Is it Masakalli??
--- On Wed, 2/18/09, Firoz <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Firoz <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] song that suited Himesh > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 2:01 AM > My guess is "Kaise Mujhe" from Ghajini > > ----- > Firoz > > --- In [email protected], "sharat3" > <shar...@...> wrote: > > > > i wonder which was the song that suited Himesh...any > guesses or info > > on this? > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > "Roshan" <roshan.ravi@> 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 > > > > >
