Is anybody else noticing a change coming in our man? in this one, and when he had defended slumdog?
he is more assertive now, speaks out his mind - that soft, shy, introvert guy seems to be a thing of past. Of course, not offending anyone, still the same politeness. This is how i always wished him to be. Feels so nice to see him opening up. -- Rawat On 2/17/2009 1:02 PM India Time, _Roshan_ wrote: > February 17th, 2009 > > A R RahmanWe read about how Himesh Reshammiya has refused to sing for > A R Rahman. But Rahman says he has never met Reshammiya. > > Laughs the soft spoken maestro sarcastically, "Our communication has > been only through the press. He told the press he wanted to sing for > me. I told the press I had composed a song that would suit his voice. > To this he replied again through the press that he didn't want to sing > for me. We've not met. We haven't exchanged a call or an sms." > > Rahman finds it strange that after hounding him for so long Reshammiya > changed his mind. "For the past two years I had been reading about how > he wanted to sing for me. As a gesture returning his compliment I > thought this song would be perfect. I didn't know he would sing for me > only when I compose for a film starring him. I don't know if I can do > that," say Rahman who turns 41 in January. > > "2008 was my most productive year in Hindi cinema in the last ten > years. I had 7 soundtracks in the North and South. And I'm happy with > all of them. God has been kind. I haven't planned anything big for > 2008. But my music school in Chennai is my biggest dream come true. > The whole of 2008 the school gave me a high." > > Rahman has just composed his first ever song for an international > opera-on-film that's directed by Shekhar Kapoor. "I thank Shekhar for > trusting me with something so unusual. The singer Kavita Baliga is a > teacher at my music school. Though she's Indian she comes from LA. > It's a great team that we have at music school. Right now I've 110 > students. They come from India, Singapore and Malaysia. I want to > cultivate musicians who don't know just about classical music but also > new-age sounds. Today's complete musician has to be clued into world > music. And that's what we're trying to inculcate at my school." > > Eventually Rahman wants a music orchestra coming out of his school. > "And I also want to produce new voices for films." > > Rahman regrets the fact that music and harmony have gone out of our > music. "In the course of time listeners have lost patience with > melody. All the tracks have to be super-racy. As a composer I'd > definitely prefer melody. But if people want to come to movies just to > have a good time then I'll give them racy songs. I don't want to lose > out on the young audience. However filmmakers need to understand the > value of melody. It's not as though people have not liked the melodies > in Yuvraaj. I've to give it to Mr Ghai for taking film music away from > the predictable. I'm very proud of Yuvraaj. There are two kinds of > music, the one to draw audiences in like Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na or the > one that propels the plot forward like Yuvraaj." > > Speaking of his very special rapport with Aamir Khan Rahman says, > "Whatever goes to Aamir is a very high-profile and filtered project. > So my music has to automatically match up." > > The year has been plush with projects for Rahman. "I've worked with > three generations of directors, and in as many continents. I can tell > what they like and not like. Working with Abbas Tyrewala in Jaane > Tu…Ya Jaane Na was a rewarding experience. Yes, I'll be doing Abbas' > next.I'm as proud of Pappu can't dance sala as Tu muskura. Now after > Ghajini, I've Delhi 6 and Adaa coming up one after another." > > An unfulfilled dream? "All my private album projects have been > neglected because of my movie commitments. All my colleagues at my > private music-label are crying about this. I want to complete these > non-film projects." -Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Media ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [email protected] To Subscribe: [email protected] To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
