well said aj. i find jtyjn a masterpiece. sadly it wasnt well used or atleast not used properly. the songs needed a college story and not a post college story.
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 5:51 PM, AJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > > As Abbas T's next "Jhoota He Sahi" approaches with music by ARR, the same > team that worked on Jaane Tu, I revisited Jaane Tu and found the musical > experience to be just as refreshing and bright as when I first heard the > album. I still love that album for many reasons. > > I feel that Jaane Tu was a necessary album in ARR's career to showcase how > he can score music for a relatively light, mainstream, romcom film without > compromising on class. Yes, the music is lighter and more poppish than what > we're used to hearing from ARR, and for some people, it was a turn off. But, > to me, it showcased, once again, ARR's incredible versatility as a musician > to know when to put the brakes on......light treatment to musical > arrangements, reduced instrumental density, more breathing room to the > songs, more conventionally structured songs with hummable melodies. And yet, > the music to me had that unmistakable ARR stamp without musical > acrobatics.........and to me....that is the genius of ARR........his > signature can be felt in more subtle, lighter forms without the need for > high octane musical adventurism. For me, knowing when to put the "musical > brakes" on is a hallmark of a true genius artist, as ARR has shown before > too through minimalism. But, this was minimalism in a more poppish and less > spiritual form and to me, it hit the bullseye within that genre. And boy did > the music take off with the youth!!! CDs sold like hotcakes and the music > went on to win awards. Other MDs too raved about the soundtrack. > > The production and sound value of Jaane Tu was brilliant to me too. The > arrangements were crisp and bright. > > My favorites on that album are Kabhi Aditi, Jaane Tu (Both male and > female), Kahin To, and Tu Bole. Tu Bole had the most amazing trumpet improv > jazz that totally blew me away when I first heard it. That song is one of my > favorites!!! > > > -- www.gomzyphotography.com
