After reading the article 3-4 times I could sense some negativity. I am not sure though but I feel there lies a subdued flow of mentality to prove that ARR is more a technocrat than a composer. May be I am wrong but it's been done by the Hindi film media for a long time ever since he arrived.
Durba --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Thulasi Ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Bombay_Tim es/Creating_music_a_challenge_for_me/articleshow/2077668.cms > > Mixing soundtracks and getting audiences hooked on to a lyrical melody - > that in some ways explains AR Rahman, a musical rage in the South and now, > an all-time favourite of music-frenzy Indians spread all across the globe. > As for the latest, the man with a musical mind a la Rahman is now bringing > out a series of albums. This, of course, is in additon to the anthem song > that he has sung and composed on saving Taj. The new range of work includes > an album on Hindustani Classical music, ancient Tamil poems among other such > unique experiments in the world of rhythm and sounds. > > Even for the maestro, creating music is never the proverbial icing on the > cake. He recently was at an event that was aimed at saving the The Taj Mahal > in Agra, but took time out to reminisces about a musician's constant > struggle and passion to churn out chartbusting numbers. To put together some > notes for the Taj Mahal project, for instance, all he had "was a piano by > the side" and "used the instrument to its fullest despite the constraints of > the musical prop." > > So what does he think about musical technology? He considers technology to > be the greatest gift to every musician. "You can listen to all your > favourite numbers and feel inspired on the array of portable music devices > available today," he says. Rahman has definitely used high- technology to get > grooving on some musical favourites that include some western numbers and > several other compositions from the genre of classical music. > > But there is more to Rahman than just music. One of them being his > closeness to Illayaraja, another timeless musical icon from beyond the > Vindhyas, who, in some ways was instrumental in Rahman's success as a > musician in the filmdom - be it Tollywood or across. > > "My connect with Illayaraja dates back to my father's time. I used to > listen to him when my father was working with him. Today Illayaraja's kids > listen to my piano," he adds. Apart from spinning such all-time musical > charm, Rahman is also betting big on a new entrepreneurial venture that he > has floated in the world of music. From designing music to deciphering > concepts, a huge leap may we say? >
