Excellent points! It goes both ways!
--- In [email protected], "pravindersheoran" <pravindersheo...@...> wrote: > > Hi Vishal and others, > I disagree with the point of view expressed here. > I have reasons to say so. > I am currently living in Sydney, Australia. > I have a lot of friends from here and I also had a chance to meet a few > people who knew music very well. > > I met this guy who had bought Slumdog Millionaire Soundstack's original CD > instead of copying it. He had listened to it very carefully and was moved > with every part of it, not just Jai Ho. > He told me this music composer creates hevanly melodies and he also asked me > if I could recommend some of other works of this music composer. We also > talked about some other background soundtracks like the one of the movie > "CRASH'. Its an American movie about how multi-cultuaral society has America > become and how different people face racism from other culture's people. The > movie gives a strong message about being tolerent while intercating with > other culture's people. The music used in the movie is from various parts of > the world. This guy seemed to appriciate every part of it. We both were > really in love with some Arabic music played in the movie. > > Also, there are people at my job who liked Jai Ho very much but hated the > Pussycat Dolls version saying they have destroyed the authenticty, melody and > freshness of the song. They did not even mind hearing it in Hindi rather than > English version of dolls. > > The point is that western society is very less known to us same as we are > very less known to them. > One thing I have noticed is these people do the things only if they like to > do it. If they go to a movie, they try to appriciate it. If they hear > something good, they try to find out what it is. > If 'Couple's Retreat' soundtrack is worth listening (Which I am dead sure it > is), they will listen to it. > Of course not like us Rahmaniacs. > > Pravinder. > > > --- In [email protected], "ichord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > Good points, Vishal, I agree! > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "vishal_kalel1" <vishal.kalel@> wrote: > > > > > > Rehman's music has always been best and enchanting. Though it is never > > > been reviewed properly or credited for its creativity. Slumdog > > > Millionaire had prolific music which deserved Oscar because the movie was > > > not worth without it!!! Everything works on hype and marketting in > > > western countries. Couples retreat is surely a heavenly treat to > > > Rehmaniacs like me. But.. But the problem is America is not used to such > > > music. Rehman's score requires time to grow because of its beautifully > > > intricate nature. I have doubt they will listen it with good attention or > > > not. What sounds treat to our ears may not be even noticed my them. Its > > > our wish Oscar comes to Rehman's studio every year (like Filmfares come > > > every year). Western coutnries might like watching slumdog while eating > > > burgers and commenting about india's poverty, but when it comes to > > > genuine indian talent, no one can guarantee its appreciation by them. The > > > very recent example is "Discovery of water on moon by NASA" which was > > > reported in worlds most renowned science journal without even a single > > > mention of ISRO or india. > > > > > >
