It's Rahman Ji's birthday in few minutes. Here is an early gift from me to you all!
Selected BGMs from JTHJ
https://soundcloud.com/caughtinthemu...k-hai-jaan-bgm
Happy Birthday Dear Rahman Ji!
Sunil Malhotra
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It's Rahman Ji's birthday in few minutes. Here is an early gift from me to you all!
Selected BGMs from JTHJ
https://soundcloud.com/caughtinthemu...k-hai-jaan-bgm
Happy Birthday Dear Rahman Ji!
Sunil Malhotra
Wishing Annan a very happy birthday. :)
Annan alavukku poyachaa? :)
Happy birthday Rahman!
happy birthday thalai :)
You've been an inspiration to a whole generation including myself, long may it continue :-) Many many happy returns Thalaiva :-) Love you!
pallandu pallandu vazhga thalaiva!!!!'neethan,un isaithan enathu kanneerai thudaikkum kaikuttai..'
happy birthday rahman...
i can never thank you enough for what u have done to me...
Happy Birthday, Thalaiva :D
Happy Birthday A R Rahman. Thank you for your music and may God bless you and your beautiful heart!
Let me introduce myself. I'm a hardcore fan of Rahmanji, I buy all his albums on the first day itself, in fact from 92 to 2004 , i wud wait near the cd shop b4 the shop opens(beleive me it's a gr8 feeling), n used to buy the first cd(i'm from b'lore), after tht he reduced doing tamil movies, even then i used to buy all his albums, Likewise i also bought KADAL album, unlike his album after 2004, this album brought me memories of his earlier works, I love each n every song of Kadal.
Wish U a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY n hope u give us gud tamil albums in the future, also thank u sir for giving us gud quality albums for two decades
Welcome to the forum jaykay78. Hope you have an awesome time here!
Kamal speaks about ARR ['ARR genius man']
"Swaasame" from Tenali starts @ 4.47
Kamal speaks at 7.10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoP7XEd3AbQ
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5 things to learn from a.r.rahman
http://prashantpillai.com/featured/5...om-a-r-rahman/
muyarchi seivom!!!
Prashant Pillai is an MD himself. Co composer of David.
ISAI THAMIZHA ALBUM LAUNCH BY S.J.SURYAH
http://www.techsatish.net/2013/01/is...-surya-ar.html
https://twitter.com/ganesh_jn/status/288603377619857409
Oh no!Quote:
Originally Posted by ajaybaskar
Master not to worry, that twitter account is a fake one pola.
lol.. thamizh padam senjaalum prachinai seyyalenaalum prachinai...
'arr is genius man'innu solli irukaru kamal raja ippa kovikka maatara??Quote:
Originally Posted by A.ANAND
anand...
kamal arr'a patthi sonnadhukku raja edhukku kovikkanum...??
enna mokkai logic idhu???
Thanx lancelotQuote:
Originally Posted by lancelot
Why is the tweets thread not working?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbxdqCi_AQ
Describes how much ARR yearned for it :sad: but doesn't hesitate a second to reflect his praise for others attainment :notworthy:Quote:
A.R.Rahman @arrahman
Congrats to Bombay Jayashree... First ever Academy Award nomination for a Tamil song!!!
Adele "skyfall' get lost on the voting.
A blend of gospel, Blues and folk
A.R. Rahman talks about experimenting with genres, finding new voices and why, at 46, he felt the need to look beyond film music.
A.R. Rahman is a magician in control of his team on the stage. A Zen-like calmness seems to envelop him as he takes to the keyboard, anchoring the performance of his singers. When we catch up with him after the live performance at the audio launch of Kadali (the Telugu version of Mani Ratnam’s Kadal), he talks about his music with the same demeanour.
The music of Kadali is a blend of Christian gospel, Blues and South Indian folk music. “The sea was a huge inspiration. ‘Chithirai Nila’ was born out of that inspiration,” says Rahman, taking us into the creation of the album. “The other songs came in when Mani sir said he wanted romantic numbers. I composed ‘Nenjukulley’ (‘Gunjukunna’) and ‘Moongil Thottam’ (‘Pachchani Tota’) in the same tempo; these songs were alternate choices but he liked both.” Rahman chose Shaktishree Gopalan for ‘Gunjukunna’and Abhay Jodhpurkar and Harini for ‘Pachchani Tota’.
Testing new territory
The risky song of the album, says Rahman, was ‘Adiye’ (‘Yadike’): “Most Christian gospel songs in the US that I’ve heard have a Blues feel to them. I thought it would be interesting to incorporate this into a folk song picturised on a village boy.” The song was composed and it took a while for him and Mani Ratnam to get used to it, he says. “The song fell in place after I found Sid (Sriram),” says Rahman.
Sid Sriram was studying at Berklee College of Music and had sent Rahman a demo. Rahman liked it, interacted with Sid over Skype and then Sid sang the song. “Mani sir didn’t like it initially and asked me to sing it. I had already sung ‘Keechan’ (‘Yele Yele’) and didn’t want to sing another song in the same album. A few hearings later, Mani sir liked Sid’s voice and retained Adiye (‘Yadike’),” adds Rahman, who is all praise for Sid’s versatility: “He has this rare combination of being able to sing Blues and Carnatic music. I found that very striking.”
Spotting new talent has always been Rahman’s forte. He says unlike a decade ago when it was tough to find new voices, there is a huge talent pool today thanks to television reality shows. “Every street corner has a new singer,” he exclaims. What he looks for in a singer is “a gifted voice; the ability to transport you into a different world when you close your eyes and listen to their voice; ability to convey the required emotion and above all a good attitude.”
Rahman has had a way with spiritual songs. ‘Piya Haji Ali’, ‘Khwaja Mere Khwaja’, ‘Kun Faya Kun’, the gospel songs in Sapnay and Kadali being fine examples. “I don’t believe in doing a Sufi song with dummy lyrics that go ‘Ishq, Ishq’. I’d rather do a song that is spiritual. You have to believe in a genre to make the music sound appealing. You believe in God and you bring in that depth into the compositions,” says Rahman.
The challenge, he says, lies in making romantic songs sound different. “Each film has a romantic, sad and a motivational song. It’s challenging to do something different yet achieve the same emotional connect with people. Which is why I don’t do too many films so as to not repeat myself,” he says.
Lack of experimentation
Rahman rues the fact that filmmakers rarely experiment with music and maybe bring in Carnatic classical like K. Vishwanath and K. Balachander did. “Directors feel the audience might use such songs as a break and leave the hall. I think if you work hard to compose and then picturise a song, any song will catch attention. Doing a masti song to cater to youth is the easy way out.”
His recent independent single Infinite Love is his attempt to break free from composing within the confines of a film and its script. “I suddenly realised I was 46. I had everything; why not have a global voice even if nobody listens to it? My agent in LA helped me and I did this single. I haven’t publicised it aggressively. People are slowly discovering it. It’s a start; other songs will follow,” says Rahman.
Finally, we ask him about Jab Tak Hai Jaan, an album that got mixed reviews with many music buffs feeling it didn’t have the charm of a Rahman album. He pauses, smiles and answers, “I wanted to work with the legend Mr. Yash Chopra. Yash Raj Films has a tried and tested method of filmmaking. They make big films that make an amazing amount of money. The parameters were small. I had to move out of my zone, fit into their idea of filmmaking and bend a few things to make it work,” says Rahman. Did he find it restrictive and strike a compromise? “I cannot call it compromise but I went with the flow of things and gave them what they wanted — two Punjabi songs and a few romantic numbers. They promoted the songs well. The film made 250 crore and they are happy.”
Keywords: A.R. Rahman interview, Kadali audio, Mani Ratnam, South Indian folk music
http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/...cle4298444.ece
ARR's Birthday Treat To His Fans
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...eos/38999.html
romba appavi'ya irukareengale sir!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by SoftSword
A R Rahman first Indian to have over 10 mn followers on Facebook
The musical maestro A R Rahman has done it again. This time he has become the first Indian to have more than one crore or 10 million followers on popular social networking site Facebook.
Two time Oscar and a Grammy award winner, who has recently been lauded for his music in Mani Ratnam’s yet to be released Tamil flick Kadal, has left behind all other popular Indian celebrities by a strong margin.
http://business-standard.com/india/n...book/202846/on
Interestingly, Amitabh Bachchan who is known to be Bollywood’s global icon has just over 3.5 million followers on Facebook . Aamir Khan and Priyanka Chopra have 6.3 million and 3 million followers respectively. The closest , in terms of total followers, to Rahman is Sachin Tendulkar with 9 million followers.
Rahman, known for putting Indian music on the global map, also celebrated this development by thanking his fans on his official page in late night on Tuesday.
Comparing it with India’s leading musicians, Shankar Mahadevan of music director trio Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy has just over 1.1 million fans while Sonu Nigam has over six million fans.
A R Rahman, also known as Mozarts of Madras, recently unveiled a single named Infinite Love which has received worldwide appreciation and also went viral on You Tube.
A.R.Rahman at ITC GRAND CHOLA
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...5118605&type=1
Big B mesmerized by ARR
IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, January 22, 2013] 0 Comments
AR Rahman is one legend who has fans with no diversity at all. Anyone and everyone who loves good music will be in love with his creations. And now, after the release of "Kadal" album, even the Superstar of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan is head over heels in love with AR Rahman's music.
"The music of AR Rehman plays from his latest film of Maniratnam "Kadal" ... that strain again, tis' not so sweet again as it was before .. ahh .. yes it plays again ... lyrical, endearing and beautiful ... music the food of love .. and 'Kadal' love ... !!" was what the Big B posted on a social network recently. On that note, it is also true that AR Rahman crossed a hundred million fans on that same social network recently. Kudos to that!!
http://m.thehindu.com/arts/magazine/....co%2FbYlVmMdY
Had a small tear in my eye after reading this, god bless the little one and Bravo!
Don't know what to say. My prayers for the kid. Get well soon dear!!
overwhelming......got instant tears........idhukku mela oruthharu music-a vechhu enna panna mudiyum?? this is way beyond oscars, golden globes.......i hope rahman reads this which will serve as a encouragement to keep going....infact, this is what he wants to do with his music - bring peace, make a positive change in peple.......thalaiva - tommorow my grandsons would say, my grandad lived in Rahman;s era :bow:
Exactly my thoughts. This is way beyond any awards.
I wish someone could tell thalaivar about this little one, I'm sure he'll give her a visit, it could do wonders for parents and her.
harmoniyathila vaasicha mattum than uyir varuma??keyboard-la vasichalum uyir irukathan seyyuthu!ellame isathan..god bless this child!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by satissh_r
AMIT TREVEDI ON THIRUDA THIRUDA ANS ARR
'I never pictured doing this kind of thing as a kid. I'm 33 now and I grew up in Santacruz, another Mumbai suburb. That's where I discovered the album that made me fall in love with music: the score to the 1993 Tamil action comedy Thiruda Thiruda, by A.R. Rahman. I still play that album when I need inspiration. It switches between staccato dance rhythms and heartbreaking a cappella arrangements. There's nothing else like it in Indian pop music, not even by Rahman himself. It's a masterpiece."
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ee03c4c6-6...#axzz2JCIGfQ4n