Why?
--- In [email protected], "Arijit Debnath" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rahman's forte is music... pls don't tie in any partiucular genre... > > Arijit > > 2008/10/3 Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > I get it that he wanted to make a movie about music. But, why > > couldn't he have chosen Indian classical music? From photos and > > promos, the whole music scene looks Western. Why not make a film with > > sitar, tabla, sarangi, tanpura, flute, santoor, instead of piano, > > violin, choirs? This is INDIA afterall. Oh well, director's freedom > > can't be challenged, but choice of music culture is what I question. > > > > I also feel that Ghai tries to be extra glossy and flashy in his > > films, with recent films testifying to more style and less substance, > > hence BO failures. Hence, the western classical backdrop is more in > > line with his flashy, glossy film-making style. Having Indian > > classical music as a core musical backdrop would be too traditional > > and in his mind, boring. But, imagine the magic of Rahman's music if > > he composed for a film based on Indian classical music. Traditional > > Indian music is ARR's forte, not Western classical, even though he > > excels in that too. > > > > > > >
