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Bombay Dreams:The Magic Begins

Topic started by STONE COLD (@ 210.186.78.221) on Thu Apr 29 21:29:29 EDT 2004.
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• From: Gyan (@ 4.158.114.47) on: Thu Apr 29 23:37:19 EDT 2004
  
  A.R. Rahman, whose music, a syrupy stew of faintly spiced pop clichés, suggests the equivalent of a Big Mac sprinkled with curry powder.
  
  
  That is sad comments, beats all the Big C_ap we have thrown at Rahman in this forum.
  
  Hope, Rahman makes it "entire entire original original" in Lord of the Rings, he has potential but lack own inspiration and that is not ok for international projects.
  
  
• From: Gyan (@ 4.158.114.47) on: Thu Apr 29 23:46:01 EDT 2004
  
  This musical has got heavy heavy support. So, it will pull thru atleast for a year, I am sure. Block bookings from tourists alone will ensure ROI. Basically, Rahman is making lots of money. Hope, he contributes to IR's Symphony.
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 203.117.10.18) on: Fri Apr 30 00:38:29 EDT 2004
  
  "I use the term "musical" only in the loose sense that applies when a contrived story and generic-sounding tunes are slapped together as an excuse to haul out glitzy sets, dizzying costumes and stupefying special effects."
  
  It was juz a matter of time.
  
  
• From: ambleen (@ 203.117.10.18) on: Fri Apr 30 00:44:51 EDT 2004
  
  "A.R. Rahman, whose music, a syrupy stew of faintly spiced pop clichés..."
  
  There you go ARR fans. What the rest of us used to tell u folks has now itself come out from an American. Need anyone say more.....
  
  
• From: curses (@ 203.101.36.108) on: Fri Apr 30 02:23:46 EDT 2004
  
  "We've
  purchased 3 copies (1 for each teenager) and have been listening to it ever since; a great recording that captures the enthusiasm and
  vibrancy of the show. We highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys musicals.
  
  If you like music that has rhythm and energy, you'll want this album. Highly recommended.
  
  Much of the music is vibrant but with strong melodies.There are also some beautiful ballads.
  
  Borrowing both Indian (ragas) and Western (electronic dance music) elements, Rahman and his co-producer, Marius de Vries (who's worked with Björk), have come up with a delicious musical treat. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
  "
  
  I'm surprised u managed to overlook streams of such text, before u found a lone review that had jus the words for u. :)
  
  
• From: curses (@ 203.101.36.108) on: Fri Apr 30 02:24:38 EDT 2004
  
  C~P was right..
  i thot u were short sighted.. nope. Ur jus selective sighted. :)
  
  neways, enjoy.
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 02:25:16 EDT 2004
  
  so what some american says is the final word...right..so take this buddy...
  
  from daily variety, the premier Broadway theatre site....Have fun..
  
  http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923698?categoryid=1265&cs=1
  
  >>>
  Composer A R Rahman, whose beguiling music is both the show's chief asset and its primary victim, has supplied five new songs. A few others have been eliminated (most notably "Like an Eagle," the hero's big pop anthem from the first act).
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  Rahman's alluring music, on the other hand, gives the show some real integrity. The promise of the musical's wordless opening moments, in which soft, shimmering chords gradually build to a stirring climax, is borne out by Rahman's continually enticing score. The composer provides richly rhythmic, jangling tunes for the splashy dance numbers, and can also write honorably in contemporary Western idioms. The hero's soaring solo in the second act, "The Journey Home," is a fine piece of pop balladry. (One does wish, however, that Rahman had resisted the idea of a rap tune for Akaash's star-making moment, a dubious and desperate addition for Broadway.) The layered textures of Rahman's percussion and string writing give the ear something to concentrate on when exasperation sets in at the clunky gracelessness of Don Black's lyrics.
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 02:28:16 EDT 2004
  
  Links to all the reviews that have appeared so far..
  
  http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/19876.htm
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55043-2004Apr29.htmlhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923698?categoryid=1265http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/featr/content/features/entertainment/ap_story.html/Entertainment/AP.V5356.AP-Theater-Bombay-.htmlhttp://www.ctnow.com/entertainment/stage/hc-bombayrev.artapr30,1,6996660.story?coll=hc-headlines-theaterreviews
  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/30/theater/reviews/30BOMB.html
  http://www.usatoday.com/life/theater/reviews/2004-04-29-bombay-dreams-review_x.htm
  http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1083180173756
  
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 02:35:03 EDT 2004
  
  this one is the worst...hehehe...royal pasting...
  
  http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1083276612816&call_pageid=968867495754&col=969483191630
  
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 03:10:25 EDT 2004
  
  this one is good for arr...but the show gets the 'treatment'
  
  http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-1/1083307017291990.xml
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 04:39:50 EDT 2004
  
  More reviews here
  
  http://www.nyjournalnews.com/newsroom/043004/e0130bombay.html
  
  http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/188728p-163330c.html
  
  and rediff on the reviews
  
  http://us.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/30dreams.htm
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.19) on: Fri Apr 30 05:31:16 EDT 2004
  
  curses,
  adhellam appadithaan, kaekka koodaathu! Inga irukkara American sonna correct-u, aana niraya papers-la review ezhuthara Britishers ellam madayanunga. Readiff-ku ezhuthinavan mattum uththaman!
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 05:33:45 EDT 2004
  
  More positive reviews for arr..I guess the ones who wrote the reviews late are liking the music...mmm..arr's music takes time...
  
  http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/stage/ny-etlede3778946apr30,0,6137571.story?coll=ny-theater-print
  
  "Whatever else may be said about "Bombay Dreams," it can't be denied that its music follows you home. Take the signature tune, "Shakalaka Baby": Hear that jauntily insinuating song once, and it sticks in your head like bubblegum. It has all the enjoyably compulsive repetitiveness of a pop hit - which it became in Britain, where the musical originated before arriving at the Broadway Theatre in a production that opened last night.
  
  "Shakalaka Baby," just one sample from the catchy score by composer A.R. Rahman, shows up in a full-throttle dance number"
  "The irresistible music by Rahman, a Bollywood composer, holds the production together. Couched in the score's spicy Indian flavor, though, Don Black's lyrics are jarringly bland and simplistic; the ballad "Love's Never Easy" has, as its title suggests, not a single interesting thing to say about the course of true love never running smooth. In the middle of the song, though, Rahman provides a lovely, lilting vocal melody that won't let go. The lyrics may be instantly forgettable, but just try getting that tune out of your head. "
  
  See the last line....music for arr fans....
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 05:42:27 EDT 2004
  
  Photograph of arr arriving at the premiere
  
  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-650262,curpg-5.cms
  
  
• From: C~P (@ 61.95.159.19) on: Fri Apr 30 05:45:08 EDT 2004
  
  aaha...ARR chinna vayasu photo kidaikkuma? LKG-UKG vayasula?
  
  
• From: Saathiya (@ 203.126.136.220) on: Fri Apr 30 06:34:45 EDT 2004
  
  C~P,
  ambleen must definitely be having it..contact him..
  
  
• From: STONE COLD (@ 210.186.78.228) on: Fri Apr 30 06:57:52 EDT 2004
  
  "Produced in London by Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Bombay
  Dreams" has been substantially revised for Broadway.
  Composer A R Rahman, whose beguiling music is both the
  show's chief asset and its primary victim, has
  supplied five new songs. A few others have been
  eliminated (most notably "Like an Eagle," the hero's
  big pop anthem from the first act). "
  
  "Rahman's alluring music, on the other hand, gives the
  show some real integrity. The promise of the musical's
  wordless opening moments, in which soft, shimmering
  chords gradually build to a stirring climax, is borne
  out by Rahman's continually enticing score. The
  composer provides richly rhythmic, jangling tunes for
  the splashy dance numbers, and can also write
  honorably in contemporary Western idioms. The hero's
  soaring solo in the second act, "The Journey Home," is
  a fine piece of pop balladry. (One does wish, however,
  that Rahman had resisted the idea of a rap tune for
  Akaash's star-making moment, a dubious and desperate
  addition for Broadway.) The layered textures of
  Rahman's percussion and string writing give the ear
  something to concentrate on when exasperation sets in
  at the clunky gracelessness of Don Black's lyrics."
  
  http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923698?categoryid=1265&cs=1
  
  
  
  
• From: jacky (@ 61.2.224.238) on: Fri Apr 30 07:43:53 EDT 2004
  
  “You have made history, haven’t you?” a fan asked Rahman.
  
  “It is all part of a journey that began in Chennai over a decade ago,” he said. “Each leg of the journey has been mysterious and fulfilling.”
  http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/apr/30sd4.htm
  
  Seems like a mixed response.
  Anyways I infer this Musical@broadway is bigger than the one produced in London.
  
  
  
  
  

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