http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broa...ppi-Magic.html
Happi BGM recording
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broa...ppi-Magic.html
Happi BGM recording
Thanks for the link raagas. Wonderful music. May I say, as usual.
Time to point this to irir123 for his reaction :)
As always, I just hope they release the OST.The director was very appreciative about the genre of the background score. I just hope she releases it. But then, even if she wants to, audio companies need to come forward.
What a Wonder!Quote:
Originally Posted by raagas
As usual is Raaja's interview. Rajaaaaaa :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
IR with HSO in Mumbai for Happi Re-Recording
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/E...ow/6053635.cms
IR is in Mumbai this week for the recording
IR Rulz
Bhavna Talwar was very recently in a major controversy, when she threatened to sue Vidhu Vinodh Chopra over the selection of EKLAVYA as an Oscar entry over her DHARM - I just hope IR's association with her does not antagonise IR with the Chopra lobby in Bollywood (which I think is quite strong/ powerful)
Ilayaraja, the Beethoven of Tamil Nadu
- Enna koothu Nadakkuthu
Beethoven of TN - IR
Mozart of Madras-ARR
Vivaldi of Villivakkam -??
Bach of Burma Bazaar-??
Kosu thollai thaangalaida saamee.
No distinguishable apsect in the score - he used to have this before in all his BGM scores. Not any more - wonder why....
NormalMan - the music clippings are not even a min long! how are you able to arrive at a conclusion as above ?
எது எப்படியோ, இந்த ஹப்பி ஒரு நந்தலாலா ஆகாமல் இருந்தால் சரி :-)
vaaya vechukittu summa irum Oi.Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
I wasn't poking holes at this clip, but in general off late. Look at all his recent BGM scores. None had a distinguishable, repeatable theme like MR or Jhonny or many from BR's movies.Quote:
Originally Posted by irir123
Normal man ...thats because none of those movies had a distinct character which requires such theme based movies ..
( check out maayakannadi , it does have theme based scores ...)
regarding his interview - remember , the questions were hidden and edited out !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by anegan
Ah thats a far fetched thought! Besides i would really like IR to work with Vidhu Vinod Chopra (though chances are rare) because he has a fantastic music sense, particularly in the ones he directed. from what i observed, he likes lot of rich music (his favourite composers were S.D.Burman & R.D.Burman). Sanjay Leela Bhansali is another director who has absolutely good music preferences. Ah, if only they take notice of Ilaiyaraaja's capabilities...Quote:
Originally Posted by irir123
VVC produced Rajkumar Hirani movies have had horrendous music. The first one with Anu Malil was excusable but if he cant extract good out of Shantanu Moitra, then Hirani has to be considered a musical-ear-less person.
VVC - yes, 1942 was very good and Kareeb was middling ok. But after that? Mission Kashmir was okayish only, and further to that, cant see much.
Bhansali - wavelength match aagaadhu IR-Oda. Perhaps, he needs Rahman. Bhansali is the type who has a lot of suggestions and input into music, and he wants it the way he wants it, and it needs a humble MD who has the time to listen to him patiently and accept his ego. At this stage, IR doesnt need to do that. Cost vs Benefit is not good enough
Plum,
I agree on hirani's films, but VVC produced Parineeta had good music. VVC directed films have music that is much much better than usual crop.I agree that Kareeb was ok, but if we see it from Anu Malik's standing point, it is much better. VVC's Ekalavya had good music by Shantanu Moitra. I think he likes soft music (going by his strong liking for song Chanda re in Ekalavya).
I completely agree about Bhansali.He is a musically knowledgeable guy, so much that it is rumoured that half of the music in his films was composed by him.I am sure IR wouldnt take all that.But mine is just a wish. because Bhansali is very particular about the music he wants.And IR too recently complained that directors coming to him ask for same kind of music instead of inspiring him to create something new.Bhansali has this "more orchestral" kind of preference.His films have rich orchestration and stuff and thats where IR also flourishes a lot.So it would be interesting to see them team up. Only issue is that IR needs to be little accomodative about suggestions. And i think IR is accomodative with people who know what they want and who know music (like Kamal Haasan).Bhansali knows music (he himself is composing music for his next film) or atleast has strong preferences and may be they can create fantastic work, if at all they team up.
digression
Just happened to read this piece from Jeyamohan :
http://www.jeyamohan.in/?p=7279
Briefly, this explains as to how he is on "stand-by" mode now.
end-digression
Makes one appreciate how IR didn't have this luxury of "stand-by" for many years, despite being involved in a highly creative process.
And we are made to very rarely ask - like - where is the next one, why nothing new etc, except now - i.e. in 2010 after he is well-past the retirement age anywhere in the world:-)
Obviously, IR's brain had been working at phenomenal efficiency all these years !
App_engine,
Wrong comparison perhaps. Writers used to have writer's block. ever heard of MD has musician's block? :lol:
Jus kidding...
app_eng,
Excellent observation. Listening to his 'aaro paadunna dhoori' you wonder how after so many and so many songs he is still able to come up with such magic!! Not only that, he has to think so much for the BGM as well. People may complain about his song quality / use of synth in late 90s onwards but no one can complain about his BGM, which has always been impeccable. (BTW, Jeyamohan had also not written for a year or more when he was involved in 'Naan Kadavul'. He then started in full speed.)
eagle: Though you have asked the question in a lighter vein, the answer to your question is, musicians dont have musicians block but just seem to fade away or lose their magic. This has happened to many of the genius and trendsetters of yesteryears. Once faded, they never come back. Unlike writers who can break their block and write something good later.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57904.html
Ilaiyaraja impressed with Nysa
IndiaGlitz [Friday, June 18, 2010]
Ilaiyaraja, the Mozart of Madras :shock: - arrived quietly in Mumbai from Chennai on Tuesday with 30 of his musicians to record additional music for Bhavna Talwar's Pankaj Kapur-starrer ‘Happi’.
Four woodwind players had been specially flown in from Budapest to join Ilaiyaraja's orchestra which had congregated for this recording at the Nysa recording studios in Andheri.
The composer made it very clear to the film's producer and director that he wished for no distraction, so it took some convincing before he agreed to talk about his rare visit to Mumbai.
“The requirements were such that I had to be in Mumbai for this recording. The producers have made sure that the musicians I require are here. Otherwise why should I leave my studio in Chennai for the recording? Those who want me will come there.”
Ilaiyaraja has been recording the music for ‘Happi’ for the past one year. Vital portions of the music were composed and recorded in Budapest and the last bits were done in Mumbai with musicians from Chennai and Budapest.
Ilaiyaraja intends to slip out of Mumbai in a couple of days as quietly as he arrived.
Ilaiyaraja loved the ambience, mainly the facilities at Nysa Recording studio and has conveyed his wish to use this studio for his future ventures in Mumbai.
அதானே, Mozart of India ன்னு தானே சொல்லணும்Quote:
Originally Posted by raajarasigan
:D
as agilan lechman had stated earlier:he went to ir and asked him if he could produce his albums and raja agreed to it..remember agilan was not cash rich at all
Cant we as a group meet raaja and ask him to make X number of instrumental albums for us
Let us all put money and produce the album and we shall give a name to us
Your serious takes on this
Kamesh,
I second you idea. Count me into it.
We should probably start a new thread to create the pool.
-anegan
read yanni's life , u can see that ..movie composers have the choice of giving bad music to overcome musical block :)Quote:
Originally Posted by eagle
Recording scene from Happi? If yes really Happy!
http://hindi.filmychai.com/Ilaiyaraj...440/index.html
More links about Happi:
Kamal Haasan Sings in Happi: http://www.mypopkorn.com/movies/kama...-in-happi.html
Happi could be screened in Venice Film Festival: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/...100382300.html
raj_musing's video link says Pankaj Kapur has sung all 4 songs in the movie. I remember reading Kamal sang a song for Kapur. Which is true?
plum,
All 4 songs? the director only said that Pankaj Kapur sang 4 songs. It doesnt anywhere hint that there are only 4 songs. Also, according to the story of the film - Pankaj Kapur is some artist.. singing in a Hotel or some place like that and his life changes as a new young singer comes to sing there (as a replacement for him i think). So i think there are more than 4 songs in that film.
I am starving!!! Where is the next IR album? When? In 2009, IR has pampered me a lot. I am waiting restlessly for his next.
While listening to the first interlude of 'thOppOram thottil katti, Adudhadi chillu vaNdu' this morning, the mesmerizing lead guitar for a couple of seconds made me ponder like...
Why not IR do a homage to guitar, featuring it as the main instrument in a new non-filmi album? (Much like what he did to violin in HTNI and to flute in NBW).
It would be awesome as he is a real maestro with that instrument!
I was shocked to see your post - thinking that Raaja has joined one of the Kazhagam parties (Velai, thiramai matrum market izhandhavargaLin tharpoadhaya saranaalayam avai dhaane?).Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
Nalla velayaa vayitril paal vaarkum news !!!
I am a big fan of Raaja's "Shirdi sai mahathyam" film album(Telugu) - so this one is a long overdue thamizh follow up to that one.
It seems there's a 'priyatama raave' Telugu film with Priyamani & IR's music about to be released in a week or so.
Why no info about the album / songs etc?
App, just saw the details of 'priyatama raave', it seems to be dubbing version of Madhu (Tamil)Quote:
Originally Posted by app_engine
Thanks for this update Madhu.I was wondering what it could be.It would be interesting to listen to "Indha Ulagil" in telugu.Quote:
Originally Posted by Devaraagam
and nilavai sutri - my favourite from that dud of a movie.
thinking back ...
I used to listen to 'Dum irundha munnaala vaa' for the guitar sounds.
and "nilavai sutri" is also my most fav from "Madhu". It creates such a nice, breezy , "feel good" mood and I remember Jaiganes waxing eloquent about "ketkavillaiyaa" too.
Ketkavillaya is another gem in that garbage can of a movie. It is in the same vein as another IR duet Oli tharum from vaalmeeki.Quote:
Originally Posted by thumburu
Indha ulagil naan irundhaalum is a killer of a song for any budding singer. Just listening to the song makes you go like - "yeah thats a piece of cake" - When u try singing it in the same scale and in the same period as what shaalini is singing - then you go like 'Oops I dropped my breath here".
It reminds me of another Sadhana song from Konji pesalaam - "Unnai thedi thedi" another breath taker for singers.
How does he compose these songs - which are very simple to hear, yet difficult to sing - is a mystery...
Just read a retweeted tweet of Shreya Goshal. It reads:
"In d studio, singing for Raja sir, finished one song.. Waiting to go on to the next song till Sukhiji finishes his bit! Superb songs.."
Is Sukhiji Sukhwinder Singh? Don't know if it is for a Hindi movie or some other movie? Maybe someone who knows Shreya on twitter can ask her and clarify.