thanks wizzy, but same time, it looks like i have heard this song in tamil film. is it?
Also that mystically mesmerizing flute at aroung 3.56, which film? athaiyum ketta pheeling
thanks wizzy, but same time, it looks like i have heard this song in tamil film. is it?
Also that mystically mesmerizing flute at aroung 3.56, which film? athaiyum ketta pheeling
skv,Quote:
Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
The flute at 3:56 is from 80's biggest blockbuster Hero (1983) starring Jackie Shroff and Meenakshi Seshadri. This film shot both to stardom. I remember seeing this film 5 times that time. All songs were smash hits all over India. Music by duo Laxmikant Pyarelel. This flute is the main theme of the film and also comes in one of the songs which is one of my all time hindi favorite and an excellent sufi number, 'Lambi Judai' sung by a Pakistani singer Reshma Allah. What a soulful song and rendering!
http://bit.ly/feBX2b
Aadhisokka
Wow, what a song? Packed full of surprises and it’s definitely a woodwind galore.
The way Reeta started of the song made me quiver with excitement. At that point I didn’t even know what genre to expect but with the initial drum drops in the prelude I thought I’d been for a village sounding treat.
The song has many musical genres subtly combined and on first hearing they’re not even obvious. Thanks to the flute fest I repeated the song only to realize that this number has more nuances both in its melody and instrumentation.
The Kirukki da kirukki chorus is highly Middle Eastern in its texture and Reeta’s vocals explore this thoroughly. When she says “Un peru” we hear the Raaja Saab dimension. After this the flute infuses soul in to the Pallavi.
The first interlude is literally like a ride going from a village to the highlands with transportation provided by the flutes and Celtic sounding violins. When I heard this song for the first time I couldn’t tell there was a Tabla in the first interlude because IR only displays the Ga sound of the Dagga. When the second interlude arrived I thought there will only be percussion present but with the introduction of the hot air flute we get to hear the sound of more and more flutes. The second Charanam’s flute backdrop is more conventional for a nature BGM score but the way the maestro permeates it here by panning the sounds from left to right makes it an apt support to the unimaginable modulations from Reeta Mam.
Friends,
Thanks for the news&tidbits, but they are better posted in the 'IR news&tidbits' thread. Let's keep this thread for new albums discussion. Tks.
I have read this number is akin to the songs Raaja Saab churned out in the late 80s/early 90s. As I’m still acquainting myself with songs from that era, this song exhibits a new experience for me. Furthermore, it’s probably a new experience for devoted fans too as those days the sound was mono (?). Anyways, it’s great to know that the Maestro is bringing back his nostalgic arrangements in stereo for this day and age and especially for rookies like me who are not well versed with his music from the 70s/80s/90s.
Thukkamenna Thuyaramenna might be routine for ongoing IR fans but it’s definitely my pick from Mayilu. Just like Sikkikichchu Sikkikichchu and Kaathiruppen Kaathiruppen, this too is very tabla, dholak and dafli orientated but one wouldn’t think that Raaja Saab would go along the conventional route wrt Indian beats because in all these three songs the prelude presents either WCM or synth/electronia/midi instrumentation for a minute or so before showcasing the beats.
Now that I think I’ve cracked that certain formula of arrangements by the maestro, I eagerly await more songs with this reminiscent tabla, dholak, etc. effect because from my observations each of these songs may have the same instruments but are individually highly engaging in their own right, but how?
The answer is the Maestro himself :bow:
My take on Mayilu after few listens...
Enna Kutham - According to me, this song is version 2 of Solai PasunkiLiye from En Raasaavin ManasilE. The situation (his wife/lover dies and husband/lover feels now how precious she was and he was not able to make her happy during her life), feel and Raja's singing could not hide to take me to that song. May be that's why Maestro chose (automatically) same Sindhu Bhairavi again. Just listening both the songs back to back is a great experience. But one thing to notice is the tune is completely different, even when the feel is same. That's the beauty. If any of these two songs is sung by a different singer, I might not have noticed this. The song starts without any prelude. New and fresh rhythm arrangements with odd 5/8 time signature (as against 5/4 because the beats are divided in 2+3 rather than 3+2?). Maestro displays the middle-eastern sounds with just guitar which comes in between the percussion. Some sort of celestial sounds creep just after the pallavi followed by some haunting humming by Dharshini. If you closely observe, the bass/rhythm track comes out and goes away (almost like speaking) giving us a lump in our throat. Excellent lyrics, by the director himself. Second interlude has excellent mix of violins and synth again with that haunting humming. Definitely, I too miss the solo violin (of Prabhakar sir) which we saw during the recording sessions, somehow the rhythm arrangement gave that feel. Normally the gloomy feel can be heard either through a flute or violin, but how Maestro used the rhythm arrangements to maximum effect is one of the main highlight of the song. Extra-ordinary thinking and innovation. As I said, it was literally speaking. Raja's voice fits to 'T' for this kind of song, no one else can even try this song. Another highlight is the humming in interludes, so haunting. Could not imagine this was composed 3 years ago when Ayyan was also composed around the same time. Another dark song from Maestro, will take some time to get out of this.
Yathea - From Gum Sum Gum I can really see the positive change in Bhavatharini's singing. Before that, even when it was a good melody, either she picks one semi-tone up or down resulting in whole song sounding sharp or flat added to the absence of any feel. First time when I saw Bhavatharini's name in Gum Sum Gum I was skeptical, but I was surprised first as neither I could identify her voice nor her singing, she was absolutely stunning there!. May be this this one was first recorded compared to Gum Sum Gum. May be she worked on her improvement areas and she is dazzling in this song. The starting 'Yathea' with cracking and husky voice and the feel when she sings 'Paavi paya paarthE Kolluraan', wow!, she just excels and dominates Sriram easily. If Yathe was song of the last year, I am certain Yathe is also song of this year. For some people, they will enjoy this year's Yathea provided they don't see Maestro's name in the inlay card, such is the pity of this generation. The way pallavi finishes gives me goosebumps. Again some excellent rhythm arrangements. After the pallavi, the small kids sing some phrases which is just amazing and innocent. When they utter 'Chellapaandi' followed by kids laughing is just breath-taking. Maestro signed his class there. Charanam does not directly start with lyrics. Bhava gives some brief humming which enhances the sweetness of the song. Tune in charanams takes it so high with some innocent lyrics and great singing. Observe the rhythm arrangements during the humming and when Sriram starts singing. He introduces tabla when Sriram starts singing. In Second interlude Maestro experiments with some beautiful electronic sounds, so pleasant to hear. The song of the year (so far) and I fall flat for Bhava's singing, especially the line 'Paavi paya paarthE Kolluraan'.
Thukkamenna Thuyaramenna - A song to encourage her lover. What a start and Anupallavi is just fantastic! I surrender to Maestro, when she sings 'En Maama' in anu-pallavi/charanam. If those two words (I mean when she sings En Maama the second time) were not there, there is no completeness. Just like Senanayake hitting six of penultimate ball and taking SL to victory today. If he was not there all the hardwork by his teammates will be wasted. Sriram sings very well. Subdued flute followed by santhoor takes us back to Maestro's 90's folk landscapes. In second interlude, he picks up piano beautifully with some great synth usage. The flute which comes at the end of every line of charanam is typical Maestro's ornamentation which we heard in 80's/90's and have been missing all these years. One of the best folk composition by Maestro in recent years. The song where we can literally go back to nostalgic days of 80's/90's without worrying too much what's new in it. To put it simply, if we want to know how many blades does a fan have, when it is running, it is impossible to find it. To know that, we have to stop it. Life is running without any stop until we realize how far we have come. These are the kind of songs which stop us to think where we are. This song is a great nostalgic trip down memory/melody lane.
Aadhisokka - The start is not very convincing. The whisper of 'Chellapaandi' is the icing on the cake in pallavi. Flute, tabla, violins and some new sounds makes the interlude interesting. Charanam is more sweeter than pallavi. The song speaks her mad love for him. While the other three songs are more matured, this song is so young and youth in it. The song is so breezy. The interludes are mesmerizing! Reeta did a fantastic job here! This song may turn out be a blinder and capable of knocking out every other song, need to keep a watch :wink:
Kalyanamam Kalyanam - Authentic folk composition with right singers. Lines are good and funny. 'Thaai maaaman seedhanama veecharuva koduppOm' :lol: The nadhaswaram piece is so enticing. This is more a drama than a song. So much lively! Did I hear Aasai Adhigam Vechcha? (Sindu Bhairavi again?) But what a variation in treatment and feel in both these melodies!
Namaloda Paattu thaanda - Tippu's song. A fun song taking on new trend in music and also in our culture. Tune-wise, not much twist and turns, except in the middle of charanam where the tune takes a turn 'sendhoora pottu maari ippo sticker aagi pocchu, manja poosum ponnunga ippo cream'a thEdi pochchu' makes an interesting listen. Need to listen to this one more.
An excellent soundtrack to start the year and it will make a big big round for me. If at all there is minus in this soundtrack, it has to be Reeta and Sriram Parthasarathy. They did perform well, but I felt they are being overused by Maestro (I am not talking solely about this soundtrack alone) that might take some off. I even prefer Tippu in one of the melodies, rather he only gets opportunities for singing kuthus. No one will say these songs were composed 3 years before. As RS said it in one-liner, it sounds very fresh as composed today and will sound fresh after many more years to come. Four outstanding melodies. Good to hear the all the lyrics have been written by the director himself. Some are very good while some are just fine. All songs brings us close to nativity and also brings back our lost nostalgic trip. While we got a glimpse of 90's in Sengaathu Bhoomiyile, here we can feel we are really there in that period. While he does that, he comes up with some excellent and fresh rhythm arrangements and interludes to suit to this trend too. On top of that, he kept all the folk, carnatic and western grammars intact. While music and music director are 'behind the screen' activity, Maestro still goes behind (basic) to keep these grammars intact laying a strong foundation, so that these composition can be listened for many more years to come. It should be interesting to watch these songs on screen. If Maestro gets inspired more with the story like ASK or Nandhalala, we can expect another breath-taking background score, eagerly waiting for that. Full house folks! :notworthy:
Sunil,
Excellent write-up on Aadhisokka and Thukkamenna :clap: Would like your views on other songs as well. :smile:
V_S,
Lovely writeup. Very detailed one. I am unable to get the CD yet and online listening has been patchy. Anyway you have reviewed it well enough. I need not write a detailed review :)
Nice observation Sunil. Good to see you love the tabla sounds which many nowadays don't want to hear.
V_S, A lovely review. My fav from the album are Kirukki & Nammaloda pattu.
The composing videos which were aired in Kalaignar TV are here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/akbarraa...h?query=mayilu
I also noticed that the songs were (may be not all) composed to the lyrics. Its funny to see the director with an amazed look during the recording sessions.
Also, there is a video where Maestro gives some rhythm variations to the drummer. I'm not sure if it was used in any song.
ஆதிசொக்கா - ரீதா குரலின் ஏற்ற இறக்கத்தில் தெம்மாங்குப் பாடலின் அழகு நன்றாக வெளிப்பட்டிருக்கு! அழுத்தம் திருத்தமாக சரியான உச்சரிப்பு! :clap:
யாத்தே - இனிமை. தேனில் நனைத்த பலாச்சுளை. பவா - ஸ்ரீராம் பார்த்தசாரதி இருவருக்குமே சரியான வாய்ப்பு! போட்டி போட்டுக்கொண்டு பாடியிருக்காங்க! :clap:
துக்கமென்ன துயரமென்ன - ராஜாவுக்கு மட்டுமே இப்படிப்பட்ட மெட்டெல்லாம் கைவந்தக் கலை. போற போக்குல ட்யுனை போட்டு முடிச்சிருப்பார் போல. சரணங்கள் ஒவ்வொன்றும் தெளிந்த நீரோடை போல சீரான வேகத்துல பயணித்து பல்லவியோடு ஐக்கியமாகுது. ஸ்ரீராமின் குரல் நாளுக்கு நாள் மெருகேறுகிறது. :clap: ஸ்ரீராம் அடுத்த தளத்திற்கு காலடி எடுத்து வைத்திருக்கிறார்.
என்ன குத்தம் - ராஜாவின் குரலில் மற்றுமொரு துயரப் பாடல். தமிழ்த் திரையுலகில் ஏசுதாஸ் குரலுக்கென்றே சோக கீதங்கள் நிறைய. அது ஒரு தளம் என்றால் ராஜாவின் துயரப் பாடல்கள் வேறொரு தளம். இப்போதைக்கு ஈர்க்கவில்லை. எதோ இல்லை என்பது போன்ற உணர்வு. போகப் போகத்தான் பார்க்கணும.
மயிலுவைப் பொறுத்தவரை எனது வரிசை இதுவே!
The first part of the rhythm was used in Adhisokka song sung by Rita. It is in the background the moment she sings Kirukki Ada Kirukki.Quote:
Originally Posted by crvenky
The other one comes in the second interlude of Enna Kutham right at the start together with the urumi but only for a few fleeting seconds.
Although there are probably many names for Thalaivar, i think the best magician in the world suits him best. How he mixes atleast three genres in every song and yet makes no one notice it unless they listen to it very carefully must be beyond houdini and copperfield level. Took me a while to grasp what Enna Kutham and Adhisokka were actually offering in terms of genres.
Thanks Suresh ji and crvenky. :smile: Suresh ji, please do write your views. crvenky, Good to hear you liked Aadisokka and Namaloda Paattu songs. I still need to listen more, especially these two songs. I could not resist the temptation of listening to my then favorite soundtrack 3 years ago. Slowly I forgot about it and suddenly one morning, I heard that it is releasing next day. Immediately rang home and asked them to purchase it, while I started waiting on it, the posts here from hubbers tempted me to listen online. Quality weekend!. I should be getting it soon.
Yesterday I was listening to Thukkamenna thuyaramenna non-stop, what a song that is. venkki, well written! I am worried whether these songs will get its deserved place. You can feel how Maestro differs from others when it comes to folk compositions.
Prakashraj tweets:Is he going to perform the songs from the film during the launch? With his live orchestra? Whoa :shock:Quote:
DHONI audio tamil on 25th telugu on 30th. Meastro Ilayaraja conducts it with live orchestra for the First time Everrrr!!!. Cheersss!!!.
Looking forward to the songs. Though I did not like the trailer at all, the SPB song (+acoustic guitar) sounded good.
I can't do more justice than you and your take on the songs. Thanks for such an elating review.Quote:
Originally Posted by V_S
Aadhisokka, Thukkamenna and Enna Kutham are all competing with each other at every step. When I hear one of these song it immediately overtakes the other two and vice versa.
Currently giving more airplay to Enna Kutham, Darshini's portions and the Charanams have completely encapsulated me.
Sadly, I haven't given the other songs a more focused attention.
I find this very surprising :shock:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sureshs65
Listening to "Yaathe" - The magic that barely starts at the beginning of the 1st interlude is interrupted by the "Oru kudam thanni eduthu" thing, fantastic but is only a fleeting glimpse. I'm liking the charanams :) .......
Update: Upgraded to business class. This song hits the spot. Idhu en Raaja :thumbsup:
P.S: Rajasaranam, WB! Bail plea not acceptable for Bhava. Just imagine where it could have taken off had it been Sherya G? :)
Saar, Deivakuzhandhai ellaam equation-la eduthu varappdaadhu. She's at an unfair advantage in any fight!
Frankly, Bhava and Sriram are very good in this song, IMO. Sriram's voice is more 'malleable' when compared to other new-gen singers (with the exception of Karthik, who's the best, by far, in my books).
Tippu, Sarakku Balakrishnan and all strictly within-their-own-comfort-zone singers. To me, Raasa's attempts with Sriram seem to be fairing slightly better than the ones with the others. Yet, there's still a big void in the folk genre... simply nobody to fill in MV's paadharakshaalu.
:) Indha madhiri justify panna neraya songs deserving singer-ku pogaama Bhava ku poidum (Raaja-va vida deserving pathi unakku theriyuma nu kekkapdaadhu). IMO, unconditional support na adhu "Mayil pola" mattum dhaanQuote:
Originally Posted by KV
Was pleasantly surprised by Sriram Parthasarathy though. Muyarchi alright but nalla irundhuchu...
"Thukkam Enna Thuyaram Enna" - What some 'reviews' would call "outdated". I don't mind this song at all, outdated or not. We've seen this so many times but Venki sonna madhiri free-flowing tune. This is one of the things that made us his fans
"Kirukki ara kirukki" - Nalla irukku....
:rotfl:Quote:
Originally Posted by KV
BTW, charakku's meaning in Malayalam is worse, add a thuNaikkAl :wink:
"Enna Kutham" - Idhuvum nalla thaane irukku.....
Mostly familiar tunes/rhythms (even inspite of some innovations). Still enjoyable. yathae continues in the oliyilE therivadhu genre - western drumkit+guitar etc for a rustic song. Bhavatharini has grown up in this song. Sriram's voice, as mentioned is getting more "malleable". It is difficult to beat MV in bhaavam.. but something you can work on where as the singing ability is more difficult to cultivate which he has taken care of already.
Was just checking Wiki and saw this list of films that are under 2011 release. Where the hell are these!?
Ungal Viruppam
Mayamohithachandran (Malayalam)
Kulasekaranum Koolipadaiyum
Darshana Saumanam
Pachai Kudai
Some info on Pachai kudai here:
http://truthdive.com/2011/09/18/ilay...hai-kudai.html
Excerpt:
The music legend of 80’s and 90’s Isaignani Ilayaraja is always there to encourage good things. He is at it again, as Ilayaraja has worked without taking any remuneration for ‘Pachai Kudai’, a film by director R Selvaraj, which talks about the importance of green cover to protect the world from global warming.
Isaignani Ilayaraja has composed tunes for hundreds of big hit films but this musical genius is all content with compositions only for simple and meaningful productions.
Selvaraj is a longtime colleague of Bharathiraja and Mani Ratnam and he is the brain behind some of the blockbuster films of Kollywood. Now he has come out with ‘Pachai Kudai’, a period film which is about a pair who lived 2,000 years ago.
And, the big news is that Ilayaraja is doing the composition by taking nothing as salary for the film. Yes, the Maestro has politely rejected the offer of salary for the film saying, “This film is one that tells the message of the green cover of the earth, and propagates greenery and saving our mother Earth. It is my responsibility and duty to do my part for the well-being of our planet”.
:exactly: Bala Sir..Quote:
Originally Posted by Bala (Karthik)
http://beta.sify.com/movies/ilayaraj...3lNAaehbj.html
The audio of Dhoni, produced by Prakash Raj’s Duet Movies was launched by the legendary Ilayaraja who is also the music director of the film at a grand ceremony at the Anna Centenary Library on Jan 28 evening.
The film marks the entry of Prakash Raj into the director’s league where he was warmly welcomed by fellow director KS Ravikumar who was one of the many luminaries to grace the occasion.
The highlight of the event was the live orchestra conducted by Ilayaraja himself, playing each song for the audience as Prakash Raj introduced what went on behind the scenes and his experiences while working with the maestro for this film.
Parthiban gave a grand introduction and welcome to the maestro, welcoming him onto the stage before the performance began.
Biggies of Kollywood like K Balachander, the man who introduced Prakash into films, heaped laurels on his protege and spoke of his association with the maestro, while Balu Mahendra, Mahendran, Nasser, Jeyam Raja, KS Ravikumar, SA Chandrasekar, Na Muthukumar, Radha Mohan and others spoke of their association with Prakash and the Maestro.
Nasser’s long account of his experience while recording the music with Ilayaraja for of his first production Avatar, enacted on stage by him in an impromptu speech, drew much applause and laughs, even from Ilayaraja himself.
A trailer and songs were shown. Speaking to the media before the event, Ilayaraja said, “This is a film which raises many questions about education and those responsible must answer to them.”
Prakash Raj has also done the lead role in the film. KV Guhan has done the camerawork and Na Muthukumar, the lyrics. Prakash Raj was elated that the maestro had agreed to perform live for this event, a rare opportunity for the audiences.
“This function is my dream come true,” he said. Recalling the experience of working with him he added, “In 45 minutes he had five tunes ready. It was amazing!”
To show the effect of the maestro’s re recording in the film, Prakash held a screening of one scene without any background score and then the same scene was played with the music added. The film is slated for a February release.
Brilliant
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Is Dhoni audio available in stores? I checked in Coimbatore during the weekend, it hand't come yet. Called some of stores in B'lore today and none have a clue about it's release. Sureshji/Raajasaranam, any luck?
http://cinema.vikatan.com/?option=co...=903&Itemid=63
Now this trend is increasing! Nicee :DQuote:
படத்தின் ஒரு காட்சியை பின்னணி இசையில்லாமல் திரையிட்டு காட்டிவிட்டு, பின்னர் இளையராஜா அக்காட்சிக்கு பின்னணி இசை எப்படி அமைத்து இருக்கிறார் என்பதை திரையிட்டு காட்டியது அனைவரையும் கவர்ந்தது.
Kv ,
Just heard from a friend that the audio will be available in stores only on 4th :(
Dhoni Songs on Raaga.com
http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/...p?mid=T0003314
poovaeru koanum shud be added without reservations.. immediately.Quote:
Originally Posted by raajarasigan
aavana seiyyungaL.
Vilayaatta Padagoty touches your soul.
Manasa thottutuduthu , enna oru feel
Raaja Raaja Dhaan
Hearing 'Dhoni' songs on raaga.com thanks to link of skr. Heard two songs till now. Lovely.
skr, thanks for the link :thumbsup:
oru vaatti kEttachu... awesome! AOTY, easily! Acoustic guitars, violins ellaam pattaya kelappudhu :clap:, percussions dhaan konjam weaka thOnudhu ippodhikku.
karikaran should start taking Thamizh lessons from deivakuzhandhai.
'vilayatta' is an excellent flowing melody - simple & neat (of 'kaasi' genre)
I am listening to DHONI songs now from RAAGA:
1. Chinna pookale: Charming melody, live, simple and effective orchestration. Loved the song. Both Shreya and Naresh has sung well.
2. Vaangum Panathukkum: Nice prelude. Simple first interlude. 2nd interlude is flute based and good. This is the lude Prakash raj talks about in his Vijay TV interview.
3. Thaavi: Again a nice melody and what great interludes (both are great).
4. Vilaiyaata: Simple melody with nice ludes.
Big thanks to Prakash Raj to request IR to use live orchestra (violins, violins, violins and a little of guitar...)
thanks,
Krishnan
yahooooooooooo!
https://twitter.com/#!/Actorjiiva/st...74325664358400
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Dhoni is amaaaaaazing !!!
IR at age 69 rocks !!
Raises hopes for Gowtham menon's love story !!
thaavi thaavi... a celebration of hope and happiness, and this time emotions with acoustic arrangements... magical! :musicsmile:
Iyya, idhEdhaanga, idhEdhaan... give me more! (alpam alpam :oops:)