if anyone expects Hollywood movies to have 5 or 6 songs and dance numbers to ARR's music, then they r going to be disappointed. Even Jai Ho was a great piece of fortune. That does NOT mean ARR should not do Hollywood movies... the Reqmt is different. and its a completely different world. Some of the greatest Composers have been doing only Soundtracks for movies (Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams) Their songs r not going to be heard by the masses or on the clubs.. but I want ARR to show the world he is as good as them because he IS. To get into the mainstream US public, then the way to go is pop albums. Even there, most of the female singers get the lime light rather than the composer..
On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 2:23 AM, sahilthaker22 <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Also just saw the movie. > I am pretty disappointed that ARR did this movie. The music has been > totally suppressed..n ot like bollywood films where music plays a big role > in the story. Makes me question whether its worth for ARR to take hollywood > projects with directors who won't do justice to his music. > Unfortunate.. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "kaissiom" <kaiss...@...> wrote: > > > > So, I went to the local theatres at the earliest convenience to catch > this flick. > > > > The movie: It's okay, I had a few good laughs, but nothing great. The > content is for mature audience really. I'm surprised this movie is PG-13, it > should really be R. > > > > The music: Well, given that this is a comedy movie, the music should not > be taken too seriously. Music in these comedy movies just plays in the > background, without getting too involved in the movie. And that is exactly > the treatment it's received here. Although, Rahman's tracks have been used > throughout the movie, the movie contains various other tracks not featured > on the Soundtrack. > > > > The good: > > -Rahman's first Hollywood venture :) > > -Music used at some prominent places > > > > The bad: > > -Rahman's music is not the only music in the movie > > -Movie doesn't start with Rahman's music > > -Sajna, the song, is not featured in the movie, although, the theme can > be heard > > -Kurukuru is not featured in the movie, bits can be heard here and there > > -Nana is featured in the movie, and also for the end credits > > > > Sure, from above, you can see that there's more bad than good, but I'm > not disappointed. I'm glad I'm finally able to walk into any records store > here in LA and pick up a soundtrack by Rahman and that I can hear Rahman's > music in a Hollywood movie. > > > > Looking forward to more Hollywood ventures and some amazing soundtracks > by Rahman in the future! > > > > Regards, > > Wasim > > > > > -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"
