The content of SKJ's article has been converted into an interview by MIO and the style has "un-ARR" written all over it....
--- In [email protected], "Roshan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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/
