''It is bad for the reputation of any musician'' ibnlive.com <http://ibnlive.in.com/agency/ibnlive.com.html> Posted on *Sep 01, 2010 at 15:00* | Updated *Sep 01, 2010 at 15:56*
[image: Email]<http://ibnlive.in.com/news/it-is-bad-for-the-reputation-of-any-musician/130081-8-75.html> [image: Print] <http://ibnlive.in.com/printpage.php?id=130081§ion_id=8> 66Share<http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fibnlive.in.com%2Fnews%2Fit-is-bad-for-the-reputation-of-any-musician%2F130081-8-75.html&t=''It%20is%20bad%20for%20the%20reputation%20of%20any%20musician''%20-%20Movies%20News%20-%20News%20-%20ibnlive&src=sp> 1 The industry is abuzz with the recent news that the *Commonwealth Games*<http://connect.in.com/commonwealth-games/profile-543083.html> ** officials now want A R Rahman's Rs 5 crore theme track *Swagatham* to be 'recomposed'. Fellow musicians talk to IBNLive about their reactions to the rumours... Singer Shaan feels that Rahman as a composer has his own beliefs about his compositions. Shaan says, “Rahman generally takes a brief and takes it ahead from there. What I would like to say is that the CWG officials should work on their own shortcomings and pull their act together.” He adds, “We are so scared of getting humiliated in front of the whole world with the CWG. Don’t waste time finding faults in Rahman.” Kavita *Krishnamurthy*<http://connect.in.com/krishnamurthy/profile-1900597.html> ** has been busy traveling and admits she hasn’t had the time to hear Rahman’s composition. However, she points out, “For any composer, for example if my husband has been commissioned to compose a song...from the beginning to the end, the organizers are always involved. While the entire song is taking shape, they (organizers) are involved. If there are certain changes to be made, the composer should have been alerted from step one.” She adds emphatically, “It is bad for the reputation of any musician. It is very hurting.” [image: A R Rahman at an event] Music director *Anu Malik*<http://connect.in.com/anu-malik/profile-24443.html> ** has not heard *Swagatham* either. He, however, explains, “I have not heard the song but the broader thing is…Rahman is a gifted composer. It all depends on what brief had been given to him. For the kind of money that has been paid (reportedly 5 crore), it is a huge amount. I am sure if Rahman has composed the theme track, it must be very good. But if something takes about four, five or six months, was the brief given in the first place OK? The net reaction to the track has not been that good. At the end of the day, Indians are very emotional towards their music.” Music director Bappi Lahiri admits he has not heard the song. He says, “I have not heard the song yet and therefore would not like to comment on the matter.” By Sujata Chakrabarti http://ibnlive.in.com/news/it-is-bad-for-the-reputation-of-any-musician/130081-8-75.html -- *- Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~*
