Congrats to ARR and all his devoted fans on the winning the globe. I am so thrilled and happy for ARR and all his mad fans.
Loved his speech - short and crisp and precise. It was really heart warming to see him thank the billion people in India. Haven't seen such things happen of late ( specially with the celebrities here ) and it made a lasting impression on me and my friends here. In fact it took some time for me to explain to my film junkies group here as to why his country is being thanked by ARR for *his *victory. Well it took me personally sometime to understand the profoundness of his statement ... we outsiders have a long way to understand and appreciate ARR as an artist and a person. I guess all of us rooting for the Oscars and i hope ARR makes it there too. Apart from ARR , SDM as a movie is having a time of its life in box office and awards. I was curious to know why the child stars arent there in these award shows , because without them this movie would not be what it is. we did hear shout outs for the kids from the director and producer for this movie , but was wondering if the indian media has any more scoop on them. I have read e-articles that tell me the youngest of the trio in the movie were actual kids from the slums and hope all the attention, the movie is getting, helps them too to get out ( of slums that is ) and go to school and stuff like that ... anybody has any news / scoop on that ? i know it ain't ARR related , but if you do find info , could you be gracious enough to pass on to the group or to me in private ? it is mis leading that media only talks about Jai Ho , but it was gems like "Mausam and Escape" ... "Liquid dance" ..."Latikas theme " with the entire package that got ARR the award. Good luck to ARR and his team for the oscars and all you guys party like mad .... :) On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 8:19 PM, just an another girl < [email protected]> wrote: > I am not big on Anime , so haven't check out , K-fu Panda / Mada-2 .. > > Wall-e is outstanding agreed ( saw the movie and heard the music because it > had great reviews . Also to run half the movie with no dialogue , but the > adorable coo-ing and music was very very impressive) ... Prince Caspian / > Happening and Dark Night were ok , but didn't impress me much .. Opinions > varies I understand ... > > Having grown up with a very staple Hollywood movies and music for the past > 20 years , SDM was a complete surprise . May be because I am so used to the > scores from the movies that are very similar to the ones you mentioned below > I take a few things for granted and look for something that's us fresh / > bold / unexpected. Familiarity breeds contempt. Apologize for the > inevitable bias. > > SDM had the total wow effect on me, specially the fusion of eastern / > Indian music which is so foreign and great to me and my frds... According to > me , the vision of the director and producer to Rope in ARR and ARR's vision > for the movie need to be awarded for sure. > > * * > > *Chord Said : "Infact lot of techno and electronic has been used by ARR > for sdm. Thank God for the Indian Classical fusion he has used stunningly. > Infact thats the reason why sdm is so good."* > > > > I guess Electronic and Techno are a package deal with ARR. You guys know > much more history about ARR than I do ( obviously ) but from whatever I have > read and heard he is always inclined toward electronic music. I am not > saying he doesn't do melody. If fact he does the best I have seen in a long > time ( my favorite is "Alaipayuthe kanna " – party because it is carnatic > based ) . Going back to ARR and his inclination for electronic music the > latest I remember from the first mail on this thread is > > > > *THR:* If you had to name one score that has influenced your work the > most, what would it be? > > *A.R. Rahman:* (Vangelis') "Chariots of Fire," because it was all > electronic and it was fascinating. I used to listen to orchestral scores, > but this one was completely new. It interested me to get into synthesizers > and explore the feeling and emotions (of electronic scores). > > > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Gomzy™ <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Hollywood music in movies ( of late ) is predominantly sound effects >> rather than music. There is a huge difference between music and sound >> effects as we all understand ...* >> >> I am sure you havent checked last few soundtracks >> >> Wall E >> Benjamin Button >> The Happening >> Dark Knight ( to some extent) >> Chronicles of Narnia-Prince Caspian >> Kung Fu Panda >> Madagascar Escape 2 Africa >> >> and tons others. Agreed most of them are not very innovative in the >> arrangements and stuff, but are definetly >> outstanding. No sound effects thingy you mentioning there. Hollywood >> doesnt mean western music. >> >> Infact lot of techno and electronic has been used by ARR for sdm. Thank >> God for the Indian Classical fusion he has used stunningly. Infact thats the >> reason why sdm is so good. >> >> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:27 AM, just an another girl < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi RR >>> >>> Hollywood music in movies ( of late ) is predominantly sound effects >>> rather than music. There is a huge difference between music and sound >>> effects as we all understand ... >>> >>> The fact that ARR tried to bring music into SDM rather than sound effects >>> and punctuated the whole movie with it along with very strong intervals of >>> silence , makes me think SDM is ideal candidate for a nomination and a BIG >>> win >>> >>> This is what i love abt SDM in terms of its BGM's , Sound track and Music >>> >>> - Music rather than sound effects >>> - New sound ( Hollywood is hearing a completely different style in >>> SDM , so far apart from the regular winners ) ( ARR has done the >>> traditional >>> hollywoodish score in Queen E ) >>> - And the intelligent use of melody throughout the movie. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Ramesh R <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> ARR's effort in SdM works great as a combination of songs and score. >>>> Evaluated for just the music score there's not much that stands out for me. >>>> For sure, it supports the movie and the action on screen but does it go >>>> beyond that? And I think I've mentioned this earlier-- there's little or no >>>> thematic development (and that's something I could say for a lot of ARR >>>> scores in general). It looks like he's just scoring the scene. But where is >>>> he really connecting the dots? >>>> >>>> I'd like to think that a good score is something that, in addition to >>>> supporting the movie, introduces certain ideas, toys with them, and >>>> develops >>>> them. Cohesiveness is another attribute that I'm looking for. A good score >>>> can provide a subtext or commentary not just on what's happening on screen, >>>> but also on what might happen or where is this going. >>>> >>>> I'm not saying that SdM is a bad score. It's a good soundtrack, and a >>>> real departure for ARR. Latika's theme is lovely-- it represents Jamal's >>>> love and longing and was used to good effect in the end with a summary of >>>> the journey. The action theme (Escape) was another that was put to good use >>>> in the chase sequences. >>>> >>>> I just think that there's not much in it to make the cut for best score >>>> when the field is already rich with some great works this year. Alexandre >>>> Desplat has been in great form this year with strong scores for The Curious >>>> Case of Benjamin Button & Largo Wench. Danny Elfman has Milk & Standard >>>> Operating Procedure. James Newton Howard has The Happening & Defiance. >>>> Zbigniew Priesner has Anonyma. Thomas Newman has WALL-E. Adrian Johnston >>>> has >>>> Brideshead Revisited. I'm not just blindly putting these names out. There >>>> are a number of sites (Itunes, Youtube, Amazon) where you can listen to >>>> free >>>> clips. >>>> >>>> Anyone remember the Oscar-winning scores of Brokeback Mountain or Babel? >>>> Both were by Gustavo Santaolalla. Both of those were very minimalistic and >>>> sparse with little or no themes. Perhaps the recent trend is that if you >>>> have a wildly popular film, it will just drive the critics and voters into >>>> having a favorable opinion of it for the sub-categories too (yes, I do >>>> think >>>> that ARR's score for SdM is riding the crest of the movie's massive >>>> popularity). Or perhaps the critics really do believe in the 'less is more' >>>> philosophy. How else would you explain bewildering decisions like >>>> nominating >>>> Clint Eastwood for Best Score for Changeling, or James Newton Howard's >>>> dronish score for Michael Clayton for last year's Oscar? If it's really a >>>> trend then I don't like it one bit and perhaps I'm in the minority here. >>>> >>>> As a parting thought I'll link to the youtube clip of what I consider as >>>> signs of brilliant scoring in recent times. Check out the opening >>>> scene to Birth <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hFO9sA7LsA> scored by >>>> Alexandre Desplat. It's a beauty of construction. There's a delicate >>>> repeating motif with flute followed by the celeste (a Desplat favorite), >>>> drones, bass strings, tympani, romantic violins, horns and a lot more. It >>>> does way more than just scoring the jogging scene. It's proof of why >>>> Desplat >>>> is rated so high today. >>>> >>>> RR >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From:* sureshmechnit <[email protected]> >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 16, 2008 2:09:23 AM >>>> *Subject:* Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer >>>> >>>> Hi Ramesh, >>>> >>>> Can you please tell me what should be there in Score to get >>>> nominated? Not to defend Rahman but just curious to know. >>>> >>>> Smile >>>> Sureshkumar. >>>> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, >>>> Ramesh R <triscodeca@ ...> wrote: >>>> > >>>> > So many greats all in one place! Too bad that Thomas Newman >>>> wasn't there. >>>> > An interesting read even though I wish that ARR had spoken more. >>>> He clearly hates the temp-tracking and deadlines! >>>> > I'm not sure why The Visitor is being considered. It's a 2007 >>>> movie. But the Kaczmarek score is excellent as always. >>>> > >>>> > I still don't see what's in the SdM score for it to be nominated >>>> but anyways it's nice to see ARR get recognition like this, and >>>> interact with other greats. >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > ____________ _________ _________ __ >>>> > From: Swapna <swapna...@. ..> >>>> > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> >>>> > Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:40:08 PM >>>> > Subject: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > http://www.hollywoo dreporter. com/hr/content_ display/film/ >>>> news/e3i728e28ad f80ba3aae5c37a6b d621de8e >>>> > _ >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > >
