This article inadvertently hits on something important about ARR's music. Before ARR the idea of film music that we all had was that it was instantly catchy, hummable, etc. Even ARR's music for several years followed this idea. But in recent years he has moved away from that idea and much of his music these days is a slow poison. It takes multiple listenings to grasp hold of the music. Which, if you think about it, is a pretty bold idea.
--- In [email protected], "rayrai2k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HI, > Its not just the Rahman sung songs that are difficult. Most of his > songs composed are difficult to match the original when tried to > reproduce. I have always blamed why the participants in the reality > show choose his songs, first for the very reason that the smal piece > of musicians cant reproduce the complex arrangements second the > original songs is the end piece of continuous song of discretely sung > with multiple harmonies. So its close to be called it was not a good > attempt. But above all few real talents have crossed those mile and > were able to deliver the best in their attempts. > > > --- In [email protected], "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > I've always asserted that despite how much I enjoy Rahman's music and > > how much his brilliance is obvious, many of his songs are very > > difficult to sing and hum. For a commoner, it does matter. Of > > course, there are exceptions. Take "Hum Hai Iss Pal Yahan" from > > Kisna. Beautiful tune and melody and easy to sing. Also "Ay > > Hairathe Ashiqui". Very easy on the ears, yet totally Rahmanesque. > > I have observed how these songs are more popular among the common > > listeners and are remembered better down the line......easy to sing > > along, thus, better stored in memory. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Vinayakam Murugan" > > <mvinayakam@> wrote: > > > > > > http://www.mid-day.com/news/otherheadlines/2007/november/166777.htm > > > > > > > > > Music reality shows have been an evergreen hit of our satellite > > television > > > channels and despite knowing that their participation is almost > > certainly > > > meaningless, the television audience still votes vigorously for > > their > > > favourite singer. > > > > > > It was Antakshari in the beginning, then came SaReGaMa, Indian > > Idol, Fame > > > Gurukul and God knows what. These shows very rarely produce a true > > winner > > > and the jury is out on whether or not they were rigged. > > > > > > I am not going to comment on the process that selects the victor. > > Instead, I > > > want to write about my observation about recent trends in music. I > > don't > > > know if you've noticed, but new songs are too tough to sing if you > > are an > > > amateur, singer. > > > > > > You can't enjoy singing them, as you will always stumble upon a > > difficult > > > piece somewhere through the line. Take any composer he will try > > and > > > compose a song in a high pitch. > > > > > > Can you sing Himesbhai's songs? His beats are fabulous (may be the > > credit > > > should go to Akbar Sami who does his remixes). But, can you match > > his nasal > > > pitch? Sukhvinder Singh was awesome in Chak De! India, but will you > > be able > > > to keep pace with him as he reaches out for sky in song after song? > > > > > > A R Rahman had once famously said he wanted to bring in fresh > > untrained > > > voices and had kept his word till he got attracted to Nusrat Fateh > > Ali Khan > > > and his style. > > > > > > After that, Rahman changed wonderfully (I think his transition came > > with > > > Taal) and what was so electronic sound, changed refreshingly to > > something > > > more Indianised. However, he also started composing some really > > difficult > > > tunes. > > > > > > This is not to say that these people are not doing some great work. > > Rahman > > > in particular has a divine voice and is a joy to watch as well as > > listen as > > > he transcends into another world while conducting and singing. > > > > > > Sukhvinder, unlike his Punjabi cousin Daler, is so soothing in > > certain > > > Rahman compositions. Himesbhai is probably at the peak of his > > career, > > > whether I like it or not. > > > > > > But the point is, can you, for personal joy, sing their songs? Can > > you hum > > > them? > > > > > > One of the greatest composers Madan Mohan (my favourite along with > > RD), > > > hardly ever kept his songs simple. He always tweaked his antaras. He > > > achieved critical acclaim, but had to strive to win spots in Binaca > > > Geetmala, the hallmark of popularity in the sixties. > > > > > > Taj Mahal remains his most popular work, while his best songs were > > compiled > > > by T Series in the late nineties (sung by Anuradha Paudwal). He was > > one of > > > the most melodious of the composers, and probably believed that his > > songs > > > were best heard, not rendered by his audience. > > > > > > Maybe, the new age composers think the same. > > > > > > -- > > > Warm Regards > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > Vinayak > > > http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------ > > > Don't borrow someone else's spectacles to view yourself with > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------- > > > > > >
