Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
lets all of us appreciate his music and not argue over tamil or hindi! IF WE ARE TRUE FANS OF ARR MUSIC HAS NO LANGUAGE! - Original Message From: Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:44:10 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores My mistake...you are correctRoja and Bombay are originally Tamil films later dubbed in Hindi. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ali ahad mindblower2003@ ... wrote: Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies --- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote: Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Shivakumar V A shivakumar. va@ wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2049191814/ http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining. . and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore. .whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films – Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
I totally agree with u .. even tough i cant understand tamili can't resist the music of SIVAJI and SOK.thay are just brilliant. --- just me! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lets all of us appreciate his music and not argue over tamil or hindi! IF WE ARE TRUE FANS OF ARR MUSIC HAS NO LANGUAGE! - Original Message From: Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:44:10 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores My mistake...you are correctRoja and Bombay are originally Tamil films later dubbed in Hindi. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ali ahad mindblower2003@ ... wrote: Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies --- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote: Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Shivakumar V A shivakumar. va@ wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2049191814/ http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When === message truncated === Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
Some other rahmaniac got dejected about ARR not mentioning more tamil hits. Dude ! nothing wrong in ARR picking more hindi songs with few tamil songs. That press which inteviewed him is from north. There is a saying, Be Roman in Rome ;) He cannot set his own rules as someone's guest. If same question is asked to him in tamilnadu then most of his choice will have some great tamil numbers with few hindi numbers. You guys need not take it seriously and being dejected at it. There are many Rahmaniacs with their mother tongue in which ARR never composed any songs in their languages. Still they enjoy his music. Leaving tamil, hindi telugu, ARR just gave one each album in malayalam, kannada (re-use) and marathi (dub) one single in bengali. You have to realize lot of fans are dreaming to see him give albums in their languages. It is unfortunate that offers had to come from such producers. Atleast these fans are able to enjoy in hindi as common. Whatever ARR does and wherever he is working, wish him the best in good spirits. This way you need to find happiness. Dude ! Positive vibration is a must, which will elevate them in happier moments and make their surroundings pleasantble. Defeatism won't be nearing you at all in this kind of approach. Regards Pavan just me! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lets all of us appreciate his music and not argue over tamil or hindi! IF WE ARE TRUE FANS OF ARR MUSIC HAS NO LANGUAGE! - Original Message From: Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:44:10 AM Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores My mistake...you are correctRoja and Bombay are originally Tamil films later dubbed in Hindi. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ali ahad mindblower2003@ ... wrote: Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies --- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote: Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Shivakumar V A shivakumar. va@ wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2049191814/ http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ 2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining. . and the music more pulsating.go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which Recent Activity 59 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Y! Messenger Instant hello Chat over IM with group members. Yahoo! 360° Start Today Get your own place online Free airline tickets Win a free trip home for the holidays from Yahoo! . - Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here.
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
i m a tamilian n understand hindi but i love so many of his hindi
masterpieces. esp RDB, WATER, and so many others that i cant choose which one
to talk abt. we must just love the music, the man, the legend..
- Original Message
From: ali ahad [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2007 12:24:28 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
I totally agree with u .. even tough i cant
understand tamili can't resist the music of SIVAJI
and SOK.thay are just brilliant... ..
--- just me! arrking4eva@ yahoo.com wrote:
lets all of us appreciate his music and not argue
over tamil or hindi!
IF WE ARE TRUE FANS OF ARR
MUSIC HAS NO LANGUAGE!
- Original Message
From: Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] com
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:44:10 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR
picks his Top 10 scores
My mistake...you are correctRoja and
Bombay are originally Tamil
films later dubbed in Hindi.
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ali ahad
mindblower2003@ ...
wrote:
Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R
RAHMAN
picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA,
BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil
movies
--- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] . wrote:
Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have
a
hard time believing
that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are
of
no use. Or
say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take
this interview with
a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of
Rahman's
favorites are
Hindi films.
--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com,
Shivakumar V
A
shivakumar. va@ wrote:
Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good
Pics..
So we got ARR's top 10..
Shivu..
On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan
catchgops@ wrote:
In a new interview to Hindustan Times
published in today's
Mumbai
edition
Read interview here
http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/
2049191814/
http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/
2048404561/
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'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO
IS
ABOVE AVERAGE\'
If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my
own
trumpet. And if
I say I
don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled
Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When
I
went for Haj, I
shaved off
my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately,
my
wife liked my new
look.. she
insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I
had
no other
alternative but to
listen to my wife. Does your style of
composing
music change when
you do an
international project like Elizabeth: The
Golden
Age? The music
for
Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When
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Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shivakumar V A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining.. and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me see. Gajini, Ada, Jaane Tu Naa Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of the Rajnikant movie Sivaji, Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. You were against the idea of composing for dubbed films. So, how did you make an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I don't encourage the dubbing of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji is an exception. It has beaty foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an all-India level. You are often accused of working for big production banners at the cost of small films. Sorry, that isn't true at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing Sakkarakkatti which is a small film. Are you composing the music for an animation film called Cockroach being planned by Shekhar Kapur? Yes. I'm excited about that. Animation films allow your imagination to take flight. What do you like about your music? That's a tricky question. If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled. Some film producers in the South have accused you of recruiting Hindi singers to do the playback for your Tamil films at their cost. I
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies --- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shivakumar V A [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining.. and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me see. Gajini, Ada, Jaane Tu Naa Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of the Rajnikant movie Sivaji, Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. You were against the idea of composing for dubbed films. So, how did you make an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I don't encourage the dubbing of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji is an exception. It has beaty foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an all-India level. You are often accused of working for big production banners at the cost of small films. Sorry, that isn't true at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing Sakkarakkatti which is a small film. Are you composing the music for an animation film called Cockroach being planned by Shekhar Kapur? Yes. I'm excited about
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
My mistake...you are correctRoja and Bombay are originally Tamil films later dubbed in Hindi. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ali ahad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sorry to say this to all arr fans who say A R RAHMAN picked 9/10 hindi or 2/10 tamil movies ROJA, BOMBAY and Kandukonden Kandukonden are three tamil movies --- Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of the so called quotes are suspect. Have a hard time believing that Rahman would say, Today's new singers are of no use. Or say, Rubbish! in response to a question. Take this interview with a grain of salt. Also notice how 9/10 of Rahman's favorites are Hindi films. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shivakumar V A shivakumar.va@ wrote: Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining.. and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me see. Gajini, Ada, Jaane Tu Naa Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of the Rajnikant movie Sivaji, Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. You were against the idea of composing for dubbed films. So, how did you make an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I don't encourage the dubbing of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji is an exception. It has beaty foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an
[arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: ‘I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining.. and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films – Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me see. Gajini, Ada, Jaane Tu Naa Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of the Rajnikant movie Sivaji, Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. You were against the idea of composing for dubbed films. So, how did you make an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I don't encourage the dubbing of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji is an exception. It has beaty foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an all-India level. You are often accused of working for big production banners at the cost of small films. Sorry, that isn't true at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing Sakkarakkatti which is a small film. Are you composing the music for an animation film called Cockroach being planned by Shekhar Kapur? Yes. I'm excited about that. Animation films allow your imagination to take flight. What do you like about your music? That's a tricky question. If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled. Some film producers in the South have accused you of recruiting Hindi singers to do the playback for your Tamil films at their cost. I will gladly plead guilty of that. Because I don't believe in parochialism. On the other hand, if I feel that a Tamil singer suits the need of a Hindi film song, I'll take that route without thinking twice. Why have you cut down on giving breaks to new singers of late? Let me make this very clear -today, new singers aren't of much use. We need great new singers. I haven't come across any new singer who's above average. How do you prevent yourself from becoming complacent about your music? (Pause.. looks away) I was clear right from the moment when I started out, some
Re: [arr] Rahman - The Golden Age ARR picks his Top 10 scores
Thats a wonderfull post Gops.. with Good Pics.. So we got ARR's top 10.. Shivu.. On Nov 20, 2007 2:12 PM, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a new interview to Hindustan Times published in today's Mumbai edition Read interview here http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2049191814/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/2048404561/ The text below has the formatting messed up: 'I HAVEN\'T COME ACROSS ANY NEW SINGER WHO IS ABOVE AVERAGE\' If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled Whatever happened to your unruly locks? When I went for Haj, I shaved off my long hair. Fortunately or unfortunately, my wife liked my new look.. she insisted that I should keep it. (Laughs) I had no other alternative but to listen to my wife. Does your style of composing music change when you do an international project like Elizabeth: The Golden Age? The music for Elizabeth.. has been co-composed by me. When Shekhar started the project, he wanted to make it very artistic and dark. But then, he decided to make the film more entertaining.. and the music more pulsating. As a composer, I'd say music stems from one's emotions. So, there's absolutely no difference in my approach, whether I'm composing for Jodhaa Akbar or Elizabeth. When you look back, how do you assess your music? Roja set the standard for me as a composer. And frankly, I can't guage where to go after Elizabeth. Let's see.. at this very point of time, I'm very excited about my next international album - The Lord of The Rings which will be released on December 10. It has many as 15 tracks. As much as 2 pounds would be spent a day on the orchestration. I believe you have started your own music company. Yes. It's called K M Musiq. I'm really kicked about it. All these years, I was being commissioned by others.. now I can commission others. But it seems you now insist on royalty foreverymusicscore..whichiswhyyou couldn't compose for Om Shanti Om. In life, you can't have your cake and eat it too. You have to take certain risks to reach your goal. Which have been your most vital steps ahead? Undoubtedly Vande Mataram and , the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams. What do you find wrong with the Indian film music industry? There are several problems. The saddest thing is that no one takes acoustic instruments seriously. Most musicians just prefer to work on keyboards. But I've stopped getting angry One should . be true to one's own self.. because one candle can light a million. Do you still work like an owl all night and sleep by day? That's rubbish! If that was true, I wouldn't be sitting here with you doing an inteview in the afternoon. I work at night, occasionally , whenever I'm dealing with a jet lag situation, not otherwise. How busy are you as a music director right now? I'm into a somewhat more relaxed pace now. There was a time when I'd be doing six Tamil and two to three Hindi films a year. How many Tamil films are you working on at this point of time? (Laughs) Ha! That's a good question. I wish I knew the answer. I'm doing two Tamil films – Sultan, the animation film being made by Rajnikant's daughter Soundarya and Prabhu's Sakkarakkatti. And Hindi films? Well, let me see. Gajini, Ada, Jaane Tu Naa Jaane Naa, Delhi 6, the Hindi dubbed version of the Rajnikant movie Sivaji, Subhash Ghai's Main Hoon Yuvraj and Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. You were against the idea of composing for dubbed films. So, how did you make an exception for Sivaji? You're right there.I don't encourage the dubbing of my songs in other languages. Yes, so Sivaji is an exception. It has beaty foot-tap , ping music which should connect on an all-India level. You are often accused of working for big production banners at the cost of small films. Sorry, that isn't true at all. Otherwise, I wouldn't be doing Sakkarakkatti which is a small film. Are you composing the music for an animation film called Cockroach being planned by Shekhar Kapur? Yes. I'm excited about that. Animation films allow your imagination to take flight. What do you like about your music? That's a tricky question. If I say I like my music, I'll be blowing my own trumpet. And if I say I don't like my music, I'll sound disgruntled. Some film producers in the South have accused you of recruiting Hindi singers to do the playback for your Tamil films at their cost. I will gladly plead guilty of that. Because I don't believe in parochialism. On the other hand, if I feel that a Tamil singer suits the need of a Hindi film song, I'll take that route without thinking twice. Why have you cut down on giving breaks to new singers of late? Let me make this very clear -today, new singers aren't of much use. We need great new singers. I haven't come across any new singer who's above average. How do you prevent yourself from becoming complacent about your
