few examples of other talents ar shantanu maoitra,sandeep chowta , shnakar mahadevan. they have also got that touch that ARR have and one more thing"THEY ARE NOT FROGS". Be a rahman fan but be in "rahman style" and not "anu malik style". grow up. --- anushanand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ask yourself whether you are a music fan or just a > Rahman fan - the > answer to this question will go a long way in > defining your > perspective of film music, comparisons like these > and how you adapt to > the ever evolving world of music. We all are Rahman > fans here, but to > call all the other MDs frogs hopping in their own > wells is being a bit > insensitive. Sure, ARR is going places and he makes > us all proud, but > we should also learn to objectively evaluate the > quality of songs. > Britney spears is quite popular today, definitely > much more popular > than Mozart ever was, but there is simply no > comparison between the > two. Britney is probably a multi millionaire, but > Mozart was buried > in an unmarked grave 'cause he didn't have a cent > when he died. How > much of an effort has been taken to classify other > MDs' songs into the > genres you've mentioned below? Doing this may be a > big eye opener. > > Of all the composers you've mentioned here, YSR > needs to get a little > bit more credit than what you've given him. He has > come up with some > amazing numbers recently, songs that indicate great > maturity on his > part. Just because he also uses electronic music > doesn't make him 90% > Rahman - somebody made a color movie first, doesn't > mean that all the > cinematographers these days are 'copying' that guy! > It is just a > concept. > > Do not get me wrong here, I love Rahman and I love > 'music' more than I > love any MD. > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, krishna prasad > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > hi, > > > > U can never use the word competition with arr.All > other MDs are > frogs hopping in their own well.But Arr is one who > goes places > establishes his class in each and every arena he has > entered (eg. > hindi,english,tamil,chinese..............). > > > > Can u tell me one MD who has composed > exceptionally well, > irrespective of the kind of film or has any MD been > entrusted with > subjects as varying as arr has faced, be it > hiphop(Rangeela,Boys....),classical(Sangamam,Lagaan....), > > historical(LoBS,Bose,Iruvar........),Musical( Lord > of the > rings,Bombay dreams,Warriors of heaven and > earth....),Mass(Padayapa,Tenali,Muthu...) > > > > Since he is busy with lots of projects at the same > time he is unable > to concentrate so much as he used to during his post > Roja days.I can > name some films to this effect like May madham,Mr. > Romeo,Kadalan,Gentleman, > > Thiruda thiruda to name a few. > > > > Consider the other MDs whom u think are the ''SO > CALLED" > competitors. > > > > Harris Jayaraj: > > He gets the same kind of films and he does his > routine job of > regurgitating Arr type musical arrangements(like in > Alaipayuthe,May > Madham....) as he has understood very well that only > that will keep > him in the reckoning. > > Exception: May be Anniyan or to an extent Kakha > Kakha > > > > YSR: > > He is 90% ARR n 10% IR. > > the same old story same themes same kind of music > with ARR kind of > orchestration all through. > > Exception: Kadhal Kondein reapeated same trend in > 7g > > > > Vidyasagar: > > He is good in his own way but no way can near ARR. > > > > Bharadwaj: > > Takes hit hindi songs and recomposes in Tamil.No > way > > > > In hindi though Ismail Darbar and Sandeep Chowta > compose well > sometimes r good only in bits and pieces and are too > far away in terms > of competition.But I feel Shankar Ehsan Loy has in > them to make it big > real time, though they themselves have admitted that > they draw > inspiration fron our musical genius.Have not faced > different kind of > films though. > > > > Long live ARR, > > bye > > > > > > > > Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Are you saying that there are MD's who are capable > of producing > > scores like Yuva, Meenaxi, Swades, Bose & Boys ? > Where is the > > competetion? I feel only other MD's should compete > with ARR, not > the > > other way.. and in that Harris Jeyaraj (in Tamil) > is doing a good > job > > (even though he repeats his own tunes now and > then).. In Hindi, > only > > SEL can be named after ARR. > > > > Sam. > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "stylegamer" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > I think so. Looking at the newer Bollywood dance > songs of the > > > millenium, i feel ARR needs to compete. I think > it is the natural > > > order of things.When someone like ARR invents a > trend, It gets > > > improved and may even get surpassed. It is like > taking someone'a > > > original idea which laid a foundation and > improving upoun it till > u > > > get the credit for yrself. It musch works like > business and > > commercial > > > industry. > > > > > > Intel invents a Multi tasking CPU in the 90s and > AMD just joins > in > > the > > > fray trying to surpass Intel. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This August, Discover the Birth of Your > Independence > > and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in > > Mangal Pandey - The Rising > > http://www.risingthefilm.com > > http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com > > Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug > 12, 2005 > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, > The Music, The > Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman > e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Subscribe: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________ Send a rakhi to your brother, buy gifts and win attractive prizes. 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