ARR brings out the best out of VM too.. Thats the speciality of ARR. He will bring out the hidde talent in us
On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:28 AM, Vinayakam Murugan <[email protected]>wrote: > > > Truly a class pair - ARR - VM > > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Aravind AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> Hi, >> >> In the latest issue Kumudam, there was a question about Rahman and >> Illayaraja, in Vairamuthu's interview... here's the scan: >> http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/Vairamuthu_on_ARR.jpg >> >> I'm translating it for u all :) >> >> Question: Do you find a difference in your writing, while working with >> different composers? Do words come out from your pen, based on whether the >> tune is IR's or ARR's? >> >> VM: Illayaraja's tunes have the "tamil" touch to them. AR Rahman's tunes >> have the whole world's touch. Illayaraja is a man from the villages. He >> infused folk music which he grew up with, and various rural music forms into >> his fulm music. Though he blended it with Western music, basically he is a >> village man, and he ruled folk music. This "tamil" touch in his music was >> easy for me, because, I'm a village man too. I too grew up with the village >> music. >> >> But, when writing for AR Rahman, I needed to fly to different countries in >> the west, and make myself aware of different music forms which were new to >> me. It's a bit difficult to write lyrics for AR Rahman's tunes. He doesn't >> make ordinary, usual tunes. He makes fresh new tunes for which it is almost >> impossible to filt lyrics! >> >> I once asked Rahman, "Why do you torture me like this, by breaking the >> phrases in your tunes like this?" >> Rahman replied with a smile "Anyone who knows Tamil can write lyrics for >> an ordinary, normal tune. Writing for such challenging tunes will make you >> special, and give you that pride of a true 'poet' " >> >> For a question which I asked with some pain, he replied with a smile! >> >> Aravind >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn >> how<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_2/*http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/photos>. >> >> > > > -- regards, Vithur
