It's getting close to a new Rahman release. If JA is releasing in early Oct, the music may be out next month. Wonder how Rahman will compose for this one. My expectations are high, but I'm going to avoid hype. Last I checked, Rahman in an interview mentioned 6 songs total. With the type of movie in mind (historical epic), perhaps we can expect a semi-classical effort with traditional Indian instruments and lots of melody (ala Zubeida, Lagaan). We already know there will be a Qawali (Khwaja Mere Khwaja) with Sonu and Alka. The movie will have to be a success for the music to go far with the masses in this case, although us ARR fans will relish it. Ashutosh and Rahman have an impressive record together and hopefully, this project will add to their success.
Been a successful run for ARR lately with RDB, Guru, SOK, and Shivaji all going far. I just wish ARR could provide us with greater accessibility to communicate with him directly (online question/answer or more appearances on this forum). We know how busy he is, but I still wish we could have more opportunities to communicate with him directly while respecting his privacy. I also wish LOTR and Provoked soundtracks could be made available to us as well as updates on his own projects (Conference of the Birds, etc). Provoked should have been available to us. Yes, we got Pray for me Brother and One Love, but I am craving for a more ambitious project on the likes of Vande Mataram. Come on Rahman, it's been ten years now. We're craving for a full fledged solo effort from you! I am revisiting Guru and Water and immensely enjoying these two soundtracks. Tell me any other composer today in India who can score as high quality compositions as Piya Ho, Shauk Hai, Tere Bina, Jaage, Ay Hairathe, Chan Chan, Bangari Marori. Nobody.
