ARR was telling in the PFMB interviews that it is time that we (indians) had a sound of our own, to be recognised globally , ie. NOT TO BE LIKE the western boybands etc etc...
ARR, being the person he is, is not the kind to create songs to convince any award jury . Abt the reuters interview, I dont think ARR would have meant this, even if he has said it. On 3/14/07, Gomtesh Upadhye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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." > > -- Regards Gomtesh V Upadhye -------------------------------------------------- Cell : +91 988 675 3639 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------
