hi durba.. long time no mail :) ok, i can understand ur feeling of dearth in JA. but when the director wants a only 5 songs in a movie we cant have more. probab;y after watching the movie, we can understand the context of music even better i guess. lets wait two more weeks for that.
On Jan 28, 2008 9:09 PM, durba bhattacharjee < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chord, I agree with you on most of the points. Actually I was wondeing > that something was definitely lacking with this album. All the songs are > tremendously beautiful in themselves, but they dont seem to complement each > other. A thread perhaps is missing and I just cannot figure out what's > wrong! But there's something wrong as I just cannot be satisfied with the > album. > > I wish there were one or two more songs or at least one song that would > stand apart as the identity of the album. Any movie soundrack usually have > one or two songs that actually pull the identity of an album. This is not > always true but in most of the cases the OST of a movie contains a song that > promises to be a 'hit' song both among the classes and masses. It may or may > not be a fast peppy number. For example in Guru, Tere Bina is such a song > that stands by its own. A compelete song that is neither bounded by > situation nor handicapped by the use of instruments. I miss such a powerful > song in JA. > > All the songs in JA seem more situational than eternal. Azeem or Khwaja > are too type specific to be a stand alone songs. Mann Mohana is a bhajan, > cant serve the purpose. That leaves Jashn-e-Bahara and Inn Lamhon. I found > Inn Lamhon very mutch situational as it has actually four phases of > composition. That leaves Jashn e bahara, which is too mellow to be an out > and out hit. > > I can't forget how ARR has done wonders before with even more stringent > situations. For example his composition in Zubeidaa, Lagaan, Mangal pandey, > 1947 Earth, Water, WOHE (I'm considering the period dramas only) etc are > classics. Then what is the problem with JA? For myself my answer is that > there's some difference of vision between the director and music director. I > know different people will have different opinions. > > And I was also terribly mising sarangi, sitar and mohan veena. I wish > there was at least one instrumental composition in the album. > Durba > > *Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > Good point, Amit! Notice, however, there is a lot of flute playing > in the songs during the interludes. Perhaps these interludes are a > part of Krishna's dialogues with Jodhaa! > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Amith Chandhran" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I miss Mann Mohana flute version. Mann Mohana is a call to Krishna, > and I > > wonder how Ashutosh Gowariker missed on this! It would really have > been apt > > to add a flute version of the song. (Maybe as an answer from > Krishna to the > > call from Jodhaa?!) > > > > - > > > > On Jan 29, 2008 6:34 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I've gone on and on about how much I love the soundtrack. > Here's my > > > list of "what I wished, but didn't happen" > > > > > > 1) More songs! It's a little over 39 minute soundtrack, just a few > > > minutes under Lagaan's soundtrack length. But, there's this > nagging > > > feeling that some songs were cut or there's just not enough > material > > > here. > > > > > > 2) Why not a pure classical song? Classical music is heavy in this > > > soundtrack, but I would have loved something more traditional, > like a > > > Kathak dance thumri or something of the sort. Did anyone listen to > > > Chale O Saiyaan from Khoya Khoya Chaand? It's got complex tabla, > > > ghungru, pure classical melody. Perhaps the film's story didn't > > > allow for such a dance, but I sure wish it did......ala Devdas but > > > better! > > > > > > 3) I am missing a female solo love song. There is a male solo > > > romantic song and a female solo devotional, but I wish there was a > > > female solo song too. Just my wish. Again, the story probably > > > didn't allow it. > > > > > > 4) Man, as much as I love the instrumentals based on the main > songs, > > > I sure wish ARR had done a pure theme instrumental, ala 1947 Earth > > > Theme. I really miss this! > > > > > > 5) There is a distinct absence of Tanpura in this soundtrack. > Listen > > > to Naina Neer and Bangari Marori from Water or Ishwar Allah from > > > Earth......feel the magic of the divine Tanpura as the drone > > > backdrop. I wish at least one song had it. Also miss the Sarangi. > > > It fleetingly appeared for 2-3 seconds beautifully in the > beginning > > > of the In Lamho song, but never to be heard again! Also wished > more > > > Sitar was used other than the brief interlude in In Lamho. > > > > > > Ok, I admit, I am basically wishing for my fantasy album! I'm not > > > really upset or bothered too much that these wishes didn't come to > > > pass. I am more than happy with what ARR delivered for us, and > like > > > I said in my review, JA went beyond my expectations! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Download prohibited? No problem. > CHAT<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_webmessenger_1/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php>from > any browser, without download. > >
