Interesting sidelights. feels nice to know such inside details. It says "Rahman closeted himself in his Mumbai studio"
I wasn't aware that he has a studio at Mumbai or do they mean he hired some studio to compose this song? -- Rawat On 4/26/2010 8:00 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: > Rahman’s midnight melody > > The composer worked overnight to record a special song; he performed it > live, much to Mani Ratnam’s delight > > *By Mauli Singh* > *Posted On Monday, April 26, 2010 at 04:28:58 AM* > > At the recent music release of Raavan, everybody was taken in by a > soulful rendition of a song, Jaa re udd jaa re, by AR Rahman. > > > Penned by fellow Oscar winner Gulzar, most of the audience present for > the music release of Raavan assumed it was part of the CD given out that > evening - but it wasn’t. Even Mani Ratnam wasn’t aware that Rahman would > be singing the song. > > Gulzar with Rahman at the music release of Raavan (Pic: /Nilesh wairkar/) > > > A source from the unit reveals, “The song that Rahman performed live was > an absolutely last minute inclusion. Rahman and Mani share a special > bond that goes beyond their professional association. Rahman has given > music for all of Mani’s films and even sung in a couple like Dil Se and > Guru. Mani was very keen to have Rahman sing in Raavan.” Which he did, > eventually. > > But the song itself hadn’t been set to music. So Rahman burnt the > midnight oil to give Mani a musical surprise. The night before the > launch, Rahman closeted himself in his Mumbai studio and worked through > the night to compose the song. In the wee hours, he recorded it in his > voice. > > The source adds that the final CD of the track did not contain the song, > and the entire team of Raavan, including director Mani Ratnam, heard it > for the first time at the launch. The song may be included at a later > stage. >
