I haven’t given any songs to Gautham as yet. How can they be circulated !
So what was that song "Hello Hello" we saw @ shooting for Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya ! On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote: > A week off for Oprah: ARR > ANUPAMA SUBRAMANIAN DECCAN CHRONICLE > > Article Rank > > > A. R. Rahman who wants to give Oprah Winfrey a tour of India, talks > about post Oscar buzz > > TT he long list of honours T including the two Oscars, T a Golden > Globe and mak T ing it to Time magazine’s T choice of the 100 most > influential people in the world, has not changed anything in namma > Chennai’s music maestro A.R.Rahman. The down-to-earth musician has > plans to build a team of young creative professionals and develop > innovative, refreshing scripts that are a far cry from existing > stereotypes. In an exclusive interview to DC, ARR shares his ideas. > > Q How did you end up becoming Oprah Winfrey’s tour guide? When I was > featured along side Obama and Oprah in Time, I casually asked her if > she had ever been to India? She said no and asked if I would be > willing to bring her here. I replied in the affirmative. If she does > make that trip, I would take a week off from work and show her around. > I admire and respect Oprah for the woman that she is and for voicing > her concerns on various global issues. Q What are your current > Hollywood ventures? I’m not collaborating with any composers in > Hollywood. I’m just doing independent films with a few renowned names > in Hollywood. Some of released this Christmas. > > them are getting I will certainly reveal the names later. And no, it’s > not the new James Bond film (laughs). > > Q Post the Oscars, people have started considering you as a demi-god > of sorts. Comments? I don’t think that’s true. As of now, there’s a > lot of pressure in work. Previously I could attend to all calls > whether personal or professional and even answer every email. Today I > get about 400 emails every day and it may not be possible to reply to > each one. > > Nobody will appreciate me if I don’t do my music, which has always > been my first priority. So I shut myself off from everything else and > devote maximum time for it. I hope people don’t get offended if I > don’t respond as I am not ignoring anyone; it’s just that I need to > fully focus on my music now. > > Q What about people in the industry who think you are unapproachable? > I’m trying hard to balance my Indian and Hollywood projects. > > Right now, I have several commitments on hand — like Mani sir’s > Ravana, Shankar’s Endhiran Gautham Menon’s Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya > and Sultan the Warrior. There’s also the Bollywood film Blue. > > Q Most western films only have background scores and no songs. As you > were acclaimed more for your songs, do you think it’s an impediment to > accepting foreign films? There are musicians dedicated to composing > background scores and there are others solely involved in making > songs. > > Luckily for me, Slumdog Millionaire fetched Oscars in both > departments. The filmmakers have put their trust in me on both > aspects. I hope I can live up to the same. > > Q In Hollywood, Intellectual Property rights are a big thing. > > What do you think needs to be done here? I feel the practice of > reusing an old song for a new film without getting the permit for the > same must change. In Hollywood, a permit needs to be sought for > everything. A whole team of music editors, supervisors and associates > oversee the product. > > Unlike here, one doesn’t have to take all strains upon oneself. > > Q Two songs from Gautham’s upcoming film are circulating on the > Internet. Do you know about this? I haven’t given any songs to Gautham > as yet. How can they be circulated? That apart, when technology is > used for wrongdoing, there will be others who would work for its > protection as well. > > e Q Being a Chennaiite, when all other states felicitated you after > the Oscars, do you have any hard feelings that Tamil Nadu government > did not do anything? (Evasively) Representatives of the governments of > Maharashtra and New Delhi called on me and and congratulated my work. > Even top politicians from TN did that. I don’t have the luxury to > think about such things as my work takes most of my time. > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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]! Groups > Links > > > > -- Farzad Khaleel Webmaster www.rahmaniac.com
