Bravo! Great job, Suresh! Now, that's what I call a great review, doing full justice to this exquisite soundtrack. I esp. like that you talked about the sounds, instruments, arrangements a lot, which really do deserve specific menttion in each track. I liked how you tried to connect the music to the visuals, giving more meaning to each track in context. Appreciated how you tried to put the "comedy" element in logical light, stating that the serious music is for those who are the butt of the jokes and who don't find it funny, but the rest do! Makes perfect sense! I love some of your descriptions, like, "bed of soft strings".....very classy! Lastly, you very nicely put this in perspective in comparison to Slumdog in that even though it won't gather the same attention and perhaps level of accolades as Slumdog, it still deserves to be celebrated as a beautifully strong entrance for Rahman into hollywood. I can see your knowledge and ear for good music is quite refined and I really appreciate that. The only thing I didn't agree with you was the criticism on Sajna Re, but I respect that opinion a lot because you explained in detail why you felt that way. Geez, I wish more people would write reviews like you do!!!! And yes, you very correctly stated that it used the same musical template as Dreams on Fire, which is what I thought too when I heard it.
For me, the core strength of this soundtrack is in artistic, aural, and aesthetic beauty, not commercial potential. It's one of the most beautifully crafted compositionally and sonically mostly acoustic album by Rahman and to me, that's all I need to celebrate, regardless of movie success. That is the greatest distinction between this and Slumdog, which was more of a commercial, highly energized, stylish, electronic soundtrack. Both Slumdog and Couple's Retreat showcase ARR's versatility amazingly and I hope people here in the West recognize that. --- In [email protected], "sureshmechnit" <sureshmech...@...> wrote: > > http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2009/09/listening-couples-retreat.html >
