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precious Attempt: Ah Aah!! Looking into depths of music
creativity The soundtrack for film's such as
Bose: The forgotten Hero and The Rising were pretty much set back in time with
some contemporary features. These films had distinct music form which were
destined to be heard constantly. A.R.A.R.Rahman, the music whiz, is highly
credited for having such amazing talent in executing music at any given
circumstances. He has indeed been dominating the Indian Music Industry for long
and has always been a delicate music trend setter. A.R.Rahman is the only known
individual who matches the chemistry between the ear drums and his composition.
The Rising, had been beautifully adorned by various melody and rhythm, bringing
genres such as folk, contemporary and classical in to light. Having adapted such
rich and exquisite manner of composing music, A.R.Rahman makes a colossal
comeback to south Anbe Aaruyire : Sturdy
occurrence. A.R.A.R.Rahman. The song starts with a different voice
(aahhhh flange effect) and drum loops and all of a sudden you have A.R.Rahman
entering the melody with an unusual note, which breaks the current ambience. A.R.Rahman sounds so different
in this number, not with his high pitched vocal but kinda suttle version this
time. He seems to be maturing. The song seem to have the strong bhava of
raga saramathi. The lyrics arraira
kodi perghalil oruvan adiyaen Tamilzhan nan unggal nanban which translates:
amongst 6 million human population ( Mayilirage: Soothing and smooth
as a peacock feather Madhushree and Naresh Iyer
Wow! The initial traditional
south Indian instruments thavil, naadaswaaram and kartaals amplify the south
Indian music ambience. Later, joined with the tabla and chords A.R.Rahman
creates a melodies tune flowing smoothly over your soul. Madhushree sounds sweet
in her rendering and not forgetting Naresh Iyer (SS finalist refer to the image
1.1) for his marvelous voice and a promising debut. Naresh, naturally with good
tone and voice modulation is well exploited by A.R.Rahman. The naadaswaran which
is replicated
Image 1.1 Digitally(tenor sax or oboe),
portrays an unusual feel. The rhythm rules over this song, its a great
experimental effort in combining both thavil and tabla to convey music. The
chords and tingling effects help create a vintage feel moving freely behind the
song unnoticed. The pallavi and charanams varies in different aspect of music.
Both of them have different melody hues and music arrangements. This is a style
A.R.Rahman has adept to convey diverse music forms. The sequence of the song you would
most expect for is when madhushree goes Uyirai thodun
.. moves so divine with
the orchestration. The pallavi communicates in raga manirangu whereas the charanams have
some anya swaras(foreign notes) like suddha dhaivatham and prati madhyaman. The
song has simple interludes with powerful effects to deliver the melody. Its
true to say that A.R.Rahman is at his best in executing such rare tunes. The
tingling effect bids the song goodbye. Varugirai : Reinstating your
soul Hariharan and
Chitra Hari and chitra duo had been missing for
a while and A.R.Rahman has revived them in a splendid pop music presentation.
The song start with hallucinating music ambience accompanied by the drum beats
resembling the human heart beat. Then with vigorous attempt the violins cry in
mercy. Hari moves in with his rustic voice rendering the lyrics and later
accompanied by the mesmerizing chitra which her share of pathos. The overall
melody of the song seem to be based on raga Keervani with some exceptional subhapantuvarali bhava when chitra
goes varugirean varugirean
Watch out for the chord
progression from 2:45 to 2:55 simply outstanding. The charanams are simple and
is flourished with major string executions i.e. 5:20 to 5:28.The song is built
out of associated efforts from the rhythm and orchestration section. The
interlude supports the song by lingering around the theme of fear and hatred
(3:56 to 4:14) by using some feverish ambience. The song overall is a great
effort. Thigu Thigu : Depicting hunger
for music. Sadhana
Sargam The song starts with a radio edition effect having
sadhana executing her vocals set to mujhra rhythm loop. Then, boom! Out
pours the rhythm arrangement which is the exact of WOHEs Dacoit Duel, its a
delight having such rhythmic pattern in tamil songs. Sadhana accompanied by a
male singer??? (is It Blaaze) renders the pallavi with grace. The tabla again
has its share of fame in this number moving about freely in the melody.
Sadhanas voice is at her finest from 2:23 to 2:25. The melody again varies in 2
shades setting apart the pallavi and charanam. The song is constructed with
sophisticated melodies (bearing usage of raga
shivaranjini) . This song has some creative usage of tamil vocabulary
which is evident in the lyrics i.e. sarama sarama avasarama and anggam thangam
mridhangam. Hats off to vaali for such language
exploitation. The interludes are stressed by the
usage of rhythms. The slow moving rhythm loops fits the lyrics well and creates
that lustful mood for the song. Some notable interlude sequence is present from
4:02 to 4:25. Way to go sadhana a notable effort. Thazhuvudu : An Exceptional bliss
a musical downpour S.P.B and Shreya
Ghosal The peak of the album and my dearest. The
melody is exceptional with R&B style rhythm, having shreya rendering her
lustful best making me doubting her voice, oh! My God is it she! A.R.Rahman
should be credited in bringing her out of her usual classical envelop. S.P.B is
another tremendous phenomenon lending his growling voice which evokes in mind,
his valor of the 80s. Before I go further, Ive never even dreamt of having a
tamil song rendered in R&B genre, but looks like reality rules in the case
of Thazhuvudu. The rhythmic pattern and the rendering styles are indeed meant to
represent that genre. I was in tears hearing this song. The lustful mood
prevails all over the melody. The song starts warm, with
tingling effects in the background and some Caribbean drums filling the melody.
Shreya enters, seductively whispering the lyrics, S.P.B joins her with some
expressions emmm Ahhh!!, and starts to growl on the lyrics, a blissful start.
There is no more turning away, the peak of the song is at 1:23 to 1:47 where
three major music elements unite: orchestration, rhythm and voice,so supreme.
S.P.B.s beautiful harmony rendering kathai ondru
. is notable. The melody
seem to closely woven around raga ratipatipriya (22nd mela
janyam) and suddha dhanyasi. Many might notice
the wah wah effects used all over the song, this effect play a major role in
upholding the mood. Striking Caribbean drums join the melody boosting it along
with the electric guitar at 3:29 to 3:50. Shreyas sphuritham (micro note
execution) is remarkable at 4:17 to 4:20. The chorus oru dhaaram is delivered
in harmony by both sound very polished and diversed.. The interludes shines with
wonderful rhythmic expressions with little strings supporting it. The song has
many musical expressions towards the end keeping us surprised. A magnificent
number, fresh effort, hail A.R.Rahman! Maramkothiye : A soul pecker Shankar Mahadevan, Pop shalini,
Vasundara Dass and Blaaze. The remix version of mayilirage.
After the much famed thottaal poo Malarum A.R.Rahman does again, and the
outcome is spectacular. The song contains heavy techno beat loops. Shankar lends
his ultimate along with Vasundara and shalini. Blaaze breaks into the song with
some rap phrases (3:58 to 4:05). The voices, filtered with phase effect seem to
blend well with the background melody. I am amazed to see that the sarangi is
filling the song (1:48 to 2:02) joining the league western instruments and
effects. The lyrics are similar to mayilirage with only an uplifted beat. The
rhythmic loops are maintained throughout the song. Music effects such as
flange, phase and vibrato are evenly spread over the song. I am sure this number
is going to be a repetitive listening number among youths since it portrays the
commercial aspect of music. Peppy blow for the ear drums. Thus ends this exclusive stride of
exceptional music experience. A.R.Rahman nicely blends into the current Tamil
music market with a remarkable effort. With this album A.R.Rahman has given us
the pleasure of listening to some amusing and sincere tune directly from his
heart. We in return must be a submissive listener to experience the bliss in his
composition. His decent approached have always been warmly accepted, Anbe
Aruyirea fits all needed requirement. Looking forward to more of such exquisite
music presentations in future. Regards Rajj 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]
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