Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

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Very nice, short and sweet review Suresh ji! And interesting views about PS by Plum, KV and App. PS is definitely one of IR best in recent times. Even if other music directors will be able to compose few songs like in PS (as App told), you have to credit only IR for this as he is the one who gave on-job training to them for the past several years (few decades). Just imagining how they would have even compose like him when IR was not at all in TFM (MDs like Ajay-Atul which we talked about earlier).

<App wrote>
Thanks to their thorough study of "prior-era-IR-templates" and also having adapted reasonably well, the remaining 3 songs can be done by any MD of today. And, theirs may even sound better
</App wrote>

I don't think anyone could come with such a tune as Raja did for remaining songs (except Kodi kotti koduthalum). They might sound better solely because of good arrangements and sound/recording quality, but the soul which is the depth in the tune, I don't think anyone could come up. Also that complex and grand orchestration. No way!