Maestro Ilaiyaraja New Albums 2011 - Hello Jaihind / Sri Rama Rajyam

[raajarasigan]

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57904.html

Ilaiyaraja impressed with Nysa
IndiaGlitz [Friday, June 18, 2010]

Ilaiyaraja, the Mozart of Madras - arrived quietly in Mumbai from Chennai on Tuesday with 30 of his musicians to record additional music for Bhavna Talwar's Pankaj Kapur-starrer ‘Happi’.

Four woodwind players had been specially flown in from Budapest to join Ilaiyaraja's orchestra which had congregated for this recording at the Nysa recording studios in Andheri.

The composer made it very clear to the film's producer and director that he wished for no distraction, so it took some convincing before he agreed to talk about his rare visit to Mumbai.

“The requirements were such that I had to be in Mumbai for this recording. The producers have made sure that the musicians I require are here. Otherwise why should I leave my studio in Chennai for the recording? Those who want me will come there.”

Ilaiyaraja has been recording the music for ‘Happi’ for the past one year. Vital portions of the music were composed and recorded in Budapest and the last bits were done in Mumbai with musicians from Chennai and Budapest.

Ilaiyaraja intends to slip out of Mumbai in a couple of days as quietly as he arrived.

Ilaiyaraja loved the ambience, mainly the facilities at Nysa Recording studio and has conveyed his wish to use this studio for his future ventures in Mumbai.

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/57904.html

Ilaiyaraja impressed with Nysa
IndiaGlitz [Friday, June 18, 2010]

Ilaiyaraja, the Mozart of Madras

அதானே, Mozart of India ன்னு தானே சொல்லணும்

[kameshratnam]

as agilan lechman had stated earlier:he went to ir and asked him if he could produce his albums and raja agreed to it..remember agilan was not cash rich at all
Cant we as a group meet raaja and ask him to make X number of instrumental albums for us

Let us all put money and produce the album and we shall give a name to us
Your serious takes on this

[anegan]

Kamesh,
I second you idea. Count me into it.
We should probably start a new thread to create the pool.

-anegan

[MumbaiRamki]

App_engine,

Wrong comparison perhaps. Writers used to have writer's block. ever heard of MD has musician's block?

Jus kidding...

read yanni's life , u can see that ..movie composers have the choice of giving bad music to overcome musical block

[raj_musing]

Recording scene from Happi? If yes really Happy!

http://hindi.filmychai.com/Ilaiyaraj...440/index.html

[raagas]

More links about Happi:

Kamal Haasan Sings in Happi: http://www.mypopkorn.com/movies/kama...-in-happi.html

Happi could be screened in Venice Film Festival: http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/...100382300.html

[Plum]

raj_musing's video link says Pankaj Kapur has sung all 4 songs in the movie. I remember reading Kamal sang a song for Kapur. Which is true?

[raagas]

plum,

All 4 songs? the director only said that Pankaj Kapur sang 4 songs. It doesnt anywhere hint that there are only 4 songs. Also, according to the story of the film - Pankaj Kapur is some artist.. singing in a Hotel or some place like that and his life changes as a new young singer comes to sing there (as a replacement for him i think). So i think there are more than 4 songs in that film.

[raagas]

I am starving!!! Where is the next IR album? When? In 2009, IR has pampered me a lot. I am waiting restlessly for his next.