Very true. i was so impressed by the current indian music scene. awesome music. I believe they (SEL, Vishal Shekhar, Vishal Bharadwaj and the rest of them ) also need to be heard outside India and deserve a lot of recognition from the rest of the world.
I am sure AR Rahman has influenced them a lot to break the rules and try something new. 2009 and 2010 was such a great year for indian music lovers :) On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 9:07 PM, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Guys, > > There are some pretty good songs out there besides ARR in the bollywood > belt......listen to some of the tunes from Aashayein (Salim Suleiman), We > Are Family (SEL - some nice soft piano based ballads and a soothing theme > instrumental), Peepli Live (Indian Ocean...very folkish tunes), Lafangey > Parindey (Music by Anand but directed by Pradeep Sarkar....rock heavy > album). Of course, Amit Trivedi's Aisha has some good tunes if you like his > kind of music and sound. Nothing pathbreaking, but some nice sounds and > arrangements and melodies...pleasant hearing. > > I kind of feel that the rock sound is in fashion mode these days in film > music albums as lots of distorted and electric guitars are being > used....some tastefully, some not....even ARR has used them more > recently...... > > But, I love how ARR has used the guitars in VTV, Puli, Raavan...very > sparingly and delicately without overpowering one's senses! I didn't like > the distorted, heavy rock guitar sounds much in Enthiran, but loved the > acoustic guitars in Kaadhal Anukal!! > > Honestly, I listen to other film albums.by other MDs.......try to give the > music a chance......feel pleasant and soothed when listening to them.....but > nobody touches deep into the heart and soul like ARR's music does..... > > ARR is simply in a league of his own....... > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
