Re: [arr] ARR RECORDINGS AT LATE NIGHT

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 19:18:32 -0800

Further insight into recording by 'Roopkumar Rathod'  during recording of 'Thakshak':

Roopkumar Rathod on ARR:

"Once I was called to Chennai to record a song for Rahman. I reached there at around 9 at night, and thought I'd walk straight into the studio, record, and walk out. Instead, I was led to a hotel room, where I was asked to take rest and have dinner. I felt that having dinner would not be good for my voice, and I will feel sleepy, so I decided to have dinner after the recording. Then it started getting late ... 11...12... 1... I thought he had forgotten to call me! At 2.30 am, a car came to pick me up. At around three, when I reached the studio, I was given a walkman in which a tune was recorded. The lyricist Mehboob explained the words to me and I tried to fit the words into the tune. At around 3.30, I was standing in front of the mic. And once I stood there, Rahman made me feel so comfortable, that I forgot all about my sleep and hunger. I did not feel that I was singing for such a big music director.. I was feeling absolutely at home! The song was "Khamosh Raat" from Thakshak....

The song had the same tune for all the three stanzas. After singing two stanzas, I felt that it was getting monotonous. So I just suggested to Rahman that the third stanza can be different! He said "Give me five minutes... you can have coffee"... so I made myself cozy with the coffee. In 3 minutes, he came back and told me to sing the lines "Jeene ka tha hum mein dum, par nahi tha koi humdum" ni another tune (Roopkumar Rathod sings this on air). And it was so awesome... at 4 in the night, he was composing the tune, and I was singing it! That was the tune which featured in the final song.

At 5, he said lets go for tiffin... its just 5 minutes away. So I joined Rahman, Mehboob and Govind Nihlani in the car. Rahman was driving. We went on and on for close to an hour, for the place which was supposed to be just 5 minutes away! Rahman said "the place is just 5 minutes away, the roads seem to have changed!" Well, that guy thinks only about music! Thats what makes him unique.

I think he has made a huge difference to film music. He has introduced a new sound that has caused a revolution. I'm his fan."

-- Credits for this info must go to our group member "Ravikiran Apte" who found this info through a radio interview of Rathod



On 11/23/05, Vijay Iyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
Hi,
 
Typically, a r r's office calls up the artiste and the producer and informs them of the recording date and an approximate time. The producer's office then arranges for travel (air ticket) and stay for the artiste at Chennai. Once they are in Chennai, they co-ordinate with a r r's office to find out when theya re supposed to be at the studio and a studio vehicle is sent to fetch them from the hotel. There's Hotel Aditya just a stone's throw from a r r's place where most stay. (I was offered to be put up there too!!).
 
Interestingly, a lot depends on a r r's mood at that time. The genius that he is, its quite possible that a new idea takes shape in his mind and he starts working on it making the artiste who came for the original track wait. I know of a female singer from Bombay who flew down to Chennai for a session and every evening when she would get ready to go the studio, she'd get a call saying its postponed since they were busy with another track. Finally on the 4th day, she sang her song.
 
Kailash Kher went to Chennai at least 10 times just to sing 2 lines 'Mangal Mangal' in different styles and pitches. He had no clue of what was happening or what the song was since the lyrics and the rest of the song were not developed. Finally the 11the time, he sang the complete song in bits and pieces and didnt know wehre the Mangal Mangal part would fit in....but when he heard the final mix, he was zapped !!
 
Thats the magic of a r r !!!
 
Cheers
Vij

PB Ram < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi we like to know unlike other MDs why the boss always records very late in the night causing inconvenience to others (technicians, instrumentalists & singers). Though it is comfortable for him according to himself & his own circle of pple, definitely it will not be comfortable for others whether it is gents or ladies as they have to compromise it like a shift night-duty in other offices. But they are compromising only for the skills of arr. Otherwise if it is any other MD they would turn down the offer of recording late in the night as disturbing their routine habits & regular time-table may not be that easy. Why this happens and how a recording procedure begins & ends, from composing tunes to calling the singers and the singers who come from outside chennai, how they make it, where they stay. will they spend a day or two for these recordings. Will there be a break (lunch break, snacks break at night or warming up) between recordings or at one go ? how this happens in case of other MDs? please guys who all know proper informations about these, post your knowledge and views.
thanx, cheers & wishes raam

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