The first striking thing about the process is, how simple everything looks. I was surprised by the lack of 'electronics' in the room. (I visited another famous music director's studio a month before which was totally 'loaded' and over powering).
He recalled the situation from the movie and in less than 30 seconds started humming out the tune. I was amazed. (The only instrument he uses is his Harmonium).
Later, lyric writer Vanamali wrote lyrics for the tune and Ilayaraja listened to it and offered few suggestions. A tensed Vanamali pretty much spent that whole night to live up to those suggestions and was relieved the next day when Ilayaraja OKed the changes. The phrase "I am flying on the moon" was actually uttered by Ilayaraja himself during the tune composition. We all liked it and asked Vanamali to retain it.
What totally me blew me was his composition of 'Chinni Polike ledu premaa'. Needless to say, he remembered the story and asked the song situation. I explained. I told him a need for pathos version of the song too. He agreed.
Again, in less than 30 seconds, he started out "Lalalalaalile laalaa ....". It was a surrealistic experience. As I closed my eyes and listened to it, it felt like the story I told him was being retold to me. At the end when he humbly asked, "Did you like it"? thats what I told him.
Lyric writer Ananth Sriram totally fell in love with the tune and came up with these amazing little words that have several dimensions to them.
"Chinni polike" is my personal favourite.
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If possible pls dont put the word "Maestro" in titles for his name...without that we feel more close to him...using that takes us far from him :)
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is OTTESI CHEBUTHA...wow what a beats ...In this movie beats are good...
ReplyDeleteBut I dint like the singers of this movie
Like ilayaraja cracked jokes in audio launch the song has to pass many CHECKPOSTS...And for this movie,
1)Tunes CHECKPOST-HIT
2)Instruments CHECKPOST-AVERAGE
3)Lyrics CHECKPOST - AVERAGE
4)Singers CHECKPOST - FLOP
5)Picturization CHECKPOST - AWAITING....
Male singer of CHINNA POOVE has bad telugu...
Female singer of NENU NENUGAA is not sweetsounding..
Om shanti Om MALE singer is dull.
Anyway for me if tunes are good is enuf...because i can imagine other things ;)
for Me Chinni polike stands first, but remaning songs are also good. They did not have raaja stamp . truly speaking I did not expect this type of songs. He came out of BOX and composed. If any new person listens he says the MD is a young guy below 30 years.
ReplyDeletedid you tell anything specific to him like 'use only synthesis ' like that...
what is his reaction when you say some corrections (modifications required) for any tune. Please do not forget BGM section. Raaja invloves audience with his BGM. Many movies are just because of BGM. How did he compose BGM ? Are you there . And also write about Re recording.
Thanks,
Hari
nice one...please write more part 3,4 and so on
ReplyDeleteHari,
ReplyDeleteWhat u said is 100% true...its like some new young telugu music director...that is the greatness of IR...he can be like new young telugu MD and also old hollywood western classical composer also...GREAT IR...
MY CHOICES FOR SINGERS
ReplyDelete1) CHINNA POOVE- Udit Narayan
2) NENU NENUGAA - Chitra
3) OTTESI CHEBUTHA -Karthik
4) OM SHANTI - Karthik
Kiran: Cool :-)
ReplyDeleteHari: I only gave him the briefs and expected 'feel' of the song. Like for Om Shanti, I wanted it to be very contemporary. I dont know anything about music instruments or technicalities.
Kiran: It is usually MD who suggests the singers. Only he will truly know the feel of the song.
Good songs..I liked chinna polike very much...I just fell in love with it..I feel everyone will like the songs after watching them on screen...
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