hehe unknowingly ?! ;) On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 2:28 PM, Naveen Naushad <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > iPhone version hasn't been released yet. This leak is probably from some > shop. After all the CDs should reach the shops by today and tomorrow if they > need to start selling on 12th. Some shop owner must have slipped out a CD > early for one of his regular customers and that guy knowingly or unknowingly > shared it on the net. > > Naveen > > > On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 12:57 PM, sriramvr_in <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Told u so! >> >> >> --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, >> "sriramvr_in" <sriramvr...@...> wrote: >> > >> > am sure that songs will be transferred even before the cd comes out. >> > pretty silly stuff from sony >> > >> > -- V R Sriram >> > >> > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, >> Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> wrote: >> > > >> > > *Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya on iPhone powered by DCI Mobile Studios* >> > > Shailesh [January 1, 2010, 6:57:54 PM] >> > > [image: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya on iPhone powered by DCI Mobile >> Studios] >> > > >> > > The premiere of *Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa,* A.R. Rahman's first album >> after >> > > the Oscars, will be powered by DCI Mobile Studios (a division of >> > > Galatta.com). >> > > >> > > Sony Music India's foray into the Tamil movie industry (Kollywood) has >> > > created many landmarks and milestones with some of the most successful >> and >> > > prestigious projects. And in yet another pioneering initiative, Sony >> Music >> > > India announced the global launch and world premiere of A.R. Rahman's >> > > most-anticipated and awaited soundtrack from *Vinnaithaandi >> Varuvaayaa* – >> > > meaning `Will you cross the skies for me?' – and abbreviated to *VTV*. >> What >> > > takes public anticipation to new heights is the fact that this is the >> first >> > > Tamil album from A.R. Rahman after his double Academy Award win and >> just >> > > before the Grammy Awards – scheduled for February 10. >> > > >> > > *VTV* stars Silambarasan (Simbhu) – touted as the next superstar in >> > > Kollywood – and beautiful Trisha Krishnan in the lead roles. The film >> is >> > > directed by Gautham Menon (whose previous Tamil film *Vaaranam >> Aayiram* was >> > > a critical, commercial and musical blockbuster with songs released by >> Sony >> > > Music). >> > > >> > > At the sneak music preview of *VTV* held in London on 19th December >> > > 2009, the entire cast and crew (including A.R. Rahman, Gautham Menon, >> > > Simbhu, Trisha and all the singers) were present. About this music >> preview, >> > > Gautham Menon said, "London was a great experience. We had a live >> unplugged >> > > performance of all the songs by the singers who have sung in the >> album. The >> > > audience, mostly English, loved the music. Everybody felt it sounded >> very >> > > international, which was hardly surprising, considering it was music >> by A.R. >> > > Rahman. The intention was to reach and test the music on an >> international >> > > audience. We achieved more than that. We plan to do a road show with >> all the >> > > singers now. This was a first of it's kind show. Now the expectation >> about >> > > the film is tremendous and the pressure is on me now." >> > > >> > > The music of *VTV* will be released physically on CDs and cassettes >> across >> > > the world and via Amazon.com for online buyers. Digitally, *VTV* music >> will >> > > be available on iTunes, Nokia Store, and iPhone application from the >> first >> > > week of January. >> > > >> > > This unique activity for *VTV* will be executed through an iPhone >> music >> > > application (app) which will allow users to stream and listen to the >> > > complete songs, download the songs, wallpapers and other movie-related >> > > information. >> > > >> > > This initiative, a first-in-the-world for an iPhone application >> entirely >> > > based on movie OST by Sony Music, is the result of the joint efforts >> by Sony >> > > Music Entertainment India and DCI Mobile Studios, a leading >> Chennai-based >> > > software and mobile applications developer, a division of Galatta.com. >> The >> > > service will be available to all registered users of iPhone apps >> across the >> > > world. A user will be charged $1.99 for downloading the application, >> > > facilitating unlimited streaming of the songs from the album and $2.99 >> to >> > > download the whole album. >> > > >> > > Galatta.com has also taken steps to restrict unauthorized sharing of >> the >> > > content through this unique application. A user who downloads the >> songs on >> > > his iPhone or iPod will not be able to transfer it to any other >> (meaning >> > > unauthorized) device. >> > > >> > > Mr. Shridhar Subramaniam, Managing Director, Sony Music India, said, >> "Sony >> > > Music has always been at the forefront of redefining music marketing. >> This >> > > initiative, which is a first in India, will enable a savvy generation >> of >> > > smart phone users to access streamed audio feeds over an active data >> > > connection. Our efforts have always been to make the music reach its >> > > audience as, when, and how they want to enjoy it. We are quite certain >> that >> > > A.R. Rahman's fans and lovers of his music will enjoy his genius >> through >> > > this application." >> > > >> > > Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Girish Ramdas (President, >> Galatta.com) >> > > said, "At Galatta.com, we recognize that mobile applications are a >> very >> > > personal medium and should fulfill end-users' desire to stream in >> personal >> > > choice of audio content wherever they are; the iPhone is an ideal >> vehicle >> > > for monetizing Sony's content. This app will fulfill the dream of >> mobile >> > > subscribers for easy access to the highly-anticipated film's songs and >> get >> > > to listen to the genius A.R. Rahman." >> > > >> > > The movie will be released in the second week of February 2010. >> > > >> > > >> > > >> http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Vinnaithaandi_Varuvaaya_songs_on_iPhone_powered_by_DCI_Mobile_Studios_34073.html >> > > >> > >> >> > >
