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

[rajasaranam]

PONNAR SHANKAR: Now this is a Challenge to current Gen. Composers. I Re-iterate no one can conjure up such simple straight to heart melodies accompanied by grand orchestrations.

[V_S]

PONNAR SHANKAR: Now this is a Challenge to current Gen. Composers. I Re-iterate no one can conjure up such simple straight to heart melodies accompanied by grand orchestrations.

RS, Wow! if you are saying, it should be an amazing soundtrack and my expectations have gone leaps and bounds. Please remember this movie and soundtrack was not even known until last three months or so and we were expecting a regular Raja soundtrack. It seems the monster has struck. Can't wait to hear (have to wait till evening )

[raagas]

accompanied by grand orchestrations.

Just saying - A lot of music is actually synthesized music RS.Even the violins(given that we heard great pieces on violin ensembles from him for decades, should we be glad about it or complain? - no idea. I guess we just have to accept as it is) or the keyboards or synth rhythm kits etc. I am sure Ravi Natarajan can dissect more and explain. The tech/synth quotient is quite high, compared to real instruments. even loops are present.

But that doesn't lessen the quality of songs though. I liked 4 songs (so far)

[rajasaranam]

raagas,

Agreed a lot of music is synthesized and I'd be more happy if he had gone for real acoustic recording. But hey it doesn't lessen the quality of songs. cant wait to get my hands on CD and listen on headsets

[rajasaranam]

Mumbai Ramki,

I think you'll be able to discern KarthickRaaja's work in some songs if Iam right should see the CD cover to know whether he is credited!

[MumbaiRamki]

Heard only once.

Kodi Kodi koduthalaam : Embrassement for a period film , esp pallavi and anu appalavi. may be repeated listening may change
Annamar kathai : OK . But when we say period film, certain signature exist which makes this song less enjoyable.
Bavani varugira : After the big bang start, the song is a breeze . But again ,it lacks the 'period' feel IMHO.
Kannai padithaen : Interesting mix of synth and classical stuff . Nice one !
Thedi vandha dhevadhai : Again , same problem. Nice song, but very recent
Malr Vililae : Good one . Orchestration is vintage .

Overall ,its good , much much better than ayyan - but somehow it lacks the serenity of a period film . We get transported to a different film , esp by the serenity or by the use of instruments . thats lacking for me .

[rajasaranam]

Overall ,its good , much much better than ayyan - but somehow it lacks the serenity of a period film . We get transported to a different film , esp by the serenity or by the use of instruments . thats lacking for me .

I too had the same feel when I listened to 'JaganMohini' Earlier. We have a pre-conceived notion regarding Period Films and the music it needs to have. There can be no authentic period music perse is the conclusion I came to. hey even Gladiator had a operatic/symphonic music to it and the timeline difference between symphony music and roman era was over 1500 years.
Films are fantasy and Raaja provides ample support to the fantasy through his music is What I believe. Let some one make an authentic Period film and lets hope the director inspire him to think in lines of real instruments used in those times to create an authentic period feel. till then lets immerse ourselves in the fantasy world created by the makers

[jaiganes]

I am in love with Annanmaar kadhai - What an oratoric recreation of the entire story. Mind you this story is a long one (spans 2 generations) - Madhu has sung it beautifully.
The orchestration, beats, the folk passages - everything song. yet to listen to the carnatic ones - but this one is a killer of a song for anyone...
BTW where is the "touted" nithyashree and sudha raghunathan song - must have been an "April Fool" prank on us.. and all that fighting just based on that piece of info - he he he - how stupid were we?

[MumbaiRamki]

RS,
What a period film should have is definetly debatable and different people can have different opinions . But the problem with illayaraaja is that he has scored music in broad strokes that any music he does for period film will have some reference to his earlier films and we will be forced to think that the sounds used for the period film is synth and dated ( irony!) . This can never be avoided. This is not a problem for a film like PAA , but for a rare genre like this , our brain feels so

But my grouse here is about feeling serene . Apart from sounds , the pace and serenity of the song makes us identify the mood of the film. Sadly , i feel the pace is bit too much for a period film - but individually the songs are superb.

(BTW , there was a tracklisting with nithyasree , bombay jayashree ..enge ?)

[MumbaiRamki]

A classic example to explain my point here ..

thedi vandha : Tthe starting interlude is very much modern, but the melody and the beats suits the period well. But lyrics : again , it is the notion that period films can't have colloquial lyrics that makes me think that the lyrics is really absurd for a period film.