from:"Ranjith K"

when i said avisynth, i meant avanti, a simple gui for ffmpeg ...

regards,
ranjith


On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 4:06 PM, Ranjith K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qxtj0Ytre7Ifmt=18

 append fmt=18 to get the high quality version.
 not all videos have high quality version. It is in mp4 format (h264/aac).

 you can find the file in your browsers cache (sort by date modified in
 descending order while you are watching the video and it will the one on
 top) and append the extension .mp4 to the filename.
 or you can use a youtube video downloader (the DownloadHelper firefox
 extension works fine)

 you can use avisynth and demux just the audio (simple stream copy) and you
 will get file.m4a (aac).
 you can also convert to mp3 in avisynth.

 regards,
 ranjith



 On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, viswa bharathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   How to download this video..BOSS rockin .very very very nice to see our
 ARR dancing...superbb

 chancey illa..semma semma semma..


 --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Arun Bangalore [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]arunblore69%40yahoo.com
 wrote:

  From: Arun Bangalore [EMAIL PROTECTED] arunblore69%40yahoo.com
  Subject: Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 2:34 AM
  wowowowono words ... good to see our BOSS like this
 
  ~Arun
 
 
 
 
  
  From: brijesh.anantharam
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] brijesh.anantharam%40yahoo.co.uk
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, 25 November, 2008 11:56:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20
 
 
  Oh man, amazing, mind blowing - Toxic stuff!!
 
  --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ranjith
  K [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote:
  
   Excellent music !!
  
   This is the full version i guess.
  
   regards,
   ranjith
  
  
   On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Vithur
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  wrote:
  
http://in.youtube. com/watch? v=qxtj0Ytre7I
   
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Re: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody

listen to slumdog on imeem ...

http://www.imeem.com/slumdogmillionaire/

http://www.imeem.com/tag/?q=album:Slumdog%20Millionaire%20(Music%20from%20the%20Motion%20Picture)f=musichttp://www.imeem.com/tag/?q=album:Slumdog%20Millionaire%20%28Music%20from%20the%20Motion%20Picture%29f=music

regards,
ranjith


On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Srivathsan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Yea Karthik, it is totally legal. It usually is when you are paying $9
 for it :)

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 karthik subramanian

 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 
 
  The website offers to buy the album for $8.99. Has anyone ever
 bought from Rhapsody? Is it legal?
  How is the quality?
 
 
  
  From: satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:15:11 AM
  Subject: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody
 
 
  You can listen to all the songs here-
 
  http://mp3.rhapsody .com/album/ slumdog-milliona ire-music-
 from-the- motion-picture? artistId= art.6626436

Re: [arr] Rahman's best compositions in 2008

Hyderabad Airport Song ??

regards,
ranjith


On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:43 PM, Sunder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   left 1 more in bronze...
 Platinum = JA
 Gold = Jtyjn; Ada
 Silver = Yuvraj; Gajini; Slumdog
 Bronze = *Big Band*; T-20; Delhi Marathon
  ;)


 --- On *Wed, 11/26/08, subbu satish [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

 From: subbu satish [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman's best compositions in 2008
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 2:05 PM

 Platinum = JA
 Gold = Jtyjn; Ada
 Silver = Yuvraj; Gajini; Slumdog
 Bronze = T-20; Delhi Marathon
  ;)



 --- On *Wed, 11/26/08, aneeshksasi aneeshksasi@ yahoo.com* wrote:

 From: aneeshksasi aneeshksasi@ yahoo.com
 Subject: [arr] Rahman's best compositions in 2008
 To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
 Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 6:52 AM


 Hai all,

Rahman has a good year 2008. His mind blowing best
 compositions compositions that i consider are

 1 Kahin To-JTUJN

 2 Kwaja Mera -Jodha Akbar

 3 Tu mere Hai -ADA

 4 Jane Tu Kya - JTUJN

 5 Milo Wahan -ADA

 Regards

 ANEESH

Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qxtj0Ytre7Ifmt=18

append fmt=18 to get the high quality version.
not all videos have high quality version. It is in mp4 format (h264/aac).

you can find the file in your browsers cache (sort by date modified in
descending order while you are watching the video and it will the one on
top) and append the extension .mp4 to the filename.
or you can use a youtube video downloader (the DownloadHelper firefox
extension works fine)

you can use avisynth and demux just the audio (simple stream copy) and you
will get file.m4a (aac).
you can also convert to mp3 in avisynth.

regards,
ranjith


On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 12:23 PM, viswa bharathy [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   How to download this video..BOSS rockin .very very very nice to see our
 ARR dancing...superbb

 chancey illa..semma semma semma..


 --- On Wed, 11/26/08, Arun Bangalore [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]arunblore69%40yahoo.com
 wrote:

  From: Arun Bangalore [EMAIL PROTECTED] arunblore69%40yahoo.com
  Subject: Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008, 2:34 AM
  wowowowono words ... good to see our BOSS like this
 
  ~Arun
 
 
 
 
  
  From: brijesh.anantharam
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] brijesh.anantharam%40yahoo.co.uk
  To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Tuesday, 25 November, 2008 11:56:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20
 
 
  Oh man, amazing, mind blowing - Toxic stuff!!
 
  --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ranjith
  K [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote:
  
   Excellent music !!
  
   This is the full version i guess.
  
   regards,
   ranjith
  
  
   On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Vithur
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  wrote:
  
http://in.youtube. com/watch? v=qxtj0Ytre7I
   
Orkut
   
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Re: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody

its available on imeem ..

http://www.imeem.com/tag/?q=album:Slumdog%20Millionairef=music

regards,
ranjith


On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 9:08 AM, karthik subramanian 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Can't seem to find Jai Ho on either Rhapsody or imeem. Anywhere I can
 listen tot hat one before we get a chance to buy it here in India?

  --
 *From:* shiraz shira [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 *Sent:* Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:22:11 PM

 *Subject:* Re: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody

   WOW
 what a music ARR has given...oh my god...


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 *From:* Ranjith K [EMAIL PROTECTED] com
 *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
 *Sent:* Wednesday, November 26, 2008 8:35:37 PM
 *Subject:* Re: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody

  listen to slumdog on imeem ...

 http://www.imeem. com/slumdogmilli 
 onaire/http://www.imeem.com/slumdogmillionaire/

 http://www.imeem. com/tag/? q=album:Slumdog% 20Millionaire% 20(Music%
 20from%20the% 20Motion% 
 20Picture)f=musichttp://www.imeem.com/tag/?q=album:Slumdog%20Millionaire%20%28Music%20from%20the%20Motion%20Picture%29f=music

 regards,
 ranjith


 On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Srivathsan [EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in[EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]
  wrote:

   Yea Karthik, it is totally legal. It usually is when you are paying $9
 for it :)

 --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 karthik subramanian

 karthik_subbu@ ... wrote:
 
 
 
  The website offers to buy the album for $8.99. Has anyone ever
 bought from Rhapsody? Is it legal?
  How is the quality?
 
 
   _ _ __
  From: satish_srini satish_srini@ ...
  To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com
  Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 11:15:11 AM
  Subject: [arr] Slumdog on Rhapsody
 
 
  You can listen to all the songs here-
 
  http://mp3.rhapsody .com/album/ slumdog-milliona ire-music-
 from-the- motion-picture? artistId= art.6626436

Re: [arr] SdM Compilation 15

2008-11-25 Thread Ranjith K

Set a filter:

Matches: (to:(arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com) OR listid:(
arrahmanfans.yahoogroups.com))
Do this: Skip Inbox, Apply label arr, Never send it to Spam

listid is the mailing list filter and the to part of the filter is for
the messages you send to the group.

regards,
ranjith


On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:48 PM, Mohamed Hashir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   ohh.. its unfair,
 gmail is sending mails from gops straight to SPAM..

 is it b'cause of similar subject line???

 On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   http://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=slumdog_millionaire__171

 http://www.postchronicle.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=104num=184927
 http://thighswideshut.org/2008/11/direland.html
 http://jakedavis.typepad.com/jakedavis/2008/11/slumdog-millionaire.html

 http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2008/11/24/slumdog-millionaire/

 http://suekatz.typepad.com/sue_katz_consenting_adult/2008/11/film-review-slumdog-millionaire.html
 http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/slumdog-millionaire/

 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shashi-tharoor/gritty-portrait-of-real-i_b_146079.html

Re: [arr] Watch ARR sing and dance in T20

2008-11-25 Thread Ranjith K

Excellent music !!

This is the full version i guess.

regards,
ranjith


On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 9:35 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=qxtj0Ytre7I

 Orkut

 --
 regards,
 Vithur

Re: [ARR] BGM Similarity JTYJN and Death Race

2008-11-21 Thread Ranjith K

use ffmpeg for avi to mp3 .. very simple command line tool ..
if u want gui for ffmpeg get avanti ..

use a simple audio copy .. and save as mp3 .. then use goldwave to cut ..

i have seen death race, but i didnt hear any similarity .. u must have a
very keen ear :)

regards,
ranjith


On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8:42 PM, || V i s h w e s h ||
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   Use VirtualDubMode to extract the mp3 out of an avi file n' then use
 goldwave or similar editor to cut it...

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


 --- On *Fri, 21/11/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

 From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [ARR] BGM Similarity JTYJN and Death Race
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Friday, 21 November, 2008, 2:46 PM

   Gomzy

 Get isoft DVD to Mp3 software from www.isofter. 
 comhttp://www.isofter.com/and you can easily do it.

 So, Death Race has used JTYJN BGM...

 On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ gmail.com[EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]
  wrote:

Anyone seen Death Race? The climax BGM ( the string part) is ditto
 JTYJN Climax theme ( When Jai gets on the horse)

 Can anyone guide me to an AVI video cutter and then convert to MP3? Will
 post the piece if i get it in audio format.




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Re: [arr] Champions League anthem released ...officially

2008-11-20 Thread Ranjith K

It was the same file as the one u shared in the morning. 30 sec sample i
guess. Or is it only 30 sec ??

regards,
ranjith


On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 4:22 PM, Abdul Basith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Thanks a lot..Bro..

 On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Champions League anthem released ...officially
 http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/cl-t20/anthem/


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 Vithur

Re: [arr] Rahman proposes, Himesh disposes

2008-11-20 Thread Ranjith K

Well, After Aap Ka Suroor - The Movieee Himesh had stated that he will only
sing for movies starring himself. So it isnt a big surprise that he refused.

And yes, Thank god !

regards,
ranjith

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 8:44 PM, || V i s h w e s h ||
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

Thank God !!!

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

--- On *Wed, 19/11/08, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

From: Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [arr] Rahman proposes, Himesh disposes
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 19 November, 2008, 7:09 AM

Rahman proposes, Himesh disposes

A R Rahman wants Himesh Reshammiya to sing his composition; but Himesh has
other plans

By Ashwini Deshmukh
Posted On Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Himesh Reshammiya
Himesh Reshammiya had once said that if he had to sing for any music
director other than
himself, it would have to be for A R Rahman. Now, Rahman has come up with a
composition, which
he thinks is apt for Himesh to sing.

Rahman said, Yes, I have come up with a composition that Himesh can do
justice to. It is an
important song for a big actor, in a huge project and for a big banner. But
since the shooting
of this song will happen only next year, it will be wrong on my part to
disclose too many
details about it at this time.

• I don't sing for any outside banner (where I don't act). I would instead
request Rahman
saab to give music for one of my films where I am the actor and singer –
Himesh Reshammiya

So what made Rahman choose Himesh for the song? Rahman said, Himesh's
voice and the attitude
with which Himesh sings is just apt for this composition. I haven't spoken
to Himesh as yet but
I will be talking to him very soon.

When we told Himesh about Rahman's plans, he said, I am a great fan of AR
Rahman and his
music. It's a great honour for me to sing his composition, but as a policy
decision, I only
sing for myself onscreen. I don't sing for any outside banner (where I
don't act).

A R Rahman
I would instead request Rahman saab to give music for one of my films where
I am the actor and
singer. In fact, if he agrees, it will be a dream come true. In my
forthcoming films Kajra Re,
Mudh Mudh Ke Na Dekh Mudh Mudh Ke, A New Love Ishstory, and an untitled
film for Studio 18, at
least one composition in each album is dedicated to Rahman saab. I just
love his music

http://www.mumbaimi rror.com/ index.aspx? page=article sectid=30
contentid= 2008111920081119 02151360799f42c5 0sectxslt=
sectionhttp://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?page=articlesectid=30contentid=200811192008111902151360799f42c50sectxslt=section

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[arr] Slumdog Millionaire unofficial track list

2008-11-18 Thread Ranjith K

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/board/nest/122795676?d=122795676p=1#122795676

Even though the soundtrack is not out, some of the tunes in the movie are
from these albums: Pardon me for some the songs don't have album links. :(

1. Scene: Song on the train with Kids
Album: Kala
Artist: M.I.A
Song: Paper Planes
Album Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Kala-M-I/dp/B000TJ6CM2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8s=musicqid=1226726339sr=1-4

2. Scene: Salim's phone ringtone
Album: Swades
Artist: AR RAHMAN
Song: Swades Theme (Background Music)
Download From: http://www.mediafire.com/?2dms25cnsrd
Album Link: http://www.amazon.com/Swades-R-Rahman/dp/B000CS9AYC
Note: The theme song is not present in the album, but all the other songs
are equally AWESOME

3. Scene: Happy Music in the Movie Trailer of Slumdog Millionaire
Album: Takk
Artist: SIGUR ROS
Song: Hoppipolla
Album Link: http://www.amazon.com/Takk-Sigur-R%C3%B3s/dp/B000AJJNPY

4. Scene: Police chasing Kids in the Slums
Album: SlumDog Millionaire
Artist: AR RAHMAN
Song: O..Saya
Performed By: AR RAHMAN and M.I.A
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOzzAZEoYgQ

5. Scene: Song Playing in the Television when Javed is dancing with Chicks
Album: Don, the Chase Begins
Artist: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Song: Aaj Ki Raat
Album Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Don-Chase-Begins-Again-Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy/dp/B001AMS7KW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8s=musicqid=1226725302sr=1-1
Perfomed By: Sonu Nigam, Alisha Chinoy

6. Scene: End Credits Bollywood Song
Album: Slumdog Millionaire
Artist: AR RAHMAN
Song: Jai Ho
Performed By: Sukhwinder Singh

7. Scene: French play at the Taj Mahal
Album: Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice
Artist: Leopold Simoneau
Song: No.43 [Air] J'ai perdu mon Eurydice
Preview Song: http://www.passionato.com/play/track/221020
Album Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Gluck-Orphee-Eurydice-Leopold-Simoneau/dp/B000MGBLQY

8. Scene: 14-Year old Latika dancing
Album: Slumdog Millionaire
Artist: AR RAHMAN
Song: Ranga-Ranga
Performed By: Ila Arun, Alka Yagnik, Raqueeb Alam

9. Scene: Who Wants to be a Millionaire Theme
Artist: Keith Strachan, Mathew Strachan
Song: I want to be a Millionaire
Album Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Who-Wants-Millionaire-Various-Artists/dp/B4TACO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8s=musicqid=1226726663sr=1-2

10. Scene: Search for Latika
Album: Slumdog Millionaire
Artist: AR Rahman
Performed By: Alka Yagnik

11. Scene: Salim chasing Latika at the Train Station
Album: Slumdog Millionaire
Artist: AR Rahman
Download:
http://download.rahmanism.com/Downloads/SDM/Slumdog_Millionaire-promo-audio.mp3

12. Scene: Song in the trailer when kids are running on the train
Album: Great DJ
Artist: The Ting Tings
Song: Great DJ
Album Link: http://www.amazon.com/Great-DJ-Ting-Tings/dp/B00133FBGQ

13. Scene: Kids singing the song in a row (including the Blind kid)
Album: Narsi Bhagat
Artist: Ravi
Song: Darshan Do Ghanshyam
Perfomed By: Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey, Sudha Malhotra
Listen at: http://www.dishant.com/mailsong/40720.html

Cheers !

regards,
ranjith

Re: [arr] Rahman sings for Teri Justajoo Album with Nusrath Fatah Ali Khan

2008-11-16 Thread Ranjith K

Also featured in the album is the joint piece of music by Nusrat Fateh Ali
Khan and A R Rehman, Gurus of peace. Noor-un-ala noor from M.F. Husain's
*Meenaxi* is fine too. Overall, it's worth giving it some space in your
life.
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/09/13/stories/2008091353110500.htm

Even hindu is not spelling his name right :(

regards,
ranjith


On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Jafar K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Guys..
 I got an Album called Teri Justajoo and it's an amazing album. Rahman sir
 has sung one song with Nusrath Fateh Ali Khan in this. All songs are lovely
 especially Roop Kumar Rathod's Saaware. The singers in this album are
 Roopkumar Rathod, A R Rahman, Nusrath Fateh Ali khan, Murtaza Khan, Qadir
 khan,kailash Kher, Khawar Javad, Chitra, KK etc.. Composed by Harpreet
 singh.(son of kuldeep singh)
 Get a copy of this and enjoy...
 Sorry if it is already posted.

 Jafar

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Re: [arr] NPR reviews SdM

2008-11-13 Thread Ranjith K

Fresh Air Interview with Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96905439

regards,
ranjith


On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   'Slumdog Millionaire': Mumbai Jackpot
 Listen Now add to playlist

 Enlarge

 Ishika Mohan
 His
 final answer: With the odds against him, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) gives
 game-show host Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor) a run for his money. Fox
 Searchlight



 Slumdog Millionaire

 * Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
 * Genre: Drama, Romance
 * Running Time: 120 minutes
 Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.

 Enlarge

 Ishika Mohan
 The
 police inspector (Irfan Khan) refuses to believe that the slumdog
 Jamal just knew the answers, insisting his success on the show is
 just a scam. Fox Searchlight



 'Slumdog'
 could hardly be more cross-cultural — a romantic adventure set in
 India, financed in Europe, made by English filmmakers, featuring Muslim
 characters speaking Hindi ... with a climax hinging on the answer to a
 question about a French novel.



 Watch Clips
 'I'd Like To Phone A Friend'
 add 'Kids On The Train'
 add 'Are You Nervous?'
 add



 Enlarge

 Ishika Mohan
 Jamal Malik is constantly trying to rescue Latika (Freida Pinto), the love
 of his life, from catastrophe. Fox Searchlight


 All Things Considered, November 12, 2008 · The odds are always stacked
 against even the smartest contestants on a
 TV game show, but the odds against 18-year-old Jamal Malik — the
 Mumbai-born slumdog of the title — are rally steep.
 This
 is a kid with no education. He was orphaned at 7, grew up in the
 endless shantytowns around India's commercial capital, and now serves
 tea as a profession.
 None of this has prepared him for the sort of questions they ask on the
 Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire:
 In Alexander Dumas' book The Three Musketeers, two of the musketeers are
 called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third Musketeer?
 The
 likelihood that Jamal, or for that matter any friend he might
 conceivably phone, will be able to answer such a question is so slim —
 and he has done so well at the game — that the show calls in the police
 to find out what his scam is. Between his TV appearances, they try to
 beat a confession out of him. All he can tell them is, I knew the
 answers.
 The camera, though, whooshes back to how he
 knew them — life lessons from a childhood almost Dickensian in its
 deprivation and excess. There were manipulative adults, brutal
 authority figures and a brother who went as wrong as Jamal went right.
 Also
 wild good times and a girl named Latika, to whom Jamal has been
 devoted, and whom he's been trying to rescue from various calamities
 since he was 7 years old.
 It would be hard to overstate how gloriously frenetic Slumdog Millionaire
 gets as its story leaps from fistfights atop luxury high-rises to the
 harrowing anti-Muslim riots that kill Jamal's mother to the playfully
 raucous tourist scams he and his brother run at the Taj Mahal.
 The film was shot not on sets like some Bollywood romance, but in the real,
 teeming, boisterous Mumbai. It has a cleverly intricate screenplay by the
 writer of The Full Monty and direction by Trainspotting's
 Danny Boyle, who almost seems to be remaking that earlier movie, only
 with lots more romance and a plot hopped up on subcontinental steroids.
 Young Dev Patel, who plays Jamal, races through eye-popping,
 music-fueled action sequences like some latter-day D'Artagnan, always
 intent — even when he's appearing on TV — on finding and rescuing the
 love of his life, who forever seems to be just out of reach.
 Romantic, action-packed and always held together by an intriguing social
 conscience, Slumdog Millionaire is a rapturous crowd pleaser. I realize it's
 also a tad foreign to be
 mainstream movie fare in America — but if there's any justice, it's
 going to be a huge hit.
 Ours is, after all, an age when cross-cultural impulses inflect everything
 from music to presidential elections. And Slumdog could hardly be more
 cross-cultural: a romantic adventure set in India,
 financed in Europe, made by English filmmakers, featuring Muslim
 characters speaking Hindi, with a climax hinging on the answer to a
 question about a French novel. And it's a blast. (Recommended)

 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96876187

Re: [arr] Let's go the legal way?

2008-10-31 Thread Ranjith K

Why cant we ask them to post it on some online music store. Then they
wouldnt need a minimum guarantee as the cost associated would be much
lesser. I guess ARR would have already given them the BGMs and additional
tracks just like the songs. They just have to encode it and upload.

Sometime back when Amith approached a music company for a release of Tu Hi
Mera Dil, they had asked for a minimum guarantee of 100 i guess. But that
was a re-release.

regards,
ranjith


On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 11:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   And if the label asks for a MG, How many wil be given?


 -- original message --
 Subject: Re: [arr] Let's go the legal way?
 From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] vithurm%40gmail.com
 Date: 31/10/2008 10:14 am

 Good idea... and we are not only 13000, but infinite.. Take orkut, you will
 get minimum a lac signatures, and take Malayasian Forums, you will get
 another lac,

 On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Aravind AM [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]aravind_am%40yahoo.com
 wrote:

  Hi,
 
  With Amith making it clear that is definitely not legal to rip and share
  BGMs, the only way left for us is to approach the original rights owners
  with an appeal to provide OST CDs.
 
  We can do a signature campaign to show our strength and convince the
 rights
  owners that there will be demand for the DVDs. We are a group of more
 than
  13000, we can do something effectively!
 
  If online petitions and signatures are not convicing enough, we can even
  get physical signatures... One person from each city can take
 responsiblity
  for arraninging a meet, taking the signatures, and sending these by
 courier
  to one point where it can be collated! If we are on, I can take
  responsibility for Chennai...
 
  We can even approach the rights owners of older movies of ARR - Roja,
  Pudhiya Mugam, Bombay etc., for which it is technically not possible to
 get
  voiceles BGMs from DVDs using the techniques we use currently. If we
  succeed, we can get clear voiceless BGMs from these movies as well..
 
  Pls let me know what you all think about this idea.
 
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[arr] A.R. Rahman and Selvaraghavan together

2008-10-31 Thread Ranjith K

Yuvan Shankar Raja has been so close to Selvaraghavan right from the early
days of his career. But then, as three of these special personalities;
Selvaraghavan, Yuvan and cinematographer Aravind Krishna split up, they had
to give up their joint venture of production as 'White Elephants'.

Finally, Selvaraghavan opted for G.V. Prakash to score music for his
forthcoming flick 'Aayirathil Oruvan' starring Paruthiveeran fame Karthi,
Reema Sen, Andrea and Parthiban in lead roles. Soon after getting completed
with this project, Selvaraghavan will kick-start his next project featuring
new faces in the lead role and A.R. Rahman has signed to score music for the
film…
http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/ar-rahman-and-selvaraghavan-together/

regards,
ranjith

[arr] WorldSpace files for bankruptcy in US

2008-10-18 Thread Ranjith K

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/10/19/stories/2008101951240100.htm
regards,
ranjith

[arr] Shahin Badar's long awaited album Laila due for release

2008-10-07 Thread Ranjith K

Laila features a blend of Arabic, English and Indian influences that
showcases a talent that lead to collaborations with the likes of AR Rahman,
Jah Wobble, Twista and Juliet Lewis.

http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/entertainment/music/s/1070999_shahin_badars_long_awaited_album_laila_due_for_release_

regards,
ranjith

Re: [arr] BGM of GURU (when madhavan proposes vidhya balan)

2008-09-23 Thread Ranjith K

did the tamil version of the mp3 cd have shauk hai in tamil or was it in
hindi itself ??

On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 6:52 AM, Aravind AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   The Original MP3 CDs with Shauk Hai are still available in many outlets.
 I noticed LAndmark and Music World (Chennai) still have a few copies left
 (as on 1st July).

 So, pls do not share the MP3s.



 Aravind


 http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com


 --- On *Thu, 7/3/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

 From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [arr] BGM of GURU (when madhavan proposes vidhya balan)
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 11:06 PM


  Is it allowed to do that...

 Gopal should approve that...

 On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:39 PM, zlksru suresh [EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in[EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]
 wrote:

  hi rahmaniacs,

 would anyone of u upload tht song in the group please..



 regards,

 ashwini

 --- On *Wed, 2/7/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [EMAIL 
 PROTECTED]*wrote:

 From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] com [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [arr] BGM of GURU (when madhavan proposes vidhya balan)
 To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Wednesday, 2 July, 2008, 10:09 PM

   Do you want that song in Hindi or TAMIL ?

 Shauk Hai - HIndi

 Kan Vizhitaal - TAMIL

 On Wed, Jul 2, 2008 at 9:59 PM, harshaa_vardhan harshaa_vardhan@
 yahoo.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   hi
 glad to b a part of dis group
 can anyone help me getting the BGM of guru that is scored when
 madhavan proposes vidhya balan at the sea shore...actually its a small
 song rendered by a female voice...i ll b d happiest if one could help
 me gettin dat...




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Re: [arr] BGM of GURU (when madhavan proposes vidhya balan)

2008-09-23 Thread Ranjith K

the tamil version was shared before .. but that link doesnt work anymore ..

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 8:19 PM, kar thik [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:

   hey guys plz help me to get the song in tamil it would
 be marvelous if i get the tamil version of that song.  so would
 someone plz help me



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Re: [arr] Golden Krithis Colours - An Album With ARR as a Keyboard Player

2008-07-22 Thread Ranjith K

Colours was available in musicyogi sometime back but now its out of stock.

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 9:35 PM, r arvind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



 i have not seen these CDS in recent times,maybe other members...

 --- On *Sun, 7/20/08, Mahima Sengupta [EMAIL PROTECTED]*wrote:

 From: Mahima Sengupta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: Re: [arr] Golden Krithis Colours - An Album With ARR as a Keyboard
 Player
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:56 PM


  is this cd available now?

 --- On *Sun, 7/20/08, r arvind [EMAIL PROTECTED] com* wrote:

 From: r arvind [EMAIL PROTECTED] com
 Subject: [arr] Golden Krithis Colours - An Album With ARR as a Keyboard
 Player
 To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
 Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008, 7:45 AM

  Not sure how many of you of heard of this album,Golden Krithis Colours -
 An Album With ARR as a Keyboard Player,of the First work of ARR in the music
 industry.

 Track List:

 *01 Quest for music (Raag Maaya Malava Gowla)

 02 Valli Naayagane (Raag Shanmugha Priya)

 03 Evolution ( RaagMaaya Malava Gowla)

 04 Samajavaragamana (Raag Hindolam)

 05 Abharaama Bhakti (Raag Bandhuvarali)*


 About The Album

 The album is a fussion of mainly two instruments, tabla and violin.
 Ustad Zakir Hussain is on the tabla and the violin is played by Kunnakudi
 Vaidyanathan. The album is a perfect blend of Western, Hindustani and
 Carnatic classical music..

 A. R. Rahman has assisted Ustad Zakir Hussain and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan on
 their World tours as Keyboard player. At that time his name was Dileep.
 Later this concert was converted to album named Colours-Golden Krithis. C.
 Jeyasekar was the music director.*

 *Credits   *Violin : Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
 Tabla : Zakir Hussain
 Music Orchestration, Arrangements, Conducting : C Jeyasekar
 Keyboards : A. S. Dileep Kumar (A.R. Rahman)
 Drums, Percussion : Sivamani
 Mridangam : Srinivasan
 String section : Kalyan

 *one of THE must own CDs if Your a Die Rahman Fan !,audio was Released by BMG
 Crescendo in 1992.

 Just searched my stack  played the CD,thank god its in good condition !



  




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Re: [arr] Marudani

2008-07-11 Thread Ranjith K

http://www.arrahman.com/sakkarkatti-mardanisong.swf
http://www.arrahman.com/sakkarkatti-taxisong.swf
http://www.arrahman.com/sakkarkatti-misssong.swf
http://www.arrahman.com/sakkarkatti-promo.swf

On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 2:13 PM, nandatronics [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

   Hey guys,

 I really feel bad, from my system the arrahman.com website
 doesnt open at all. It just stops on the flash screen and I am really
 feeling bad as I am not able to enjoy the promos and other features
 of the site. Can any one please help me with a location of promos or
 help me how to go ahead with arrahman.com

 Thanks and Regards,
 NANDAKISHORE.S

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
 Madhavan Rajan
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  Can some one please post the lyrics? I'm finding it really
 difficult to
  understand few words from Madhushree...As usual, her voice is too
 good...
 
  Cheers,
  Madhavan.R
  Love, Music, Peace,...and A R Rahman for Life.
 
 
  On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 3:25 AM, Srinivasa Krishnan 
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
   Thank you Gops :)
  
   Madhusree rocks.. I started imagining our Boss's part..
  
   --
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   On 7/11/08, Madhavan Rajan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  
   Gopal,
  
   Yesterday night I asked for this treat and today you gave us
 this big
   treat!!!
  
   Thank you so much...Sounds too good...
  
   Cheers,
   Madhavan.R
   Love, Music, Peace,...and A R Rahman for Life.
  
  
   2008/7/11 Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
  
   Now on www.arrahman.com
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 

  




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Re: [arr] Dharam Yodha Background Scores

Sevvanam from pavitra is a reused tune from Mampoove of Yodha.
Vaishnavar was composed by Ouseppachan. ARR played the keyboard.
Gops has clarified this many times in the group. You may seach the archives.

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 12:06 PM, kishore parayath 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   We are not supposed to circulate songs...Iam also damn against it... But
 Vaishnavar is not available in the market..
 And Vaishnavar was in 1993, when ARR was already a bigshot in Tamil, where
 he neednt work for any other MD...And ARR OFFICIAL WEBSITE and many other
 sources claim Vaishnavar is a shelved project ith Music by ARR.. And also,
 they say, *Sevvanam* from Pavitra is a re-used tune from Vaishnavar...


  




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ranjith

Re: [arr] i got vaishnavar album

Album: Fantasy/Andhi Maalai
Cassette Label Pyramid
Date 1994

Songs

nilavukku pakkam (S P Balasubramaniam, S Janaki, chorus)
andhi maalai kovil (S Janaki)
thottaach chiNungi chediyE (Mano, chorus)
kaathal sugamaanathu (Mano, S Janaki)
muthal muththam (S Janaki)
iniya kalloori (Dinesh)
peNgaL ingu yaarum (Mano)
Instrumental track 1 (A R Rahman)
Instrumental track 2 (A R Rahman)
Instrumental track 3 (A R Rahman)
Instrumental track 4 (A R Rahman)

Notes and Links

This is not one of Rahman's works. He was just a musician in the group.

All of us have encountered the numerous instances when composers have
flicked others' tunes and passed it off as their own. But have you heard
of someone crediting one's own compositions to someone else? That's
precisely
what Malayalam composer Ouseappachan did. He released his own album called
'Fantasy' under the name 'Andhi Maalai' in Tamil with an ARR composition
from
the film Yodha thrown in. The music was credited to Rahman. Needless to add
the
album sold lots more than what it would have under Ouseappachan's name. All
ARR
had done was play keyboards for the album. [Courtesy: 'AskGops' Gopal]
Andhi Maalai was released under Melody label in India in 1994. Fantasy was
later released by Pyramid audio.

Malayalam movie Vaishnavar had the same tunes as this album.

On Fri, Jun 6, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Harish Jose [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

NOW I REMEMBER. I FEEL LIKE AN ASS.. :)

The music on the movie was from the album put out by Rahman and vairamuthu
called Fantasy or something like that. On the back of that audio cassette
there was a picture of Rahman with a moustache, I think.

Ousepachan might done the arrangements for Vaishnavar. But I surely
remember Mohanlal talking about Rahman. Its been more than 7 years now since
I last heard it.

--- On *Fri, 6/6/08, Sreekrishnan R [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

From: Sreekrishnan R [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [arr] i got vaishnavar album
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 10:54 AM

Chittapeduthi means 'Arranged'...

*Cyril Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote:

I also had this album. But the orchestration is not of the Rahmanish
style. Ousepachan's name is also in the Inlay cards. There is an
Introduction by Mohanlal which says 'Ousepachan chittapeduthi Rahman
sangeetham nalki'. Ousepachan is a music director too.
What is actually 'chittapeduthi' in Malayalam?

Regards
Cyril Thomas Varghese
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www.cyrilthomasvarg hese.blogspot.
comhttp://www.cyrilthomasvarghese.blogspot.com

- Original Message
From: sabir m.u [EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Friday, 6 June, 2008 1:53:08 PM
Subject: [arr] i got vaishnavar album

ohh ,thanks god. at last i got our boss's rare malayalam
album vaishnavar.
track list:
chuvannu thudutha-unni menone,corus
thumba poovin-sujatha
puthu varsham-unni menone,sujatha
thumaba poovin-unni menone
but this is audio casset,how can i share this album?pls hep me.
long live ar rahman
he is my god
he is my blood
he is my all

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Re: [arr] Re: Its Translation Time :)

I dont think Saathiram means Scripture.

Found this translation on the net.
http://samadrishti.blogspot.com/2007/02/suttum-vizhi-sudar-bharatiyar-and-love.html

Suttum vizhi sudar than Kannamma
Suriye chandiraro?
Vattakkariye vizhi - Kannamma!
Vanakkarumai kollo?

Your gaze has the brightness of the sun and moon
Your eyes reflect (*) the darkness of the skies


Pattu karuneela - pudavai
Padhittha nalviram
Natta nadunisiyil - Therium
Natchathirangalladi!

The diamonds on your dark silk saree,
show me the stars in broad daylight. (*)


Solai malaroliyo -Unathu
Sundarapunnagai than?
Neela kadalalaiye - Unathu
Nenjin alaigaladi !
Kolak kuyil oosai - Unathu
Kuralin inimaiyadi!
Valai kumariyadi - Kannamma
Maruvak kadhal kondain.

Your smile is the bloom of the garden,
Your heart, the waves of the sea,
Your voice , sweet like the koel's
My love longs for union, Kannamma

Sathiram pesugirai - Kannamma
Sathiram yedhukkadi?
Athiram kondavarke - Kannamma
Sathiram undodi!

You talk of Rules, Kannamma
What rules do paramours (*) follow?


Moothavar sammadhiyil - Vadhuvai
Muraigal pinbhu saivom
Kathiruppenodi! - Ithupar

Elders , marriage and rituals can wait,
Can I ? Come now,

Kannatthu muttham ondru!

Let me kiss you.

(*) changed after expert opinion although the expert disagrees with the
translation to paramour, and thinks it should have been rational people ,
reflecting on Bharatiyar's call for rage/ anger/ passion in almost all his
poems. Anger / Rage in the positive sense of bringing about change and
opposing meaningless traditions , superstitious beliefs and of course,
oppression.


On Thu, Jun 5, 2008 at 12:25 PM, harshal chavan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

   Thnx Srini ... Its really good.

 - Original Message 
 From: Srini [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2008 5:44:03 PM
 Subject: [arr] Re: Its Translation Time :)

 Here's the translation – It's a awesome work by whoever did it.. here's the
 source as well: http://www.geocities.com/kandukondainthefilm/song7.html



 Kannamma is how Bharathi addressed his wife in all his works.

 *  *

 *Those eyes of yours, Kanamma, *

 *Fiery, sharp and full of meaning -*

 *I wonder if they are sun and moon?*

 *Kanamma of the dark, rounded eyes*

 *Are your eyes the darkness of the skies? *

 * **Your deep blue saree Shimmers Like the midnight stars.*

 *  **Is it the garden That I see reflected in your lovely smile? *

 *Flow with your heart's feelings!*

 *Beautiful koel's song *

 *Contains the sweetness of your voice*

 * **Kanamma, my young girl, *

 *My love is the sort that longs for union.*

 * **You speak of the scriptures, Kanamma.*

 *Why invoke them?*

 *To those with passionate hearts?*

 * **A proper wedding our elder's consent- all that can wait.*

 *Do you really think I will wait? Come now *

 *Let me kiss you***

 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Harshal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
  I alwyas love to listen this melody by our boss, its a poem by legend
  S.Bhartiyar... Please translate for our non tamilians friends. Its
  from movie Kandukondain kandukondain
 
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgbQBnn6KEcfeature=related
 
 
  suttum vizhichchudardhaan kaNNammaa sooriya chandhiraroa
  vattak kariyavizhi kaNNammaa vaanak karumai kolloa
  pattuk karuneelap pudavai padhiththa nal vayiram
  nattanadu nisiyil theriyum natchaththirangaLadi
 
  soalai malaroLiyoa unadhu sundharap punnagaidhaan
  neelak kadalalaiyae unadhu nenjin alaigaLadi
  koalak kuyiloasai unadhu kuralin inimaiyadi
  vaalaik kumariyadi kaNNammaa maruvak kaadhal koNdaen
 
  saaththiram paesugiRaay kaNNamaa saaththiram aedhukkadi
  aaththiram kondavarkkae kaNNamaa saaththiram uNdoadi
  mooththavar sammadhiyil vadhuvai muRaigaL pinbu seyvoam
  kaaththiruppaenoadi idhu paar kannaththu muththam onRu
 

  




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Re: [arr] Dharam Yodha Background Scores

 Mampoove was first re-used in Vaishnavar since d song did
 not appear in the Movie(Yodha)..

The song mampoove was from yodha (1992) and was reused in pavithra (1993).
Vaishnavar didnt have that tune. It was thrown in as an extra in its tamil
dub Andhi Maalai / Fantasy.


On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 4:36 PM, kishore parayath [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

   Well Just one person clarifying it is not enough What does this
 person know If the cassette
 cover says that it is by Rahman...Then??? And also, Megastar Mohanlal
 himselves says Music By Rahman in the intro...What else do you need???
 The movie was in 1993, where ARR was already a BIGSHOT and did not need to
 arrange for any other composer. Ouseppachan too worked in d crew as an
 arranger.

 Just becuase the movie didnt release, u cant credit any other composer for
 ARR's WORK.. Mampoove was first re-used in Vaishnavar since d song did
 not appear in the Movie(Yodha)..

  




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Re: [arr] can any one help?

2008-05-31 Thread Ranjith K

On the personal front, 1995 proved to be a momentous year for him. That
year, on March 12, he got married to Saira Banu, sister-in-law of the Tamil
actor Rahman and the daughter of a Madras based businessman.

In April 1995, Bombay got released. The leading character's name was Saira
Banu.
Is that just a coincidence ?

On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:41 PM, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   On 5/31/2008 4:22 PM India Time, _manjusha_ wrote:

  hai friends..
  can any one send ARR's family photo[a recent one]
 
 

 who is she? (pic enclosed. got at first page of google images)

 http://indiauncut.com/uploads/images/ar-rahman-saira-banu.JPG

 --
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Re: [arr] What's the best encoding to listen to a rahman audio cd on portable?

2008-05-30 Thread Ranjith K

WMA offers lossless compression which will use around 450 MB per Audio CD.

AAC would be better than MP3. 256Kbps AAC should be fine. iTunes uses that
for the high quality streams they offer.

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 4:15 PM, nivensamy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hello friends,

 Im sure 99% of us must have a portable ditigal player, be it an ipod,
 creative, microsoft, sansa etc... which lack a cd player.
 My question is which best encoding can we use to retain all the sound
 quality from the audio cd. FLAC and WAVPACK, APE etc are not the norm
 on portable players so we are left with lossy mp3, wma etc...
 Technically, we can make a choice just by comparison of these
 encoders, but nothing is better than our ears and experience from
 listening to rahman's CDs. So any recommendations based on experience?
 How do u listen to rahman songs without the audio disc???

 Cheers,
 Niven

  




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Re: [arr] JTJYN CD- An interesting observation Musicyogi pricing blunder!

2008-05-28 Thread Ranjith K

I have not got my JTYJN cd from musicyogi. When did you receive it ?

On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Shekar BS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:



 Hi Group,

 Has anybody noticed the the letters TPPL (T-series Public Performance
 License) on the rear side of the JTYJN CD (at Left hand side top). Is this
 related to ARR's music rights issue which he had while composing for OSO? I
 had never seen this before in any T-Series CDs. Guys who has knowledge about
 can pour some light on this..

 And for those who had pre-ordered JTYJN cd through musicyogi.com,

 Do u remember we had ordered it @ Rs.135 (Rs.10 discount on MRP Rs.145)?
 But the actual CD cost is Rs.160. I spoke to the musicyogi team about this
 blunder. Even till now they were unaware about the pricing they were
 shocked to know about this. Now they have updated the price in their
 website. Now available @ Rs.148 per copy. Anyways i got the CD for Rs.135 :D



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[arr] Bombay Theme used in Palestinian Film Divine Intervention.

2008-05-20 Thread Ranjith K

It also has a well- chosen soundtrack, featuring Amr Diab,( heard blasting
from a car at the checkpoint)...and Natacha Atlas and *towards the end, a
scene back at the Al Ram, over which is played a few minutes of Mumbai
Theme, by the Bollywood composer AR Rahman, which is totally
perfect,*here, and a nice scene at the hospital, featuring Nour El
Haida's Tango El
Amal being played for Dad..
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Divine-Intervention-Elia-Suleiman/dp/rentals/B94P1V
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808439461/cast

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Re: [arr] Ada update

2008-05-19 Thread Ranjith K

They have put up JTYJN for pre-order. Release date is given as 22nd.

On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 4:50 PM, Prabhu [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   The c d will be available at music yogi from eleven am tomorrow. No
 news on JTYJN

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Re: [arr] LOTR - Extra Copy

2008-04-01 Thread Ranjith K

me too. let me know if gomzy hasnt snatched it. ;)

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 3:07 PM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hi . Yes i need it. Please lemme know how to work it out. I stay in
 Blore. Thanks!

 On 4/1/08, arunava_1978 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 
 
  Hi folks
  have an extra copy of the LOTR . any one need pls mail me
 
 
  




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Re: [arr] Re: Rahmans song used in the end credits of The Accidental Husband

2008-03-06 Thread Ranjith K

No idea. Couldnt find the tracklist online.

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 12:52 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:

   Which song? Chaiyya again?


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  After Nicholas Cage's Lord of War and Denzel Washington's Inside
 Man, the
  Mozart from Madras's music can currently be heard on the end credits
 of the
  current Uma Thurman release, The Accidental Husband.
 

 http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article3490490.ece
 
  There's a nice Bollywood song by A R Rahman over the end credits.
 

 http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/film-23341434-details/The+Accidental+Husband/filmReview.do?reviewId=23444349
 
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[arr] Re: Rahmans song used in the end credits of The Accidental Husband

2008-03-06 Thread Ranjith K

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:11 PM, tamilgalaxy7 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


 The used song was Yaaro Yaarodi from Alaypayuthe. It was used more
 than one time. First in Hindi later on in Tamil, too.


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[arr] Rahmans song used in the end credits of The Accidental Husband

2008-03-05 Thread Ranjith K

After Nicholas Cage's Lord of War and Denzel Washington's Inside Man, the
Mozart from Madras's music can currently be heard on the end credits of the
current Uma Thurman release, The Accidental Husband.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/bollywood/article3490490.ece

There's a nice Bollywood song by A R Rahman over the end credits.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/film/film-23341434-details/The+Accidental+Husband/filmReview.do?reviewId=23444349

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Re: [ARR] Jodhaa Akbar stumbles in India, races ahead abroad

2008-02-26 Thread Ranjith K

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/36831.html

Grosses Rs 74 crores (approx 19 million USD) in just 10 days worldwide…a
record for a Indian film!

The rediff article also said 74 crores :)

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

oops there you go

http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/26jodha.htm

On 2/26/08, Indmov Buff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Thanks for sharing, Gomzy. Could you also give us the source/link of
the article? Rediff?

- Original Message
From: Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:04:37 PM
Subject: [ARR] Jodhaa Akbar stumbles in India, races ahead abroad

Ashutosh Gowariker's *Jodhaa
Akbarhttp://www.rediff.com/movies/jodha08.html
* would have become a loser at the box office if it had not done brilliantly
overseas http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/19jodhaa.htm.

Produced at the cost of Rs 40 crores, the film first ran into trouble
when a section of the Rajput community
bannedhttp://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/15ban.htmit in Rajasthan.

Gowariker called for a hurried press conference on February 16, a day
after the film released, to defend it but the damage was already done. He
argued that a character like Jodhaa existed in history and was married to
Akbar, but the film still did not get an entry in Rajasthan. The Madhya
Pradesh government soon banned the film in the second week of its release.

As if that was not enough, multiplexes all over India refused to release
the film on February 15, due to a profit-sharing dispute. The film released
in multiplxes only the next day.

When the film did not release on the first day of release, *Jodhaa
Akbar* lost out badly. By the time a settlement was reached, the film
had lost the precious first day advantage. The exams period,
controversyhttp://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/06jodha.htmand poor
release strategy was almost suicidal for
*Jodhaa Akbar,* Vinod Mirani, trade analyst for *rediff.com*, says

Luckily, the overseas market saved the film.

According to a release from Imagesmiths, the public relations firm that
was handling *Jodhaa Akbar *for UTV, the film made Rs 52.70 crores in
India in 10 days, and Rs 21.30 crores in the overseas market.

The film made a whooping Rs 10 crores on the first day in the US and was
among the all-time highest grossers like *Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
[Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=kabhi%20alvida%20naa%20kehna
]* and *Om Shanti Om*. It made Rs 5.60 crores in the UK.

In the Gulf region, it did a business of Rs 3.20 crores, in Australia,
it grossed Rs 3.20 crores and among other centers, it did a business of
Rs 1.15 crores.

Trade analysts, however, say what finally matters is not the gross
collections but the net collections. And that, they say, would make *Jodhaa
Akbar* an average to below average film at the box office.

The gross collections of a film does not matter; the net does. The
gross includes costs like entertainment tax, show tax and municipal tax. UTV
should declare its net collections, Mirani says.

[image: new]

*Jodhaa Akbar *will scrape through because of its overseas business.
It will also recover its money through satellite rights. But its theatrical
business is not exciting for the film, added Mirani.

Another trade analyst, Komal Nahta says, The length of the film (*three
hours 20 minutes*) was the biggest drawback for *Jodhaa Akbar*. But it
will be a loser overall though overseas, it is doing well.

He echoes Mirani's thoughts as he says, The overseas release will not
make the film sink to a disaster level.

An exhibitor, on condition of anonymity, said that the film was not
doing well because it was released at the wrong time, and since it did not
appeal to the Indian youth.

The film is better suited for people above 45. Besides that, exams were
on in many centers where the film was released. The music was decent but did
not catch up in a big way. Thus, these factors affected the prospects of the
film, he said.

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Re: [arr] So far, disappointed by the converging criticisms of JA

2008-02-16 Thread Ranjith K

lack of suspense ???

On Feb 16, 2008 10:07 AM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   There are positive reviews, but the criticisms all point to the same
 problemsfilm is too long, too patchy, too filmy, drags a lot
 many areas, lack of suspense, inconsistent, loose... There are lots
 of 4/5s, but also lots of 3/5s and some 2/5s.

 Today's flim goers don't do well with movies that drag and bore. I'm
 very worried about the BO results. Although I haven't seen the film
 yet, I know I'm going to like it simply for the music, historical
 opulance, visuals, acting, dramatic sequences, and action scenes.
 I'm pretty tolerant to slow paced movies. I'm hopeful that despite
 the shortcomings in terms of lack of tightness and drawn out,
 sluggish and non gripping parts, the visuals, the chemistry between
 Ash and Hrithik, the music, the drama will be enough to please the
 average person. If, however, most people think the movie is too
 drawn out, long, non gripping, and cannot grasp the movie as a whole,
 then the movie is in trouble.

 I really want to see the film badly and I know it will be appreciated
 by many. Kudos to Ashu and his team for attempting such an epic film
 with so much investment and work. I just hope their hard work pays
 off. IT takes guts to make such a film in today's world. I think
 some of the criticisms are a bit too crticial, but, the real test
 will be the numbers in terms of BO.

 I just wish Ashu could have learned his lesson from Swades to make
 the plot a bit more tight and concise based on what I am hearing from
 others. I really want the film to succeed and become a blockbuster
 for everyone's sake involved in the film, but esp. for Rahman. I
 want people beyond his fans to recognize and love the brilliance of
 this soundtrack.

  




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Re: [arr] Must Read...

2008-02-15 Thread Ranjith K

Hi Gomzy,

please share your settings :)
i recently came across km player .. better than vlc in my opinion .. plays
more things than vlc and also gives more features .. it has nothing to do
with km musiq ;)
for mp3 or music cd, i use creatives' player that came with the sound card
...

On Feb 12, 2008 10:01 AM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   You got to be kidding. Itunes is one of the worst players around. And no
 VLC player is
 also meant for audio. Try the equalisers (parametric and manual ones) and
 see the difference.
 I have not come across any other player which has more depth , width and
 crisp sounds .
 (try the 2pass option).
 Let me know if you need the settings. I have taken snapshots of my
 settings , which is
 actually hours of hardwork of trials and errors :) . WIll send them.


 On Feb 12, 2008 8:36 AM, Ravi Nair [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

VLC Player is basically meant for video. The best audio quality comes
  from iTunes which is also a free software. But a lot depends on your
  hardware.
 
 
  On Feb 11, 2008 2:33 PM, Gomzy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Use VLC Media Player
  
   google it for free. in my opinion the best player you can get.
  
  
   On 2/6/08, NOMEE KHAN [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   
  Hi Fans,
please give me 7 band equalizer  ...i used winamp but no sound  quality
i want to extra sound me waitting
   
Thanx
   
NOMEE
   
   
   
   
   
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 20:49:47 -0800
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI
   
  With the diminishing value of recorded music, ARR is developing
new revenue streams for his intellectual property.
   
I have no specific idea about this concert.
   
- Original Message 
From: Shah Navas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 8:34:08 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI
   
Gopal,
   
Could you please elaborate..
   
Is this private concert going to be recorded and distributed?
   
On Feb 5, 2008 11:15 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
   
   
 That is precisely the reason...
   
- Original Message 
From: Ranjith K [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2008 2:25:42 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI
   
when the whole world is embracing open-ness and free software and
ditching DRM, why is arr going private ...
i would love it if he forms a music company to produce all his
soundtracks n concerts and go public ...
   
   
On Jan 28, 2008 8:36 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] com[EMAIL 
PROTECTED]
wrote:
   
   
 It's a private concert.
   
- Original Message 
From: saraswathi suvarna chandra182000@ yahoo.com[EMAIL PROTECTED]

To: a r rahman arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. 
comarrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:35:29 AM
Subject: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI
   
   
I heard there is going to be a show in Chennai on 9th
February 08.
   
Saras
   
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Re: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI

when the whole world is embracing open-ness and free software and ditching
DRM, why is arr going private ...
i would love it if he forms a music company to produce all his soundtracks n
concerts and go public ...

On Jan 28, 2008 8:36 AM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   It's a private concert.

 - Original Message 
 From: saraswathi suvarna [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: a r rahman arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
 Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 8:35:29 AM
 Subject: [arr] ARR SHOW IN CHENNAI


 I heard there is going to be a show in Chennai on 9th
 February 08.

 Saras

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Re: [arr] Official confirmation on 'Nair San'?

I did a search last time this was posted. No mention of this on any of
mohanlal fan sites.

On Jan 30, 2008 6:13 PM, Hakkeem [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   Hi,

 I jus got a mail statin ARR is going to do music for a Japnees film called
 Nair San, staring Mohan lal n jacki chan on lead role. How far this news is
 true.
 link to the news http://www.forumkerala.com/about19191.html


 Kind regards,
 Hakkeem.A
 (I Support AR Rahman foundation and unicef )

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Re: [arr] Those seeking Rahman from the 90s

yes the sound still remains very very arr ... my uncle who recognises arr as
the composer of bombay  gentleman still recognises that its rahman when a
new song is played on tv ...

i would prefer to go back to my childhood days when i listen to arr of the
90s ... i dont want to remember the office days instead ... ;)

if he delivers 90s kind of music, we would say hes repetitive .. else we
would crave for the 90s music ..
arr bashing is becoming fashionable these days ...

On Jan 31, 2008 12:08 AM, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

   well atleast the sound still remains very very A R Ryou can
 recognise an A R R track immediately even if you never heard it before
 this has been the case for the past 16 yearsspare a thought for
 music lovers of other musicians/groups.Enigma and Deep forest for
 example whose music i absolutely adored...the E5 album changed
 everything and the E6 didnt have the sound of Enigma...ditto for Deep
 Forest's Music Detected.On the other hand a guy like Nitin Sawhney
 is very much moving on the same path as A R R...his Beyond Skin still
 remains my all time favourite but he still maintains his sound with his
 latest work.

 Cheers
 Vijay

 On Jan 26, 2008 6:35 AM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Been hearing mumblings about wanting the Rahman from the 90s back.
 
  My advice? Cut your losses and grieve, or celebrate with the mature
  and progressive composer whose brilliance is unfaded.
 
  Rahman going back in time is not going to happen. Oh, sure, Rahman
  will keep belting out quality/hit scores, but if you're wanting Deja
  Vu Rahman, forget it. And that's a good thing. If he kept going
  back to his 90s mould, he would be labeled as repetitive, one
  dimensional, etc. I'd much rather have a Rahman who moves forward,
  progresses and matures as a composer, and experiments, even if all
  his experiments don't work at the BO.
 
  BTW, to me, JA is not an experiment gone wrong. It's Rahman on top
  of his game. The guy is a master composer with unknown potential.
  If you want Rahman from the 90s, there are PLENTY of soundtracks to
  choose from. I love Rahman from the 90s and I have lots of CDs I can
  put on if I want to go back. But, I also love Rahman of today, even
  if I don't cherish ALL his songs, just like in the past. He's been
  there, done that.
 
  Time to move forward. No more Dil Se, no more Taal. Why would you
  want a repeat? He's done those already!
 
  The long haul, luxury Rahman express is moving forward and ready to
  go the distance. If you want to join him, all aboard! If not, the
  slower, run down, short distance Pritam/Himesh express has limited
  room, but no AC compartment or first class seats.
 
 
  




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Re: [arr] Listening to Iruvar after almost 10 years