Kithna Kahe Hum...Uthna Kum Hai... On Jan 26, 2008 8:49 PM, Reformed Sinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> nice post by chord. Its a real challenge composing for period films in > today's Bollywood. the music has to sound authentic and cater to the masses > as well. It has to achieve that sort of a fine balance without sounding > overtly contemporary. ARR is only MD who could have done justice to Jodhaa > Akbar. > > You have to look at how other MDs have done in similar genre of movies to > really understand ARRs greatness. Remember what Anu Malik did to the songs > of Asoka? > > ~RS > > > On Jan 25, 2008 9:03 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > THanks for the compliment and for reading! > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Chord > > > > > > U are the ultimate , when it come to analysing ARR 's Music... > > excellent > > > post. Thanks a lot > > > > > > > > > On 1/24/08, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Before everyone is quick to judge the music of JA, for better > > or for > > > > worse, I think we need to understand how difficult it must have > > been > > > > for Rahman to compose for such a movie. > > > > > > > > This is a movie set in the 16th century. Now, Rahman could have > > > > easily turned this score into an Indian classical raaga fest > > using all > > > > kinds of taranas, sargams, gamaks, taans, alaaps with acrobatic > > > > instrumental playing by sitar, sarod, etc, most reminiscent of > > that > > > > time. It would have been mindblowing. Apart from the lovers of > > > > classical music, who would really be interested in listening? > > This is > > > > a commercial film with lots of money at stake, hence not a good > > > > commercial idea. This is such a big budget movie, I'm sure > > Ashutosh > > > > had a hand in influencing Rahman to infuse contemporary vibes in > > the > > > > music to help the film become more commercially viable. I think > > > > Rahman even said in an interview once that they tried many > > different > > > > approaches to composing the music before settling on what we're > > > > hearing today. If the movie was about classical music, like if he > > > > scored for "Baiju aur Taansen", then a heavy classical score > > would be > > > > in order to fit with the movie's theme. > > > > > > > > On the flip side, Rahman could have sold out and turned this > > > > soundtrack into something overly contemporary, using catchy song > > and > > > > dance sequences with flashy instruments. Sure it would have sold > > > > commercially, but what a misfit it would have created with the > > period > > > > in mind and he would have been panned left and right by critics. > > > > > > > > Quite a difficult challenge to straddle both sides.....create a > > > > soundtrack that's commercially and sonically appealing to today's > > > > musical tastes, yet retaining the form and spirit of the music of > > that > > > > period and together being authentic and genuine. Only a genius and > > > > legend like Rahman could have pulled this off with incredible > > balance, > > > > depth, authenticity, class, and appeal. Remember, we live in a > > world > > > > where hip hop, rap, and rhythm jhatkas rule the music airways. > > > > > > > > I honestly cannot name any other composer who can compose period > > films > > > > nearly half as good as Rahman. Nobody in today's times. And in > > fact, > > > > I argue that composing for commercial period films today is even > > more > > > > challenging that it would have been say 30-50 years ago, when > > creating > > > > a more heavy classical soundtrack would not have alienated the aam > > > > junta as it would today. Naushad's Mughal E Azaam, with due credit > > > > to his briliiance, don't think had to face as unique of the > > challenge > > > > as Rahman did with Jodha Akbar. Of course, I am sure he also had > > to > > > > consider the tastes of the masses at that time, but back then, > > > > composing a heavy classical score was more in line with mainstream > > > > music. > > > > > > > > Hats off to the genius once again. I wish more people could take > > this > > > > into consideration when judging the music. I don't think it's an > > > > excuse for any lack of mass appeal, but I think the challenge and > > > > effort to overcome that challenge should be recognized. > > > > > > > > Name one composer who can score a Man Mohanna, a Paathshaala, A > > Yeh Jo > > > > Desh Hai Tera, a Jaage Hain, and a jazzy Jillinu Oru Kaadhal all > > > > within a few years. Nobody except Rahman. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > Vithur > > > > > > A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE > > > > > > > > >
