Message for everyone " Always buy the Original CD"
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote: > Exclusive Interview: A.R. Rahman > December 15 2008 11:00 PST > He is one of the most successful artists of all time! A.R. Rahman continues > to redefine contemporary Indian music. Named the 'Mozart of Madras' by Time > Magazine, A.R. Rahman has sold over 100 albums. A. R. Rahman shared his > thoughts on his work for, 'Slumdog Millionaire'. A film that A.R. Rahman is > nominated for at the 66th Golden Globe awards in the 'Best Original Score- > Motion Picture' category. He also > informed us about his upcoming projects and his feeling in regards to > the Mumbai attacks. Read the Interview by Anita Chatterjee below. > DH! It's a pleasure to interview you, as always you are working on some > exciting projects, tell us about them. > Rahman: Right now I just finished 'Ghajini', and now I am waiting for the > release of my Nokia album called 'Connection'. > DH! You've worked on some amazing projects this year. What would you > consider to be some of your personal favorites? > Rahman: My biggest I would say is establishing the KM music conservatory > (Rahman's institution that teaches tech savvy sound engineers the basics of > composing and importance of technology and the basics of sound > recording in Chennai.) That is in terms of my projects apart from movies. > Some great movies I have worked on this year are, 'Jodhaa Akbar', 'Ada' and > 'Slumdog Millionaire' to top it off. It's been a great year, however the end > of the year was rough as my close friend and sound engineer, H. Sridhar > passed away and of course the Mumbai attacks. > DH! What are your thoughts on the Mumbai Attacks? > Rahman: I was recording a song that day and I felt completely destroyed > creatively and mentally. > DH! How did you get involved with 'Slumdog Millionaire'? > Rahman: I suddenly got a call from Danny( Danny Boyle) and I said yes, he > sent me a DVD of the film and I sent him my ideas. > DH! You did an amazing job capturing the essence of each scene in the movie > through your music. Was it this a difficult task? > Rahman: Danny works in a way that music highlights every moment of his > film, so that made things a whole lot easier. > DH! Was it your idea to work with M.I.A ? > Rahman: No, it was Danny's, but I knew who she was and I looked forward to > working with her. > DH! What was it like to work with M.I.A? > Rahman: It was fun, she is so energetic and full of ideas and she is also > an amazing visionary. > DH! There was a lot of buzz about your recreation of 'Choli Ki Peeche', in > the film. What made you bring a version of this song back? > Rahman: I needed to capture early nineties feel and this song did it. > DH! : You have worked on other projects in the west. How was your > experience working on 'Slumdog Millionaire' compared to the rest? > Rahman: This was easier because it was more about > the Indian culture and I just had to create certain sounds that were > also friendly for western audiences. The first film I worked on, The > Golden Age had nothing Indian about it. That was my first major western > project but it's completely different from 'Slumdog Millionaire'. > DH!: What was it like working with Danny Boyle and his team? > Rahman: I was inspired when I met Danny's team, the team really pushed > creativity. > DH! Would you like to do more collaborations in the west? > Rahman: Well I have met a lot of people in the U.S. and I would probably > want to collaborate with Stevie Wonder. > DH! Who do you want to collaborate with in India? > Rahman: In India I am interested in new discoveries of talent. > DH! Do you have a message you would like to send out to our readers? > Rahman: Thank you for all the love and support and always purchase the > original CD! > > > http://www.desihits.com/blog/article/exclusive-interview-ar-rahman-20081215/ > > > -- regards, Vithur
