Well said Ramesh...
On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Ramesh R <[email protected]> wrote: > > > OK. I've been trying to stay away from this discussion but I'll jump in > this one time. > > It might help if you punt the idea of Endhiran being a sci-fi movie, > expecting it to have the music similar to how sci-fi films are scored these > days. Instead think of it as a Rajni movie with some elements of science > fiction. Now if you're going to question the appropriateness of the dated > electronics versus today's amalgam of orchestra and electronics, then you > should also be asking what are songs doing in a sci-fi movie in the first > place. > > I don't like the synths and overuse of auto-tunes in Endhiran. It just > happens to be ARR's choice for depicting the machine elements in a Rajni > movie. And it's not like the music is without merit. It's an eclectic mix of > styles that appeals to some and not to others. I'm not the target audience > but that's just fine. > > While it's encouraging that you're writing more without abusing capital > letters, it would lend more seriousness to your arguments if you qualified > them without platitudes and fanboy gushings. When I read things like "... > which would even leave the jazz legends awestruck", "it would have > re-written the history of Bond songs", "Rahmantic way"... it's hard to > take you seriously. > > Isn't it odd that you want ARR to avoid the "textbook method" of music, > and yet you want his music to fit accepted norms of today's sci-fi scores? > Previously, you expected the music to have "synth-orchestral elements in > the arrangements... with Michael Columbierish percussions". Michel > Colombier is known for his 70s/80s sound. Wouldn't you say that you got your > 80s music with synths and orchestra? > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* kishore parayath <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wed, August 4, 2010 11:39:29 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [arr] A small request...Think before you bash Endhiran's > music... > > > > No one is bashing here! Everyone has the freedom to express his views. > Infact, it is the community members who are 'bashing' some people here, who > express their honest views. > > And regarding the music required for a sci-fi subject. Please refer the > scores of sci-fi movies produced in Hollywood. Then U would understand what > is required for such a subject. And we all know, that ARR is capable of > doing much more than many of those Hollywood composers. > > Iam enjoying the sounds in Endhiran and the layering in Arima Arima. Also, > I like Endhiran more than Sivaji... Juz because, Endhiran has the sounds > which I expected in Sivaji. Very enjoyable. But certainly the concepts and > genres are very old (Unusually from ARR). We would love ARR trying such > genres... But we dont want ARR to follow the textbook format.. We want him > in the Rahmantic way.. Always like a mad musical scientist like how CHORD > qoutes many times. > Remember when ARR experimented with jazz in Iruvar?? Did he ever follow the > style, established by the legends of Jazz back in the 70's and 80's ?? No.. > He went into mad experimentation giving masterpieces like vennilaa vennillaa > which would even leave the jazz legends awestruck;and also resulting in > some hybrid tracks like 'Aayirathil Naan Oruvan' and 'Kannai Katti', where > *'Dave Brubeck met MS Vishwanathan'*. > > > > -- "All you need to do is decide what to do with the time that is given to you" - Gandalf the Gray.
