Interview : A R Rehman brilliantly going ahead
Indian music wizard AR Rehman has enthralled with his resounding music time and again. His music is universal and one can hear him everywhere. He sounds in satellite channels, discos, festivities, and all over the place. He is certainly the uncrowned king of the music world, a celebrity in his own right, a music composer who is going to set out for the globe soon. He has composed all kinds of music but in the recent times one can see him concentrating more on the period films. `Mangal Pandey - The Rising' being the recent one form his kitty. However, he has decided to bid adieu to period films for the time being. Excerpts from the Interview: Why have you taken the decision to drift yourself from period films? Over the years I've done many Hindi period films. The list reads `1947: Earth', `Zubeidaa', `Lagaan', `The Legend Of Bhagat Singh', `Water', `Bose: The Forgotten Hero', `Kisna' and the recent `Mangal Pandey - The Rising'. Composing music for a period demands lots of dedication and research. I have put in my best efforts for all these films but I've not been contended with the result it has yielded. Why do you believe so? The result is obvious and one can see it before the eyes. The songs have not got their due as far as the cinematography is concerned. They were either placed in the background, used poorly or were not used at all. As a composer this definitely hurts. I've got aggravated and annoyed with this thing. But I'm helpless, I'm left to swallow my own anger. The filmmaker knows how to better put the songs and my work is only to compose them. Which are the films that have made you feel that your songs were not placed correctly? To start with Subhash Ghai's `Kisna'. `Hum Hain Iss Pal Yahan' was an enchanting love ballad and it was due to be sung by the lead pairs Vivek Oberoi and Isha Shervani. However this didn't happen and the song was instead put in the background. The value of the song got lost due to it. There was a bitter experience in `Bose: The Forgotten Hero'. I had built the music with great efforts. The producers of the film Sahara had assured me a grand launch for the music and also a grand premiere for the film. I was surprised when nothing took place. I've been associated with Shyam Benegal for `Zubeidaa' and `Bose' and I'm also doing another full musical venture with him. Are you certain that you're going to burn your fingers no more composing periodic music? For the time being I'm sure about it. I believe that `Mangal Pandey' is my last period film. I did `Mangal Pandey' only for the sake of Aamir Khan because ever since `Lagaan' we share a very good rapport. I've also composed for him `1947-Earth'. Right now I'm doing only contemporary Hindi assignments. My projects in the pipeline include Rakesh Mehra's `Rang De Basanti' and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film. Both of them have modern subjects. How well is your mega-musical production `Lord of the Rings' progressing? I'm all ready to release it in London in 2006. But London had the recent terrorist attack! So what! I'm not scared. Music is all about spreading peace and everything comes after it. It gives the glimpse of civilization and humanity that is still alive. What are you other plans? Loads of world tour on the cards. By the end of July I'll set for UK for the world musical tour. I try to give dimension to my music and offer the audience something different. I'll complete my world tour in Bangalore. Here I've planned an innovative three-dimensional concert that is going to be refreshing and revitalizing. I just plan to keep going! © Copyright 2005 by MusicIndiaOnLine.com This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
