Good catch. If ARR produces 1500 musical films each year, I've got a lot of catching up to do!
--- In [email protected], "shahul hameed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1500 musical films each year? > > On 8/19/07, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Pride of India > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > AR RAHMAN > > Musical genius > > Allah Rakha Rahman is a celebrated Indian music composer who > > produces 1500 musical films each year. His flair for innovative sounds > > has transformed the film music in the country with his emphasis on > > fusion between the western and the traditional music instruments. Born in > > Madras to a musically affluent family, AR Rahman > > started learning the piano at the tender age of four. At the young age > > of eleven, he started his career by joining legendary music maestro > > Illaiyaraja's troupe as a keyboard player. His experience enabled him to > > earn a scholarship to the famed > > Trinity College of Music at Oxford University from where he obtained a > > degree in Western Classical Music. It wasn't long before AR Rahman caught > > director Mani Ratnam's > > attention. He signed on the composer to score the music for the film > > 'Roja'; after which Rahman became a household name. AR Rahman went on to > > creat music for blockbuster Indian films > > including 'Bombay', 'May', 'Madham', 'Rangeela', 'Dil Se', 'Mangal > > Pandey - The Rising', 'Rang De Basanti'. 'Fire' was his first > > international soundtrack. To commemorate 50 years of Indian Independence > > in 1997, AR > > Rahman composed the `Vande Mataram', a tribute to the motherland and > > featured songs to mark the three colours of the Indian Flag. The album > > was a mega success and sold over 1.2 million copies in India and did > > reasonably well internationally too. Since his introduction to Indian > > cinema, he has worked on > > close to sixty films. After creating waves in Roja in 1992, AR Rahman's > > career has gone from strength to strength by introducing a new ambience > > to Indian cinema and being one of the main contributors to the film > > industry's crossover appeal. > > > > http://www.dnaindia.com/specials/india60_slide.asp? newsid=1116311&sldid=4 > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > <b> > > 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 > > > > > > > > >
