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Thanks govind..your comments are appreciated.
About heavy music woven around the title of song you have consider 2
circumstances : One the director and the lead actor. If in case of rajini being
the lead hero you could definitely have rahman throwing vacuum in to
the title song, in this case we have S.J.Suryah.S.J.Suryah has amazingly
squeezed out all rahman talents, moulding it into his
shoes.Trends are changing, music composed by rahman needs to be accepted by the
director and producer of a movie before it reaches us. They play a major role in
shaping rahman's music. It saddens me how the fans directly blames
Rahman regarding poor music outcomes. I agree that Tamizh is indeed a
sweet language, moderate and subtle music forms are best in conveying it's
essence. Lastly, Rahman has given us his best and dearest keep it close to you
heart.
regards
Rajj
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:59
AM
Subject: [arr] Re: Ah Aah : Looking Into
depths
Hey Keshav,
One of the best reviews - eloquent and
coherent.
It was very informative regarding the musical arrangement -
moods,
raagams. For a while I thought I was looking at Swap's
reviews..
Keep it up.
However I get the feeling that heavy music
(rhythms, beats) does not
go well with the title music, and the "Maram
kothiye..". I fee it can
be toned down a bit - sometimes I feel why not
boss put some "vaccum"
instead of intricately saturating every
second..
The reasons are many fold - most importantly the lyrics should
stay in
mind to appreciate them - tamizh is one of the best languages
to
convey in a terse, subtle manner. Adding "vaccum" or absence
of
sounds/music like heavy beats, loops is infact is a tribute to
the
language - and hence a better repertoire for the composer..esp. to
the
supremely talented tamizh composer ARR.
No hard feelings folks -
just a few thoughts.
--- In [email protected], "keshav"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A 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 film's 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 India making his composing style a
total
makeover. Yes he is back; it's the moment that all die hard tamil
fans
of his had to wait for. The wait has ended and the outcome is
par
beyond excellence. Director S.J.Surya who directed Vaali, Kushi
and
New is back with Anbe Aaruyire (Ah Aah). Vaali has done a splendid
job
(refrained from English words is a wonder) penning the lyrics for
all
six songs in the movie. A.R.Rahman lends his hand composing in the
New
Age genre; the tunes are as usual fresh and innovative. Let's
feed
into the tracks;
>
>
>
> 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
(India),
as a Tamil servant I am your friend", is so touching and delivers
a
strong message straight to your heart. This is a promising start
for
A.R.Rahman's tamil musical venture and will be a trademark for
his
return down south. The Tamil syllables 'Ah Aah is used all over
the
song, even in some part of the lyrics. The rhythm of the song
is
sophisticated plus peppy loops woven around it, creates an
energetic
ambience. This song is at its own class. The strings are
beautifully
added in the 2nd charanam and the female and kids chorus are
amazing.
Some delicate usage of strings could be heard from 03:07 to
03:12.
Repetitive effects such as echo and flange have added beauty to
this
song. The song ends with "neengal illamal naan inggay illai" I
am
nowhere without you" A.R.Rahman is ironically referring to his
fans.
>
>
>
> 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, it's 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. It's 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 WOHE's Dacoit Duel, it's
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.
Sadhana's 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. Hat's
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 80's. Before I go further, I've 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.
Shreya's 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 string's
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 effect's 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 fit's all needed
requirement. Looking
forward to more of such exquisite music presentations
in future.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
Rajj
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