap]

Akon Says 'You're Welcome' For Singing-Rapper Trend And Hopes It Continues To 
Grow


By Jocelyn Vena, with additional reporting Todd Brown (MTV.com)



Akon is totally digging the current trend of rappers becoming singers. He told 
MTV News
he thinks it's cool that artists like Lil Wayne and Kanye West are
embracing melodies, and he isn't shy about taking some credit for the
movement, having crossed back and forth over the singer/rapper divide
for years and helped popularize the heavy use of Auto-Tune along with
his "Bartender" collaborator T-Pain. 



"As an artist, depending on who you are, you should never be in a
situation where you feel threatened by another artist," he said. "If
anything, I embrace the fact that they're doing it. Music changes every
year. I'm just happy [about] the fact that people are jumping on what
we're already doing. I look at it like a tribute to what we're already
doing, and I look at it like a compliment, really. 



"I say 'you're welcome' every time I hear [rappers singing]," said Akon, who 
just released his new album, Freedom.
"A melody has a way of describing [words], 'cause of the emotions that
come with melody. Melody brings it out better than a bland vocal. It's
easier to relate." 



'Kon also doesn't see the singing-rapper trend dying in 2009. In fact,
with so many artists jumping on the bandwagon, he thinks it will get
bigger over time. "I definitely think it will continue and grow.
Hip-hop grew out of its element; it's literally a lifestyle now." 



Akon said he appreciates the recent efforts put out by rappers like
West. "With Kanye, you never know what to expect. He's not afraid to
experiment. He's always had that open mind. That's how you have to be
as an artist." 



In order to push his own musical boundaries, the Senegalese singer has
recently been collaborating with Indian composer A.R. Rahman. "When you
have two people of two different cultures, it's like making Kool-Aid,"
he said. "Think of it like the best of both worlds at the end of the
day. You never even think certain things can be done like that. It's
always juggling back and forth." 



Meanwhile, he hasn't pinned down a free moment to hook up with another
Indian composer, Aadesh Shrivastava, but he promises the two busy
artists will make time for each other. "Actually, me and Aadesh have
been talking. My schedule is so crazy hectic ... and he's moving
heavily too. ... But you can definitely look forward to the
collaboration in the future." 



Akon has also been busy in the studio with American icons Michael
Jackson and Whitney Houston, and he noted that his collaboration with
the latter will "shock a lot of people." 



"I can't speak too much on Mike's project," he added of his work with
Jackson. "Mike is a perfectionist. He's probably the most brilliant
person I've sat across from. A humble, cool cat." 



And working with a legend like Jackson has taught Akon a thing or two.
"I'm on a whole 'nother level now," he said. "It's all about the
presentation. It has to be big, it has to be right."

http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200812/10017148.html



  

Re: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Oscar nominations are to be announced on Jan 22, a month before the oscar 
night..



 
 









--- On Wed, 12/10/08, jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: jibandevta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 12:17 AM






-Has it been nominated to Oscars?..If not when the nominations are 
popping up?..I am eager and have crossed my fingers already!

-jiban

-- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, rakesh kumar  
wrote:
>
> Its indeed a great news..Ab Oscar door nahi.
> 
> ARR Rules
> 
> Rakesh
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from 
L.A. Critics
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:19 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This is great news.
> 
> Probably the biggest international recognition for ARR till now.
> 
> And this would surely get ARR closer to that Oscar nom.
> 
> 
> 
> Already, a leading Oscar tracking website like awardsdaily. com 
> 
> (formerly oscarwatch.com) has ARR's name right on top of its Best 
> 
> Score contender's list.
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
> LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Best Original Score 
> 
> A.R. Rahman, Slumdgo Millionaire+
> 
> Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Button*
> 
> Zimmer and Howard, The Dark Knight
> 
> Thomas Newman, Revolutionary Road
> 
> Danny Elfman, Milk
> 
> Thomas Newman, Wall-E
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
> LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Hearty congratulations to ARR. 
> 
> 
> 
> -Vinod
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ramesh R  
wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > http://www.hollywoo dreporter. com/hr/content_ display/news/
> 
> e3i4bd301b9abd26e41 d3054d9e881ef91e
> 
> > 
> 
> > 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> 
> > composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film 
in
> 
> > "Slumdog Millionaire, " besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> 
> > Button."
> 
> > 
> 
> > The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> 
> > banquet. '
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > ---
> 
> > 
> 
> > Congrats ARR!
> 
> > Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep 
all 
> 
> related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would 
> 
> have really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
> 
> >
>

 














  

[arr] Connections Track listing

[Gopal Srinivasan]

On www.arrahman.com

and other updates.

[arr] 'Ghajini' to arrive earlier

[Sreekrishnan R]

'Ghajini' to arrive earlier

Post
26/11, film business has been hit hard. Most cineplexes are running to
negligible occupancy and in some instances, the management has been
forced to call off shows due to lack of audiences. Perhaps this may've
prompted people to assume that Aamir Khan's keenly anticipated
‘Ghajini’, which is confirmed for Thursday, 25th December, might get
pushed to the New Year. But it's not true!

On
the contrary, ‘Ghajini’ producer Madhu Mantena says that the film will
arrive earlier. Till now, the film was slated for release on Thursday,
25th December, but the makers have decided to release it on Wednesday,
24th December night. "We're organising paid previews across the country
on Wednesday night, which means we're releasing ‘Ghajini’ a day
earlier," Madhu tells me.

Sure, the release date of ‘Ghajini’ has been altered. It's Wednesday, not 
Thursday!!


http://www.screenindia.com/news/--Ghajini---to-arrive-earlier/396655/ 


Krish.



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[arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from L.A. Critics

[jibandevta]

-Has it been nominated to Oscars?..If not when the nominations are 
popping up?..I am eager and have crossed my fingers already!

-jiban


-- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rakesh kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Its indeed a great news..Ab Oscar door nahi.
> 
> ARR Rules
> 
> Rakesh
> 
> --- On Tue, 12/9/08, Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Re: ARR wins Best Music/Score award for SdM from 
L.A. Critics
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 7:19 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> This is great news.
> 
> Probably the biggest international recognition for ARR till now.
> 
> And this would surely get ARR closer to that Oscar nom.
> 
> 
> 
> Already, a leading Oscar tracking website like awardsdaily. com 
> 
> (formerly oscarwatch.com) has ARR's name right on top of its Best 
> 
> Score contender's list.
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
> LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Best Original Score 
> 
> A.R. Rahman, Slumdgo Millionaire+
> 
> Alexandre Desplat, Benjamin Button*
> 
> Zimmer and Howard, The Dark Knight
> 
> Thomas Newman, Revolutionary Road
> 
> Danny Elfman, Milk
> 
> Thomas Newman, Wall-E
> 
> 
> 
> The Oscar Contender Tracker 
> 
> NBR nom/win */+ 
> 
> LAFCA win+, runner-up*
> 
> 
> 
> Hearty congratulations to ARR. 
> 
> 
> 
> -Vinod
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ramesh R  
wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > http://www.hollywoo dreporter. com/hr/content_ display/news/
> 
> e3i4bd301b9abd26e41 d3054d9e881ef91e
> 
> > 
> 
> > 'For best musical score, the group voted for A.R. Rahman, a go-to
> 
> > composer for Bollywood films making his debut on a Western film 
in
> 
> > "Slumdog Millionaire, " besting Alexandre Desplat for "Benjamin
> 
> > Button."
> 
> > 
> 
> > The critics will hand out these awards Jan. 12 at their annual
> 
> > banquet. '
> 
> > 
> 
> > 
> 
> > ---
> 
> > 
> 
> > Congrats ARR!
> 
> > Looks like the movie's popularity is just causing it to sweep 
all 
> 
> related awards. I'm happy for ARR, but as a fan of scores I would 
> 
> have really loved for Desplat to get the nod.
> 
> >
>

[arr] Re: A.R. Rahman indirectly mentions about our group (I think)

[jibandevta]

Hi..
Yes we should not start jumping onto the songs and start reviewing
them hastly..I would rather Request Mod to ban Initial reviews
which are nothing but 'outbreaks'

-jiban


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Kali Dasan 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> what ever it is ( he mentioned or not) ... it is better to review 
the songs after 1 or 2 weeks.
>  
> we know that arr songs different and not easy to understand the 
beauty at first time.. it grows day by day..
>  
> When i listening to ghajini songs ( 2, 3 days) i press next when 
kaise mujhe song come..
> Now I did’t start playing my player without kaise mujhe song…
>  
> 
> 
>  
> M.KALIDASAN
> The Rahman Lover
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/12/08, pratap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> From: pratap <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] A.R. Rahman indirectly mentions about our group (I 
think)
> To: "ARR FAN CLUB" 
> Date: Tuesday, 9 December, 2008, 4:00 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> In the audio interview which was posted here, did you guys notice 
AR commented on people downloading his song. He was disappointed 
that after months of mixing and stuff, people just download Cheap 
MP3s and listen to the songs in CHEAP laptop speakers and REVIEW it. 
It sounds as if he's telling about us. I mean the reviewing part. He 
most certainly gets disappointed hearing all the initial bad reviews 
of his songs...
> 
> Dhili 6 and Connections is coming soon (according to ARR), please 
don't review the songs. At least for a week. I see this in our group 
every single time his album is released...
> 
>  
> 
> 
>   Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India 
Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
>

Re: [arr] [Non-ARR] - Dark Knight OST back into reckoning for oscars

[Gomzy™]

Dark Knight is good but has hangovers of Hans Zimmer's previous works in The
Da Vinci Code
and The last Samurai. Its cuz of Newton Howard that the music has some life
in it. Else it does not offer
anything new.

Wall E should be one helluva competition for SDM. Again havent heard BB yet.


On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:17 AM, Anil Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>This along-with Wall-E would be the ones to beat ...(I haven't heard
> the ost for benjamin button yet and so cannot comment on that)
>
> 'Dark Knight' was earlier disqualified but its not back into reckoning
> 
> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2008/12/hans-zimmer-to.html
>
> BTW on a separate note - in the Talk show yest - ARR did mention that he
> met Hans Zimmer and some other music composers couple of days back 
>
> --
> -A
> http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
>
> 
>