Your posts are as spritual as the music..Wonderful.. one of chord's best posts :)
--- In [email protected], "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > Rahman's musical brilliance has been proven time and time again. > Awards followed by awards followed by awards followed by more! He has > gained international recognition, a crowning achievement for one of > the greatest, if not the greatest composer of our times. And much > more to come..... > > Among our Indian MDs, there are very talented others too. SEL, Vishal > Shekhar, Vishal Bharadwaj, Shantanu Moitra, and many others from the > South and North. I appreciate their music a lot and have collected > various amazing soundtracks by them. A newcomer, Amit Trivedi, has > been getting a lot of attention for his work in Aamir and now Dev D. > I agree that this man is talented and has a bright future. I can see > why many are liking his soundtracks a lot and are excited about his > prospects. > > However, I disagree that this Amit Trivedi is "another Rahman" as some > are saying. I'm not trying to minimize his talents, but for me, when > I hear and Aamir or Dev D, I can appreciate the music intellectually > and asy, "Wow, that's really creative, or interesting, or brilliant, > or versatile, etc." And granted, he has shown tremendous musical > creativity in his two soundtracks. But, here's what I am missing: > The music does not pull on my heartstrings, does not mesmerize me, > does not uplift me spiritually, does not touch my inner soul. > Rahman's music can do that. And again, if there are Amit fans here, > this admission is not at all to take away from this man's talent and > potential, for which he has abundance. It's only my opinion. > > I had this discussion with another friend and fellow group member and > ARR fan and we came to the same agreement that Rahman brings that > extra special quality to his music: His spirituality. While his > musical raw talent, creativity, and overall brilliance is something > that does set him part, it's not THE most outstanding part of his > music for me even though it is special. Recently, Rahman even > mentioned that it's his spiritual immersion that keeps his creativity > going and is a big part of his music making process. Spirituality > does not necessarily mean devotional songs. The spirituality in > Rahman's music can even be felt in some of his rocking/faster numbers. > It's that subtle yet powerful impact, probably created by a unique > and unreplicable combination of sounds, chords, chord sequences, > styles, musical structures, abstract aesthetics, deeper layers of > music, etc. that infuse that amazing effect on me, which I describe as > very spiritual. How he uses that constant string chordal hum in many > of his songs as a backdrop definitely adds to that spiritual quality > of his music. Rahman's music goes deeper than just heing enjoyed, > entertaining, or appreciated for its brilliance. That extra "X" > factor is in fact the spiritual component of his music that nobody > else has been able to have as great of an effect on me til today. I > also admit that the lines between the spiritual and intellectual parts > of his music are not as categorically separate and probably more > blurred and interrelated than what I'm leading on here. > > Appreciation of music is very personal. Just because the man next to > me does not feel that spirituality in Rahman's music like I do or love > or appreciate Rahman's music like I do does not make him musically > inferior or lacking taste necessarily. This world needs different > opinions for things to keep going in harmony and that includes various > tastes and preferences. If everyone was a Rahman fan, we as fans > wouldn't have the same joy. And to add, even though I'm a passionate > Rahman fan, it doesn't mean I love each and every song he creates. > > Thanks for reading. Just wanted to share my thoughts with you. >
