Hi All,
One of the news reporters on NDTV told "Well, Harmonium was not there during
Akbar's time, but Akbar didn't look like Hrithik roshan either... " :)
This was the height of critisism i felt.
Ranjit
Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Agreed. There is nothing inappropriate about ARR's music in this
movie. Historical soundtracks do not have to take on a purist form
of that time. Creative freedom should be supported. But, I do miss
the Tanpura and wished ARR had used it.
--- In [email protected], Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> Funny its always music directors who are attacked. Agreed Naushad
Saab took
> care when composing, but the movie itself
> is for entertainment ! Please note that there is no historical
evidence of
> a courtesan named Anarkali ! When a director can
> have that much of a creativity freedom, why not the MD?
>
> Also arr and other MDs are always attacked that they compose music
in bits
> and pieces and then fuse it. Well when a movie
> can be shot in bits and pieces, edited and then combined, why not
the songs?
> Its the end product that matters ! Thats art !
>
>
>
>
> On 2/28/08, Moin Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > the old critic here needs Internet access i think!
> >
> > before criticizing, he should have checked his knowledge on the
matter
> > that he is talking about. this movie is not an ancient mughal era
> > documentary and is intended for entertainment.
> >
> > furthermore, ar rahman himself stated several times that they
purposely
> > kept the music contemporary...
> >
> >
> > *Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:
> >
> > *http://www.ndtvmusic.com/story.asp?id=ENTEN20080042600*
> > **
> > *Harmonium's not so harmonious*
> >
> > Yogesh Pawar
> >
> > Thursday, February 28, 2008: (Mumbai) :
> >
> > History is but legend, which everyone agrees upon. But it still
may not be
> > everyone's cup of tea to hear harmoniums and synthesizers play in
Jodhaa
> > Akbar's Mughal era.
> >
> > There have been murmurs about why a multicrore project like
*Jodhaa Akbar*didn't think it necessary to use the
> > *tanpura* or the *sarangi*, which were the instruments in vogue
then.
> >
> > The harmonium, essentially a French instrument was brought to
India by
> > Maula Baksh in the late 19th century when the Mughal empire had
already
> > ended.
> >
> > Raju Bharathan, film historian said, "I found the music by AR
Rehman very
> > disappointing. It was not timed with the theme. I found the
treatment too a
> > bit odd. Particularly the use of harmonium is not in sync with
the era."
> >
> > Infact, the harmonioum has always been a point of debate. While
harmonium
> > players feel they never get their due as musicians. Many senior
artists
> > actually refuse to do their *riyaz* with the harmonium because
they say it
> > is unsuitable to completely adapt to Indian music.
> >
> > Neela Bhagwat, classical vocalist, said, "The drawback is that the
> > harmomium can't give you the the curve, like if I sing the
*Darbari Kanada
> > *, I will have to sing with a *meend*, which a harmonium will not
support.
> >
> > Infact this is the reason why in the musical period film like *
> > Mughal-E-Azam* the harmomium was kept out.
> >
> > Raju Bharathan, film historian, "There was a lot of attention
paid to use
> > of instruments. Naushad *sahab* wouldn't begin composing till he
had the
> > full script. Then he would look at the period and begin to think
of the
> > instruments to use. That was his style."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Should Iron Maiden tour other Indian cities also?*
> >
> > Subject
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >
> > AIMING TO BE A TRUE RAHMANIAC
> >
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