Here is an initial list from before, needs to be updated http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/66439
A.R.Rahman's compositions for public causes Public Awareness * Zindagi Se Pyar Karo for The Mukti AIDS Foundation Poverty Relief * Pray For Me Brother for the UN Millenium Campaign for poverty eradication Child/Youth Development * Ek Rahen Ek Nazaria for Save the Children Foundation India Differently-abled people * Theme for short film by Mani Ratnam featuring Sachin Tendulkar for The Shakti Foundation (institution supporting physically challenged people) * Theme for short film for The Banyan (institution supporting destitute and mentally challenged women) Disaster Relief * We can make it better for Donasian raising funds for the 2004 South Asian Tsunami relief War Relief * Oh Bosnia for Bosnian war relief * Hey Jawan Tujhe Salaam for Kargil soldiers' relief Architectural preservation * One Love (Taj anthem) Regional culture/language promotion * Jai Jai Garvi Gujarat * Semmozhi Sports * SAF Games 1995 On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 15:12, jayram m.n <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As I was listening to the World Tamil Conference theme music by A.R.Rahman. > > > Suddenly it struck me that ARR Sir has been contributing immensely for > uniting people by means of music. > > Here the lists goes: > (1) Vande Mataram (1997) - songs that talks about peace, freedom and love > (2) Jana Gana Mana (2000) - songs by eminent vocalists and instrumentalist > across India > (3) Pray for me Brother - UN Anthem for poverty eradication > (4) Tamil semmozhi theme (2010) - songs by carnatic, film music and rap > music artist portraying the beauty and amazing contribution of tamil > language towards world literature > (5) *Swarnim Gujarat song* - A patriotic song to unite Gujariti people > ARRahman > (6) Taj Mahal Ek Mohabhat (2007) - Theme song on love for world list of > wonder. > > Each song leaves deep impact on the people who listen to these song. I am > sure after listening to these songs everyone will see a small change > (unknowingly) in their attitude towards other religion, other language or > other art form. > > These days, I get lots of goose bumps when listening to "Tamil Semmozhi" > theme song. Especially when the song switches from one type of music genre > to another music type. For example (1) When P.Susela mam starts humming (2) > When ARR sings "Semmozhiana" (3) When Blaaze starts his folk+rap part of the > song (4) When T.M.Krishna starts his carnatic portion by singing "agam > endrum puram endrum" (5) When Shruthi Hassan starts the modern version of > "Semmozhi" (her voice and humming in this song was truly superb). I can > confidently say no other music director other than ARR Sir can mix these > different genres of music so seamlessly without making a mess. Hats-off to > him for this truly beautiful piece. I really wish ARR sir release an > expanded version as an album so that one can enjoy each artists performance > in detail. > > Overall, ARR sir is truly an musical ambassador for peace and freedom > across the world. > > His work inspires everyone to think and see how one can contribute by their > talent to the humanity. > > Jai Ho, > Jayram > > >
