Global recognition for IR's music.......

Great work irir123.Regarding your point of choosing songs with as less vocals as possble, i fully agree. Most of the westerns will find it extremly difficult to relate and appreciate our songs espically IR songs which have a lot of nativity built in the melody inspite of the orchestration being western/fusion. I think you should also maybe present them a list of IR's BGM's/Theme scores and get their feedback since most of them really appreciate theme scores. AS for songs i think they are looking for something that is different and can appeal to them as well(with crossover appeal). Pop/synth based fast numbers by IR will not appeal to them since they are all to familiar with that genre and will not find it appealing eventhough the songs might be good or having some innovation somewhere. Another thing i think you can stress on is to make them take extra notice of the introduction, and interlude orchestration of IR's songs which can be mini scores by themselves and should captivate them easily.
Great work again. Thanks.

The Thumbi vaa instrumental also is a good option

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'nativity' and all that jazz apart, what the station/show manager wants are tracks with heavy crossover appeal - none of the 'jangu chakku'-like words give that 'appeal' - in fact, scores with as less vocals as possible are what they prefer - another point they highlighted was the 'tinny' sound in IR's recordings - which is something i have always been reiterating - which every other composer is carefully/ consciously avoiding

most interestingly, every single track of IR with a pop/synthetic sound was rejected! even those which we think are good ones (like 'megam kottattum')

tracks that were immensely/immediately liked were :
(i) edho mogam
(ii) edeya bagilu
(iii) how to name it ? main track
(iv) i love mozart
(v) poo poothadhu (mumbai xpress)
(vi) aye zindagi (sadma)

each of the above was glorified no ends by the show manager in his feedback!

will give further updates when the show timings/dates are announced

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:notworthy: hats off to your efforts irir123! Very eager to get to see his feedback mail !

long time ago, when i used to do the india show in santa barbara (KCSB, 91.9 fm), i used to play rumbam bam Aranbam quite often and would get at least two phone calls asking for more about the song - every time i play it. (another song which elicited similar response was avaLukkenna from sarvar sundaram!)

irir,

Putham pudhu kaalai will be an excellent choice ..interludes and the prelude are just too good and the singing also is so breezy.

Nee partha parvaikoru will be a good choice too

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long time ago, when i used to do the india show in santa barbara (KCSB, 91.9 fm), i used to play rumbam bam Aranbam quite often and would get at least two phone calls asking for more about the song - every time i play it. (another song which elicited similar response was avaLukkenna from sarvar sundaram!)

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'rambam bam' was heavily inspired from some famous song! therefore, phonecalls!

aruLaracan
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Special Radio Show on MAESTRO.ILAIYARAAJA'S music !!

"WHIE-AM", a radio station devoted to film music scores based in Griffin, GA, USA - will be featuring scores composed by MAESTRO. ILAIYARAAJA on Saturday, the 8th of May, 2010.

The show will be titled "The Sounds and Sights of Cinema" - Special Focus on MAESTRO. ILAIYARAAJA.

The show will run for 50 minutes, with an introduction and interspersed with snippets about the MAESTRO.

WHIE-AM is a small station, and hence, perhaps only those who live in the Griffin, GA area would be able to pick it up.

The station has 1000s of cinema music loving patrons not only in the US, but all over the world!

However, this special show will be available in podcast form (all over the world) on Tuesday, May 11th at http://dvdverdictpresents.com/rss/cinema

Great work again. :clap: :notworthy: What scores were chosen?

irir123,

As usual, your efforts are amazing. Happy that your efforts are bearing fruit. First the 'Paa' / PA review in the jazz magazine and now this. Super stuff.

Eagerly waiting to listen to the podcast.