i wonder which was the song that suited Himesh...any guesses or info
on this?
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Roshan" wrote:
>
> February 17th, 2009
>
> A R RahmanWe read about how Himesh Reshammiya has refused to sing
for
> A R Rahman. But Rahman says he has never met Reshammiya.
>
> Laughs the soft spoken maestro sarcastically, "Our communication has
> been only through the press. He told the press he wanted to sing for
> me. I told the press I had composed a song that would suit his
voice.
> To this he replied again through the press that he didn't want to
sing
> for me. We've not met. We haven't exchanged a call or an sms."
>
> Rahman finds it strange that after hounding him for so long
Reshammiya
> changed his mind. "For the past two years I had been reading about
how
> he wanted to sing for me. As a gesture returning his compliment I
> thought this song would be perfect. I didn't know he would sing for
me
> only when I compose for a film starring him. I don't know if I can
do
> that," say Rahman who turns 41 in January.
>
> "2008 was my most productive year in Hindi cinema in the last ten
> years. I had 7 soundtracks in the North and South. And I'm happy
with
> all of them. God has been kind. I haven't planned anything big for
> 2008. But my music school in Chennai is my biggest dream come true.
> The whole of 2008 the school gave me a high."
>
> Rahman has just composed his first ever song for an international
> opera-on-film that's directed by Shekhar Kapoor. "I thank Shekhar
for
> trusting me with something so unusual. The singer Kavita Baliga is a
> teacher at my music school. Though she's Indian she comes from LA.
> It's a great team that we have at music school. Right now I've 110
> students. They come from India, Singapore and Malaysia. I want to
> cultivate musicians who don't know just about classical music but
also
> new-age sounds. Today's complete musician has to be clued into world
> music. And that's what we're trying to inculcate at my school."
>
> Eventually Rahman wants a music orchestra coming out of his school.
> "And I also want to produce new voices for films."
>
> Rahman regrets the fact that music and harmony have gone out of our
> music. "In the course of time listeners have lost patience with
> melody. All the tracks have to be super-racy. As a composer I'd
> definitely prefer melody. But if people want to come to movies just
to
> have a good time then I'll give them racy songs. I don't want to
lose
> out on the young audience. However filmmakers need to understand the
> value of melody. It's not as though people have not liked the
melodies
> in Yuvraaj. I've to give it to Mr Ghai for taking film music away
from
> the predictable. I'm very proud of Yuvraaj. There are two kinds of
> music, the one to draw audiences in like Jaane Tu
Ya Jaane Na or the
> one that propels the plot forward like Yuvraaj."
>
> Speaking of his very special rapport with Aamir Khan Rahman says,
> "Whatever goes to Aamir is a very high-profile and filtered project.
> So my music has to automatically match up."
>
> The year has been plush with projects for Rahman. "I've worked with
> three generations of directors, and in as many continents. I can
tell
> what they like and not like. Working with Abbas Tyrewala in Jaane
> Tu
Ya Jaane Na was a rewarding experience. Yes, I'll be doing Abbas'
> next.I'm as proud of Pappu can't dance sala as Tu muskura. Now after
> Ghajini, I've Delhi 6 and Adaa coming up one after another."
>
> An unfulfilled dream? "All my private album projects have been
> neglected because of my movie commitments. All my colleagues at my
> private music-label are crying about this. I want to complete these
> non-film projects." -Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Media
>
