MAESTRO ILAIYARAAJA NEWS & TITBITS VER.2010

[krish244]

It seems IR had, in 2006, proposed to present carnatic raga with Western philharmonic orchestra for the inaugural function of Frankfurt book fair. The proposal was rejected.

http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?266982

"Even as Oscar hero Rahman was concatenating, at super-speed, his CWG jingle that jangles with some of the most pedestrian verses in recent times, he also fed in the punchy figure of some Rs 1.37 crore per minute of the song. Total: Rs 5.50 crore. In 2006, for the inaugural functions of the Frankfurt Book Fair, at which India was the ‘Guest of Honour Country’, a proposal by music composer Ilaiyaraja to present a Carnatic raga using a 120-piece Western philharmonic orchestra was summarily rejected because of the price tag of Rs 95 lakh. But times have changed."

thanks,

Krishnan

[Sanjeevi]

The proposal sounds amazing but hmmmm

[NormalMan]

Why sir missing?

நகம் சதை என்று சொன்னார்களே ரஜினி - ராசாவை ..... ஹ்ம்ம்

http://www.images.behindwoods.com/ph...ing/index.html

[buggle]

Why sir missing?

நகம் சதை என்று சொன்னார்களே ரஜினி - ராசாவை ..... ஹ்ம்ம்

http://www.images.behindwoods.com/ph...ing/index.html

yeah i was surprised as well - IR not in RK daughter wedding

[AravindMano]

Shreya Ghoshal conducted a quiz for her fans and gave away Ipods as gifts. One of the questions was

Who is the one music director Shreya is willing to work "for free"?

We all know the answer, don't we? She has already mentioned it in her interview, but the question was better framed there.

Isn't this girl sweet?

[kameshratnam]

Listen to this piece

And its nominated for oscars

Oscar Nominated Music similar To IR song
Listen to this song "pongatre" frm friends 2001 movie (i think it released in pongal or april 14 or may be diwali...so they would have started composing it frm 2000 mid or end at least)


http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=395...00689187604837


And listen to this theme music it was frm the film Road to Perdition composed by thomas newman and it was nominated for oscars too and the movie released in 2002

Both are similar right? Wow wow wow Not yesterday Not Tomorrow its always Raja..!!!

I listen to this music and breaking my brain frm morning..thinking yengayoo tamil la idha ketrukeyn..at last uma shankar helped me to find this song

Thx to him..

Hail raja..!! thanks tn23 galaxy

Thanks TCC in Orkut

[jaiganes]

Freaking charukesi raaga smell here.
If you watch the movie Road To Perdition, in a crucial scene (When Michael Sullivan finds out that his wife and kid have been killed) the BGM used there is so reminiscent of what Raaja did in Poovizhi vaasalile. It could be because Raaja himself has been following Thomas Newman's dad's(Alfred Newman - the composer for Sound of Music) work from a long time. The orchestral style is so reminicscent of Alfred Newman - the right piece of comparison would be what Raaja did for Lajja and this piece - the tune similarity is due to the raaga usage - but if u compared the Lajja title theme and This piece you can find the influences are common - coming from Alfred Newman the master of Film BGM composition who has influenced among others modern greats like James horner and Alexandre desplat.

[MelHarmony]

Good spotting!
I agree it is quite similar to Lajja title score......particularly the testure where the piano and followed by violin....and then piano again....
the tune also resembles a sombre mood! who can beat IR in that domain!

I particularly see one difference in IR music with respect to these kinds of hollywood music. IR's music is completely written music which will invariably have a strict grammar to be followed.....less room for improvisation and gimmicks....inspite of that souding exotic melts in melody! thats where the word "creation" takes real meaning.....IR is "creator in the truest sense"

I doubt if this Newman score is completely by him because of the piano interlude...i could be proved wrong!
Any thoughts!!!!
Thanks for posting!

Listen to this piece

And its nominated for oscars

Oscar Nominated Music similar To IR song
Listen to this song "pongatre" frm friends 2001 movie (i think it released in pongal or april 14 or may be diwali...so they would have started composing it frm 2000 mid or end at least)


http://www.raaga.com/player4/?id=395...00689187604837


And listen to this theme music it was frm the film Road to Perdition composed by thomas newman and it was nominated for oscars too and the movie released in 2002

Both are similar right? Wow wow wow Not yesterday Not Tomorrow its always Raja..!!!

I listen to this music and breaking my brain frm morning..thinking yengayoo tamil la idha ketrukeyn..at last uma shankar helped me to find this song

Thx to him..

Hail raja..!! thanks tn23 galaxy

Thanks TCC in Orkut

[buggle]

Why sir missing?

நகம் சதை என்று சொன்னார்களே ரஜினி - ராசாவை ..... ஹ்ம்ம்

http://www.images.behindwoods.com/ph...ing/index.html

yeah i was surprised as well - IR not in RK daughter wedding

we have the answer why IR didn't go for RK daughter wedding...

http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/...er/080910c.asp

[app_engine]

http://www.tamilcinema.com/CINENEWS/...er/080910c.asp

இது என்ன கேனத்தனமான காரணமா இருக்கு!

என்னுடைய மிக நெருங்கிய நண்பர்கள் பலரது திருமணத்து அழைப்பு கொடுத்ததே கிடையாது. 'நம்ம ஒன்னா நின்னு தான கல்யாணத்த நடத்தனும்' அப்படீன்னு ஒரு உரிமை.

சின்னப்புள்ளைத்தனமா இருக்கே? அல்லது வழக்கம் போல மீடியாவின் "கிடைத்த அவல்" விளையாட்டோ?