Well I agree to disagree with your point of view in this case. As per me and I guess most of the people in the group agree that the purpose of a song should be compliment the flow of the movie , and probably not just be seen as a song.
Eg. Guru - "Jaage Hain" has been used partially at that two at multiple places. But look at the impact it created. I am sure the way the movie starts with Rahman singing "Jaage Hain" line by line was a real treat for both the eyes and years. So for a song to be used beautifully in the movie it is not necessary that we need to play a complete song. And one of the reasons why Rahman's song are generally used that way is that Rahman typically works with the best directors of the industry and they do now how well to use his songs so as to produce beautiful results. (Another Eg. , in RDB Lukka Chuppi though used partially made people cry, Paathshaala again used partially made people dance). Well in the end, its my point of view, and I am sure it could be wrong :-). On 2/9/07, Ajit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I just saw Guru. Good film, but I can see why the music was not appreciated as much after watching the movie alone. Most people thought the music was just "ok". Although the audio was popular, the movie did nothing to advance the audio further and may in fact have dimnished the audio's value. That's because the songs were not picturized well, esp. Ay Hairathe and Jaage Hain. And BTW, I don't see what is such a big deal about Ek Lo Ek Muft. The placement in the film and the visuals were perfectly fine for me. Baffles me why people are making such a stink about it. The only director I know that has done justice to Rahman's songs on films has been Ashutosh Gowarikar. Hats off to the man. Check out Lagaan and Swades. Most songs fully picturized and not cut to pieces. Can't wait for Jodha Akbar.
-- Regards, Vikram http://www.vikramkumar.org
