Raja's Gems - the latest one you heard...Part 3

[Sureshs65]

kiru,

You said it right. Right from the bass in his 70s and 80s, which many probably didn't hear at that time, to all the layers he does today, he knows what will impact the listener deeply. I was recently speaking for a long time with my friend about Raja and was putting forth the theory that I hold dear. That Raja believes in us (not tfmers but listeners ) more than we believe in ourselves. What I mean is that Raja is very sure that as a listener we will eventually 'get' the emotion and 'feel' the impact of the music. We may be unaware of the music making process and related technologies but our ears can hear music and our mind/heart can comprehend what Raja produces. That is one reason why Raja never any dumbing down when Raja is concerned. The hidden oboe, the hidden bass or the hidden trombone will impact you without your knowing. Whether you discover it, like Vinod her does very well (and shares with us) or you don't discover these instruments, you will still feel their impact. That way, no one that I know in Indian Film Music has had so much trust as Raja had on his listeners. And whatever people like V_S, app_end, Vinod have been doing here is repaying the trust in a very small way.