Dear guys,
Hope you all are fine!
To answer the question above...
The truth is that people who generally just love to listen to film
music dont reserve time exclusively for a particular person. Only the
respective fans and fanatics do that...
How other people judge music is by its simplicity and hummability. The
Lyrics also play a major part. A music director has to understand
these sensibilities and produce a song with these elements. Just a
couple of heavy chartbusters will do... he can play with the rest of
the songs in his style.
Earlier people were the same. They had access to numerous film music
releases through TV's and Radios but still songs from Roja were
blockbusters and it's success spread like wildfire.
People were forced to make time to listen to it. That is how Rahman
got popular. Then he maintained consistency. Even in albums like
Gentleman and Kadhalan, there may have songs like Chiku bukku and
Pettai Rap but there were evergreen classics which people played
over and over again. Same thing with many other albums.
Now, when Parasuram came, people didn't care. They dont have to... Why
should a housewife spend one hour listening to an entire album with
songs like Jack and Jill and try to understand the brilliance and
musical nuances which Rahman fans seriously claim it is there??
Even though Radio (a simple low-price device accessible to even the
poorest of the poor) is changeable anytime, recently people have been
stopping it to listen to Kangal irandaal..., Taxi..., some songs
from Dhaam Dhoom, and some songs from Saroja because those songs are
highly enjoyable.
People - when they love a song so much - just need one frame or a
couple of seconds of audio to identify it. This is determined by the
power of the song, the ability of the song to penetrate so deeply into
a person's feelings and provide him that much joy.
I am sorry to say but only many of Rahman's earlier compositions pull
the strings in my heart. What is amazing is that they still retain the
quality.
Rahman is not the only player in this field. There are several others
who also do good work. Unless he makes songs that have the power to
penetrate into the top slots of the TV channels and everyone's
personal music devices, even his fan base may start decreasing...
Thanks,
Chandra.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A VERY wise and true observation that you made about the age of
downloading and technology diluting the impact of listening to a
soundtrack. When people used to buy a soundtrack with all the
artwork, etc., and have patience to listen through an album, it DOES
make a difference on your subjective reaction. The psychology of
listening and reacting to music is a big player here. Thanks for
posting this.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Pravinder Sheoran
pravindersheoran@ wrote:
Boss, u r very right.
Its so easy to switch over to next song these days.
i surely miss that time.
Technology has surley its drawbacks.
Pravinder.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, fretfreaker fretfreaker@
wrote:
Technology has changed since the days of Roja, Kadhalan, Indian,
Rangeela, Dil Se..
Those were the days when we used to buy a new A R Rahman cassette
(yes, audio tape) and listen from start to finish with bated
breath,
taking in every change of note, every sound of breath, every new
twist in the raga, or the odd beat out of sync done purposely so
by
the master.
I wonder if THAT is what has changed... we no longer listen to an
album from start to finish the way we used to. i-Pods and MP3s
have
made it too easy to get bored with a song and switch it even
before
we begin listening (yes, not hearing) to it.
And since many DO NOT spend their hard earned (and saved up)
money
on these songs (nah... better download it, easier and I don't
have
move out of my chair!) lesser the motivation to find value in the
songs.
And hence, we have our wordly wise (sitting in the chair at all
times) crowd bashing up and tearing apart every new soundtrack of
the master, not nearly listening enough before speaking up
professing the decline in standards of the great A R
Rahman!
How wrong or right am I? hm.
