Yes, that's ARR!!!! So cool!!!!!
--- In [email protected], Abdul Manaf <amana...@...> wrote: > > Same here chord... Couldn't sleep last night. Sajnare...Nana....Kurukuru.. > didn't allow me to sleep. Is it AR's voice in Nana starting wo ya ya ye.. > Can any body confirm...? > > > On 9/26/09, ichord <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > Alright, for the first time, I don't know where to begin or what to say. > > Nothing I say will do justice to the type of divine music that I have been > > hearing all day today in AR's new soundtrack, Couple's Retreat. Well, > > anyway, here's an attempt..... > > > > First of all, when I got wind that ARR would be doing this soundtrack for > > this movie, I didn't really know what to expect. I knew that AR would likely > > compose light hearted tunes, since this was romantic comedy. In fact, > > there's lots of music in this album of the kind that I expected to hear. > > However, what I didn't so much expect and what has completely blown me over > > are 2 things: > > > > 1) The range and sweetness of sounds in this soundtrack and the almost > > exclusively acoustic nature of the soundtrack, something I have been craving > > for from ARR. Didn't expect this in Couple's Retreat, but that's ARR for > > you....expected the unexpected! I expected more of a typical hollywoodish > > score with some hip hop and spanish type of music consistent with a comedy, > > but no way did I expect this....totally and completely blown away!!! > > > > 2) The enormous range of global sounds including some very Asian and Indian > > percussion, styles, instrumentation, alaaps, etc. Now, that was a big > > surprise, but not really surprising, if you know what I mean!!! After > > hearing Rahman say that there would be "a touch of Indian-ness in this > > soundtrack", I knew we would be hearing some influences, but to the extent > > and depth and beauty of the range of sounds, instrumentation, the craftiness > > of each composition, the unpredictability within the compositions, this I > > never predicted!!! > > > > And you know what? Despite all the range and variety that we're hearing in > > this album from a sound and genre perspective, the whole album sounds > > coherent to me....there is a strong thread largely bound by the sweet melody > > from John and Cynthia's Suite that weaves in and out of the whole soundtrack > > in various avatars. > > > > Mindblowing........amazing.........beautiful.......glorious.....enchanting > > .......scintillating..........I'm trying to find the right word, but nothing > > will match up to what I feel about this music....... > > > > I just can't believe the amount of acoustic instruments he has used for > > this soundtrack from both East and West genres......I could go into detail > > about this now, but I think you understand what I'm saying. Listen to this > > soundtrack on headphones and you will know what I mean!!!! > > > > Ok, you wanna talk about sound quality? Here we are listening to only 192 > > kbps an we're still loving it all. The overall light treatment of the > > soundtrack gives a lot of breathing room in the music with beautiful > > dynamics, both loud and soft shades bowing in and out like a true artiste > > would create a painting or a sculpture with various shades and hues. > > > > Finally, I'm thinking that the music is quite serious in parts for a > > romantic comedy!!! Will be interesting to see how these gorgeous sound > > sculptures are used in the film. > > > > I tell you what, traditional, conservative hollywood snobs may scoff at > > such an album...those who only appreciate Stephen Speilberg type symphonic > > scores, but any open minded lover of global music and instrumentation from > > both East and West will absolutely adore this soundtrack. Don't be surprised > > to hear bad reviews of this soundtrack from traditional hollywood people who > > only appreciate symphonic type or Western oriented scores. > > > > Never expected such a large representation of the orient in this > > soundtrack, so beautifully and seamlessly carved and crafted within the > > backdrop of sweet symphonies and melodies. > > > > Sorry for the long winded post, but I was just gushing with excitement and > > happiness after listening to Couple's Retreat. This album is an absolute > > highlight of ARR's career and what a way to smash into hollywood with this. > > > > In all honesty, I have never heard in my life as beautiful a musically > > global album as this one. ARR, you are unbelievable....your legend continues > > and continues to get bigger......I BOW TO > > THEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > -- > Regards > > W/P SHJ >
