Comments on Background Score: A.R.Rahman at Hollywood Bowl - What went wrong?

thanx Suresh for posting, thanx Karl for the list

2011-11-19T02:43:00.080-08:00

thanx Suresh for posting, thanx Karl for the list

i would love it if he makes unthan desathin kural ...

2011-08-12T20:53:18.762-07:00

i would love it if he makes unthan desathin kural ( instrumental) into a symphony piece...it as all the qualities...the closed auditorium is a valid point... Couples retreat suite if anyone as clear video it would ve beenreally awesome... bcos it by itself is a orchestral score...

Yes Suresh!!You are right...But i sincerely hope A...

2011-07-29T10:45:54.469-07:00

Yes Suresh!!You are right...But i sincerely hope ARR sees our opinions too...Naalai Ulagam has a wonderful brass section...Ratchagan Theme has the class...Oruvan oruvan and Eduda Andha Suriya melam has that jinoistic appeal...Hope he realises this..

I recently heard "Sara Sara" song from Vaagai Sooda Vaa...Really loved that song..Whenever I hear that song, I am transported to my childhood memories...This song by Ghibran is very much in essebce similar to Pennala Pennala from Uzhavan...I loved it...

Afterall its our ARR style..I dunno why ARR ceased to give us those numbers...

Karl Marx - I have been thinking along these lines...

2011-07-28T19:10:05.488-07:00

Karl Marx - I have been thinking along these lines. I am planning to post with Audio Clips of Compilation Suites of Film Scores that I would want to listen to in such a symphonic concert.

Personally, I don't want songs to be played in such concerts. Rather a Suite can be compiled from preludes and interludes of his songs that are orchestral.

For example,
Oruvan Oruvan Mudhalali Prelude + Ratchagan Theme + Edudaa Andha Suriya Melam prelude + Naali Ulagam illai endral preludes can be strung into one orchestral piece

Hi Suresh!! Such a nice article...Congrats...Insp...

2011-07-28T09:59:40.234-07:00

Hi Suresh!!

Such a nice article...Congrats...Inspires me to revive my blog again..So far from the views presented in various forums and websites, ARR and LA Philharmonics didn't click. It had so much grandeur but the impact was missing. Though it is the orchestra performing ARR's themes, I also feel ARR was a very active partner in all the arrangements.
ARR's strength is his classy electronic synthesizer scores and he could have rocked the Hollywood like he had done in 2006...Instead they went for his Orchestral Themes. Though, only a few themes are uploaded in the internet, I think we should somehow communicate to ARR about the themes he can select for his orchestral scores on stage...

Our fellow hubbers in TFMPAGE can discuss this and can also add to the list of compositions that he can translate into full fledged WCM scores..I have not added his Bombay Theme, as it is a regular in almost all his concerts.

A few that came to my mind are as under:
1) Bombay Awakes (Bombay Dreams)
2) Only Love (Bombay Dreams)
3) How many Stars (Bombay Dreams)
4) Salaam Bombay (Bombay Dreams)
5) Orchestral Themes in Couples retreat
6) Vennilaavin Theril (Duet)
7) Puthiya Manidha (Endhiran)
8) Theme of Indian
9) Bolo Tum-Kabhi Na Kabhi
10) Waltz for a Romance-Lagaan
11) Oruvan Oruvan-Muthu
12) Desh Ki Mitti-Netaji
13) U Boat Theme-Netaji
14) War Themes-Netaji
15) Ratchagan Theme Music
16) Karisal Theme-Taj Mahal
17) Putham Puthu Bhoomi-Thiruda Thiruda
18) Veerapaandi Kottaiyile-Thiruda Thiruda
19) Uyire(Dil Se) End Credits
20) Kaathu Kaathu-Uzhavan
21) Thiruda Thiruda Chase BGM

These are some of the scores, ARR can translate into a live orchestral fare with these Symphony Orchestras. With his increasing penchant for orchestras, I think he should also include his old un played numbers instead of resorting to the cliched numbers..and most probably he should restrict his Jai Ho number...Its becoming a bit mechanical and very artificial...
IMMHO...

What do you think??