Marys beheading too -original message- Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman Sir "The Man Of The Decade"! 2000 - 2009 | A Revisit!! From: "Jahanzeb" <[email protected]> Date: 03/01/2010 00:48
What, only four songs were composed by ARR? I am very surprised. I thought no one knew which songs ARR composed and which Armstrong (as album credits don't show this). I was expecting more of the songs composed by him. what is the source of this information by the way?? - Jahanzeb --- In [email protected], ARRvind <arr_arv...@...> wrote: > > > Oops...i've mentioned "Sung by himself" which is wrong! Only four tracks are > COMPOSED by ARR sir..!! They're all instrumentals! > > 1. Philip (01:51) > 2. Mary's Beheading (03:22) > 3. Battle (03:29) > 4. Divinity Theme (05:08) > > > > --- On Sat, 1/2/10, prakash krishnan <praka_h...@...> wrote: > > From: prakash krishnan <praka_h...@...> > Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman Sir "The Man Of The Decade"! 2000 - 2009 | A > Revisit!! > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 2, 2010, 2:56 AM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > "3) Elizabeth: The Golden Age (English) > --> A Shekar Kapur - ARR combo that made little news both pre > and post release! ARR composed only Four tracks sung by himself for the > movie!" > >                        please can you mention which > are them??? > > > > > --- On Fri, 1/1/10, Kalyan K <kalyan...@gmail. com> wrote: > > From: Kalyan K <kalyan...@gmail. com> > Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman Sir "The Man Of The Decade"! 2000 - 2009 | A > Revisit!! > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Friday, 1 January, 2010, 11:19 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > Gone through an excellent journey through your writeup Arrvind.  > Thanks for that. >  > Kalyan K. > > > On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 2:00 AM, ARRvind <arr_arv...@yahoo. com> wrote: > > >  > > > > > > > > > With the advent of a new promising decade and being just passed off a > musically stupendous decade, i just felt to rewind our great Rahman sir's > works and achievements by my simple mere words here.! Well, it just goes out > to be an understatement if we all declare A.R.Rahman sir as [b]"The Man Of > The Decade"[/b] in the entertainment category. > >  Raining Filmfares, Padmashree, Doctorates, Lata Mangeshkar Awards, > National Awards, State Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTAs,Swaralaya Yesudas > Awards, Grammy Nominations and above all the Oscar Academy awards,not > withstanding, Rahman sir clearly won millions and trillions of hearts across > the globe. I, personally consider that more than those aforementioned awards, > its the love among the hearts of people that has made what Rahman sir is > today! > > Lets all rewind back to his illustrious works and corresponding achievements > of the decade 2000 - 2009: >  > 2000 >  > 1) Alaipayuthey (Tamil) >  --> A Manirathnam - Rahman Sir Combination Classic Runaway hit! >  --> Won Filmfare South Best Music Director Award > > 2) Fiza (Hindi) >  --> Graced the movie as a guest composer and composed an anthem Qawwali > "Piya Haji Ali" which no one would ever forget >  > 3) Kandukondain Kandukondain (Tamil) >  --> A Musical Superhit in Rajeev Menon - Rahman Sir combination after > Minsaara Kanavu > > 4) Rhythm (Tamil) >  --> A sugary sweet and simple composition by Sir > > 5) Thenali (Tamil) > --> A laugh riot flick in the combination of Rahman Sir - Kamal Haasan - > K.S.Ravikumar > > 6) Zubeidaa (Hindi) > --> A classic periodical love story by Shyam Benegal.It was ARR's signature > tunes that stood up in the movie and well received! > > 2001 >  > 1) One 2 Ka 4 (Hindi) > --> Movie turned out to be damp squib despite the presence of most > influential people: ARR Sir and Shah Rukh Khan > > 2) Star (Tamil) > --> Rahman sir re-used most of his "Thakshak" and "1947-Earth" tunes onto > this one.The response was moderate though! > > 3)Naayak (Hindi) > --> Remake of Tamil Hit "Mudhalvan", the same songs were re-used and the > response was great! > > 4)Lagaan (Hindi) > --> One of the most successful Cinemas in the film industry, Rahman sir > proved the world that there is no one to replace him in period films. > --> ARR swept away almost all awards for the year >      National Award for the best Music Direction >      Filmfare Award for the best Music Direction >      IIFA Award for the best Music Direction >      Zee Cine Award for the best Music Direction > >  > 5) Paarthale Paravasam (Tamil) > --> Hugely anticipated movie of the year since it was legendary director > K.Balachander' s 100th flick! Songs were well received but the movie sank > without a trace! > > 6) Alli Arjuna (Tamil) > --> Another masala flick which had tunes of "Pukar", "1947 Earth" and "One 2 > Ka 4" all mixed together. Both the songs and film was soon forgotten since > all felt that the songs have already been heard before in Hindi! > > > 2002 >  > 1)Kannathil Muthammital (Tamil) > --> The year began with a bang with Rahman sir teaming up again with > Manirathnam. The result: A Megahit venture! > > -->ARR was again the most favourite among the award presenters >    National Award for the best Music Direction >    Filmfare South Award for the best Music Direction >     > 2)Saathiya (Hindi) > --> A hit remake of the Tamil classic hit "Alaipayuthey" > --> Songs became a rage among masses and classes with ARR grabbing : >   Filmfare Award for the best Music Direction >   Bollywood Movie Award for the best Music Direction >   IIFA Award for the best Music Direction >   Zee Cine Award for the best Music Direction >   MTV Immies Award for the best Music Direction > > > 3) The Legend Of Bhagath Singh (Hindi) > --> A revolutionary concept by Rajkumar Santoshi > --> Songs and BGMs ruled the music world while the movie bombed due to the > interventions of too many movies with the same concept released > simultaneously. ARR also received the Filmfare Best Background Music Award > for his soul stirring BGMs. > > > 4) Baba (Tamil) > --> A mega hyped Rajinikanth starrer which made Rahman sir adapt to Rajni's > stardom style. The result was just moderate and movie went disastrous! > > 5) Kaadhal Virus (Tamil) > --> A breezy romantic flick which arrived and departed very quietly without > making any news! Only hardcore Rahmaniacs cherish the album till date! > > 6)Bombay Dreams (English) > --> The first and foremost widespread introduction of ARR to the entire > world! Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborated with the meastro and made a historic > win! > --> ARR won the Laurence Olivier Award(UK) for the Best Musical Score > > 7) Ek Nazaria / One Vision ( Multi) > --> ARR gave life to the magical lyrics of the then honorary President Dr.APJ > Abdul Kalam. > > 2003 > > 1)Udhaya (Tamil) > --> A commercial venture which could not in any means bring accolades by the > audience. The music was quite appreciated but not without the critics > lamblast! > > 2) Parasuram (Tamil) > --> Another run-of-the-mill flick which was least talked about even by > Rahmaniacs. One could easily make out the uncomfirtablity of Rahman sir while > working on this project! > > 3)Boys (Tamil) > --> The biggest blockbuster movie with the first magical combination of > Rahman - Shankar of the decade!Rahman ruled the roost with vibrant, peppy and > groovy numbers which became teenage anthems! > --> Its quite strange that Sir did not win any awards for such a mammoth > composition! > > 4)Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (Tamil) >   Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu (Telugu) > --> This flick too falls under the same league of Boys, but the result turned > topsy turvy this time! Rahman sir though, was rained with huge appreciation. > > 5) Kangalal Kaidhu Sei (Tamil) > --> A perfect instance of a mediocre script gobbling up the marvellous > music!Had this music been written to a good script, the result would have > been magnanimous! > > 6) Tehzeeb (Hindi) > --> First superflop album in Hindi for Rahman sir! Though it had some magical > ghazalish songs, the results were not warming enough! >  > [2004 > > 1) Warriors Of Heaven and Earth (Mandarin/English) > --> An awesome feat achieved by any Indian so far, Rahman sir even ventured > into the gigantic East Asia! The indian version of one of the song was warmly > received! > > 2) Lakeer- The Forbidden Lines (Hindi) > --> ARR's magical compositions in Rhythm got its Hindi version for this > flick! Though the reception was not impressive, it did make some news ONLY > for its music! > > 3) Meenaxi: A Tale Of Three Cities (Hindi) > --> Meenaxi offered a royal feast for music lovers despite its non release at > the theaters. Ace artiste MF Hussain could cheer only because of his flick's > music sales! > --> Rahman sir received the Best Music Arrangement( Critic) Sangeet Awards > for the year! > > 4) Yuva (Hindi) >   Aayitha Ezhuthu (Tamil) > --> The deadly combo Rahman - Manirathnam bounced back with this bilingual > venture which took the industry by storm for its screenplay and music! > > 5) New (Tamil) >   Naani (Telugu) > --> The SJ Surya directed bilingual movie was more talked about for its > controversy rather than the nice reasons. > > 6) Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (Hindi) > --> Rahman sir worked again as a guest composer and composed 3 awesome tracks > and left the rest to Himesh Reshammiya > > 7) Swades (Hindi) > --> The most sophisticated yet simple musical score by Rahman sir! Acclaimed > director Ashutosh Gowariker made no mistake in roping in his Lagaan team yet > again! > --> Rahman sir won the Filmfare for the Best Background Score for the year! > > 8) Kisna (Hindi) > --> Guest composer again for the 3rd time. This time ARR shared the musical > credits with Ismail Darbar. ARR composed total 3 tracks for the movie! > > 2005 >  > 1) [maroon][b]Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - The Forgotten Hero (Hindi)[/b][ > /maroon] > --> A rich, lavish composition by ARR unfortunately got misplaced and as the > title of the movie, the music also was long forgotten by the people. Only > cult section of people preserve this pure composition! > > 2) Mangal Pandey: The Rising (Hindi) > --> Another period film which proved that ARR is the most chosen favorite for > the period flicks! Again all efforts made by ARR went in vain, since neither > the movie nor the songs were accepted by the people! But performance wise, > ARR did magic with Mujras and Qawwalis for this lose script! > > > 3) Anbae Aaruyire/ Ah Aah (Tamil) > --> After New, SJ Surya and ARR united again for this flick which again made > news for all the wrong reasons! ARR created a furore in the musical > department, but the film's debacle harmed the music score ! > > > 4)Water (Hindi/ English) > > --> Another internationally acclaimed album by ARR which showcaused his > talent in handling sensitive subject. Deepa Mehta once again proved that her > team up with ARR is unarguably a classy best. The soundtracks proved the > classical expertise of seasoned singers Sadhana Sargam and Sukhwinder Singh! > > --> ARR almost had a chance of winning the Academy Awards when his Chanchan > was nominated for the Best Original Song! > > 2006 >  > 1) Rang De Basanti (Hindi) > --> In came RDB, and ARR silenced all critics who were going over the board > claiming ARR has lost his touch! A massive hit soundtracks backed with a rock > strong script made RDB a classic wonder! > --> ARR swept away accolades and awards such as >     Filmfare Award for the Best Music Direction >     GIFA Award for the Best Music Direction >     IIFA Award for the Best Music Direction >     Star Screen Award for the Best Background Music >     Zee Cine Award for the Best Music Direction > >     Planet Bollywood's People's Choice Best Music and Best Background > Music Awards > > 2) Sillunu Oru Kadhal (Tamil) > --> ARR bounced back to the kollywood music generating a teenage love anthem > thorugh the soundtracks of this flick! Though the movie was not wery widely > accepted, the audio tracks created a rage across the nation! > > --> ARR won Filmfare South Award for Best Music Direction >    >  > 3) Varalaaru (Tamil) > --> It was a great year for ARR with back to back superhits. Varalaaru > created a history in both music and script! A perfect blend of classical, > folk, Melody and peppy songs made all masala lovers go bersek and love them! > > --> ARR won an unsual award at the Just Plain Folks Music Awards for the best > music direction > > 4)The Lord Of The Rings Musical (English) > --> A Prestigious project for ARR which propelled his growth in the western > cinema! The audio sales were super impressive and ARR became a household name > across the west. > > 5) Guru (Hindi) > --> The Guru of Movie makers and the Guru of Music directors united again for > this big blockbuster roping in the Bachchan clan in the lead roles. The most > versatile album of the year made Rahman stand all among all his > contemproaries! > > --> Yet again, ARR swept accross all the leading awards for both the songs > and BGMS for the year! >   Filmfare Award for Best Music Direction and Best Background Music >   IIFA Award for Best Music Direction and Best Background Music >   Star Screen Award for Best Music Direction and Best Background Music > >   Zee Cine Award for Best Music Direction and Best Background Music >   V.Shantaram Award for Best Music > > 6) Pray For Me Brother (English) > --> The album showed the generosity side of Rahman who made a charity song > for the street children suffering from diseases. Since it was not > commercialized to the greater extent, this work of ARR remains to be hidden > for many people! > > > 2007 >  > 1)Provoked (English) > --> A hollywood production house flick with Aishwarya Rai Bachhan in the lead > had many instrumentals composed by ARR. Surprisingly, the music did not make > any news and it was moderately received! > > 2) Sivaji -The Boss (Tamil) > --> A grand Mass entry by ARR in Tamil for the year. Owing to the mass > subject for Rajinikanth, ARR belted out mass entertainers which was > considered as the year's blockbuster album! > --> ARR was showered upon the accolades and awards for the album >    Filmfare South Awards for the Best Music Direction >    Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards for the Best Music Composer of the Year >    Star Vijay Award for Best Music Director > > 3) Elizabeth: The Golden Age (English) > --> A Shekar Kapur - ARR combo that made little news both pre and post > release! ARR composed only Four tracks sung by himself for the movie! > > 4) One Love (Multilingual) > --> Just to popularize TajMahal, ARR made this album in many languages like > Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Bengali. The result was so > enormous that many people voted for the Taj and squeezed it into the list of > new 7 wonders of the World! > > > 5) Azhagiya Tamil Magan (Tamil) >
