Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[rajsekar]

Looks like Suhasini is more eager to announce the Rahman's name for Ratnam's next film
http://www.kollyinsider.com/2013/04/...aja-or-ar.html

Ratnam is already in deep trouble with financiers with his two mega flops so far. His family has been threatened and security cover has been deployed 24x7 around his house as reported in the press. Ratnam/ Suhasini know very well that Madras Talkies has to somehow salvage its name with the Pakistani flick. Rahman certainly brings a premium over Maestro when he is part of the team. That's the reality now. It is important to note that Ratnam’s brother and financier GV had committed suicide in 2003 over bad film financing. Ratnam certainly doesn’t want more flops to his list.

It is a well known fact that "Kadal" background score had completely drowned the dialogues besides the background audio was not coherent. This flaw happened in spite of Ratnam spending nights with Rahman during background score recording. How did Ratnam not notice this serious problem? Actually background scores are nowadays outsourced to music conductors for quick turnaround. The base tune for a song can be recorded in an iPad in few minutes while you are flying. The base MP3 file could then be produced as a 5 minute song in less than 24 hours without live orchestra. The playback singer would later dub the song from his/her own soundproof room sitting in another city. Imagine Maestro agreeing to such deals.

http://www.thehindu.com/features/cin...cle4564366.ece

It is a known fact that directors like Ratnam, BR and Gautam sit through the background recording sessions. The bottom line for producers and directors is to have one or two drooling/peppy chorus songs, and nothing else matters. If these directors engage Maestro, then the game is different. I don't think the current generations of Tamil film makers have the patience and time to make a quality film - very few of them do have that dedication. Frankly when I watched "Neerparavai" and "Kadal" almost around the same time, the overall feel was so contrasting. "Kadal" was a complete disappointment in every sense. Now Ratnam is not Steven Spielberg to have his trusted Music Director John Williams score all his films. We don’t see such kind of close relationship between Director and his technical team in India. Film financiers/ producers in India always call the shots on the team composition. Maestro may not be the best bet to many Tamil producers. As I keep saying, Tamil films should start separating song composition and background score by bringing two music directors.