Wow, I am so glad you have brought this topic up. I am a more recent fan, I should say, of A R Rahman. It's not that I didn't enjoy his music before the year 2004, but I just did not know who the guy was. I mean, I can remember listening to most of his work like Bombay, Roja, Dil Se, Taal, Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, etc. I just never connected all these works to one name. It wasn't until 2004 that I realized all the pieces that I love are created by this man.
So, to answer your question, I saw the movie, Saathiya, in the winter of 2002. I was completely blown away by the first song that appeared in the film, O Humdum Suniyo Re. Honestly, I do remember the visuals but they did not impact my listening to the song. My deal with this song was sort of like falling in love at first sight; in this case, first listen. I really cannot put into words what I felt. But I must say, I do not really remember the other songs much. Not that they were not good because Saathiya is one of the most cherished albums I have until date. I made it a point to go the next day out to the local Indian stores to purchase the soundtrack. Unfortunately or even fortunately, in terms of the popularity of the music, it was sold out. This was okay though, because I watched the movie in Dallas, Texas while visiting family members. When I returned to San Jose, California, one of the first events on my agenda was to buy the album and so I did. If the music is good, I'll remember it regardless of whichever force be it visuals or other external disturbances. And in my opinion, no visuals can turn a rather boring song into a masterpiece. Visuals do enhance music but not to the degree of extreme likability. Happy A R Rahman listening! Tanya Agha --- In [email protected], V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This question came to my mind after reading the movie watching tales of > some fans who went to Slumdog millionair. They hadn't heard the music > till then and heard/ watched ARR songs in the movie first time on the > theatre/ screen? > > I think, ARR's songs take time to grow, and it is impossible to > understand and enjoy their beauty in the first hearing even if it is in > a cinema hall where visuals would interfere with concentrating on the > music on the first hearing. > > So, the question is: > > Have you ever seen any ARR film without having already heard its music > umpteen times? > > If so, how was the experience? Does visual help in liking the music, or, > as I think, do visuals interfere? > > -- > Rawat >
