karl K, if am not mistaken, you have posted in detail in dhool.com sometime earlier. am i right?
karl K, if am not mistaken, you have posted in detail in dhool.com sometime earlier. am i right?
heard from a cine industry person long time ago(in late 90's), that a sound engineer named "Emy" who worked in "Kaaki chattai" time had good sound sense, but our man had some problems with him and thorathi vittutaar. I remember I saw Emy's name in the movies was in "Roja" titles. any on know about him?
Rajaa's albums released in AVM Audio(Thoongatheythambi, Nallavanukku nallavan, Ejaman etc) had good sound quality when compared to others.
karlkalyan
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'vaangum panathukkum' is a killer track! IR is truely back in form ! what energy, flow and melodic structure!
and SPB - ageless voice!!
all I want now is a modern 'pani vizhum malarvanam' and a 'madai thirandhu' genre songs for Neethane enthan ponvasantham!
FYI...
Prasad has a tamil & telugu version too
Tamil track listing :
Naan Petra Selvam-Karthik
Oru Aranmane-Anitha
Neeyum Naanum-Madhu Balakrishnan
We Are Ok-Rahul Nambiar
Anbulla Amma Amma (Bit)-Baby Haripriya
I think Raaja's efforts for good quality recording would not have resulted in lesser number of Raaja's songs. Both are mutually exclusive things, given the multitasker that he is. It is not either this or that kind of case. both can happen simultaneously, given the fact that he did dish out great songs with great quality simultaneously, like a factory (without letting the no. of songs come down). Just that, the consistency was not there in the recording quality, in my opinion.
தோனி – நாட் அவுட் - tamilpapaer.net
Read complete review in the above linkQuote:
வருடிச்செல்லும் மயிலின் இறகினையொத்த இசையைப்பற்றி ரசித்த சில கணத்திற்குள் இன்னுமொரு கூக்ளி ராஜா சாரிடமிருந்து “தோனி” வழியாக. முதலிலேயே சொல்லிவிடுகிறேன், நீங்கள் ஒரு “நெஞ்சத்தைக் கிள்ளாதே”வையோ “மூடுபனி”யையோ அல்லது ஒரு “முள்ளும் மலரும்” இசையையோ எதிர்பார்த்து இங்கு வந்திருப்பீர்களானால் உங்களை ராஜா இந்தத்தடவை திருப்திப்படுத்த மாட்டார் என்றே சொல்லுவேன். கொஞ்சம் வித்தியாசமாக, கதைக்களனுக்குப் பொருத்தமான இசையாகத்தான் தோன்றுகிறது எனக்கு இந்த “தோனி-நாட் அவுட்”-ன் பாடல்கள் அனைத்தும்.
மொத்தமே நான்கு பாடல்கள். அனைத்தும் ஒவ்வொரு ரகம். ஒன்றோடொன்று கலக்காத Different Genre. ராகதேவனுக்கு படைப்பதில் உள்ள ஆனந்தம் வேறேதிலுமில்லை. எனினும் பாடல்களைக்கேட்டு வாங்குபவருக்கே அதிஉன்னத பாடல்கள் கிடைத்திருக்கின்றன என்பது அவரின் எண்பதுகளில் நிரூபிக்கப்பட்ட ஒன்று. உதாரணத்துக்கு ஸ்ரீதர் படங்களுக்கு ராஜா சார் இசைத்தது, பாலு மகேந்திரா மற்றும் மகேந்திரன் போன்றோரின் படங்களில், “சபரி” தேர்ந்தெடுத்த நெல்லிக்கனி போல அவர்கள் ராஜாவிடமிருந்து வாங்கிய இசை என்றென்றும் ராகதேவன் மற்றும் அந்த இயக்குனர்களின் பெருமையைப் பேசிக்கொண்டுதானிருக்கிறது. அவ்வகையில் பிரகாஷ்ராஜ் நல்ல ரசிகராயிருந்த போதிலும், நல்ல தெரிவாளராக இருக்கிறாரா என்றால் மிஞ்சுவது கொஞ்சம் ஏமாற்றமே!
கிரிக்கெட்டில் தோனி எப்பவுமே ஸிக்ஸர் அடிக்கிறதில்ல. Ones and Twos மற்றும் சில சமயங்களில் Boundry-யுமாக அடிப்பது போலவே ராஜா சாரின் இசை இந்தப்படத்திற்கு. நாமும் கொஞ்சம் காத்திருக்கலாம் படத்தின் பின்னணி இசையை அனுபவிக்க..!
- சின்னப்பயல்
Daanks, KV, skr & P_R, skr, adagio, moderato & allegro are basically the speed/temp of the music, meaning slow,medium and fast respectively
my mistake onlee :( eluthum bothe therinjuthu! but one thing leads to another :wink: ithai vida better aa panna enakku oru inspiration a ithai eduthukkuren! (though me not expert, interested to share the basics!)
Message to all ILAYARAAJA FANS across the globe: This is an interview which he has given in a telugu tv channel last week: Recent one. thanks to Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla
Q1: Do you have plans to publish your scoresheets for the benefit of people who want to play your music in orchestras because it is a bundle of treasure?
Answer: why should I do it? you should do it. Will you do it?
Q2: You had plans to open a music school, what happened?
Answer: I am unable to get funds. Who will come forward? Will you fund it? tell me, are you ready? (the journo's face turned pale, because raaja was asking her repeatedly)
Q3: Don't you want to release your previous songs in remastered versions, in good quality so that we all can enjoy them?
Answer: why should I do that? things of past and things of past. why should I do that thing again today, when I can give something new?
Can anyone give me INR 1 crore? I will go to him and ask him to release "Moods of Ilayaraaja" which has been kept unreleased for the past 10-12 years and many more instrumental albums which he has done but not released?
That interview video was posted on this forum Kamesh!
What is Moods of Ilaiyaraaja? An instrumental album? did he really do many more instrumental albums?
Then agimusic can try right!
Is it a standalone instrumental album, like HTNI & NBW or is it a collection of BGMs like Music Messiah?
THe initial plan was announced with Mohanbabu, the place was Tirupati AP. now this question too is from Telugu channel. Manavaadus :clap: Let alone constructing this in TN, our damned reporters won't even ask this question. Instead, ethai kettaa vambu news ezhuthalaamo, athai marakkaama keppaanga! Shameful, tasteless guys
SKV,
But the master is very clear. He is not a teacher, his heart is not in teaching. He wants to compose and compose and compose. So the more movies he does the more gems we will get.
yes, Emy was a great guy. In Prasad Deleuxe, there was SP Ramanathan and Emy was also there with him. Later on when both of them left, there was Pandurangan.
Emy now is a very busy consultant advising and executing studio setup for corporates and individuals. In fact, he was the one who set up the AM studios for ARR.
Very knowledgeable and efficient guy. And also very independent guy. He will go for his lunch break and come back after a beer. Raaja knows that and can only chide him, that is all. Nothing else. They were that close.
In fact, Puru is another guy who still maintains the same level with Raja. Still today he will address him only as Raja and nothing else.
They will have rehearsal run and suddenly Raaja will stop and say "Puru, antha violin fourth bar la..." Puru will complete it with " Raja, you want fourth bar la , pause, and again two bars right? appo next flute bit la idikkum.......so I will keep it that way and cut at 3 ok Raja?
Their sync so perfect, during rehearsal, if Raja opens his mouth, then Puru will know what is it for.....?
Exactly! I dont mind if he doesnt teach. A great composer need not be a great teacher. Can be. cannot be. we never know. At this point in life, he is better off composing instead of trying new things such as teaching which is a different ball-game altogether.
What I felt about the interview is that - there is no straight answer to anything :-). That was the immediate thought in my mind. A friend of mine, in the US, who is also a great fan of raaja, called me after watching that video on youtube and laughed a lot, saying (let me write it in telugu): "asalu dhenikeee sarigggaa straightgaa cheppadenti raa! annitikee vankaragaa thirigi reverse questions ae aduguthaadu kaanee.. dhenikee straightgaa cheppadu ento.. aayana best compose chesthoo undatame raa.. ivannee aayanatho kaavu".
I laughed, because i also felt exactly the same.
Anyway, he is made for music.
I don't think he dislikes teaching, or sharing his knowledge with younger generation(though it needs a qualification to learn from him). otherwise why at 1st place, whud he announce that music university in Tirupathi with Mohanbabu? I guess the expected funds did not happen. He cites the same funding issue for release of the album "Moods of illayaraja". Remember it took quite some time for him to get funds for thiruvaasagam album, till Tamil Mayyam came to fund that.
Remember some TN reporter asked him why he chose Tirupati, instead of Chennai/TN for the Music univ (mavane ithai ellaam vakkanayaa keLunga) and Raja responded saying " Inge thaan yaarukkum (isai mela) akkarai illaye?!"
The telugu interview proves that even he is keen in his scores getting published. But who will do it? Isn't it a monstrous job to digitize the whole content right? And i guess for many songs the score needs to be written from scratch! Someone with Crores of money, and same amount of Musical Interest, and a great heart to just spend away that money(assuming no returns!) is needed for that
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Can anyone give me INR 1 crore? I will go to him and ask him to release "Moods of Ilayaraaja" which has been kept unreleased for the past 10-12 years and many more instrumental albums which he has done but not released?
Can't he go to a label , make a deal where they invest, release, promote their releases, PR etc..? :roll:
T series, Saregama etc... nnu neraiya peru erukkangale!
Adhellam mudiyaadhaa?
sangeet natak akademi, AIR,akashvani archive releases, $5, in india one CD Rs 300 kedaikkaradhu.
Heard Doni from raaga.
“ThAvi thAvi” with those lush ludes is my pick from Dhoni. The prelude and interludes sweep me off my feet and perch me atop silvery clouds. As Jaiganes observed, Raja singing the lines “viLaiyAdum maidhAnam angu BalamAi karakOsham”, seems to be the defining moment for the film itself. Interesting lyrics by Na.Mu. I can say this is a modern day version of the choir type “kAdhal Oviyam pAdum kAviyam” of AlaigaL Oyvadhillai”
Next in my order would be “vAngum panathukku” mainly for the guitar backing and groovy arrangements. Though SPB sings in his inimitable, nonchalant style, it looks like Raja had so much confidence in SPB that he decided to go easy in the tune department. Yes, the tune could be better and for the uninitiated, it could be boring
I have honestly no complaints about the smooth flowing “viLaiyAttA padakOtti”, esp with evocative singing by Shreya and HH. Is Shreya’s voice autotuned? HH made few slips in the pronounciation. The song is quite endearing with melody oozing violins and flute pieces. But why is the tune so common place? Though reminding of “onna vida”, it has that ARR and GVP[ veyilodu viLaiyAdi”] feel . These guys have done dime a dozen numbers with this kind of shankarabharanam scale . Iam not fond of that auto tuned opening humming. This perfect song misses the "wow" factor
5. Chinna kannile – Not impressive and it measures ONLY upto Vidhyassagar’s standard . Broken lined tune in the pallavi being the main culprit despite Shreya and Naresh doing a good job of singing.
Back to mayilu again. Very appealing soundtrack. ஒவ்வொரு பாடலும் ரத்னம். Started liking and loving NammalOda Paattuthaan very much. The transformation of female chorus when this line is underway 'sendhoora pottu maari ippo sticker aagi pocchu, manja poosum ponnunga ippo cream'a thEdi pochchu' is fantastic and how that chorus joins the pallavi seamlessly is something I am enjoying every time. The tune, orchestration, arrangements, mood, singing, lyrics are all perfect in this soundtrack.
When we were kids, when our parents buys us ice cream or sweet, even though we know we want to taste and complete them immediately, we will have a feeling that it will be over soon before our brothers/sisters/cousins finishes. We will fear we will not get this again soon, so we will delay in our eating, by enjoying each and every drop of it. Similarly, I become a kid when listening to this soundtrack. Wanted to enjoy every bit of it by not consuming everything at a time. Beautiful soundtrack and easily the best so far. Another biased liking for this one is because of the folk elements, which I always love. Worth waiting for 3 years for this one and a great surprise of this year!
Booked for Morning show for dhoni .. eagerly waiting :)
MR,
Please post your views on the movie, especially on the music.
Movie released here. I did not expect this... naalaiku varaikum Nanban oduna oruvaati polamnu paatha atha thookitu naalaiku Dhoni poduraanga. Naaliku poira vendiyathu thaan.
Vinod - overseas territoryla "Dhoni" aaduRadhai pAkka pORInga...oNNum sagunam sariyillai :)
Some net reviews:
http://truthdive.com/2012/02/09/dhoni-movie-review.html
"...The film benefits from Ilayaraja’s inspiring background score which lifts the film. The special song with Prabhu Deva is cute and it goes with the narrative..."
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tel...ew-090212.html
"...Illayaraja’s background score elevated the scenes while his songs are melodious and make the audiences humming even after the song gets over..."
IndiaGlitz tamil version review:
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...iew/15184.html
"...Giving life to 'Dhoni' is Ilayaraja. His meaningful background score provides right pep to the proceedings. It strikes our soul instantly. The songs too bear a typical Ilayaraja stamp evoking right emotions in the serious script..."
IndiaGlitz telugu version review:
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/t...iew/15107.html
"...If lines like these give relief, the music and background score (Maestro Illayaraja) is refreshing. The situations of the two songs in first half (the Prabhu Deva number and the song after the daughter attains puberty) are among the most brilliant moments of the film..."
thanks,
Krishnan
Some more reviews:
http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39084...review-details
"...Ilayaraja's background score give enough fil;ip to the emotional encounters. He has proved that he still the raja..."
http://www.supergoodmovies.com/39070...review-details
"...Ilayaraja’s background score is an asset. Songs are in sync with the mood of the film..."
thanks,
Krishnan
http://www.sify.com/movies/tamil/rev...tid=5&cid=2429
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The film benefits from Ilayaraja’s inspiring background score which lifts the film.
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The special song with Prabhu Deva is cute and it goes with the narrative.
as expected.. atleast half of ASK?
dhoni, trailor e paakka mudiyala, avlo melo drama, and giving ALL clues of story. Whereas ASK had many many enjoyable moments. Sokku, Paatu, bgm, ippa kooda okkaantha full aa paappen :D Nallaa odi irukkavendiya padam ASK.
adhaan half of'nu kaetaen :)
actually quarter aa thaan irukka chance irukku! that could be probably only for BGM.
See review here https://www.facebook.com/permalink.p...74537659287893
friday evening sarakku moodku vandhuteenga pola...
enjoy...