thiruvasakam in symphony

Heard about this man called L.Subramaniam when he was replaced by Illayaraja as composer for the movie "Heyram" the reason being Kamal went to IR to score the background score alone. But after listening to the album "Double Concerto" by L.Subramaniam even he could have scored the BGM of Heyram with a symphony orchestra. "Double Concerto" is concerto for Violin and flute written by Dr.L.Subramaniam, his first orchestral work. It is for sure a great effort. He has blended the indian classical music with the western orchestra really well. As Thiruvasakam cannot be claimed as an out and out western classical composition i wish IR would also release his First Symphony written for RPO London in near future or he should start working on his next symphony.

I have put my thoughts on "Double Concerto" album in detail here..

http://ursmusically.blogspot.com/200...bramaniam.html

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Originally Posted by sureshmehcnit

Heard about this man called L.Subramaniam when he was replaced by Illayaraja as composer for the movie "Heyram" the reason being Kamal went to IR to score the background score alone. But after listening to the album "Double Concerto" by L.Subramaniam even he could have scored the BGM of Heyram with a symphony orchestra.....
...As Thiruvasakam cannot be claimed as an out and out western classical composition i wish IR would also release his First Symphony written for RPO London in near future or he should start working on his next symphony.

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Suresh for that matter anybody with a deep knowledge in WCM and Indian classical music can score BGM for movies. And sure LS has the capability to score for "heyram" using a symphony orchestra, but how much life he would have breathed into the scenes would have been a question mark :)

rajasaranam: i do agree with that. IR could have released the soundtrack of Hey Ram.

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"Muthu Natraman" is the only song in the album that has been sung by singers other than the Maestro. While the song comes across as a very cheerful one, a peeve, however, is that these guys lack the clarity in pronunciation that is so evident in the other numbers sung by IR. The music is mind blowing and jus grows onto you slowly. The prelude is awesome. "Putril Vaazh aravum anjaen", is mesmerizing, right from the word go. IR's monologue right at the beginning of the song is bound to put off many a listener, but that can be pardoned for the song as a whole. The tune is great, interludes just perfect! "Polla vinayen", the longest piece is out of the world in some parts, good in most other parts. IR's voice rocks in "Pooeru konnum purandhararum", but doesn't suit this number when he sings in the high pitches, the age shows. This is the only song that has English words accompanying IR's rendering in Tamil, and the English and Tamil parts have been interleaved very well. The high pitch singing of Ray Harcourt along with the orchestra is divine. It reaches an exhilarating climax towards the end, when they start singing the "Namachivaya vaazgha"! "Pooeru konnum purandhararum" is sung by Bhavatharini & IR. She does a good job of it, with neat diction and good expressions. Towards the end when both of them sing together, the harmony is excellent. "Poovar senni mannan" is also great, and IR's voice fits perfectly here. The tempo is very good.. His diction is jus perfect! The loud chorus/instruments or whatever in the background gives a very good effect. "Umbargatkarase" is a very slow number. IR's voice is extremely expressive, as it is in all the songs, for most part of the song. There is very little instrument in the background and its jus IR's voice that brings in the depth of emotions very beautifully. Because of its pace, this number may not find a fan following. Overall, TiS is definitely a unique, one of its kind album that will not disappoint!

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jaiganes,

It is not IR's work that is being scrutinized, it is the person IR himself. Lot of people (including me) were sceptical about IR's personality for a long time, but HCIR fans used to thrash us, when ever we brought up this topic. It is pay back time.

There is no doubt IR is the best thing happened to tamil music. I still love his work done back in 70s and 80s. But I have hard time accepting his personality.

Do not worry, if he stops his creative work - his best was done back in 70s and early 80s. Just enjoy!!

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his best was done back in 70s and early 80s.

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Not quite.. We would'nt be discussing TiS if that was the case. IR has been giving some extremely good numbers in the 90s & in the new century.

Its just that... virundhu saapida vEndiya thamizhargaL, fast food saapptittu kondu irukkirArgaL!![/i] :lol:

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But I have hard time accepting his personality.

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Nobody asked you to!!

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his best was done back in 70s and early 80s.

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I guess thats your point of view. The point I made was that he is an artist who provides something for an average thamizhan. I have had the opportunity of travelling in SETC buses from Bangalore- Vellore-Chennai. These are buses which don't have push back seat or big legspace for passengers. Yet, it is amazing to watch them travel without a grumble to Ilaiyaraaja's songs in radio and tape in the dead of the night while they are fighting to sleep. Once a guy remarked "Avaru(IR) paattu kaettukittu irundhaal Lorryle kooda nimmadhiya pogalaam". This is what average thamizhars feel about IR. Now the relatively better educated elite are expected to atleast not disturb this artist, if they can't support him. I will hold this argument true for ARR as well. It is another matter if ARR has reached out to Thamizh masses the way IR has done. My recent travels in these buses have confirmed that MSV and IR are revered in another level altogether and all other MDs merely scratch the outer surface of an average thamizhan while these two legends reach far deeper into the hearts.

Hi Jaiganes

My recent travels in these buses have confirmed that MSV and IR are revered in another level altogether and all other MDs merely scratch the outer surface of an average thamizhan while these two legends reach far deeper into the hearts

True. They will not bothered about technology or whether you mixed western and carnatic etc. but simple tune which will mesmerise you immediately . I think MSV&IR made lot of experiement with in the limit and reached masses effectively but later stage it has become fast food type .

ramesh

JG,
Its nice to hear that you too experienced this phenomenon :) Try trav elling via Chennai-Chithoor-Banaglore. You could listen to some awesome Telugu songs in the roadside tea shops and hotels.

Well over here in Singapore they give us golden melodies of IR and MSV during the night time....i had the pleasure of listening to Sundari Kanaal just as i was about to sleep. You can certainly feel the music flowing through your mind when trying to sleep while listening to it. There are quite alot of YSR and ARR fans among the youths here. IR is not really very popular amongst the youths here.