Hope you're right Pradeepan! Love your positive attitude!!!
--- In [email protected], Pradeepan R <pradeepanisonl...@...> wrote: > > Chord, judging by the pre-hype about the movie , it is bound to do pretty > decent, unless its a complele foul up.. > Women dig into most romantic comedies/ Vince vaughan types. > that was a +ve start for ARR even before he came into the picture.. > Now, with the beautiful music - and different American music standards - I > have no doubt ARR will get tremendously +ve applauses after the movie also > comes out.. > But shooting for Oscar ---thats a different story altogether.. > Maybe ARR is bound for even greater destiny :)) > On Sat, Sep 26, 2009 at 9:14 AM, ichord <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > As much as I love CR's music and the pure and beautiful artistry in the > > album, whether the music receives the same kind of acclaim that Slumdog did > > will depend on the commercial success of the movie. At the very least, ARR > > will likely receive acclaim from some critics who are open minded and > > appreciate variety and detail in music. To us ARR fans and lovers of good > > music, this soundtrack is truly a great achievement. However, as I've seen > > people here talking about another road to the Oscars with CR, let's be > > careful about expectations. No matter how good we think the music is, the > > film has got to be successful and well liked for the music to really go > > places IMO, and very importantly, how the music tracks are used in the film. > > > > > > You remember when Slumdog's early reviews came out even before the movie > > release? People were also talking about how great the music sounded too. In > > the video reviews we have seen thus far, nobody has mentioned anything about > > the music, which doesn't necessarily mean anything bad, but just an > > observation. > > > > Let's enjoy CR for the beautiful soundtrack that it is and as ARR fans, we > > can truly celebrate a career highlight. However, let's just be cautious > > about our expectations about the eventual commercial and universal > > acceptance of this brilliant score, esp. since the music may sound too > > foreign to untrained and unexposed ears. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Cheers, > Pradeepan. > > "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you > !" >
