How come the press can lie so much??
--- On Fri, 1/16/09, satish_srini <[email protected]> wrote:
From: satish_srini <[email protected]>
Subject: [arr] ARR confirms that he is doing "What’s Your Raashee?"
To: [email protected]
Date: Friday, January 16, 2009, 2:33 PM
It was heartening to see you in that suit and dark glasses thanking
India after the Golden Globe?
Thanks. I had no idea I would win considering it was an international
jury where each member had his or her opinion. I think they have been
very kind to the music of Slumdog Millionaire (SM). I just heard that
after Golden Globe, the music has become the number one in the US
charts. That is great news.
• You looked very shy collecting your Golden Globe?
In that one week I received three awards in the US. The first was the
Critics' Awards. When I received the award, the American media wasn't
interested in me - they didn't want my solo photographs. `Can you
please stand next to Danny Boyle?' they would say. I think it was a
glamour thing. But by the time I came to pick up the third award - the
Golden Globe, they said, `Can we have your solo pictures, please?'
• Whom did you hobnob with at the after-party?
I went for only 10 minutes. I don't drink. Not that I don't give
company to people who do. But after 10 minutes I get a headache in a
loud room. I would rather slip back to my room, watch a movie and go
to sleep.
• How has the Golden Globe changed your life?
Everyone from Andrew Lloyd Webber to Danny Elfman, Craig Armstrong
(who worked with me on Elizabeth: The Golden Age) got in touch with me
to congratulate my win - that spoke volumes. Besides that, I am
feeling liberated as a musician - I feel that now I can have a lot
more freedom beyond film music.
Now I can do my own thing. Hip-hop artiste Akon wants me to write
something for him and do a music video with him. But I just want to
compose or write, not be seen in his video.
• Did you see a discernible change in the way people looked at your
music?
Yes. I remember when Roja happened there was a genuine smile on
people's faces. I sensed a déjà vu with SM. Steven Spielberg, Martin
Scorsese, (the musician) Sting… they all said they loved the film and
music. And they meant it. It was a great change for them. Change is
always welcome.
• Why was there so much secrecy while you were working on the score
for Slumdog Millionaire?
I was working with Danny Boyle for the first time. I wasn't sure I
wanted to work with him. I wasn't sure of the sound. When two new
people work with each other, the output can go either way.
Fortunately, it worked.
The main composition and mixing was done in 20 days. I had no choice
but to work fast. When you are doing something new, it is much easier
to speedup the process. It is when you are asked to bring in a
variation in the same format that you need more time.
• Would you say SM is the most successful Indian music score outside
India?
It is not an Indian score, because it is not an Indian film. But it
certainly doesn't sell Indian poverty to the West. I know a lot of
people are saying that. But I don't agree. If I would have thought so
for even a second, I wouldn't have been able to do justice to the
music. There are so many films that I have refused because I objected
to them on ethical, moral or some other ground. I am so finicky about
these things.
As I see it, SM clearly says India is developing fast and is no longer
a third-world country. And why should we hide our darker side? The
world is no more about the haves and have-nots. It's a global
community. We need to know about one another. In fact, the A R Rahman
Foundation is working towards eradicating poverty. And we need global
co-operation for that.
• Has SM contributed to your Foundation?
I think the very fact that it has made my way into the West and
Hollywood easier, is contribution enough. The film has generated a lot
of interest in my music and Hindi music.
• What work is pending back home?
I have to attend to the background music of Delhi 6 immediately. And
then there's Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee?.
• What about the Oscars?
Until I get nominated I have no plans regarding the Oscars. Right now
I am enjoying the Golden Globe.
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