I couldnt agree more. Thats probably the only thing I miss from a ARR soundtrack these days.
-A On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Please re-introduce ethnic sounds and instrumentation back in your > youth oriented soundtracks. For me, Saathiya is a perfect example of > a great blend between hip hop, synth, and ethnic instrumentation and > percussion. Saathiya in my belief is one of Rahman's greatest > soundtracks, obviously noted that most of it was dubbed from Alai > Payuthey. > > Rahman does a great job with historicals as far as ethnic sounds. > Jodha Akbar, Lagaan, Zubeidaa....etc...lots of tabla, dholak, > ghungru, sarangi, etc. Not saying that his more contemporary > soundtracks have to be semi-classical, just wish he could add more of > ethnic sounds, which adds so much crispness and depth to the overall > sound. This is what disappointed me most about RDB and Yuva, but was > redeemed somewhat in Guru and Swades. (I still like RDB and Yuva so > don't start pelting stones at me). I understand that the story of the > movie and the context also dictate which sounds and instruments would > be most appropriate for a soundtrack, but I still feel in that even > in the most urban and youth of films, adding a dholak, ghungru, > tabla, sitar would be appreciated additions that wouldn't necessarily > ruin the contemporary nature of the soundtrack. > > Even in Yuvvraaj, while I appreciate the heavily symphonic sound, why > not further experiment and add some tabla and dholaks to the hip hop > beats and accent them with ghungrus? Only a master like ARR could > experiment like this and be successful, just like he combined hip hop > with symphony. How about symphony with tabla, ghatam, sitar, > sarangi? Imagine a jugalbandi with cello and sarangi or a sitar > interlude with symphonic strings as harmony. > > I think ARR is trying really really hard to get away from previous > sounds and I think he is quite sensitive to the mislabel of being > repetitive. Just my thoughts so please don't get upset or offended > by what I wrote. > > > -- -A http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com
