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What Makes AR Rahman Special

Topic started by Tamilian (@ 161.142.100.86) on Wed Jul 10 00:16:33 EDT 2002.
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What makes AR Rahman really special? Why does his music cause so much excitement and flurry?
What is the difference that AR Rahman offers that no one else offers.

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• From: magix (@ 203.199.248.245) on: Thu Jul 11 06:32:45 EDT 2002
  
  hey i missed the 1st few posts, indian...
  did u post the ones Sadhana S and Kavitha Krish said about ARR??
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.186.12) on: Thu Jul 11 06:36:04 EDT 2002
  
  "His musical ability to confine the whole world's air in his flute; his glowing inner peace; the simplicity of a mother is what I saw in him ."
  - lyricist Ilayakamban (Dinakaran, June 2000)
  
  "The best part about singing for Rahman is the freedom he gives the singer. Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable with, eventhough I was a nobody then."
  - singer Harini (Kumudam, June 2000)
  
  
  "The total submission of his (A.R.Rahman) life for the cause of music; his thirst for creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!"
  - Vairamuthu (Dinakaran, Apr 13 2000)
  
  
  "I have learnt many things from many music directors. If you single out A.R.Rahman,I can quote his relentless labour, high enthusiasm, and commitment to the tasks at hand. He would never compromise on the quality of a song. He is quality-conscious and individualistic."
  - music director Harris Jayaraj (2001)
  
  
  
• From: outsider (@ 151.201.30.211) on: Thu Jul 11 06:39:00 EDT 2002
  
  indian, good work buddy, finally we see some sense in this thread. People tried to get out something here, but did not work, however your postings were effective. thanks.
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.186.12) on: Thu Jul 11 06:39:25 EDT 2002
  
  IR, MSV? sorry i dont have any at the moment..will hafta search..would surely post it if i get it..btw everyone try to post such quotes in this thread..thankz to all....
  
  
  
• From: magix (@ 203.199.248.245) on: Thu Jul 11 06:44:56 EDT 2002
  
  SS and Kavita indian??
  there were a lot more..mind if i chip in?
  
  
• From: MIF (@ 202.9.149.225) on: Thu Jul 11 12:33:33 EDT 2002
  
  Indian,
  some months ago i saw sum postin which said......IR,after seeing roja,called ARRs music as oru pada athisiyam!
  did he really say that??....if he did,he sure has been proved worng.....dats wat made me curious if IR has said anything good about his succesor.......twud be great if u clarify this alone....pls....thnx
  
  neways thnx for all the quotes
  
  
• From: insider (@ 209.130.217.104) on: Thu Jul 11 12:37:56 EDT 2002
  
  Narthaki Online interviews
  R Visweswaran, the Musician / Composer
  http://www.narthaki.com/info/intervw/intrvw3.html
  
  How did you get involved with R D Burman, M S Viswanathan and film music?
  In '74, I came into contact with R D Burman who took me to Bombay and gave me entry into Bombay film music, an experience I cherish greatly. I have played guitar for R D Burman, C Ramachandra, Rajesh Roshan, Lakshmikant-Pyarelal etc. I have had the good fortune to play accompaniment to Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhonsle. Unfortunately, though I have heard Rafi sing in a recording, I never got to play for him. It was during the Bombay film recordings that I met the santoor maestro “avatara purusha” Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, my great guru and revered influence in my life. Thus started my training in santoor. He urged me to leave everything else and concentrate on santoor alone, which put me in a great dilemma. I was shunting between Madras and Bombay at that time. In '76, M S Viswanathan spotted my talent and to this day, I play for him. And I love to play even today for A R Rehman who is absolutely wonderful and takes the best out of an artiste.
  
  
  
• From: Bala (@ 161.181.53.10) on: Thu Jul 11 13:03:47 EDT 2002
  
  MIF, IR did tell that in one of DD interviews.
  The interview threw IR in a very bad light.
  The interviewer was a then famous personality in DD. (Not sure of the name though)
  
  
• From: kk (@ 192.11.223.120) on: Thu Jul 11 13:19:08 EDT 2002
  
  DD interview came on depavali of dalapathi release. Where does roja come in to picture?. Other interview I remeber never has anything about rahman. He never said that anything about Roja. Raja has made general comments on trend. Just yesudas, lata usualy does these days, but never a personnel comment on any one.
  
  
• From: Uthaman (@ 65.69.56.168) on: Thu Jul 11 14:04:35 EDT 2002
  
  IR would have never said that!! They like to get
  "Kuttu from Mothirakkai". It is not easy. Even VM didn't get that Kuttu. He is as much genius as a critic. He must be a tired man after tireless days of working for 16 years nonstop. Everybody has to reach a saturation point. I am glad that IR is not scoring music much anymore. He has used all the possible tunes one can come up with his in his movies which makes it very difficult for other MDs to find some decent tunes. All the current MDs grew listening to IR music. Only thing that has improved in the 90s and 00s is the quality of recording. Other than that the standars is down now. MTV culture has changed the perspective of people's view on music. Like fast food these fast beat songs has become the order of the day. There was no cable TV in the 80s.
  Now to reach the audience some MDs enter into cheap tactics of creating music resembling fast beat pop songs and rap songs. They exploit the weakness of audiences whose tastes change time to time. But certain people won't succumbe to that cheap tricks. That's why Kamal still loves IR.
  Kamal likes to imitate all the hollywood movies in every aspect. Photography, kissing scene, etc... But he has never changed his musical sense. He knows more than anybody else IR is the best Music Director India has ever produced. This is my humble opinion.
  
  
• From: insider (@ 209.130.217.104) on: Thu Jul 11 14:37:14 EDT 2002
  
  guys why dont you talk about in the right thread.
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 22:53:41 EDT 2002
  
  magix:i havent posted those.
  >> mind if i chip in?
  please go ahead.
  
  btw, here's more quotes.
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 22:54:39 EDT 2002
  
  "It's not enough to be successful. It's important to attempt something new. Rahman's contribution to film music will never be forgotten. He has given a new dimension and understanding to sound."
  - lyricist Javed Akhtar (Filmfare, Feb 2001)
  
  
  
  "I think he (Rahman) is the most consummate composer that I know of in the world. His music comes from the characters and is an extension of them. I think he is the best".
  - Deepa Mehta, film maker (Nov 1998)
  
  
  "People become immediately entranced by whatever he composes. Rahman is a phenomenon. He's young and talented. And he has his fingers on the pulse of the young generation. My hopes (for the future) are pinned on A R Rahman."
  - singer/composer/lyricist Bhupen Hazarika (Screen, 2000)
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 22:56:55 EDT 2002
  
  "I think he (A.R.Rahman) is an absolute genius and is one of the few music directors who completely knows what he is doing. It's an absolute pleasure working with him as he is a cool and modest guy."
  - singer/composer Shankar Mahadaven (Rediff, July 1999)
  
  
  "A R Rahman not only gave me the break (in Dil Se), he taught me a lot of techniques in composing music arrangement and recording. He was the one to impress upon the need to be technically perfect before any
  producer could be expected to invest in you."
  - singer-composer Sukhvinder Singh (Deccan Herald, 2000)
  
  
  
• From: Indian (@ 202.9.167.149) on: Thu Jul 11 23:03:51 EDT 2002
  
  MIF: i too have heard this quote being attributed to IR. Dunno whether its true.
  Another person who called ARR a OFW was lyricist Sameer. (who too like others,now seems too have different opinion as he recently worked with Rahman for TLOBS and was heard showering heavy duty praises on Rahman in all his recent interviews)
  
  Yet another big "FAN" of Rahman is composer Nadeem of Nadeem-Shravan duo.
  
  Here's a sample!
  
  
  "Rahman is at his worst now! As for Taal, I would give it 70 out of 100. Our film Pardes would get a 100 on 100!"
  -Nadeem (Rediff.com, Apr 2001)
  
  
• From: Tamilian (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Jul 12 00:57:54 EDT 2002
  
  Indian, please continue your wonderful list of quotations to a dedicated thread here: http://newtfmpage.com/forum/6228.00.44.02.html#last
  
  
• From: AVR (@ 143.127.3.10) on: Fri Jul 12 01:08:39 EDT 2002
  
  Indian:
  
  Your posts were great and mature. Please ignore posts from ARR detractors. But just one thing - lets end this ARR-IR fight. ARR and IR fans should learn to acknowledge the genius of both.
  
  
• From: Tamilian (@ 156.153.254.42) on: Fri Jul 12 01:32:10 EDT 2002
  
  Indian:
  
  r u looking for singing chance or a job in ARR troupe????????
  
  Then Your posts were great and mature.........
  
  
• From: Tamilian (@ 161.142.100.86) on: Fri Jul 12 02:16:18 EDT 2002
  
  Guys, please continue your discussions on What makes ARR special in this thread: http://newtfmpage.com/forum/19523.01.52.33.html#last
  
  AVR, timely advise.
  
  
• From: Kiran (@ 202.9.67.104) on: Mon Jul 15 20:30:17 EDT 2002
  
  what makes AR so special ?? His copying !! Hee hee hee !!
  
  
• From: Kum_Laden (@ 24.100.180.179) on: Mon Jul 15 21:28:56 EDT 2002
  
  What makes Kiran look so stupid? His lame jokes!!
  
  
• From: jai (@ 203.199.228.61) on: Mon Jul 15 23:41:50 EDT 2002
  
  Just Because he is the best and greatest
  
  
• From: a (@ 156.153.255.134) on: Tue Jul 16 00:27:57 EDT 2002
  
  >Just Because he is the best and greatest....
  Just this does not make him that Special....
  
  
• From: a (@ 156.153.255.134) on: Tue Jul 16 00:28:34 EDT 2002
  
  >Just Because he is the best and greatest....
  Just this does not make him that Special....
  
  
• From: Are Yaar (@ 203.115.31.67) on: Tue Jul 16 05:45:01 EDT 2002
  
  Kum_Laden :
  
  I beleive that You are a IR fan / okay aleast not a ARR basher.
  
  It is nice to see people like you who critisize some unhealthy, unwarranted comments about ARR from some non sense people. This is really good and healthy. I believe that people like you are there in both sides. I critisize (look for ways to critisize) IR because some scrupulous elements comment on ARR unnecessaryly. I am very sorry for that but I only know a tit for a tat
  
  
• From: MIF (@ 202.9.180.147) on: Tue Jul 16 10:43:52 EDT 2002
  
  i read in todays Hindu that the fame of ARR is auch that the king of pop....Michael Jackson was seen wearing an T-Shirt with a pic. of ARR on it!!
  
  gosh!!
  wat do u guys feel?????
  
  P.S : Strictly for ARR fans!! :))
  
  

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