Ajit, Agree with you about the music placement in Guru. On that note, I think Mayya Mayya was nicely placed and used. But besides that, most of the song in the movie seems to be a speedbump.
On the note of directors using Rahman's music effectively, other's have been able to do that as well. Starting most recently, Rakesh Mehra in RDB used Rahman's music amazingly well -- ALL songs were perfectly placed and used. And travelling back, Subhash Ghai in Taal, Ram Gopal Verma in Rangeela, Mani Ratnam in Yuva...were some of them who did a great job with Rahman's music. Personally, I would love for Farhan Aktar to work with Rahman, ideally with Aamir in the movie, and Gulzar or Parsoon Joshi with the lyrics. That would be my dream combo. -Ricky --- In [email protected], "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. >
