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

[prasad_subbu]

baroque,

It is true that ARR gave some good classical composiition. My only problem with his composition is, I feel it have traces of earlier work. For example

Kismat me - have the traces of "Sonnadhu Needhaana". In place where Jaanam ab na choodenge will have higher degree of resemblence.
Hone Hone pyar lage(words may not be exact) - 1947 earth - have a good resemblence of "Andhru orunaal Aanandha tirunaal" - This will have exact match at "Padi Vizhigal moodi kidhanthaen".
"Vidukathaiyaa En Vazhkai" from Muthu - Resembles "Ullathil Nalla Ullam" from Karnan.
"Kanoodu Kanbadellam" from jeans resembles "Singara Vellanne Nee Vaa"
"Neetru keta paadal"(words may not be exact) from Azhagiya Tamizh Magan has traces of "Aagaya Vennilavae Arungarum vellai thaano"

There are many more if you think about it. I think sometime back you mentioned resemblence of "Kuruku Siruthavale" and "Nallavarkellam Saatchigal Undu" from Tyagam.

My observation is Rahman generally observes when given a situation to compose, who has done the best in the similar situation in past. He tries to draw lines parallel to that there by having this resemblences. While his execution is perfect, his conception of a tune I feel is not from scratch. Does not mean he copied, it is like derived class(for software professionals), which will have baseclass attribute but new stuff added too.

The same approach of Rahman is ensuring success for him in all languages. Proabably he looks at the work of musicians on that arena and take it from there.
His recently Oscar nominated song "If I Rise" I feel is Parallel line to "Enya's" type songs.