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

[raagas]

The ASK title score single-handedly beats every other Raja album released this year.

I agree! Signature Raaja! what a beautiful piece of music

[MumbaiRamki]

Did any one feel the Lajja score in ASK title score ?

[jmahesh]

Raja's Baba pugazh maalai now in Raaga.
Absolutely lovely songs.
Unnai kettu paar and Poovaram sooti are my favourites.

http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/TD01741.html

[raagas]

Did any one feel the Lajja score in ASK title score ?

I did. Nice to see that I have company That both are on same scale (i think) also makes it easier to connect both.

[KV]

I was apprehensive about watching ASK (wasn't all that impressed with Susee's VKK and NMA) but went for the last show last evening (I think its off the screens in Bangalore). Glad I made the decision. Commendable job in filming the story, a nice, simple, warm tale that one, some extended fights, samiyar comedies notwithstanding.
IR, man, amazing stuff! Yes, at places they do sound a bit westernised for the situation, but beyond little nitpicks, boy, this brain is an ideas gallore! Several new thoughts in the score - a playful guitar and a shenoy combination for a scene (oops, forgot which scene exactly), simply brilliant! And the oboe pieces, wow! (there's a scene where the herione sneaks out from her house and makes a dash to speak to Azhagar, pullarips of India vonly!) Raaga_kann has listed some of the awesome pieces in his post)
To me, this one beats Nandhalala's score too. I can't really say if BSO was used or not, but the strings and wind sections sound quite exotic.

[KV]

There were about 20-25 people in all, at the cinema hall (Lavanya). Interestingly, there was only one name that drew whistles, IR! I hooted the moment his name appeared on the screen and heard two other whistles go off the same time!

[MumbaiRamki]

KV,
Like nandhala - 3-4 members from BSO were used for ASK.

[rprasad]

Amazing score. Though one can wonder if such grand orchestral music is necessary given the kind of movie , i think IR went with the emotional content of the movie more rather than just thinking of it as a village movie. But man the score sounds amazing to me. it reminded of a Hans Zimmer kind of score in hollywood(listen to inception score, the dream is collapsing track ) ,not in tune but just in the sound which was created with the orchestra. Does anyone not think IR's score suits perfectly for Hollywood/ english movies? The big orchestra sound, the motifs, themes are exactly what their movies are about and IR's music fits right into it. Just wishing.

[krish244]

IR's new kannada album "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" released. Lyrics by Hamsalekha.

http://www.supergoodmovies.com/18227...K-News-Details

thanks,

Krishnan

[V_S]

IR's new kannada album "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" released. Lyrics by Hamsalekha.

http://www.supergoodmovies.com/18227...K-News-Details

thanks,

Krishnan

Thank you very much Krishnan. Great news of today. Bangalore guys, please pass on your reviews.