Thats so cool. In an earlier interview too - he had stated this. This guy is good - real good. I just pray and hope he doesn't get lost in the otherwise mundane world of bollywood music. -A On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 8:47 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . < [email protected]> wrote:
> Music composer Amit Trivedi is on a high. After over a decade of > working in the industry, it appears formula-ridden Bollywood has at last > woken up to a new sound. One, where fusion, jazz, rock meets folk and > classical tunes. > > This was evident in Aamir last year and currently, in the tracks of the > soon-to-be released Dev D. Amit likes to think out of the box, and > fortunately for him, the new-age music is finding plenty of takers; > certainly not a bad thing for someone who isn't a trained musician and goes > purely "by instinct". > > Amit himself is pleasantly surprised at the response to his songs, > especially `Emotional Atyachar' the wedding song doing the rounds these days > (on ringtones, FM channels, music charts etc). "You don't plan these > things," he says. "It came about, thanks to Anurag Kashyap's (the director > of Dev D) mad genius. He conceptualised the entire show, I just tried to > execute it." > > The story goes that Amit, who had bagged the project after meeting Anurag a > couple of years ago, composed a few songs and presented it before the > maverick director. "One of the songs had a line that went `Ib ke hovega re > agge yaar…' Anurag heard it as `atyachaar'. He added the word `emotional' > and asked me to compose something around it. I didn't have a clue what to > do. But lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya and I worked on the idea and finally > managed to crack it. We decided to have a brass band version for which we > got band masters Rangeela and Raseela to sing the song. Later, we added the > rock version too. It was a huge challenge but we pulled it off somehow! But > it's great that it has caught on," he says. As have the other numbers which > are a mix of varied genres and stand out because of their funky notes. > > Even so, he feels the industry isn't open to experimentation and would > rather conform to the tried and tested trends. "I remember meeting a > producer who wanted me to create an item song like Bidi Jalailye… Now, that > was a good number, but I couldn't do something similar. Needless to say, I > lost the project. My music is more suited as an OST, the way it is in > Hollywood. Fortunately, though it is niche, such soundtracks are being > appreciated here. And I would rather do something I am comfortable in, even > if it goes against the tide." > > It is an approach he has held all through his career. Right from the time > he was in college, music was all he wanted to pursue. *"Like any other > middle-class family, mine too had reservations about the choice of career. > But as far as I can remember I ate, drank and slept music. I grew up on > Madan Mohan, R D Burman, and later A R Rahman and Coldplay, and knew this is > what I wanted to do in life." > * > He began with theatre and then moved on to the ad world, composing jingles > for countless commercials — his bread and butter, as he calls it. "I must > have sold everything, from soap to oil," he chuckles. "Later I even formed a > band called Om with a group of friends, in 2004. We released a fusion album > but it flopped. Then it was back to ads, theatre and television." > > But has the struggle to be hatke borne fruit now? "Well, I am getting > offers and producers are calling me up," he smiles. However, despite the > steadily growing popularity of his music, Amit feels far from having > "arrived" on the scene. "Success feels good, but the thought always rankles > at the back of my mind — `this film's music worked. But what about the > next'? The pressure and expectations are more now." > > Maybe he should try the big banners then. How about doing the Yash Raj and > Karan Johar brand of cinema? "Sure, why not? Provided I can get to do it, my > style," he laughs. "I like people who break the mould, like Rahman." > > *A mention of Rahman makes him gush. "Have you heard his Delhi 6 songs > `Rehna Tu' and `Dafatan'? Forget Slumdog Millionaire, if the Oscar guys > heard these numbers, they would come here and award him." > * > *Not surprisingly, he is among the millions gripped by Rahmania. "I would > dedicate my success to him. He has inspired me to think different, create > new sounds and go against the rules. Now let's see where it takes me!"* > > .. > > > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/2009020120090201023140498e4d74390/Straight-off-streets > > > > .. > > > -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
