Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

Getting back to the music. Listen to the karoake version of 'aaro'. As one friend pointed out, there is no way you can dream that a melody like 'aaro padunnu' could have been overlaid on this rhythm!!! Especially when the beat is following the charanam. I mean, you will definitely think of some other song structure if you listen to the beat alone. But when you hear the song with the beat it fits in so well!!

I love the rhythm for the charanam of 'mazhamega' song. Very well done. Some synth could have been probably avoided but overall loving this song as well.

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Appreciate your sense of humor. Didn't know you could laugh at yourself

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I give up.
As always, I didn't start this loop of attacking any hubber in specific.
I sincerely hope you will find enough time to discuss about IR and his music, if only you forget about targeting me ;)

Vicky's take on 'aaro paadunno' song. As usual, he expresses his view in his own inimitable style.

http://ragadevan.blogspot.com

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Originally Posted by kameshratnam

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Originally Posted by raagas

Else u wud irke people like VEL :D

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thanks for being my 'unpaid' PR :D Happy to have effected some positive change.

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U dont realize the pathetic situation...kerala is near TN and i cannot get the cds in chennai

appram enna peria original cd kelu....dont support piracy...

That something is not available does not mean you resort to illegal ways to get it...you should use other legal alternatives. (according to your logic pocket'la panam illadhavan thirudalam...WELL, THATS' DEFINETLY NOT OK..)

http://www.kadhathudarunnu.com/

Visit the above website for the promo.

It seems promo title track is scored by ashwath and not thalaivar. :banghead:

I think somebody commented (rajallatheway i gues ) abt the similarity of aarao song from KT to mudhi mudhi . I find the orchestration of this song much more closer to heart , what we expect from raaja . Im just dead tired of hearing these cooked songs with wonderful sounds , but nothing to heart.

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Originally Posted by Sureshs65

Just heard 'aaro paadunnu doore' from 'Katha Thodarunnu'. Very intriguing song. I can understand RajaAlltheway's reference to 'Mudi Mudi'. The orchestration is in the same jazzy style. Lovely guitar, piano and violin usage, in a very jazzy form. The charanam is very interesting with the rhythms going very steady against a tune which twists and turns. What a melody buildup in the charanam. What intrigues me is the pallavi itself. The start reminds me of old Hindi film songs. The same way 'Swapnangal' reminded me of old Hindi songs. I can understand why Sathyan was enthusiastic about this song in his interview and said he always demanded melodies from Raja. The whole orchestration is very similar to 'Paa'. Both the interludes are lovely. The way the song starts with 'Aaaaro' and Chitra follows with 'aaatmavil' is enough to pay for the full CD!!! Outstanding song which can only be conceived by a genius like Raja who can mix the great music of past with his own sensibilities and to that add a jazz layer. A song to keep for a long time, as Sathyan had mentioned in his interview.

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After multiple listenings, still not impressed enough to consider this in the same level as Bhagya devata. But I agree with Suresh here - the pallavi is hindi-ish. More specifically, the same form of music as the Sonu Nigam Song from Sangharsh (Pehli pehli baar balliyE, the portion which goes rabba maino pyAr hO gayA...haiii..dil beqarar ho gaya). I dont know what they call it - khayal or some form of ghazal or sort of Punjabi Ghazal or whatever it is. But it certainly has a name, which escapes my mind now. But then, typically, Raja digresses into other forms and ends up with a variation of Twinkle Twinkle little star!

As a foreign critic, asked to review a IR CD(possibly by our own irir123) said something to the tune of he is disturbed by the straddling across multiple genres in 30-45 seconds, I feel I am failing to keep pace with the thought process of Raja. Maybe, exposure to modern indian film music has left me unable to process the complexity in Raja's composition. Maybe, I'd prefer the plainer Bhagya devata where there was more of sticking to the genre and style of the song throughout. Maybe thats the effect of constant exposure to hook-based modern indian film music!

It is, perhaps, no surprise, then, that Kizhakku mala is the song that has appealed most to me from this album.

As always Milliblog's Karthik writes a very crisp take on the album: "Aaro paadunnu dhoore – Kadha thudarunnu (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
Ilayaraja seems to be reserve some of his choicest melodies to Malayalam, that too, to Sathyan Anthikkad, in particular. This soundtrack has just 3 songs (if you ignore the Karaoke versions) and each one is so vintage Raja that you wonder why he strangely nixes his Tamil compositions. The choice of Hariharan is a masterstroke in Aaro paadunnu and the tune has just the fine tinge of melancholy that makes it a great listen!"

http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2010/05/...ns-april-2010/

>>The choice of Hariharan is a masterstroke...

Hmm..I could never stand Hariharan. This song, however, is a true delight, a little drip drip of honey...I still don't care for Hariharan's voice.

Gokul.