Awesome. My respect for this guy has skyrocketed.....paying homage to the true master of music. I do hope he is successful. I really do admire his creativity in Aamir and Dev D.
--- In [email protected], "ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni ." <sriramiye...@...> wrote: > > > Music composer Amit Trivedi is on a high. After over a decade of working > in the industry, it appears formula-ridden Bollywood has at last woken > up to a new sound. One, where fusion, jazz, rock meets folk and > classical tunes. > > This was evident in Aamir last year and currently, in the tracks of the > soon-to-be released Dev D. Amit likes to think out of the box, and > fortunately for him, the new-age music is finding plenty of takers; > certainly not a bad thing for someone who isn't a trained musician > and goes purely "by instinct". > > Amit himself is pleasantly surprised at the response to his songs, > especially `Emotional Atyachar' the wedding song doing the > rounds these days (on ringtones, FM channels, music charts etc). > "You don't plan these things," he says. "It came about, > thanks to Anurag Kashyap's (the director of Dev D) mad genius. He > conceptualised the entire show, I just tried to execute it." > > The story goes that Amit, who had bagged the project after meeting > Anurag a couple of years ago, composed a few songs and presented it > before the maverick director. "One of the songs had a line that went > `Ib ke hovega re agge yaar ' Anurag heard it as > `atyachaar'. He added the word `emotional' and asked me > to compose something around it. I didn't have a clue what to do. But > lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya and I worked on the idea and finally > managed to crack it. We decided to have a brass band version for which > we got band masters Rangeela and Raseela to sing the song. Later, we > added the rock version too. It was a huge challenge but we pulled it off > somehow! But it's great that it has caught on," he says. As have > the other numbers which are a mix of varied genres and stand out because > of their funky notes. > > Even so, he feels the industry isn't open to experimentation and > would rather conform to the tried and tested trends. "I remember > meeting a producer who wanted me to create an item song like Bidi > Jalailye Now, that was a good number, but I couldn't do > something similar. Needless to say, I lost the project. My music is more > suited as an OST, the way it is in Hollywood. Fortunately, though it is > niche, such soundtracks are being appreciated here. And I would rather > do something I am comfortable in, even if it goes against the tide." > > It is an approach he has held all through his career. Right from the > time he was in college, music was all he wanted to pursue. "Like any > other middle-class family, mine too had reservations about the choice of > career. But as far as I can remember I ate, drank and slept music. I > grew up on Madan Mohan, R D Burman, and later A R Rahman and Coldplay, > and knew this is what I wanted to do in life." > > He began with theatre and then moved on to the ad world, composing > jingles for countless commercials his bread and butter, as he > calls it. "I must have sold everything, from soap to oil," he > chuckles. "Later I even formed a band called Om with a group of > friends, in 2004. We released a fusion album but it flopped. Then it was > back to ads, theatre and television." > > But has the struggle to be hatke borne fruit now? "Well, I am > getting offers and producers are calling me up," he smiles. However, > despite the steadily growing popularity of his music, Amit feels far > from having "arrived" on the scene. "Success feels good, but > the thought always rankles at the back of my mind `this > film's music worked. But what about the next'? The pressure and > expectations are more now." > > Maybe he should try the big banners then. How about doing the Yash Raj > and Karan Johar brand of cinema? "Sure, why not? Provided I can get > to do it, my style," he laughs. "I like people who break the mould, > like Rahman." > > A mention of Rahman makes him gush. "Have you heard his Delhi 6 > songs `Rehna Tu' and `Dafatan'? Forget Slumdog > Millionaire, if the Oscar guys heard these numbers, they would come here > and award him." > > Not surprisingly, he is among the millions gripped by Rahmania. "I > would dedicate my success to him. He has inspired me to think different, > create new sounds and go against the rules. Now let's see where it takes > me!" > > .. > > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/2009020120090201023140498e4d74390\ > /Straight-off-streets > <http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/82/2009020120090201023140498e4d7439\ > 0/Straight-off-streets> > > > > .. >
