3-D effect in Bangalore, courtesy Rahmans show
The Times of India
Bangalore: His musical genius creates waves from Birmingham to Baroda, Broadway
to Bangalore.
But Allah Rakha Rahman is remarkably un-flamboyant.
Those trademark black suits and (now) toned-down locks belie the glorious
music he creates,
the music that springs wild and free to capture peoples hearts and souls.
The same musical strain brings him to Bangalores Palace Grounds on October
8. And the
Silicon Capital is the only Indian city to feature on his Third-Dimension (3-D)
World Tour
which encompasses London and Birmingham (United Kingdom), Sydney and Melbourne
(Australia),
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Toronto (Canada) and various locations
in the United
States.
Rahman is no stranger to Bangalore. It is one of my favourite cities. From
Andrew
Lloyd-Webbers Bombay Dreams, to scoring music for the yet-to-be-released Lord
of the Rings,
Rahmans music is slowly but surely becoming more international.
At a media interaction to publicise his October concert in Bangalore,
Rahman, said the
Bombay Dreams experience had helped immensely.
In fact, reviews of the latest London musical The Far Pavillions
(adaptation of M.M. Kayes
book of the same name) have said that Rahman would have done better music for
the show.
At the moment, he is working on Lord of the Rings, due to open in London,
Toronto and New
York in 2006.
I came here 20 years ago to work with Vijay Anand and Dwarakesh on three-four
films as a music
arranger, he told reporters here on Friday.
His new concert, will, as the name implies, feature 3-D innovations the
audience will
wear 3-D glasses to experience special effects. Some parts of the crowd,
however, will not be
3-D friendly, said managing director of Rapport Global Events, Deepak Gattani.
The normally taciturn Rahman did open up slightly when reporters asked him
questions, but
kept his answers short, sweet and witty.
Why does he keep reinventing himself ? Otherwise, youll complain I dish
out the same
thing, he shot back. Concerts must evolve. If we are bored, wont the
audiences be, he
asked.
How does he score music for different films? Each film is different. For a
period film
like Mangal Pandey, we explored the ancient roots of folk music, he
explained. That led to a
query on Rahmans love for flawed voices. In Mangal Pandey, Kailash Kher
sings Mangal,
Mangal. His voice is extraordinarily soulful, so I let him sing it that way,
he explained.
So, is making music for Tamil different, from, say, Hindi? What works in
one may not work
in another. It depends on the directors sensibilities, he outlined.
The Bangalore event, organised by India Classic Arts (ICA), in aid of
Namma Mane (a home
for women), features singers including Sadhna Sargam, Hariharan, Daler Mehndi,
Alka Yagnik,
Chitra, Sonu Nigam, Shanker Mahadevan, Sukhwinder Singh, Madhushree, Blaaze,
Kailash Kher, Alma
from Bosnia and Ani from Armenia.
Tickets will be available from August-end. Call 9845657432 or
www.indiaclassicarts.com.
"We neglect our cities at our peril. For, in neglecting them, we neglect the
nation."
-John F. Kennedy
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
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