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Originally Posted by MumbaiRamki
It is quite possible. I was told by a friend who said, the recording engineer for Time was proud, that they used various western classical instruments for this song. Later, my friend, who prefers real instruments, was dismayed to find they were all played from the synth keyboard. I just assumed all instruments were synths.
You probably knew that a 60-piece orchestra was used for enna solli. It was a news then.
But if you compare the sound of enna solli and niram piriththu, I have a suspicion that the niram piriththu's songs even strings are too 'clean' sounding to be real instruments.
Most of the time, I am told, IR's keyboardists accompany real instruments. This is to add more 'body' to the sound. So this makes it difficult to tell at times.
About 'Enna Solli Paaduvatho's orchestration, maybe it was I didn't know that this song had a 60-piece orchestra as a backdrop-- this is news to me!
60 piece orchestra va ..Koncham DOubta thaan irruku ...
Let me listen to the song and see what possible instruments are used ...
Prelude - Flute ,Strings
First Interlude - Strings
Second Interlude - Strings ,some wood instruments ( 2)
1.Violin1
2.Violin2
3.Viola
4.Cello
5.DOuble Bass
6.Bass Guitar
7.wood Instruments -2
FYI ,for teh kudaikul Mazhai this is the set Karthik Raaja used -10 violins,5Violas, 2 cellos and 1 bass for the movie
COnsidering that ,i intuitively feel that the interludes of Enna Solli Paaduvatho should have used atleast the double the amount used in Kudaikkul Mazhai ....and also if u add second violins ,possibly 50 piecer-orchestra quite possible
Enna Solli is really a master piece ..i think for some time raaja stopped teh technique of using a string harmony for teh charanam - This song it was full fledged orchestra backing ...
( i remember when one composer was proud of using 60 piece orchestra for BGM - I think it is not the usage but teh composition which should be beautiful !!!)
I think lot of us expect raaja to use strong orchestra pieces in songs with strong bass etc ....and probably raaja sir has reduced teh usage of orchestra in 90 s .....Kadhaluku mAriyadhai did not have even one interlude with orchestral piece - except ananda kuilin song ( it cld have been synth too )
I bought IR's Isai Amudham and a CD of IR's collections yesterday. Before doing that, I was giving a listening to Karagaattakkaari. I would say that for a film which no one knows whether it would get released, it is too good. I revised my opinion on Karagaatakkaari album. Barring the last Kovai kamala song, all other songs are extremely listenable and "FRESH". I reiterate "FRESH". There was no song that resembled, "Appadi Podu", "Thathai Thathai.." or "Fanaaaahhhhh". Which means, IR is still the only MD who doesn't rely on loops or tracks that have resemblance to any sound which is not his own creation. If any one feels the use of shrilled flute, melam, urumi, thavil and naadhaswaram to be repetitive, then the music can be termed stale. But simply generalizing the feel of an album and saying it is not fresh is purely relative and biased. "Kotti vecha muthe" is as good a melody you can expect to hear in any film album. "Kaattu -k- kili " is another melody which keeps revolving around and rond in my mind. "Ennap petha mookamba" is a song, which again keeps coming up every 10 mins to me, particularly the way IR sings fast "Andamum undaakki, mannurundai aakki adhil enakkum unakkum idam kodutha mookaamba". If there are no prejudices against IR's voice, then it is a throughly enjoyable song. "Saada maada" is yet another delightful song, simple melody and soothing voice of Vijay. On the whole a throughly enjoyable album, definitely has an effect of transporting to a village.
Jaiganes,
It was a nice knowing someone else who is enjoying "Karakattakari" album. I Second your opinion abt Freshness too. I dont know what these people like vijayr expect in the name of freshness. They would wish to change our 'oppari' and 'Thaalatu' in the name of freshness. and God it is here existing for the past 2000-3000 years. These people will accept when One MD will come, change the tune of 'mangalyam thanthunaa...' to sound yuppie and dont mind the essence of the whole sacred chant being lost, which is here from time immemorial :-(
Atleast we happen to be on the same side of league who know that there are somethings which should be kept intact for eons to come and even then it will be fresh for us:-)
And what is this 'Isai amudham' you are talking about where did you get this?
Jaiganes,
You missed out the song 'Enga ooru laila' . try to listen this again though the lyrics are not good the song is great treat with nice sarnams and Interludes. The Album on Whole reminds me of a complete album of Raja like one in the Eighties. After 'kaathal saathi' this is the album iam enjoying on the whole.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...cle/13179.html
BR&IR together again?
But will they shine again..?
Both are out of their peak :(
May be VM should also join..
IR's next film albums
BM movie
Kamal movie
Fazil movie
Logitdas movie
&
Karakattakari