*'he is also relaxed after completing his three big forthcoming films, Yuvraj, Delhi 6 and Gajni.'*
** So can we expect these soon? Oh my god..whats happening? I am not yet over with JA,ada and JTYJN.Sakkarakkati expected next month. i think we should have atleast three month for one album.. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 5:13 AM, Aravind AM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.hindu.com/mp/2008/06/09/stories/2008060950690100.htm > > > > > *Substance and ada You can't produce good mood without a peaceful mind, > says A.R. Rahman *It's the story of a spiritually inclined father, a noble > mother and a gangster son. It's about not compromising on a unique storyline > for the sake of finances from interfering financiers. It's about a son, > pooling in all his resources to produce his father's film. It's about A.R. > Rahman and his music journey. It's about "Ada…a way of life", a film > directed by Tanvir Ahmed (of *Akarshan *and* Aag Aur Toofan *fame) and > produced by his son Kazaan. The film, to be released in July, has newcomer > Ayaan as the protagonist and Nauheed Cyrusi as his love interest. The film > has 10 songs, including an instrumental version. Says Rahman, "Tanvir came > to me when I was composing music for 'One, Two Ka Four' (2001). He told me > about the film's shoestring budget. Because of budget constraints, I > employed some new voices instead of depending on expensive, established > ones, started scoring music in 2004 and completed it in 2008. So, each song > is very different from the other as they were composed in different years. > That's why they named it as my musical journey." > West to East Rahman has employed new singers Rashid Ali and Parul Mishra > in *Ada…* He adds, "Rashid is actually a guitarist with a U.K. band. I saw > him singing in a concert in London. He and I have similar taste in music. > But, it took him some time to learn the Indian style as he belongs to a > different school — Bryan Adams type you know." His second find, Parul, who > has sung the female version of "Ishq Ada" has won a Delhi talent hunt > contest. > Rauqeeb Alam, the film's lyricist, was introduced to Rahman by P.K. Mishra > who gave the soundtrack for *Roja*. > Rahman is among the very few music directors who don't discourage > small-time director-producers but take them as blessings, "Yes, it is > difficult to bring something great out of the box when you have limited > resources. You can't get good songwriters because they have no time. But the > lesser the number of high profile people, the more the musical freedom. The > best thing that has happened to 'Ada…' is that Nokia is promoting the songs > through iTunes and BIG Music has released the album. Otherwise often I put > in a lot of hard work and it gets wasted due to lack of promotion," he adds, > quoting *Tehzeeb* and a "lot of Tamil films" as examples. "Those who don't > promote music are musically challenged," he says. > But he has no qualms with new directors. "They know what they want. More > than us (music directors) it's them who have to live with our music. They > have to listen to it again and again and shoot the scene accordingly. I > don't blame them for being demanding. Its only filmmakers such as Mani > Ratnam and Ashutosh Gowarikar who dare to accommodate classical music in > their films." > He has no complaints with today's music scenario either. "Through iTunes > and legal downloads, a lot of music is popularised. The rights of the music > composer are protected too. Earlier, these rights used to be written off. > This would be beneficial for the new generation music directors." > But he is candid about the problems of singers who come through talent > hunts. They often fall flat when given new compositions to sing. "It's > sickening to make them sing one line again and again. But, a few sail > through easily," he says. Feeling confident about working in Hollywood after > composing music for Shekhar Kapur's *Golden Age *(2007), he is also > relaxed after completing his three big forthcoming films, *Yuvraj, Delhi 6 > and Gajni.* > > ** > > ** > > ** > *Aravind > * > > > > > http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > > >
