Irrespective of how the music turns out, I view this as a great experience for ARR in handling his first large western production with an orchestral score (I'm not counting WOHE). Even if he shares credits with Craig Armstrong, who is a fine composer BTW, it's his biggest gig-- second only to the LOTR musical. And I think Shekhar Kapur respects ARR enough for him to have a considerable say in the music. I hope all you folks are eagerly waiting to get hold of the cd on Oct 9th.
As for your comment about "hollywoodish" soundtracks, I just wanted to point out that there are some very fine scores every year. You just have to look in the right places. If you prefer an indian-themed score then do check out Brian Tyler's score to Partition. It's a beauty! If you're open to others then Philippe Rombi's Angel, Frederic Talgorn's Moliere, George Fenton's Planet Earth... are all very strong works. My point is that there are enough good scores that aren't bombast, so you might not want to ignore all things 'Hollywood'. ----- Original Message ---- From: Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 1:54:53 PM Subject: [arr] My view on Elizabeth's soundtrack I think it's nice that Rahman is co-composing a hollywood soundtrack with a fine director. But, frankly, I'm not overly excited about it. This is not Rahman's baby as he is sharing the music credits. The soundtrack itself is going to be highly hollywoodish with lots of western symphony with probably little or no oriental sounds or styles. I generally don't listen to those types of soundtracks, unless they are truly exceptional. And if the soundtrack is "bombastic" as reported, that's something I'm not a fan of. I generally don't like loud symphonies with lots of brass and pompous sounds. But, in fairness, I will wait to hear the soundtrack before judging completely. What I would really like to hear from Rahman is a soundtrack on the lines of Fire, Water, Provoked, WOHE where there is ample opportunity for multi-ethnic instrumentation and percussion, haunting soundscapes, and eloquent use of choirs and delicate ornamentation. Remember Rahman's "Earth Theme" from 1947 Earth? This is the type of music I want to hear from him, not necessary that he has to repeat himself. . --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "vino_09" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > Soundtrack of the golden age will release on October 9...music on > universal music...check the link.... > > http://new.umusic. com/Music. aspx?Group= 1&Query=goldean% 20age > <http://new.umusic. com/Music. aspx?Group= 1&Query=goldean% 20age> > <!-- #ygrp-mkp{ border:1px solid #d8d8d8;font-family:Arial;margin:14px 0px;padding:0px 14px;} #ygrp-mkp hr{ border:1px solid #d8d8d8;} #ygrp-mkp #hd{ color:#628c2a;font-size:85%;font-weight:bold;line-height:122%;margin:10px 0px;} #ygrp-mkp #ads{ margin-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-mkp .ad{ padding:0 0;} #ygrp-mkp .ad a{ color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} --> <!-- #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc{ font-family:Arial;} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd{ margin:10px 0px;font-weight:bold;font-size:78%;line-height:122%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad{ margin-bottom:10px;padding:0 0;} --> <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:uppercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-right:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc{ background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o{font-size:0;} .MsoNormal{ margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq{margin:4;} --> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Catch up on fall's hot new shows on Yahoo! 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