the reason is... there were no hype before the release of the songs.. far as I am concerned nobody knew Naushad is the MD for Taj Mahal...
--- Ravi d <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ARR was great for Lagaan it sounded more ancient. Naushad is respected for > his age, If ARR does the same kind then young mass will not collect, Egs > Tajmahal Audio CD when I went to buy the shopkeeper said I was the first to > ask and the sales were dull. Do u expect ARR's music to be treated that way. > More over it depends on the director Tajmahal also had dialogues which was > difficult to understand it was more like the urdu spoken by scholars. Did > Mangal Pandey had that NO. > > -Ray > > > On 11/24/05, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On 11/24/05 12:52 PM India Time, > > > From: Gomtesh Upadhye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Guys and gals > > > > > > Tired of waiting for water and rang de basanthi ? I will > > tell > > > you what to do.Go grab yourself a copy of TajMahal.The music is by the > > > living legend Naushad.Guys at the age of 86 he manages to churn out > > another > > > masterpiece.Each and every song is awesome.Listen to the ghazal ' apni > > zulfe > > > ' sung by Hariharan.Simply superb.Close your eyes and I'll promise you > > the > > > music will take you back to the Moghul Era.This keeps me wondering how > > > Rahman will depict the eternal love of Akbar-Jodha Bai.Whew....Just cant > > > wiat!!! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Gomtesh V Upadhye > > > > I would also say good words about Tajmahal. > > > > Its music as well as its BGM merges so well with the era and > > mood of the film. > > > > In our long discussions after MangalPandey, some members had > > commented that Naushad gave the music for then current > > times, and not for period, but, here, in tajmahal, he still > > gives the similar music that you guys had attributed as 1960 > > music and not a period music. > > > > That is the inconsistency with ARR's music that it does not > > gel with the era of the film. ARR always gives current > > music. His music was not 1947-ish in Krishna or Earth, nor > > 1857-ish in mangal pandey, so on. It is like R D Berman's > > 1942 A Love Story music was current music of 1990s and was > > not 1942-ish. > > > > At that time, I had no recent period films to cite as > > example, but now here is Tajmahal which does not have > > 2005-ish music at all. > > > > Further, Naushad has even used the voices that ARR uses, > > especially Hariharan, even then he could get a feel of that > > period, that our man didn't (I wouldn't say, he couldn't). > > > > Apart from the cassette/ CD, the BGM at the meenaa baazaar > > scene in the film is a joy to listen to. So different, so > > genuinely persian. So 1600-ish. > > > > Thus, I repeat my that line that ARR never really gave a > > period music in his period films. > > > > Thanks Gomtesh for bringing it up. > > -- > > Rawat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________ How much free photo storage do you get? Store your holiday snaps for FREE with Yahoo! Photos http://uk.photos.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
