Lets enjoy the sweetness of the mango rather worry about why it was conceived
On 5/18/10, arr_raghu <[email protected]> wrote: > First of all not every piece of art has to go churning money. > An incredibly talented ARR can easily present composition as > a gift to the state of gujarath, to the indian navy, to the > tajmahal, and to the state of tamil nadu. > ARR might not capitalize much on these projects but the people > to whom he gift his work will feel exceptionally happy. > probably arr's idea is merely to make them and see them happy. > as a fellow fan, i feel proud that arr is contributing to such events. > it actually enhances his stature and reaps more respect across various > communities. > > > --- In [email protected], "A.R.Rajib" <a.r.ra...@...> wrote: >> >> Do Gujarat and Tamil Nadu really need Rahman? >> >> Posted by: Karthik In: >> Commentary<http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/commentary/> >> | Piece of my mind! >> <http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/piece-of-my-mind/> >> | Random thoughts <http://itwofs.com/milliblog/category/random-thoughts/> >> >> A R Rahman recently composed theme songs for 2 states – the first was for >> Gujarat, scored for Gujarat's Golden Jubilee celebrations and the second >> was >> the theme song composed for World Classical Tamil Conference. Now, what >> would be the shelf life of such songs, composed for specific occasions? >> >> In case of Bharatbala's Vande Mataram project, it was meant as, and >> marketed >> as a commercial pop album and hence it worked wonderfully, with phenomenal >> shelf-life. But, what do these one-off theme songs give Rahman, who's >> music >> is always expected with feverish perseverance by his fans? >> >> Money? Possibly, but that is the least of Rahman's considerations given >> his >> global standing. An association with the state heads or the cause the >> theme >> songs are supposed to represent? Very possible – since there is >> time-based/historical significance to these events, and hence, possibly, >> the >> songs too. >> >> But really, how often are these songs played? At least in case of the >> Tamil >> World Conference, it is nothing but an ego-massage by the current Chief >> Minister of Tamil Nadu and it is sad to see Rahman pandering to such >> blatant >> abuse of power when there are many more worthy causes that are crying for >> attention. Tamil Nadu is a state where there seems to be a unofficial >> diktat >> to hold at least one conference/meeting every week with Karunanidhi as >> chief >> guest – it is a cycle actually, since the exclusive TV rights of such >> weekly >> conferences/meetings go to Karunanidhi-owned Kalaignar TV and slots are >> sold >> to sponsors immediately, completing the money circle. But Rahman is from >> Tamil Nadu, and needs to act like one, beyond personal beliefs – if that >> means doing a theme song for a Tamil World Conference, so be it. >> >> I've nothing personally against the conference and love my mother tongue >> quite adequately that I chose Tamil as 2nd language all through my >> studies, >> while my classmates had incredible fun with Sanskrit. But I'm befuddled >> with >> the idea of using a celebrated, globally renowned composer for scoring a >> theme song that may never be used or remembered beyond one evening. If >> this >> was a film project, would Rahman agree? Or, would he use his discretion to >> see the pointlessness of the exercise and focus on better projects? I >> cannot >> answer that hypothetical question and I suppose neither will Rahman – even >> if he has an answer. That is called being politically correct. >> >> The song for Gujarat seems to have slightly better significance – after >> all, >> 50 years is not a small milestone – and, roping in a celebrated composer >> to >> mark that occasion with a special song is a great idea. There are murmurs >> about Narendra Modi doing this tactically, given his much-maligned past >> the >> composer's religion, but such parochial assumptions insult both the >> occasion >> and the composer, who is known for his religion-agnostic outlook. >> >> The Gujarat song and the Tamil conference theme are predictable to a large >> extent – rousing music that builds gradually; assortment of singers and >> state/culture/language-specific instruments used for obvious reasons; >> jingoistic lyrics, again, for obvious and rightful reasons – Rahman's fans >> are happy that they have something from their idol. But, what exactly are >> these theme compositions meant to achieve? And for whom? >> I personally believe that these initiatives gain more from Rahman's name >> attached to them than Rahman gaining anything from them. That, of course, >> does not make it any less important for Rahman to decline such >> opportunities, but I really wonder why an incredibly busy composer who has >> top-ranked directors and producers waiting in queue outside his house to >> sign him for their projects, agree to such one-off efforts that may be >> used >> once in their life time and revered only by fanatic followers? Hell with >> being politically correct – at least online. >> >> http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2010/05/17/do-gujarat-and-tamil-nadu-really-need-rahman/ >> -- >> - Regards >> >> ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ >> > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/ ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [email protected] To Subscribe: [email protected] To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! 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