“It’s true. But what a song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far more than the final recording of many other composers.” rocking!
On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > Fame takes its toll on Rahman 9 Mar 2009, 0000 hrs IST, SUBHASH K JHA > > Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4241168,prtpage-1.cms> > Email Discuss Share Save > Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#write> > Text: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms > Has A R Rahman been overdoing it? > A R Rahman More > Pics<http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4181657.cms> > > > The past year which spawned about a dozen Hindi and Tamil soundracks, and > the whirlwind Slumdog Millionaire experience and its culmination with the > Oscars, has taken its toll on the music > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>maverick > from Madras’ genius’ health. According to close friends of the composer, > since his return home after the Oscars, Rahman has been very unwell, so much > so that he had to cancel a scheduled trip to London last Friday night. > > Work back home has also been suffering. Rahman was not able to complete the > song that was filmed on Sanjay Dutt > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>, > Kylie Minogue, Akshay Kumar and Zayed Khan in Film City for Blue. And, > reportedly, a scratch recording is being used for the shooting. Confirming > these developments, director Anthony D’Souza said, “It’s true. But what a > song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far more than the final > recording of many other composers.” > > Rahman fell ill and was bed-ridden this week, thereby further putting > behind his pending assignments. “I’ve returned from LA to complete three > film assignments — Mani Ratnam’s film, Shankar’s Robot and Blue. And then > I’ve to go back to > Hollywood<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>,” > said Rahman. He admitted that the song that Kylie Minogue danced to in > Mumbai with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar and the rest of the cast for Blue was > actually a rough cut. “I’ll finish it soon,” he said. “I’m in Chennai for > two weeks. Then I return to LA.” The question is, what happens to the > pending assignments back home? > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
