Yes, well said. There is a MAJOR difference between simple inspirations and blatant plagiarism. Pritam, Nadeem-Shravan, Sanjeev-Darshan, Anu Malik...now these are the composers who shamelessly rip-off. But I completely agree, when I compose tunes, and listen to them after a while. Sometimes I notice a slight resembelance with other songs that have seeped into my subconscience. We must be able to decipher inspiration from plagiarism.
But Pritam is one guy who really confuses the hell out of me. He has plagiarized multiple songs from EVERY single soundtrack of his. The guy has talent, no doubt...but why does he feel forced to take songs from all over the world. He's taking the dark road that N-S and Anu Malik have already shamelessly travelled. Tsk Tsk Tsk (Check out http://www.planetbollywood.com/displayArticle.php?id=090905092530) -Aakash- >From: AKil Suvarna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [arr] Deja vu >Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:32:13 -0800 (PST) > > >Aswhin > >well written.... > >Akil suvarna > >--- Ashwin Kamath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > A lot of messages have been posted about how other > > composers "copying" rehman's tunes. I would not be > > that harsh to say the other composers copied the > > tunes. > > > > Here is my take on this. I have a feeling that > > when you listen to a song for a long time it kind of > > imbibes itself inside you. Then it starts reflecting > > in your work. > > > > Take Dus Bahane...(rocking number no doubt) but > > listen carefully to the opening beats before the > > singer starts with 'here now;here now'. > > Now play taal se taal mila, listen to the humming > > after the initial water drop sounds. Voila we found > > a match. > > > > It would not be wise to say Vishal Shekhar copied > > these tunes. Its just that they are influenced by > > Rehman's songs so much that it starts showing up in > > their work. > > Hell if I started composing music tomorrow, it > > would be the same case. > > > > So most of the times if certain notes are similar > > to a song composed by someone else - it is merely a > > deja vu. The other song is influencing your song in > > an indirect way. I would consider such songs as a > > compliment to Rehman's song rather than take out my > > knife and rip apart the composers. > > > > With all due respect composing music is the most > > precious talent which only few people are gifted > > with. So lets not drag down other composers just to > > prove our point. > > > > > > On the flip side, we also have some composers who > > copy songs note by note. You cannot do much about > > them. Just stop buying their music. > > > > Here is some food for thought > > The tram sequence bgm from yuva which goes as > > "anjaana anjaani" sounds like the spiderman theme > > song. You know the one that used to play in the > > cartoons. Now I doubt if anyone will raise a finger > > against Rehman. > > > > So just chill guys and enjoy the great music from > > the maestro..... > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Yahoo! Mail > > Use Photomail to share photos without annoying >attachments. > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - 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/
