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IR's interview on Sun TV

Topic started by Hari Prasad A (@ dail.pppmad.vsnl.net.in) on Wed Jan 26 12:38:51 EST 2000.
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Sun Tvyil Ilayaraajavin interview paarthen. About the music, in His own words, " Indhiya thirai isai ulaga varalaatrile migapperiya thuvakkam, idhai pola yaarum panniyadhum illai, pannapovadhum illai" enru solli irukkkirar. Eppadi irukka poginradhu endru ninaithaale manadhil nadukkam pirakkindradhu...

The BGM, as we all know, has been played by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. IR talked proudly about how much He enjoyed working with them, and how the conductor appreciated His work. He talked about how this was the first time a symphony orchestra has played for a film in Indian history, and how superior he felt the quality of sound and feel would be.

Later, He became sentimental about how people in India do not respect the artists we have. He felt really sad that while every small town in Europe had a symphony orchestra, there was nothing here.. One could detect even a touch of anger, when He said - " Bombayil Tata Opera Hall katti irukkanga. Yaaru vasikkappora? Adhukkum velinaattu aalungala dhan kooppiduveenga... Yenna maadhiri aalunga ellam edhukku irukkirom? naan oru film music director, yennaala symphony orchestrakkaga ellam ezhudha mudiyadhu paarunga..."

I am dying to see and listen to the movie ....

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Responses:

• From: prabhudas (@ nico.pediatrics.sunysb.edu) on: Wed Jan 26 13:41:14 EST 2000
  
  Dear Mr. Hariprasad and Friends,
  I listened to the program online at Numrv.com (test run by sun TV online) with lot of interruption, IR has done it again, the great genious has done a great job (based on the BGM scores for the short video clips shown during the program) they are just breath taking ( I would say probably equivalent to 100 devadhai and Mugam kind of movies in just those few clippings, as some body said aptly in the same interview, "narambu vedikkira maadhiriyaana BGM pottirukkar Raja"),
  A sincere request to the webmasters from INDIA if any of u have recorded the program it will be a great treat to every music lover if one of you could upload it on the TFM page,
  
  
  Raja has finally made his mind to treat his fans with the long awaited Symphony music perhaps by effectively adapting the same for this master piece from Kamal,
  
  Long live IR
  
  Prabhu das
  
  
• From: cram (@ 206.103.12.102) on: Thu Jan 27 03:24:13 EST 2000
  
  unmaiyile pullarichchu poyitten. i mean.. i am just lost for words. raja manasukkulla ivvalavu aathangam irukkungratha avare sonna pothu, kangal kulamaagivittana. vaazhga raaja, vaazhga avar thondu
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ sbproxy3.mystarhub.com.sg) on: Thu Jan 27 06:35:44 EST 2000
  
  Actually Raja Sir did not attack anyone as he is not as childish as us:)
  
  He also uses synthesized/computer music at times. But he clarified that music composition by any music director has to be customized to the synthesizer/computer. Whereas in flesh & blood(orchestra!) an orchestra will cuztomize to what the composer composes.
  
  He is so right!! And in that, he also excels beyond anyone!!
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.150) on: Thu Jan 27 07:06:24 EST 2000
  
  I'm sorry, but some negative feeling is coming up within me w.r.t the BGM of HR...the promo seems to be too much, why, to the levels of `hype' IMO! Let's pray it does not turn out to be another `unheard symphony'...
  
  
• From: Senthil Kumar (@ una102.alcatel.fr) on: Thu Jan 27 07:12:15 EST 2000
  
  Hello folks,
  I just want to share the happiness with all off u out there on IR's latest acheivemnt with hey ram.Iam seeing a new zeal in his eyes. I think its going to be a new IR from now on.Lots and lots of good music is on the way.
  
  
  
  
• From: thirupathy (@ ppp-89-51.bng.vsnl.net.in) on: Thu Jan 27 07:37:52 EST 2000
  
  It was an amazing interview i have seen of IR, he spoke about the quality of our music and western music. There was true spirit in him when he spoke about lack of life in few style of music. He was decent enough in criticizing also. Basically when i heard the SYMPHONY piece that is being used for HR's BGM, it was marvellous, wonderful.... no word to describe about that, Thanks to KAMAL for bringing such talent! I am still disappointed for not hearing full fledged SYMPHONY.
  HATS OFF RAJA !!!
  
  regards
  thirupathy
  
  
• From: sivaratnam (@ bkj-cache82.jaring.my) on: Thu Jan 27 09:17:06 EST 2000
  
  does sun tv has a website? where can i get a transcript of the interview? thanks for your time
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Thu Jan 27 09:37:54 EST 2000
  
  eden:
  
  The movie clip available at MPR's link is indeed a sample of what quality we may expect in the bgm. IMO, it is definitely appreciative.
  
  
• From: IR fan (@ palrel3.hp.com) on: Thu Jan 27 10:49:43 EST 2000
  
  The music is amazing, but don't you feel he had a bit of arrogance in that speech ?
  
  
• From: Deepu (@ 208.205.152.49) on: Thu Jan 27 11:19:13 EST 2000
  
  Where did you hear hey ram's BGM? LEt me know the link. Thanks
  
  
• From: Hari Prasad A (@ 203.197.135.232) on: Thu Jan 27 12:48:11 EST 2000
  
  Dear All, (especially IR Fan)
  
  Do u think that was arrogance which He displayed? I really feel that the genius was just speaking the truth as He felt it. I feel Oru genius unmaiyai sonnal adhu saadhaarana manidharagalukku "Arrogance" aaga theriyum, that means that manidhan has not realized the fact that the genius is a much superior mortal, a unique creation of god. U feel that he is just another fellow human, so he is bound by the constraints of the supposed people who give verdicts on human character - to be humble, to downplay his achievements..
  
  Muhammad Ali said - "I am the greatest" - that was not really interpreted as Arrogance, the world revelled in the fact that he indeed was the greatest and his own statement only increased his charisma. In fact , hearing him say that was an inspiring sight in itself.
  
  I was really inspired when He said that this film's music was going to be one of His great achievements (something to that effect)
  
  Hari
  
  
• From: prabha (@ 202.144.10.93) on: Thu Jan 27 15:34:04 EST 2000
  
  hi
  it was so great to hear ilaiyaraja express his feelings after a long time. it is a great time for all IR fans as he has been hogging the limelight for the last 3 months,starting with the excellent music for time, followed by the scintillating background score in sethu,melodious songs in kannukkul nilavu,folk songs of tirunelveli and now the smash hit hey ram. we only expect that he continues this run and excels not onlyu in film music but also in all other forms of music
  
  
• From: sk (@ 137.132.2.109) on: Thu Jan 27 18:46:10 EST 2000
  
  I listened to Ilayaraja's interview on Sun TV.
  Personally, I felt that Ilayaraja showed a lot
  of energy (some frustration too), but no arrogance.
  It was a good interview. The interview was
  conducted by Santhana Bharathi, who, I think,
  is an Asst Director for Hey Ram. I happened to
  record the interview. I have encoded it and put
  it in my PPP-RA website..
  
  http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/ppp/sunir.ram
  
  
• From: MS (@ 129.252.22.112) on: Thu Jan 27 19:34:39 EST 2000
  
  SK:
  
  Thx a lot. It was just as I expected. I thought the songs were Raja's own. He did admit that. The song "nee paarththa" is breath-taking. I wonder how IR composed it for a pre-picturized (which itself is a poem in movement) shot !!
  
  once again thx..
  
  Regards
  
  MS
  
  
• From: paamaran (@ tog-wakko1b.prognet.com) on: Thu Jan 27 19:39:23 EST 2000
  
  sk
  
  thanx very much for posting the interview.
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Thu Jan 27 21:23:21 EST 2000
  
  guys,
  good interview, though little on the other side.
  but the scores are very good! it looks like raja has worked very hard!, raja will get more movies now.
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Thu Jan 27 21:24:53 EST 2000
  
  also guys, I felt awards will come to him soon!.
  
  
  
• From: Sabesan (@ ws-209-233-228-254.webvangroup.com) on: Thu Jan 27 21:49:20 EST 2000
  
  if it happens, its really good Srikanth.... but i doubt it.... that's the feeling I had when he released Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.... but then there was no album last year which was successful (i mean commercially).... well lets see...
  
  
  
• From: AT (@ max2-11-121.njit.edu) on: Thu Jan 27 22:16:15 EST 2000
  
  Thanx sk for ur recording.
  
  Lets not degrade him with awards (srikanth). We already degraded Sivaji Ganesan with a the "best supporting actor" award.
  
  Nowhere in the world would a genius be so maligned and sidelined by their own people. Look at the way he needs to speak for himself.
  Its our duty as Tamilians to expose him to the world to take him to the bigger stage.
  
  Note the way he asks, for the talents like himself,kamal..et al not be wasted. The indian populace needs to go a long way to mature..
  
  
• From: srikanth (@ wdslppp129.sttl.uswest.net) on: Thu Jan 27 22:34:49 EST 2000
  
  sabesan, KM is just thukuda when compared.
  I was able to feel the grandness and great width in the score!
  oflate, width was lacking in raja's score, ram hey score is really wide!...this width makes a score international. also WC is kaivanda kalai, so pundhu vilai AditAr!..
  
  
  
• From: Srinath (@ 209.8.128.113) on: Thu Jan 27 23:26:34 EST 2000
  
  NURSERY RYHMES :-)) *ROTFL* God ! how long have I been saying this in this forum ! :-)) Glad to see my idol agrees :-)
  
  "Each and every note...is my note". Read my lips ! No CD samples :-)))
  
  Fast Food vs Mother's cooking :-)
  
  Doesn't look like us DFers are very far off the mark with our arguments :-) I always used to wonder if our arguments had little to do with how the composers themselves felt about their compositions !
  
  MS:
  "Nee Partha" seems to be a background song. That shouldn't be too tough for any half-decent composer to accomplish. I'd love to hear what L.Sub's version sounded like. I guess "Polladha Madhana Baanam" must have been the toughest in terms of composing for picturized sequences. I am still a little skeptical that they did not re-shoot even a single scene for the songs !
  
  What I didn't understand was, on one hand IR wants to preserve our "kalacharam" and on the other he wants to promote Western Classical Music ! Where do the twain meet ?
  
  Another impression I got was that IR loves to talk music theory. He would make a wonderful Professor or Researcher.
  
  
• From: aruvi (@ perth07.slip.yorku.ca) on: Thu Jan 27 23:36:25 EST 2000
  
  How many 'Srikanths' are there in this DF? One Srikanth praises IR and another doesn't and then another....??
  
  

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