Oh ok. Still, thanks for bringing the post to our notice ;) Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak
theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Prakash Balaramkrishna < [email protected]> wrote: > Vinayak, It's wriiten by Suresh, the blogger. I just pasted the link and > content. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Vinayakam Murugan <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 17, 2009 11:25:00 PM > *Subject:* Re: [arr] Illayaraja Vs A.R.Rahman > > Very nicely written, Prakash. Each MD has his own space in the > musicosphere and they can coexist . > > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ > Vinayak > > theregoesanotherday .blogspot. com<http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com> > > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Prakash Balaramkrishna <prakysn...@yahoo. > com <[email protected]>> wrote: > >> http://ursmusically .blogspot. com/2009/ 02/illayaraja- vs-arrahman. >> html<http://ursmusically.blogspot.com/2009/02/illayaraja-vs-arrahman.html> >> >> I was reading this beautiful >> piece<http://raagadevan.blogspot.com/2009/01/maarugo-maaruga.html> written >> by Vignesh on Illayaraja's 'Maarugo Maarugo' song from Vetri Vizha and I >> headed to comment section and this is what I read as one of the comments, >> >> Dear Vicky, >> >> Long time ago, I used to play the flute in light music troupes in chennai, >> though I have been fully focussed on practising carnatic music lately. >> >> I wanted to listen to the music of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" today >> to see why it's being talked about so much. I searched and listened to it >> online. >> >> It left me with a bad aftertaste. I just felt like cleansing my ears, body >> and soul by listening to some Raaja music and landed in your blog. >> >> Thanks for the wonderful analysis, sound clips. You (and Raaja) made my >> day. >> >> with love, >> srikanth. >> >> >> >> I really haven't taken such comments that have no constructive purpose >> seriously and till this date I have never read or been in a single >> constructive argument or debate when it comes to Raaja vs. Rahman. I don't >> understand the mind of some people, who call them to be an Illayaraja fan >> and who talk more about A.R.Rahman and how bad his music is than about how >> great Illayaraja's music is. I don't understand what is their real problem >> with Rahman, is it the music itself, or its popularity. >> >> Irrespective of who is the composer, Music has one single purpose. Is it >> so difficult to understand the oneness of music? And who can better teach >> you the oneness of music than Illayaraja, who has covered every possible >> genre of music in his repertoire and yet makes us feel that it is all music, >> just Raaja's music? I guess if you are a fan of Illayaraja, and if you have >> really understood his music and its purpose, it is so simple to accept and >> appreciate anybody else's music. If not, then you fail Illayaraja, his music >> hasn't educated you enough. (In this particular case I am so devastated that >> he who commented about the music doesn't know what background score in a >> movie is meant for, and he calls himself Raaja fan) >> >> I get as exhilarated by that worldly interlude in 'Dil Gira Daftan' from >> Rahman's Delhi-6 as I get in the thundering coda of 'Om Shivo hum' from >> Raaja's 'Naan Kadavul'. The kind of music in the songs that I compare here >> has nothing in common in its sound and yet the purpose is the same. >> Illayaraja is a way and A.R.Rahman is another way to attain a musical >> Nirvana. Everybody has the right to choose his own way but the one who foul >> talk about the other ways is no different from those extremists who in the >> name of religion, do things which their religion itself doesn't preach. >> >> I don't believe in religion but I believe in a God and in the same way I >> believe in music and I take the best of both to pave my own way to reach its >> purpose. I am both a devotee of Illayaraja >> <http://ursmusically.blogspot.com/2008/09/journey-with-illayaraja..html> >> and a Rahmaniac >> <http://ursmusically.blogspot.com/2007/08/rahman-and-me-on-nostalgic-trip.html>and >> I find it perfectly normal and rational to be so. And some call it >> incomprehensible and eccentric? I don't know how to answer them because they >> never really explained to me why they feel so. >> >> When A.R.Rahman wave was spreading all over India, everyone told that >> A.R.Rahman's popularity is not because he is a genius or he has any talent >> but because he borrows heavily from western music but it is the westerners >> who now say that they have never heard a music score like that of 'Slumdog >> Millionaire' before. And so where did Rahman borrow all this long? Nobody >> seems to be talking about this. >> >> And what is this cry about Illayaraja deserving many International Awards >> and not A.R.Rahman? These are utterly ridiculous arguments. Oscar or Golden >> Globe is not given to greatest music composed by the greatest music composer >> of all time from a country. Why can't we be practical and realistic about >> these awards? Raaja is contended in whatever he does in Indian films and if >> he gets a chance he will definitely do it right in an international movie >> too, I believe in it more than any other so called Raaja fan. And do you >> mean you want Illayaraja to win an Oscar for his background score in 'Naan >> Kadavul' to prove that he is the best background score composer in, the >> country? An Illayaraja doesn't want that because he has no intention to go >> global or is in no contention with any Rahmans out there to prove his >> genius. Now if both Illayaraja and A.R.Rahman were nominated for their >> respective scores in 'Naan Kadavul' (though Raaja has slightly overdone it >> in Naan Kadavul) and 'Slumdog Millionaire' , and if I say A.R.Rahman >> deserves it, then I can be crucified. But that is not the case here. I feel >> Illayaraja is one of the best in the world when it comes to composing >> background score. When I wrote this, I was just trying to understand the >> impact of the music in 'Slumdog Millionaire' and explain it to others who >> are interested and who otherwise would easily oversee it. I was trying to >> illustrate the life that Rahman's vibrant music brought to a movie like >> 'Slumdog Millionaire' . >> >> In this year, even if Thomas Newman wins it in the Best Original Score >> category, I wouldn't be disappointed because I have totally fallen in love >> with his score for 'Wall-E'. I felt its impact while watching the movie. I >> have heard only the audio of Alexandre Desplat's score for 'Curious Case of >> Benjamin Button' and I loved what I heard but I don't know how well it >> serves its purpose in the movie. A great music needn't always be a great >> background score. >> >> And I can go on and on, I think it is best to conclude this piece with >> this video >> >> > > >
