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Gopal, any chance of getting scans of this interview? (of course when you get the magazine) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan wrote: > > Apologies for the LOT OF GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES made in the TEXT, you could attribute that to the fact that I typed out all 2660 words in that interview and in a terrible hurry. > > > > > > From: kishore parayath > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:56:08 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] Re: "rhythm's gonna get you" > > > EXCELLENT INTERVIEW... The MOST satisfying ARR interview of recent times...Maybe in d past 2 years... > But strangely, there are a LOT OF GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES made in the TEXT... > > > I cant tolerate if someone writes ARR's answer grammatically wrong... coz.. ARR's ENGLISH is PERFECT to the CORE so is his accent.. >
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I think Ar is mentioning abt " Thottal Poo Malarum" from NEW On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:28 PM, praka_here wrote: > > Q: Vishal Shekhar remixed an old number for Bachna Ae Haseeno > originally composed by RD Burman. Would you do something like that? > > > A: I did something like that in the South and got into trouble. I > did it in good spirit but people took it in the wrong spirit. I would > rather not play around with anyone's work. > > > > can any body tell which was that song...pls > > > -- regards, Vithur
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Q: Vishal Shekhar remixed an old number for Bachna Ae Haseeno originally composed by RD Burman. Would you do something like that? > A: I did something like that in the South and got into trouble. I did it in good spirit but people took it in the wrong spirit. I would rather not play around with anyone's work. > can any body tell which was that song...pls
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Apologies for the LOT OF GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES made in the TEXT, you could attribute that to the fact that I typed out all 2660 words in that interview and in a terrible hurry. From: kishore parayath To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 7:56:08 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Re: "rhythm's gonna get you" EXCELLENT INTERVIEW... The MOST satisfying ARR interview of recent times...Maybe in d past 2 years... But strangely, there are a LOT OF GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES made in the TEXT... I cant tolerate if someone writes ARR's answer grammatically wrong... coz.. ARR's ENGLISH is PERFECT to the CORE so is his accent..
Re: [arr] Re: "rhythm's gonna get you"
EXCELLENT INTERVIEW... The MOST satisfying ARR interview of recent times...Maybe in d past 2 years... But strangely, there are a LOT OF GRAMMATICAL MISTAKES made in the TEXT... I cant tolerate if someone writes ARR's answer grammatically wrong... coz.. ARR's ENGLISH is PERFECT to the CORE so is his accent..
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> A: > I recently collaborated with this hip-hop artist called M.I.A. She is > very big in the IS and we did the entire track together for OSaya from Slumdog Millionaire. The film is going to the Oscars. I don't know if it will get shortlisted, but 20th Century Fox is sending the M.I.A. track and another one called Jai Ho. > So, "Dreams on Fire" is out of Oscar reckoning. :( And its down to "Oh Saya" and "Jai Ho" to 1) get into the long list of Best song category, 2) win a nomination, and 3) win an Oscar :) -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan wrote: > > After a long time, an ARR interview in Filmfare. > > Filmfare > December 24, 2008 > > rhythm's gonna get you > Faheem Ruhani catches up with music maven A.R.Rahman > > You > seldom catch A.R.Rahman in a frisky mood. I am however, one of the > fortunate few. I discover his funny vein when I taxi down to Film City > to meet the music maestro atSubhash Ghai's film training academy > Whistling Woods. In today's musical cacophony he's easily the jewel in > the junkyard. 2008 has been clearlyRahman's whammy year. With back- to-back chartbusters like Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. He was also the only silver lining in the grin Yuvvraaj. Currently, all years and ears are glued to the soundtrack of Ghajini. The perfect synthesis of East and West, Rahman is every filmmaker's > dream and nightmare come true. Nightmare, because you have to wait > interminable hours outside his Chennai music studio. Waiting for the > master to belt out his melodies. Dream, because very tune is designed > to buoy up the musical bar codes. Which adds up to the right time for > me to meet the diminutive 42-year old composer for a quick round of > questions. > > Excerpts from a musical chat: > > Q: Your Slumdog > Millionaire has earned rave reviews. How is composing for an > international director like Danny Boyle different from composing forSubhash Ghai or Mani Ratnam? > A: > Danny Boyle seemed like someone I had known from my salad days. He > loved the music I liked to experiment with during my earlier days as a > music composer. It was almost as if I was coming full circle. This was > the stuff I always wanted to do and now I had a director willing to tap > that. It all happened like a flash in two months. Each director is > unique and comes with his different set of experiences. It's like one > man's food is another person's poison but both have their unique > quality. While Mani sir is very futuristic,Ghai saab has an uncanny understanding of the pulse of the North Indian audience. In a way, working with Ghai saab helped me learn a lot and I have also unlearnt some stuff. > > Q: You were assisting Illayaraja at one point and your assistant Harris Jayaraj has now branched out independently. When you look back, what thoughts come to your mind? > A: I think music is a gift to people and you cannot deny it to anyone. People like Raja sir are a legend and Harris has a great understanding and sense of setting lyrics to music. I also like music composer Yuvan Shankar. > We meet sometimes dung awards ceremonies. In the pressure of finishing > your work, you end up not listening to the good compositions of others. > You can't casually say this is good or bad.Illayaraja and Harris are both popular and I respect them. > > Q: Harris Jayaraj scored the music for the Tamil version of Ghajini. You've done so for the Hindi remake. Are you ready for the comparisons? > A: > (Laughs) Yes there will be good and bad comparisons. But, I am prepared > for them. No can replace anyone. I have not seen the original Tamil > film because I didn't want to be influenced by it. I wanted to finish > my work and then watch the film. > > Q: What roles has your apprenticeship with Illayaraja played in the music person that you are today? > A: Err... Illayaraja's influence is so overwhelming on everyone in Tamil Nadu, > it almost permeates your body. I respect his music so much. But just to > get my style in, I had to stay away from his music. In the past when I > have said that people read it out of context and things got > misunderstood. > > Q: You mentioned you had fights with Subhash Ghai over the music of Yuvvraaj. > A: > (Giggles) Oh I said that to make conversations with journalists spicy. > Otherwise, it's boring. Well, we had creative differences, just > agreeing to disagree , deciding on what works best for the film and > trying to strike a balance between what we like and what the producers > want. > > Q: This is the first time you have composed for Salman Khan. Was he involved in the music? > A: No, this is the second time. I did a film earlier called Dil Ne Jise Apne Kaha, which he starred in. I did two songs for the film but couldn't complete it as something came up for me in London. > > Q: You have a yen for sufi numbers and most of the time you end up singing them as well. What's your take on sufis
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very good and thorough interview. > Don't you think you would have been just right to compose for a film > like Rock On!? > A: We had actually started work on a film called Rock Star three years ago, which was to be directed by Imtiaz Ali. I even got an okay from the legendary Carlos Santana to play for it. Unfortunately, UTV backed out from the project. It's a shame. I had almost done three songs for it. But I am glad that Rock On! happened. wow Carlos Santana damn to UTV for backing out. i would love ARR to do some rock stuff (but not like in Rock On, i did not like it at all). - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan wrote: > > After a long time, an ARR interview in Filmfare. > > Filmfare > December 24, 2008 > > rhythm's gonna get you > Faheem Ruhani catches up with music maven A.R.Rahman > > You > seldom catch A.R.Rahman in a frisky mood. I am however, one of the > fortunate few. I discover his funny vein when I taxi down to Film City > to meet the music maestro atSubhash Ghai's film training academy > Whistling Woods. In today's musical cacophony he's easily the jewel in > the junkyard. 2008 has been clearlyRahman's whammy year. With back- to-back chartbusters like Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. He was also the only silver lining in the grin Yuvvraaj. Currently, all years and ears are glued to the soundtrack of Ghajini. The perfect synthesis of East and West, Rahman is every filmmaker's > dream and nightmare come true. Nightmare, because you have to wait > interminable hours outside his Chennai music studio. Waiting for the > master to belt out his melodies. Dream, because very tune is designed > to buoy up the musical bar codes. Which adds up to the right time for > me to meet the diminutive 42-year old composer for a quick round of > questions. > > Excerpts from a musical chat: > > Q: Your Slumdog > Millionaire has earned rave reviews. How is composing for an > international director like Danny Boyle different from composing forSubhash Ghai or Mani Ratnam? > A: > Danny Boyle seemed like someone I had known from my salad days. He > loved the music I liked to experiment with during my earlier days as a > music composer. It was almost as if I was coming full circle. This was > the stuff I always wanted to do and now I had a director willing to tap > that. It all happened like a flash in two months. Each director is > unique and comes with his different set of experiences. It's like one > man's food is another person's poison but both have their unique > quality. While Mani sir is very futuristic,Ghai saab has an uncanny understanding of the pulse of the North Indian audience. In a way, working with Ghai saab helped me learn a lot and I have also unlearnt some stuff. > > Q: You were assisting Illayaraja at one point and your assistant Harris Jayaraj has now branched out independently. When you look back, what thoughts come to your mind? > A: I think music is a gift to people and you cannot deny it to anyone. People like Raja sir are a legend and Harris has a great understanding and sense of setting lyrics to music. I also like music composer Yuvan Shankar. > We meet sometimes dung awards ceremonies. In the pressure of finishing > your work, you end up not listening to the good compositions of others. > You can't casually say this is good or bad.Illayaraja and Harris are both popular and I respect them. > > Q: Harris Jayaraj scored the music for the Tamil version of Ghajini. You've done so for the Hindi remake. Are you ready for the comparisons? > A: > (Laughs) Yes there will be good and bad comparisons. But, I am prepared > for them. No can replace anyone. I have not seen the original Tamil > film because I didn't want to be influenced by it. I wanted to finish > my work and then watch the film. > > Q: What roles has your apprenticeship with Illayaraja played in the music person that you are today? > A: Err... Illayaraja's influence is so overwhelming on everyone in Tamil Nadu, > it almost permeates your body. I respect his music so much. But just to > get my style in, I had to stay away from his music. In the past when I > have said that people read it out of context and things got > misunderstood. > > Q: You mentioned you had fights with Subhash Ghai over the music of Yuvvraaj. > A: > (Giggles) Oh I said that to make conversations with journalists spicy. > Otherwise, it's boring. Well, we had creative differences, just > agreeing to disagree , deciding on what works best for the film and > trying to strike a balance between what we like and what the producers > want. > > Q: This is the first time you have composed for Salman Khan. Was he involved in the music? > A: No, this is the second time. I did a film earlier called Dil Ne Jise Apne Kaha, which he starred in. I did two songs for the film but couldn't complete it as something came up for me in London. > > Q: You have a yen for sufi n
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Right catch dear Chord. Looks like the lady hasn't heard Water at all. I dont understand why do they stand warfooted to interview somebody without having learnt much about the work by the person they are gonna question and are affirmative though blunder. A majority of the questions were to dig upon and show AR would fight kind of them. Incident with SRK is long forgotten in history years ago. Dont understand why do they still have to go back to that. Whats wrong in critics compelled towards AR. Its now experienced that AR is the best in the current and he has not just stayed being best but has explored every avenue. So this will obviously convince the critics when rest of the crowd just keeps following him. They have no choice but to always judge this man is great. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" wrote: > > "You haven't done too many classical based numbers, except for some in > Lagaan, > 1947 Earth, Jodhaa Akbar and now Yuvvraaj. > > A: I would love to do it. The director of Shalimar, Krishna Shah, had > come up to > me with a very good script about Baiju Bawra and Tansen. We were about > to start > the project, but it never happened." > > __ > I find this question odd, because ARR to me is the MD who has done the > most classical based numbers. He has done way more classical stuff > beyond Lagaan, Earth, JA, Yuvvraaj. She obviously has not heard many > from his Tamil works, Zubeidaa, Water, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Bose, > Mangal Pandey, Rang De Basanti, Ada, Swades, Meenaxi, Saathiya, Taal, > etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan > wrote: > > > > After a long time, an ARR interview in Filmfare. > > > > Filmfare > > December 24, 2008 > > > > rhythm's gonna get you > > Faheem Ruhani catches up with music maven A.R.Rahman > > > > You > > seldom catch A.R.Rahman in a frisky mood. I am however, one of the > > fortunate few. I discover his funny vein when I taxi down to Film City > > to meet the music maestro atSubhash Ghai's film training academy > > Whistling Woods. In today's musical cacophony he's easily the jewel in > > the junkyard. 2008 has been clearlyRahman's whammy year. With > back-to-back chartbusters like Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane > Na. He was also the only silver lining in the grin Yuvvraaj. > Currently, all years and ears are glued to the soundtrack of Ghajini. > The perfect synthesis of East and West, Rahman is every filmmaker's > > dream and nightmare come true. Nightmare, because you have to wait > > interminable hours outside his Chennai music studio. Waiting for the > > master to belt out his melodies. Dream, because very tune is designed > > to buoy up the musical bar codes. Which adds up to the right time for > > me to meet the diminutive 42-year old composer for a quick round of > > questions. > > > > Excerpts from a musical chat: > > > > Q: Your Slumdog > > Millionaire has earned rave reviews. How is composing for an > > international director like Danny Boyle different from composing > forSubhash Ghai or Mani Ratnam? > > A: > > Danny Boyle seemed like someone I had known from my salad days. He > > loved the music I liked to experiment with during my earlier days as a > > music composer. It was almost as if I was coming full circle. This was > > the stuff I always wanted to do and now I had a director willing to tap > > that. It all happened like a flash in two months. Each director is > > unique and comes with his different set of experiences. It's like one > > man's food is another person's poison but both have their unique > > quality. While Mani sir is very futuristic,Ghai saab has an uncanny > understanding of the pulse of the North Indian audience. In a way, > working with Ghai saab helped me learn a lot and I have also unlearnt > some stuff. > > > > Q: You were assisting Illayaraja at one point and your assistant > Harris Jayaraj has now branched out independently. When you look back, > what thoughts come to your mind? > > A: I think music is a gift to people and you cannot deny it to > anyone. People like Raja sir are a legend and Harris has a great > understanding and sense of setting lyrics to music. I also like music > composer Yuvan Shankar. > > We meet sometimes dung awards ceremonies. In the pressure of finishing > > your work, you end up not listening to the good compositions of others. > > You can't casually say this is good or bad.Illayaraja and Harris are > both popular and I respect them. > > > > Q: Harris Jayaraj scored the music for the Tamil version of Ghajini. > You've done so for the Hindi remake. Are you ready for the comparisons? > > A: > > (Laughs) Yes there will be good and bad comparisons. But, I am prepared > > for them. No can replace anyone. I have not seen the original Tamil > > film because I didn't want to be influenced by it. I wanted to finish > > my work and then watch the fil
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"You haven't done too many classical based numbers, except for some in Lagaan, 1947 Earth, Jodhaa Akbar and now Yuvvraaj. A: I would love to do it. The director of Shalimar, Krishna Shah, had come up to me with a very good script about Baiju Bawra and Tansen. We were about to start the project, but it never happened." __ I find this question odd, because ARR to me is the MD who has done the most classical based numbers. He has done way more classical stuff beyond Lagaan, Earth, JA, Yuvvraaj. She obviously has not heard many from his Tamil works, Zubeidaa, Water, Legend of Bhagat Singh, Bose, Mangal Pandey, Rang De Basanti, Ada, Swades, Meenaxi, Saathiya, Taal, etc. etc. etc. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan wrote: > > After a long time, an ARR interview in Filmfare. > > Filmfare > December 24, 2008 > > rhythm's gonna get you > Faheem Ruhani catches up with music maven A.R.Rahman > > You > seldom catch A.R.Rahman in a frisky mood. I am however, one of the > fortunate few. I discover his funny vein when I taxi down to Film City > to meet the music maestro atSubhash Ghai's film training academy > Whistling Woods. In today's musical cacophony he's easily the jewel in > the junkyard. 2008 has been clearlyRahman's whammy year. With back-to-back chartbusters like Jodhaa Akbar and Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. He was also the only silver lining in the grin Yuvvraaj. Currently, all years and ears are glued to the soundtrack of Ghajini. The perfect synthesis of East and West, Rahman is every filmmaker's > dream and nightmare come true. Nightmare, because you have to wait > interminable hours outside his Chennai music studio. Waiting for the > master to belt out his melodies. Dream, because very tune is designed > to buoy up the musical bar codes. Which adds up to the right time for > me to meet the diminutive 42-year old composer for a quick round of > questions. > > Excerpts from a musical chat: > > Q: Your Slumdog > Millionaire has earned rave reviews. How is composing for an > international director like Danny Boyle different from composing forSubhash Ghai or Mani Ratnam? > A: > Danny Boyle seemed like someone I had known from my salad days. He > loved the music I liked to experiment with during my earlier days as a > music composer. It was almost as if I was coming full circle. This was > the stuff I always wanted to do and now I had a director willing to tap > that. It all happened like a flash in two months. Each director is > unique and comes with his different set of experiences. It's like one > man's food is another person's poison but both have their unique > quality. While Mani sir is very futuristic,Ghai saab has an uncanny understanding of the pulse of the North Indian audience. In a way, working with Ghai saab helped me learn a lot and I have also unlearnt some stuff. > > Q: You were assisting Illayaraja at one point and your assistant Harris Jayaraj has now branched out independently. When you look back, what thoughts come to your mind? > A: I think music is a gift to people and you cannot deny it to anyone. People like Raja sir are a legend and Harris has a great understanding and sense of setting lyrics to music. I also like music composer Yuvan Shankar. > We meet sometimes dung awards ceremonies. In the pressure of finishing > your work, you end up not listening to the good compositions of others. > You can't casually say this is good or bad.Illayaraja and Harris are both popular and I respect them. > > Q: Harris Jayaraj scored the music for the Tamil version of Ghajini. You've done so for the Hindi remake. Are you ready for the comparisons? > A: > (Laughs) Yes there will be good and bad comparisons. But, I am prepared > for them. No can replace anyone. I have not seen the original Tamil > film because I didn't want to be influenced by it. I wanted to finish > my work and then watch the film. > > Q: What roles has your apprenticeship with Illayaraja played in the music person that you are today? > A: Err... Illayaraja's influence is so overwhelming on everyone in Tamil Nadu, > it almost permeates your body. I respect his music so much. But just to > get my style in, I had to stay away from his music. In the past when I > have said that people read it out of context and things got > misunderstood. > > Q: You mentioned you had fights with Subhash Ghai over the music of Yuvvraaj. > A: > (Giggles) Oh I said that to make conversations with journalists spicy. > Otherwise, it's boring. Well, we had creative differences, just > agreeing to disagree , deciding on what works best for the film and > trying to strike a balance between what we like and what the producers > want. > > Q: This is the first time you have composed for Salman Khan. Was he involved in the music? > A: No, this is the second time. I did a film earlier called Dil Ne Jise Apne Kaha, which he starred in. I did two songs for
