Who says remix is unoriginal?
Shridevi Keshavan
Sunday, April 16, 2006 21:01 IST
AR Rahman talks about the changing face of Bollywood music and his
upcoming ventures
Andrew Lloyd Webber calls him the ‘Asian Mozart’. “I’m a film composer and I
like being what I am,” laughs AR Rahman who seems excited about his work with
the Finnish band Varttina on the stage version of the epic ‘Lord Of The Rings’.
“I explored a lot of genres of music. It was a prolonged working period,” he
says about the musical which according to him was multilayered, pressurizing
the whole team to make the music impactful with no pop elements.
Currently working on tracks for a few upcoming Bollywood films like Mani
Ratnam’s ‘Guru’, Raj Kumar Santoshi’s ‘London Dreams’ and Ashutosh Gowarikar’s
‘Jodha Akbar’, Rahman says he is always in search of exciting projects.
“I have been watching Chinese films for about 15 years and am a big fan.
Composing for ‘Between Heaven And Earth’ was very fulfilling.” he explains
about his Chinese film venture.
Quiz him about the remix culture and he says it all depends on how it’s done.
“Remix does not mean lack of originality, but if it’s done badly people will
get irritated,” he says. About the Bollywood scenario he thinks a lot is
changing. “We have a lot of experimental films which caters to a good section
of multiplex crowd, where there is ground for playing around with sounds,” he
says.
Rahman has currently tied up with World Space radio station and is promoting
the variety in music it offers. After working with the top-notch nationally
and internationally, he says he never plans his future. “I’m not that deep. I
take each day as it comes,” he ends.
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1024467
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