Hello Karthik,
ARR was talking about the music. Not necessarily the films.
Gomzy
On 13 Mar 2007 19:16:02 -0700, Karthik S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rahman...'stocky'???
Besides, I don't necessarily agree with our man when he says we need
to make something they're accustomed to, to win. In that case, many
Oscar winning non-Hollywood films shouldnt have won at all - Life is
beautiful, Croching Tiger HD or even this year's fantastic Mexican
film, Pan's Labyrinth!
Karthik
http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKDEL20931520070313
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Top Bollywood musician A.R. Rahman said on
Tuesday he was working to create music that strikes a chord with
Western audiences so that Indian film music could one day win an Oscar
award.
Three of Rahman's compositions were shortlisted for an Academy award
this year, but none of them eventually made it to the final Best
Original Song category.
The 41-year-old composer blames this on the failure to create music
that western audiences could identify with.
"We have to give something which they are accustomed to and then the
chances of bagging the award increases," Rahman, known for
experimenting with new instruments and sound, said on the sidelines of
a news conference.
"We have to create music which is popular there."
Rahman was chosen by composer Andrew Llyod Webber to compose music for
his stage production "Bombay Dreams" in 2002, a runaway success which
brought the Indian composer international fame.
Though happy with his songs just being shortlisted for the Oscars, the
stocky, reclusive musician, who first found Bollywood fame in 1992 and
has since created hit music for several films, said Indian film music
was not good enough to catch the western ear.
"We have to understand that the song we create here, the popular song,
is alien to the western audience."
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Gomtesh V Upadhye
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