Hi Bro, apologies to inform this but this had already been posted. 2009/12/14 Haris Rahman <[email protected]>
> > > Dear Freinds, > > I just read the below Chat from ARR Fan Club thread from Malayalam Cinema > Forum. I don't know whether it was posted before. > > http://www.forumkerala.com/malayalam-cinema/8091-ar-rahmans-music.html > > > *CHAT with ARR* > ------------------------------ > > A. R. Rahman says : I read most of your questions… thought I will just pick > and choose the ones I felt like answering due to lack of time. I thank you > for taking your time for writing all those beautiful kind words. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: MAHESH LONDHE > Question: I personally feel “ 1947 Earth” is your all time best Music. I am > not at all against synthesizer or latest techniques but have a strong > opinion that Music is nothing but ‘Feelings’ and therefore a song should be > recorded in one go without a break as it was practice previously. What is > your opinion ? > A. R. Rahman says : Thank you very much. I definitely have a lot of freedom > when I work with Deepa Mehta, since she doesn’t nitpick into every little > thing. She just gives the general idea and disappears till we make beautiful > music for her and she responds later. Freedom is very important in the > process of creating music and songs. There are a lot of issues when we > record music together, because even if one person is not right, then the > whole recording becomes unusable. Hence, by the use of multi-tracks, we > definitely try to simulate the seamlessness in a song. But the practice is > still on. The music of Lord of the Rings, the musical, and Golden Age, which > I recorded recently were all with a live orchestra in one of the most > prestigious studios in London > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Aravind AM > Question: Sir, In most of your songs, there are very minute and very fine > sounds -which may hardly be noticeable to a normal listener, but if we > actually notice them, we appreciate the sheer brilliance. What motivates to > to make all those fine nuances in your songs, though the efforts that you > put in for beautifying the song may not reach the audience? > A. R. Rahman says : There is a story of Michelangelo -- if I am not wrong > -- which I heard recently. It seems that he was painting beautiful pictures > at the back of the church. People told him you are a fool because you are > not painting in the front where people can appreciate your work. The answer > was: I do my work for God to watch it. I think he can watch it anywhere. I > thought it was a brilliant answer because everything doesn’t need to have > instant appreciation. Even if one of you have appreciated those fine > nuances, that is enough for me. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Armstrong S.A > Question: Still i feel that quality and sounds of "Roja" songs are far > better than your recent ones. What is the main reason for that? are you > missing Sridar and other sound engineers? > A. R. Rahman says : At the time of Roja, the consumer music systems used > were of lower qualities and we had to cater to a mono-magnetic tape. Hence > we had to exaggerate the high frequencies and use a lot of spacializers. > Things have changed in the course of time and we are right now taken a > universal approach in the sound quality to make our recordings sound warm > and friendly to every system. That covers the recording part. The sounds > which you say were inspired from the film of Roja… definitely another film > soundtrack will come where you will feel the same or maybe better vibe > again. > > > > - > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Vineet > Question: Hi rahamn sir....i am a fan of u...i am hearing runours that u > are coming to dubai for a concert...is it true??..if it is true...is it a > public or a private concert?...we are very eager to see u here in > dubai....thanks > A. R. Rahman says : You'll know very soon. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Shani George > Question: Guruji.., wot is dat one special thing you would like to tell > your millions of fans..?? > A. R. Rahman says : Love makes the heart more lighter and makes you see > things objectively and hate darkens you and makes you heavy at heart and > uneasy. Make a choice. God bless. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Sathya > Question: Hi Rahman, I am a die hard fan of you and i am listening to your > music since Roja. I have read in your interviews that you do prayer 5 times > a day and also its because you love your job you can avoid burnout. But amid > such high pressures how are able to do that. Will you get pressurised > anytime by producers to finish fast, which can cause you lose your coolness > and creativity. > A. R. Rahman says : Like hjow we find time to eat food and sleep, we need > to find time for 'spiritual food' too. If we have our mind balanced and > light, all other things are easier to handle. > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Chekka Prakash > Question: Why are you not giving music Telugu movies? > A. R. Rahman says : I am in the process of doing a Telugu movie directed by > S J Suriya, and starring Pavan Kalyan and the music of Jodhaa Akbar will > also release in Telugu. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: S.Somu > Question: Sir...dont neglect my request....... plzzzzzz.........give me > some work to do......anything....i will travel my life with u sir.....i > donno more about music.....but can do any kind of work....... Dont neglect > this........ Al-Risaiah...... > A. R. Rahman says : I never intentionally neglect people, but due to > overehleming que in my work, it might seem so. I have all of you in my > prayers and love you all. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Amit Iyer > Question: Good Evening Rahmanji. I m your Die Hard Fan from Mumbai. I Love > each and every track U have composed right from Roja to Jodha Akbar and have > collected Cd's and cassettes of each of ur compositions. I heard U r going > to compose some devotional album soon with Ur Guru Shri Dakshinamoorthy. > When is it about to be released? And I just want to meet you atleast once. U > have come to Mumbai several times but I always missed the opportunity of > meeting You. Hope we will meet soon. All The Best For Ur Future Projects. > Warm Regards To You and Your Family. > A. R. Rahman says : You are right. Mr Dakshinamurthy has composed a > beautiful album from the Tamil Sufi text of Gunangudi Mastan based on > Carnatic ragas. Though we have done around six songs, we are still finding > it difficult to find the time to complete the other songs. But it's a very > passionate project.Do wait for it. > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Name: Arshitha V > Question: Hi Rahman Sir. How are you? As we all know that Technology is > having a great impact in the world of music, how are you able to keep > yourself abreast with the current technology? Also, do you feel that you > need more contributions from the world of science to music? I value your > opinion a lot on this. Thank you Arshitha.V > A. R. Rahman says : I've not seen any great innovation in instruments > recently except for a few which is the continium fingerboard and a very > unique instrument in north India where a person has combined a violin and a > Sarangi.Indian music could have a great scientific instrument emulating all > the gamakas and ragas with a polyphonic touch. I might have missed something > which is already there. > http://www.forumkerala.com/malayalam-cinema/8091-ar-rahmans-music.html > > > > >> >> >> > > -- Regards, Uday Kiran
