hey,folks.. U guys always cum up with the same thread of 90's rahman and present one.. I totally agree with Aj on this.. Man that is what keeps rahman from all other MD's.,he has evolved from being a synth based composer to a composer needed/most adored by all ace filmmaker..
On Mon Aug 30th, 2010 7:23 PM IST AJ wrote: >"yes i miss that A R RAHMAN. but the problem is raavan d6 JA didnt had the >magic of that standard of music." > >I was expecting this same exact response from you, Taimur. You're very >predictable. What you said is only your opinion. Most people in this group >and elsewhere would not agree with you about that. > >I like the ARR today just as much as ARR of yesterday. What I wrote were just >observations of trends, not a judgment of what I like more or what ARR has >lost over the years. ARR has changed....and to me, that's it. What I miss >from ARR today is compensated by what ARR didn't emphasize before but now is >emphasizing as a more mature and seasoned composer....like symphonic >refinement, greater genre diversity, and more varied global styles and >textures. He has expanded his repertoire and you don't hear anyone calling >him repetitive anymore, a label that stuck with him by critics back in the >1990s. I like today's ARR just as much as the ARR of yesterday. Maybe you >don't, but many people here in this group and elsewhere feel that ARR has >changed and grown, matured as a composer, emphasizing more global music. And >the Indian ARR is very much alive....Khwaja Mere Khwaja, Man Mohanna, Maula >Maula, Khili Re, Ranjha Ranjha, Tere Bina, Aye Hairathe Aashiqui, Jashne Bahaar..etc. etc. > >I made a compilation CD of my favorites from ARR and Mani Ratnam, putting old >and new songs side by side and listening to all them together. I get the same >number of goosebumps when I hear Tu Hi Re or E Ajnabi as I do when I hear >Behene De or Ranjha Ranjha or Tere Bina. Which song one likes better is only >a matter of opinion, not truth. For me, the feelings I get when I listen to >old ARR are matched by the feelings I get when I listen to new ARR. I just go >with the flow and I keep nostalgia in check. > >You have very little insight into how nostalgia plays a role into judging >music from the past. > >--- In [email protected], Taimur Nadeem <taimur.nad...@...> wrote: >> >> AJ you hit the bulls eye the "INDIAN A R RAHMAN" , the indian flavour in >> contemporary music no matter what genre A R RAHMAN took , thats what used >> to be in SIR'S music. that made him unique, just one in the world. that made >> him a musical wizard , combining the beauty of indian music with modern >> themes. >>  >>  yes i miss that A R RAHMAN. but the problem is raavan d6 JA didnt had the >> magic of that standard of music. >>  >> today A R RAHMAN's muisc is mixing up with west , uniqueness lacking. take >> DILse , saaathiya , hum se hai muqabla, jeans ,thiruda thiruda >> contemporary indian music at its peak . the music of these albums is >> completely unique . even take lagaan meenaxi mangal panday classic these >> three albums are. take Maa tijhe salam wow wow , what contemporary >> masterpiece it is. >>  >> when A R RAHMAN used to sit in small dark studio in chennai , he produced >> world class music, now that he has studio's in every corner of the world , >> he is famous in every corner of the world , he has lost universality in his >> music, i feel . A R RAHMAN will surely return back to his indian magic one >> day. >>  >> and tell you first time i have affirmed your mail WOW. >>  >> REGARDS, >>  >> taimur >> >> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, AJ <purev...@...> wrote: >> >> >> From: AJ <purev...@...> >> Subject: [arr] Roja..........still sounds amazing........and my take on >> general trends.... >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 2:34 AM >> >> >>  >> >> >> >> Can't believe it.......heard Roja today after ages and the sounds are still >> so clean, fresh, and breezy...not sounding that outdated at all, despite it >> being 18 years old. Amazing compositions for ARR's debut......melodious, >> sweet, earthy, straight to the heart. >> >> If there was one thing that I liked about ARR of the 90s that I don't hear >> much of these days is that ARR's songs back then had a lot more breathing >> room.......there was more space in the songs and the song arrangements were >> not as dense as they are today. The songs just breathed easier back then it >> seems, if I were to make a very broad and general comparison to today's >> songs. ARR also used minimal loops and more spacious arrangements, so you >> could hear more of "silence" in the slower compositions. "Tu Hi Re" is a >> great example of that. I hope you understand what I mean. Again, these are >> just observations of mine. I like his past songs equally to his current >> songs in general, but there are some broad differences, signifying Rahman's >> evolution as an artist and adding and subtracting elements of his >> compositional style and sound over time. I am just bowled over how NONE of >> his songs from the 1990s sound outdated whatsoever even today. That says >> volumes. >> >> One more thing......songs in those days...1990s to early 2000s in general >> were more "Indian" sounding....not just with ARR, but with other MDs too. >> The trend in bollywood and perhaps other industries too is to have more >> Western and global musical styles in film music with gradual shifting away >> from the ethnic Indian flavor of songs.....not completely, but the trend is >> there. ARR too used to have more "ethnic Indian" sounding albums back then, >> even for contemporary films like Saathiya, Taal, Dil Se that were not period >> films. Later, the "Ethnic Indian" sound would be confined mostly to period >> film scores or situational numbers, but with some exceptions. Delhi 6, >> Raavan, and Jodha Akbar are the 3 most Indian sounding albums recently and >> look how beautifully all 3 music albums were received and raved about. I >> think a lot of people are missing more of the "Indian" Rahman. Rahman's >> music over time has become more "international" and less "Indian" as a general >> trend....again with exceptions here and there. >> > >
