I am with Vinayak on this one. We as AR music fans, will only be happy with more music.
Why AR should do something or choose a certain project is completely upto him and his team. I am sure they know what they are doing. Ram On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Vinayakam Murugan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > > ------------------------------------ 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. 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