Hi Dasun, Amazing.. Fantastic. I can understand how you enjoy our BOSS music. Its an amazing article I've ever read in the forum. Please keep posting such stuffs. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Siraj On 1/28/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear Dasun , > > Your write up speaks abt yourself.. The way you have experienced ARR 's > music right from the beginning days till now. Very neatly written. > > Fantastic piece . Hats off > > > On 1/28/08, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Fantastic writeup. Good choice of words and you are obviously very > > educated and well read. I esp. like your last paragraph, about > > sharing that unsaid silence with ARR and paying tribute to the harmony > > and divinity around us. I can TOTALLY relate. You expressed yourself > > very beautifully and poignantly. I'm going to save your writeup!!!! > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Dasun Abeysekera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Aesthetic Judgment (Taste) > > > > > > I don't have to tell you that ARR's taste is of the highest possible > > kind compared with composers of all time. I mean how many composers > > the world-over has ever had the privilege of being compared to the > > ideal of Mozart, let alone being called one? Not even the kings of > > melody of the West – Richard Rogers (of The Sound of Music (59) fame) > > Sir Francis Lai (Love Story (1970)), Maurice Jarr (Dr. Zhivago > > (1965)), or even Ennio Morricone, who have written some of the most > > soulful and moving music I have ever heard, have been told they are > > like Mozart, at least not to my knowledge. Most music lovers, and all > > great minds, Leo Tolstoy and Albert Einstein among them, have > > acknowledged unanimously that Mozart's music is the most perfect and > > the most universal imagined, no, let me use the word conjured, by any > > human being; because imagination, to many, could still mean there's > > some conscious involvement in that process of creation; perhaps, it is > > still a conscious process, but it is a far superior sense of > > consciousness that, by average human standards, it cannot be called > > one. If anybody here has seen the Oscar-winning movie Amadeus (84) by > > Milos Forman, you can see why it is so: Mozart's music, to use a > > phrase Einstein once used, seems like have simply been `plucked out of > > the universe'; the great scientist who adored Mozart and used to play > > his Sonatas on his little violin when he wanted a break from his > > scientific pursuits, says that compared to Mozart, Beethoven's music > > feels `too personal, almost naked.' Tolstoy, in his polemical book > > `What is Art?' destroys the kind of conscious creativity that he > > believes Beethoven and the followers of the Romantic movement that he > > charted, Richard Wagner, for example, brought about to Europe, > > overthrowing the musical dominance of the spontaneous and universal > > music of Mozart. > > > > > > In essence, Mozart's music and its perfection are not a result of > > conscious processing, they come from a superior sense of natural > > harmony and an extremely rare capability of letting go of one's self > > and connecting with the universal spirit and listening to it in all > > its infinite beauty. There cannot be a more fitting description of > > ARR's music and how he has conjured his magical output over the years; > > and it is no accident that the West would offer up their ideal for > > comparison with the best the East has offered to date. That sort of > > taste, a sincere kinship with the natural harmony and beauty of the > > universe, with God, if you will, years in an industry cannot fade away > > or dilute, and, if anything, I can confidently say that ARR's taste > > has, over the years, been refined like fine old wine, and I have not > > witnessed an instance where his aesthetic judgment, given the proper > > opportunities, has faltered beyond identification. In his choice of > > movies, directors, and lyrics, there maybe exceptions, but I will > > address these in a later category. > > > > > > It is difficult to pin down one or two works from the 92-96 period > > in which, like Rano said, beauty oozed out of every single phrase that > > he weaved, but I will pick two of my favorite songs `Kannalane' from > > Bombay (95) and `Uyirum Neeye' from Pavitra (94) in which I think ARR > > achieves the highest form of perfection. Sometime back, I analyzed the > > beauty of the song Uyirum Neeye from a conceptual viewpoint, so if > > anybody is interested, let me know and I will send it to you or post > > it on the forum. Kannalane (or Kehna Hai Kya), I hear, has entered the > > music textbooks in certain parts of the world (Canada, if I recall > > correctly)! Yes, these are songs of superior beauty that they have > > that universal appeal that Tolstoy hailed as the finest ingredient of > > the greatest of art. > > > > > > What about now? What are the ARR compositions within the past 5 > > years which evoke the same feelings in me? Piya Ho from Water (2005) > > and Do Kadam from Meenaxi (2004) for sure are my favorites from this > > period with Tere Bina from Guru not too far off. When I refer to the > > perfection of these songs, I mean that I don't feel that I need to > > remove any part, any phrase, any instrument, sound or note, everything > > is in the right place at the right time! If anybody felt differently > > about these songs, I would be curious to know which parts destroy the > > perfection of these songs. I can write an essay on the song Do Kadam > > and will do soon so that I can back up my feelings just like I did > > with Uyirum Neeye. Do Kadam is so personal for me that I don't want to > > hold it up as universal! This song symbolizes what ARR and I share in > > silence without speaking a single word with each-other, but by > > connecting to the same universal spirit that we both trust > > wholeheartedly and by whose mysterious ways we are awed day in and day > > out. The highest taste, as Immanuel Kant defines it, is always > > subjective, but universal, and it will always flow from God and only > > God; Not only is ARR connected with Him, he can articulate His beauty > > with such ease and finesse that it brings many a tear to my eye > > thinking how much of my faith I owe to ARR; Even as I share this very > > personal story with you, I can feel a warm tear roll down my cheek. > > Now if that's not beauty, I don't know what is. > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > > > Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, > > we give. > > > http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE > > >
