Cool, I just didnt want to be misinterpreted. I cannot "try and like" music. I gave a fair listen to the IR albums I mentioned, and only Valmiki had appeal. I understand Valmiki also has synth sounds in many places but it appealed while Om Shanti didnt. It is tough for me to go beyond this and appreciate it for "sounds" or "attempts at fusing sounds", even if it is my beloved IR doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by raagas
Maddy, Ofcourse I was joking just to highlight how technical music composing has become in recent times.
Also regarding simple music from IR, i did not mean that IR's songs are not complex, i only meant that for commons masses the songs remained simple eventhough lot of complexities existed in the composition itself. The song remained enjoyable for them eventhough complexities existed.
I was just listening to Nilla adhu Vanathu mela from Nayagan. You will not believe that this was the song that made me a fan of IR instantly. before that i was mainly listening to Hindi songs mainly kishore kumar songs and some telugu songs as well. But this song changed my tastes completely. In a way iwas a late entry admirer of IR's music but well caught up now. But this song , has anyone composed a better or more classy kuthu( or an other category this falls into, i am not sure at this time) song than this ? The introduction music, the percussion the interludes the singing they just mesmerize me. Again the music in this song is simple in keeping with the time period of the movie (it is supposed to be 60's or 70's in themovie i think). but what magic IR creates. Even now this sounds so fresh. This song is unmatched i think even now.
It is not about anybody asking me 'Why'. Its about digressions this thread will lead to :P and it was not only about Rahman I meant this post for every other composer. Think of this: when GVP composed for 'Ayirathil Oruvan' there were build-ups leading us to believe it was a gargantuan task to find the old instruments and compose for a period film while Raaja has done it with much ease while composing for 'Andam Kidungidunga' in Devathai or the songs in 'Pazhassiraja'. There were no such 'Difficulty' thrown around, If there were any accolades it will be towards the 'composition' not the 'Process' :)Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
Read the post above!Quote:
Originally Posted by littlemaster1982
rprasad,
One of my friends asked for some Latin American songs for a dance programme. I asked him to Give 'Nila athu Vaanathu Mele' a Listen. After listening to the song, He had difficulty in understanding how a normal 'kuthu' song can have so much of Latino music init. I replied thats Raaja! :)
Maddy,Quote:
Originally Posted by MADDY
To be honest I have no discomfort in anyone using loops and I enjoy those songs as well. I am fully with you that there is a definite difference between 'loop assemblers' as you call them and other modern day composers. My main problem has been that even those loops / samples / whatever, which are taken from various sources are credited to that particular composer by the general public. Hence my wish that everyone knows where the originality is. If it is in arrangement skills and melody, so be it and we can appreciate it. It is just that it will be good to know what has exactly been the contribution of the music director.
Lot of discussions here but replying to each of them would be boring. (/In Vadivelu style, "yaaruku boring?. Yaarukko" :) ) Boring to those who read it ofcourse :)
I can say that I personally have not found much complexity in the music I hear currently from many of the composers. (I am not trying to say 'complex music' is good music. I am just talking about the way the tune is structured.) To me Raja's tunes still remain the most complex. Even the current ones. I am fully with Jaiganesh when he says that many a time just a few catchy phrases in the whole song is enough to have it repeated ad nauseum on TV and Radio. It is as if the whole song has just one simple idea!!! I find this especially in many of the current Hindi songs which I listen on the FM radio.
Anyway, as Shankar had gently pointed out, maybe we are moving too much away for the 'current albums' thread?
So let me take the responsibility of getting back to the topic of this thread.
What would be the next release of IR (irrespective of Language?)?
And I dont know why the Hindi film SRK is still lying in the cans. Any updates on that?
1. Sketch for love (Telugu) *ing Chetan Kumar, Archana (Expected May 2010)
2. Pen singam (Thamizh) *ing Udhay Kiran, Meera Jasmine (Expected : April 2010)
3. Oh my God (Telugu) *ing Master Kamal, Kriya (Expected : August 2010)
4. Priyathamaa Raave (Telugu) *ing Githan Ramesh, Priyamani (Expected : October 2010)
5. Padiththurai (Thamizh) *ing Arya, Abinaya (Expected : December 2010)
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April 2010. Man!!!! thats 4 months away!!!