You are absolutely right rakesh, Rangeela was the trend setter music in north. I was just landed in Mumbai in those days, and first promo I heard about rangeela was in radio (called Lokgeet?). The song was Mangtha hai kya. There was no TV promos in those years and believe me how I felt weird when hearing song bits for two three days. I didn't had a clue that, there are lot of chartbusters in this album. And later I bought the cassette & rest all become history for me :P.... That was the first pure bollywood music by Rahman. I remember how my roommates gone wild on songs (who are absoulutely non-rahmanics)and started to discuss about rahman's capabilities everyday!!
And I want to mention one thing about the theme music of Rangeela. The Eros Cinema (churchgate, Mumbai) which was screening the movie, started to play the theme music with lots of light & smoke effects like stage show... Such was the craze!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rakesh kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all > > This is one topic every member in this group should reply and share. Thanks to Ajit for bringing up this topic. > > There are two instances when i was completely bowled over by Rehman. It was not in his early days. I have done most of my schooling in North India. I was amazed by Roja, Kadhalan, Bombay and liked ARR very much. But In my heart i was waiting for the first Hindi project of ARR. Yes.."Rangeela". > > I clearly remembers. Those were my exam days and after the last exam, i was very happy as everybody else. After School a friend of mine invited me to come to his home for lunch as he stays near by the school. > > I was sitting in the drawing room and he said that this new movie had come and the songs are really good. I did not know that Rangeela music has released. There was no day-to-day update of music releases and film releases things like that back then.. > > He played the songs and I was speech less from the first song itself. First come "Rangeela Re", Then Hai Rama, Then Yaroon sun lo Zara..Then Rangeela Theme. Side B started with Kya karen ke na karen, Pyar Yeh jaane kaisa hai and last Mangta Hai Kya" I was not believing what i am hearing. I still could not express the feeling while hearing Mangta Hai Kya. If i am correct it was the first song sung by ARR ? His voice, shweta shetty's voice, the music arrangements.Whew !! > > All my life i have heard hindi songs with Tabla, Harmonium, Jhankar beats and this was totally out of this world. I heard the complete songs atleast 5 times at my friends place and before reaching home i have bought the Cassette so that my brother can also hear. > > The other instance is of Chaiyya Chaiyya. I was in punjab and we dont have access to cable. But in the stereo system we hear a program at 8:15 every morning, playing 30 sec and me and my brother will wait every morning to hear the songs from Dil se. > > One more i would like to mention is AE's Jana Gana Mana..The beats of the song is awseome. and i was stunned by the glass breaking effect at the start of the song. I didn't liked the hindi version, mainly bcoz of the lyrics. > > Guys though all the instance when hearing rehman new song is a new experience altogether. we are really blessed to live in Rehmans Era. > > > > > Gomtesh Upadhye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hmmmm there are so many such instances but one of them stands out for me. I dont know how many have noticed this part from 'yeh tara woh tara'. Its when Udt is singing the line "jo kissan hal sambhale" ......he goes on to say 'sab yeh roop hai mehenath ke , kuch karne ki chahath me, KOI bhi kisise yaha bair nahi'. Notice KOI. Udit's voice actually breaks here, and ARR keeps it there to add that awesome feel !! > > Gomzy > > > On 8/22/07, Sarathy S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To me... i cannot limitize to just one song.... it is very difficult to choose one... i wud rather opt wonderful nos. to suit some moods/situations.... > > In search of beloved - kadhal rojave - roja - totally new sounds 4 us xperience his 1st work > Nature - pachai niramey - alai payuthey - (terrible song to stir d soul) > Dreams - puttham pudhu boomi vaendum - thiruda thiruda - refreshing > Motherly affection - kannatthil mutthamittal (chinmayee version) - those violins, cellos !!! > Consoling love - anbe sugama / azhagey sugama - soft melody - parthale paravasam > Romance - malargaley malargaley - love birds - (the beats & classical fusion) > sorry i ve to stop here ,-) i m afraid the list swells & as 4 kandu kondaen (all songs)... i m deliberately missing more songs dats emotional to me.......... > > > > ~Avinash~ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I want to mention my experiences when I first heard these 3 songs. When I first heard them, I am astonished how an musician from chennai can think about these songs.It must be an alien inspiration to do these songs. And they had never ever heard before sound, orchestra & vocal styles. I still can't categorize these songs, whether they are filmy,raaga based,Indipop, international Pop or whatever.... And the songs are... > 1. Chiku buku raile (1994) > 2. Humma Humma (1995) > 3. Ae Udi Udi (2002) > Really, Rahman is born genius.. > -Avinash > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Thulasi Ram" <karokelip@> wrote: > > > > ya nicely said. i can feel that. the one that strikes my mind suddenly is o > > re chori from lagaan.. superb blend of conventional indian tune and western > > music. the shift between both flavors is great and it is maintained > > throughout the song. most importantly, the song fitted in the screenplay > > magnificently. > > > > also, i would like to bring another aspect here.. ajit.. i want you to > > notice how many people in this group reply to topic like this that discuss > > about the purity and genunity of ARRs music. at this moment, let me quote > > that atleast 30-35 conversations were piled for the Aaj or Kal topic u > > started.. gradually u will understand that there are many people who come > > forward to blow a small bubble to a big one. i think this topic would be > > worthy to compare because people have been hearing ARRs music for 15 years > > now and they SHOULD have been bowled over by ARR atleast once.. lets c how > > many come forward to express it.. > > > > > > On 8/21/07, Ajit ajit_mundra@ wrote: > > > > > > We all can go on and on about how good this or that song is from > > > Rahman's repertoire. What I propose is to choose a passage from a > > > song or an interlude, mukda, antara, or whatever stands out for you > > > that absolutely floored you when you first heard it and from there > > > onwards. > > > > > > The one passage that absoslutely knocked me over when I first heard it > > > and even now just boggles me is the second interlude in Yuva's "Hey > > > Khuda Hafiz" with Sunita Sarathy's voice, when Rahman suddenly turns > > > the corner into a jazzy rhythm with this light piano improv gently > > > providing background accompaniment. It came so unexpected when I > > > first heard it and just made me laugh in the moment at how brilliant > > > and out of the box thinking that musical concept was. A pure genius > > > moment. > > > > > > What are some other brilliant "bowled you over" out of the box musical > > > moments can you think of? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! 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