RE: [arr] Rahman not at his best - Rediff!!

Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:18:19 -0700

At times you wonder if Boss will ever be at his best, cause you never know what he can come up with. Forget this reviewer, I don't think even Boss knows that! I was very surprised when he gave Water a 10/10. For somebody who always strives for perfection, and for somebody who strives for spritual integrity, to give a 10/10 to one of his works is very rare. Very, very rare. Judging if a work of art is somebody's best cannot be an analytical or logical. It has to be spiritual and can only be made by the creator of the work him/herself. That's why I don't think this reviewers (or anybody who makes such critical statements) last statement carries any meaning. Be analytical, but you cannot judge somebody else's potential! Rising is a very classy album, and will have very little mass appeal like Lagaan did. But, like I've said many times before, ARR's music is probably as close as you would get to creative perfection, which to me means bringing about the harmony underlying the emotions, situations, characters in one work of art.    

I don't know if to be sad or happy about the delay in releasing Water. It's like fine wine, aging in the celler somewhere, waiting for us to taste it when it is exquisite! :) But I'd sip it any moment now!!

Hail ARR!

Dasun 


>From: Guruprasad S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: [arr] Rahman not at his best - Rediff!!
>Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 15:21:34 +0530
>
>http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/jul/18rising.htm
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>The most consistent aspect of A R Rahman's music is its gradual
>appreciation.
>
>There is a smug assuredness to his composition, the maestro requiring
>familiarity from his listeners. One needs to be used to his music.
>
>Ketan Mehta's highly awaited *Mangal Pandey: The **Rising* demands a level
>of concentration and discipline from its listener.
>
>Woven in the rustic fabric of Javed Akhtar's eloquent metaphors, Kailash
>Kher's bouncy singing and Rahman's inspiring notes, *Mangal mangal* is the
>album's lead track. It has three versions: *Mangal*, *Aatma* and *Agni*.
>
>These three pieces expound on the three states of a revolutionary's mind,
>drawing a parallel between the rising sun and Mangal Pandey. The first
>articulates the simplicity, beauty and purity of daybreak, when the
>revolutionary is born. Then comes the aggressive *Agni*, where he emerges
>forth. In *Aatma*, he graduates to a martyr, and is met by approval and
>applause.
>
>Rahman says the '*mujra* song' was his most difficult composition. But the
>effort pays off richly. *Main **vari vari*, with its splendid orchestra
>boasts of overwhelming classical character. Kavita Krishnamurthy's curvy
>crooning is suitably seductive and ably supported by Reena Bharadwaj's
>subdued refrains.
>
>Heavy on arrangement, the playfulness of *Holi re*'s verse does not tread on
>catchy grounds. In the end, it's just a boisterous piece of music, which
>expresses symphonic chaos, but lacks the rhythm of mischief.
>
>Secrets of the heart are passionately revealed in *Rasiya re*. Uniquely,
>this is intense, not dark and flirtatious, not flippant. Be warned though, *
>Rasiya* is not easy listening. It will try your patience. Give it some space
>to grow on you.
>
>Life is a bustling market with a price tag for everything. So goes Javed
>Akhtar's simile in *Takey takey*. Sardonic and scoffing, *Takey *takes on
>the dishonest society. It is more of a visual song that tries to make a
>point without really being entertaining.
>
>Emotions run high in Rahman's penetrating rendition of the magnificently
>staged *Al maddath maula*.
>
>Once the album gets over, there is a lingering feeling of disappointment.
>There are times when the soundtrack rises to escalating heights only to limp
>awkwardly later. Though the score is monumental, it is not Rahman at his
>best.



This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence
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Mangal Pandey - The Rising
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Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005

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