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Vanessa Mae- A R Rahman

Topic started by Prashanth (@ 61.2.69.177) on Fri Aug 27 23:18:13 EDT 2004.
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Read in the world renowned violinsts website vanessa-mae.com that her next album has a song by our very own ARR a song called 'Raga Choreography'.This is gr8 news as vanessa mae is very good and ARR joining hands makes it even more ravishing ,music expected to release on sept .

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• From: thumburu (@ 83.89.145.50) on: Sat Sep 18 05:27:36 EDT 2004
  
  Iam waiting for a balanced musical review of this album.
  
  
• From: curses (@ 203.101.38.20) on: Sat Sep 18 06:35:59 EDT 2004
  
  Why dont u do the honours, thumburu? :)
  Go on.. give it a listen..
  
  
• From: dinesh (@ 210.186.42.95) on: Sat Sep 18 13:06:10 EDT 2004
  
  the best track from ARR this whole year!only ARR can compose such masterpiece!
  
  
• From: STONE COLD (@ 210.186.79.61) on: Sun Sep 19 02:20:28 EDT 2004
  
  Watch out for Rahman-Vanessa Mae music
  IANS
  
  MUMBAI: When violin sensation Vanessa Mae met Indian composing genius A.R.
  Rahman to make
  music, the results were electric.
  
  Backed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, violin phenomenon Vanessa's first
  recording for the
  Sony Classical label has a string of tracks by international composers,
  including Rahman.
  
  From the tribal dances of Africa to the silken grace of a European minuet, dance
  rhythms are
  the inspiration for the choreography.
  
  Vanessa holds over 40 international platinum awards and whose worldwide sales
  have surpassed
  eight million.
  
  "It was really interesting to work because AR has lots of projects on the go,
  the process was
  very organic," said Vanessa.
  
  "We would meet up, he would show me a patchwork of a few bars that we would then
  add on to the
  previous few bars and the track would grow". There are some violin flourishes
  that AR had
  written literally seconds before I entered the recording booth.
  
  "This made the song all the more enjoyable to record as the whole experience
  just flowed. AR
  adopts the persona of the instrument that he's writing for and writes notes from
  the
  violinist's point of view."
  
  Other composers on the album include Oscar winner Vangelis ("Chariots of Fire"),
  Irish
  composer/producer Bill Whelan ("Riverdance") and Tolga Kashif ("The Queen
  Symphony").
  
  "It was cool to work with Vanessa because even though she is such a big star,
  she is a simple
  person and she is open and receptive to musical challenges," said Rahman.
  
  "They wanted me to do the Chinese kind of track too. However, due to time
  constraints, I
  couldn't do it."
  
  "I first heard about this project when Rob Dicens (Instant Karma) contacted me
  through the
  recommendation of Sony Classical and asked me if I would be interested. I was
  interested
  because they wanted a today kind of Indian track."
  
  Vanessa stormed the charts with her unique brand of classical crossover in 1995
  when she was
  just into her teens.
  
  Her formidable musical talent was revealed on the blockbuster album, "The Violin
  Player", which
  sold over 3.5 million copies.
  
  Running with the winds of change, Vanessa continued to pioneer the classical
  crossover sound
  and quickly emerged as the first real superstar in this controversial, crowded
  but sensational
  field.
  
  The recording was inspired by the rhythms and pulses of dance cultures, ranging
  from
  Argentinean tango and the seduction of the Bolero, to the tribal dances of
  Africa, the complex
  and mystical beauty of Indian music and the allure of the belly dance. She has
  inspired some of
  today's most exciting composers to create new sounds with these traditional
  forms.
  
  
  
  
  
• From: Krishanan (@ 210.18.114.3) on: Sun Sep 19 04:23:33 EDT 2004
  
  About ARR's track, a very interesting track. Lots of Indian'ness has gone into it (in tune, the instruments,in the song, etc). As zz says, good to see Vanessa playing Indian classical passages. On the whole a good track. Very Rahmanesque (orchestration-wise) I would say.
  
  The first track in that album (Sabre Dance) is very good too. In the beginning of the first track, I could sense IR's style of strings section (in the background) especially starting from 0:45 till 0:55. Look out how the track gains its momentum. Great!
  
  Krishnan
  
  
• From: Krishnan (@ 210.18.114.3) on: Sun Sep 19 04:53:56 EDT 2004
  
  Details of ARR's track as found on the album cover:
  
  Composed by A.R.Rahman
  Solo Violin: Vanessa-Mae
  Produced by A.R.Rahman
  Orchestrated and Conducted by Matt Dunkley
  Vocal Arrangement: Sriram
  Vocal Conductor: Srinivas Murthy
  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Mirthangam: Srivnivas (it should be Srinivas I guess)
  Ganjra: Umashankar
  Morsing: Yogaraj
  Female Voices: Mahalashmi, Deepa Narayan
  Fixer:Swamidurai
  Indian musicians Recorded by Sivakumar and Aditya Modi at Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai, India
  
  What's the difference b/w "Composed" and "Produced"?
  
  If anyone is interested in details of other tracks...they can find it in the below link:
  
  http://www.vanessa-mae.nu/choreography.htm
  
  Krishnan
  
  
• From: thumburu (@ 83.89.145.50) on: Sun Sep 19 06:03:26 EDT 2004
  
  Krishnan, thanks a lot for your info. Looks like a "must buy" album OF ARR
  
  
• From: x (@ 156.153.254.42) on: Mon Sep 20 03:58:50 EDT 2004
  
  may not be : must buy ignoreeeeeeeeeeeeeee CD.
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.187) on: Mon Sep 20 04:11:04 EDT 2004
  
  x....
  ninge yenna kannagi-ku cousin-a?..
  
  ungae vayirai ippadi pottu yerikiringe!..
  
  
• From: rs (@ 203.101.42.78) on: Mon Sep 20 04:26:25 EDT 2004
  
  paran vidunga vidunga... ARR ku dhrushti suthi poda vendama?
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Mon Sep 20 05:04:05 EDT 2004
  
  Sabre's dance is so IResque...I love it as much as Raga's dance....
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.187) on: Mon Sep 20 05:44:30 EDT 2004
  
  Sabre Dance was copied from IR paa...
  
  but it's true...it reminds me of IR
  
  
• From: mir (@ 220.247.248.96) on: Tue Sep 21 23:26:56 EDT 2004
  
  Check this
  http://vanessa-mae.is.it/articles/018.html
  
  Her favourite track is by A.R. Raman. You can hear it at the Classical BRITs on 26 May (see the show on ITV the following Sunday, 30 May). 'Despite being Oriental myself, I've never really performed oriental music. Raman brings an authenticity to this music that we'd never have found in a western composer.
  
  
  
• From: rs (@ 203.101.42.78) on: Wed Sep 22 01:05:16 EDT 2004
  
  aaha rahman ah raman aakitangaleppa !!! this is the spirit of India........ Jai Hind, Jai Bharat!!! Vandhemataram
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.187) on: Wed Sep 22 02:11:08 EDT 2004
  
  rs...olunga sollungappa...
  avunga range le sollunumna
  
  Jai Ind, Jai Barat!!! Vandemataram
  
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 164.164.82.29) on: Wed Sep 22 02:24:06 EDT 2004
  
  Saathiya and Paran:
  
  Sabre Dance is originally by Russian (now Armenian) composer Aram Katchaturian. IR's Vikram track 'En jodi manjakkuruvi' sounds like Katchaturian's compositions though there is no direct known lift, as yet. Probably why Sabre Dance reminds you of IR :-)
  
  Karthik S
  www.iespana.es/i2fs/
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 203.117.10.18) on: Wed Sep 22 04:05:52 EDT 2004
  
  My dear Karthik S,
  
  If you go by this policy, where is your msg regarding ARR's Airtel tune sounding so much like Kitaro's compositions? Where are your msgs regarding countless ppl claiming that ARR's music sounds like this & that? Why have you not taken the time to support/counter those?
  
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 164.164.82.29) on: Wed Sep 22 04:33:54 EDT 2004
  
  ambleen:
  
  There was no policy in my msg :-) I was trying to relate IR and Sabre Dance...something which was missed by both Paran and Saathiya. And there is no doubt that ARR's airtel tune sounds like Kitaro's tunes in general and to a large extent like Lieutenant Kijé suite by Prokofiev, at least to me. While the 'sounds-like' part wrt Kitaro is in the genre level, its slightly more direct in case of the latter. But again, I really cannot call it a copy...like I cant call the Vikram track a copy of any Katchaturian tracks that I've heard so far.
  
  Its just that I happened to see the msgs by paran and Saathiya and added my comment. I'd surely like to 'take time' to comment on other ARR's tune similarities as and when the relevant forum/msg pops up :-))
  
  
• From: paran (@ 203.123.16.187) on: Wed Sep 22 05:07:42 EDT 2004
  
  Karthiks...
  thanks for the clarification ....
  
  i do now it could be mere coincidence...but simply trying to pull some people's leg here...he he eh
  
  
• From: 1 (@ 202.54.137.122) on: Wed Sep 22 07:33:47 EDT 2004
  
  when is this album releasing in india
  
  
• From: Osho (@ 203.197.136.34) on: Wed Sep 22 08:35:41 EDT 2004
  
  START DIG
  Its not just that Karthick has missed the AirTel tune. Infact i was surprised by the omission of Dr.Albans 'O Mata' loop which was used ditto in Muqabla by ARR. Surprise of surprise this reference is yet to appear in the i2fs webpage.
  Infact Karthick, what do you think of Pink floyd and Queen's influence on ARR?.
  
  END DIG
  
  
• From: zz (@ 203.145.174.4) on: Wed Sep 22 08:38:39 EDT 2004
  
  Karthik S:
  
  Being balanced in opinion is probably an alian habit for some here...They might not understand that......I have followed your site and was really impressed with your unbiased reporting when just days after Baba's release you came out with that "Ekamaavadhaithyam" lift.
  
  
• From: Karthik S (@ 219.65.148.53) on: Wed Sep 22 09:32:59 EDT 2004
  
  Osho:
  
  I had that Alban loop 'lift' initially but recalled it later since I myself had time and again pointed that I'm not wasting my time in adding use of commercially available loops. It'd be as long a list as Anand Milind's lifts from IR and I dont have both the patience and interest to get into something so pedestrian. I prefer lifts that are more than a coincidence and those that surprise/ shock me. Also high on the agenda are ones that introduce me to some new interesting track/ genre in the form of the original.
  
  Also, 'influence' is a sweeping term. And I'm looking for specifics here.
  
  

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