THE MUSIC MESSIAH by Ilayaraaja: Ready for Release

1. Moods of Ir is ready since 1999..the release was delayed known only to the people of the one way website

2. I was told that the producers of the album has to deal with the different moods of IR as usual...

3. The cost of Rs 350 is definitely high..no wonder mp3 versions wud be out soon.

4. Publicity as usual is a waste..its only we the fans of ir who spread this message

How many times shd i tell people to make use the music exhibition in sankara hall..Its falling on deaf ears..

5. Live in italy cd cud have been sold at music outlets in chennai and i dont know why it was nt done

I heard the samples. Its slightly disappointing as 90% of it is rescored from Guru BGMs. I could not notice any extensive rework on the theme/score. However, the samples are too short to decide anything. Lets hope that the full album offers something new to enjoy. As irir mentioned, the names does not match with the music.

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Originally Posted by kameshratnam

2. I was told that the producers of the album has to deal with the different moods of IR as usual...

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An apt name for the album indeed.

Vijay r ..yes its an apt name

As CRV said all these are Guru remakes..so good hear it

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The last track is the kind of stuff I HAVE ALWAYS EXPECTED IR TO COME UP WITH! the humming followed by the most softest of strings section ! wow - why couldn't the whole album have been like this, using strings to express the deeper meaning of all the titles given ?
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Well, I too have a lot expectation from this piece...However, I just wish Raja showed more of his Blues and Jazz skills in those numbers I had mentioned earlier than WCM....Jazz numbers can be equally expressive. Try and listen to Miles davis' brilliant works.

Can someone provide me the GURU BG Score ?

One problem in Raja's WC scores I find is that he has a huge set of brilliant motifs but never develops it to a complete theme (I attribute this to the limited scope of 3-4 minutes in a song or a scene). This probably is the reason why WCM experts won't give credit to Raja if his albums are played to them.

To tap the full potential of his brilliant patterns, Raja should expand them to a full score in an album such as this. I just hope Raja has done this with GURU score in this album. However, at least 2-3 pieces in this album don't seem to be inspired by the guru score.

IMO, the only piece where he did this is Mozart I love you from NBW. That, IMO, is the best instrumental score Raja has done.

talking of orchestral scores, Jurassic Park had a terrific orchestral score by John Williams! as Shankar has mentioned, it is time IR develops some of his brilliant motifs into complete themes

irir123,
The fugue (birthday Sunday) in Jurassic park is a superb case in point ! Fantastic film work in the Baroque mould. JW has a nice balance...His scores are classical but liked by general listener bcos he doesn't take his themes beyond the average listener.

Philip Glass on the other hand is an opposite of JW. His style is minimal but effective music. One of the living legends, this man. His classical works are brilliant.

Shankar, I have teh Guru BGMs uploaded in Maestromagic@gmail.com (the access password is 'irbgms').