there are some sensible comments here. and I was most surprised about Anu Malik's comment. he sounds so mature and sensible here unlike what i used to read in the 90s.
well, at least there is a bunch of people who understand all these On Thu, Sep 2, 2010 at 12:07 PM, A.R.Rajib <a.r.ra...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > ''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=%27%27It%20is%20bad%20for%20the%20reputation%20of%20any%20musician%27%27%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 ~ ~* > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
