hELLO vITHUR, yEA i JUST HAPPEN TO READ THE SAME STORY ON WWW.MUSICINDIAONLINE.COM . WELL EVERYBODYS UNHAPPY . EVERYBODY FEELS THAT THEY AR MASSIVELY UNDERPAID. FOR EXAMPLE THE OTHER DAY I READ AN INTERVIEW OF RAHMAN SIR WHER HE WAS REFERING TO THE SHORTAGE OF MUSCIANS IN OUR COUNTRY, PEOPLE WHO CAN PLAY THE VIOLA, BASS,ETC AND ALSO THE FACT THAT HE HAS TO IMPORT BOTH THE MUSCICIANS AND THE INTRUMENTS FROM COUNTRIES LIKE PRAGUE, LONDON TO BE ABLE TO MEET HIS DEMANDS OF A WELL EQUIPPED ORCHESTRA. ALL OF THIS REQUIRES FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ICH OUR MUSIC COMPOSERS ARENT GETTING TO THE POINT THAT THEY DESERVE. i FEEL MUSICIANS ARE PRICELESS. --
- In [email protected], Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mumbai, (IANS) It looks like the slump in the music industry is over as > music directors and other technicians have hiked their prices. Composer > Pritam Chakraborty blames actor Akshay Kumar for this sudden hike. > > "It's all because of Akshay Kumar," says Pritam Chakraborty with a straight > face. "When he started charging unheard-of prices (apparently in the > vicinity of Rs.300 million) the entire economics of an average film project > altered drastically. > > "Today my musicians, arrangers and programmers are asking for a steep hike > in their remuneration. I've no choice but to hike my fee accordingly." > > Though Pritam doesn't mention a specific amount, his fee has apparently gone > up from approximately Rs.700,000-800,000 per score to around Rs.1.2-1.5 > million, industry sources said. > > All other composers, including the successful Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and > Vishal-Shekhar, apparently charge similar amounts. > > But after the release of the soundtrack of "Singh Is Kinng", which has been > sold at a staggering price of Rs.135 million, composer Pritam is likely to > hike his fees again. > > "The film redefines the parameters of film music sales. This kind of price > for a movie soundtrack was unheard of after people stopped buying music off > the shelf as much as they used to, thanks to computer and television > outlets," said Pritam. > > However, he hasn't benefited much from the profits raked in by "Singh Is > Kinng". > > "We musicians remain underpaid specially when the music industry undergoes a > slump. For me, the turning point was the soundtrack of 'Jab We Met', which > gave me a chance to be unusually creative and then 'Race' that had peppy > item songs," he said. > > Music maestro A.R. Rahman is a price apart. Apparently, his fee per score > used to be around Rs.15 million that, considering the all-round escalation > in movie budgets, has gone up to Rs.25 million. > > Last year's flamboyant flavour Himesh Reshammiya has stopped doing music for > films that do not feature him in the cast. So he cannot be counted among the > musicians in the race. > > However, composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who composed chartbusters like "Say > shava shava" in "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham" and "Merii makhanaa" in > "Baghban", feels the bubble is an illusion. > > "And it's bound to burst. Who are these people who are suddenly paying in > multi-millions for music rights when everyone knows music doesn't sell these > days. Very frankly, I look at the Rs.135 million claim for the 'Singh Is > Kinng' soundtrack with great scepticism," said Shrivastava. > > "Whom are they giving that kind of money to? The film's leading man Akshay > or the music composer Pritam? Have they given Pritam even a fraction of the > money they've got for the music rights?" he asked. > > Shrivastava feels film music is going through an era of unhealthy > competition. > > "I remember when Laxmikant-Pyarelal had composed the qawwalli 'Parda hai > parda' for 'Amar Akbar Anthony', R.D. Burman was so thrilled that he > immediately congratulated the duo and was inspired to compose a qawwalli > 'Hai agar dushman' in 'Hum Kissi Se Kam Nahin'. > > "Today the competition is so unhealthy. If two plagiarised songs click in a > movie, another music director will offer to rip off four songs for the same > producer and make them chartbusters. Today, when a listener hears a song, > his first reaction is, 'Where is it stolen from?' > > "Very honestly I see no future in Hindi film music," he remarked. > http://www.bollywoodworld.com/news/bwnews.php? subaction=showfull&id=1214648877&archive > = > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; > LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL >
