tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post8227523300733057922..comments2023-11-02T01:26:40.503-07:00Comments on Background Score: Ilaiyaraaja's IncreditsP.S. Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-84453192630956456622011-03-26T22:42:11.373-07:002011-03-26T22:42:11.373-07:00Thanks LotThanks LotIyarkaya https://www.blogger.com/profile/15704301861791741571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-47648562456498009372009-12-15T18:42:31.989-08:002009-12-15T18:42:31.989-08:00Srihari - Better late than never.
Thank you.Srihari - Better late than never.<br /><br />Thank you.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-65197031309284640652009-12-15T06:15:15.017-08:002009-12-15T06:15:15.017-08:00Really Great work!!!
You have an intricate observ...Really Great work!!!<br /><br />You have an intricate observing skills.<br /><br />I went through your whole post and enjoyed the explanations of each and every title music. Probably I am bit late in catching up with your post.<br /><br />BTW, the later part of the vanna vanna pookkal title score did remind me of mouna ragam's main theme; but like a more improvised version.<br /><br />Raja's innovations are unique. Even in the Idhayam BGM he brings in chromaticism wonderfully where the mood is very sombre. He could do it in a beautiful romantic waltz like "Oh butterfly" or the pastoral "Edho Mogam"; anywhere he wants.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Srihari.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-55012095427483280582009-10-20T03:10:58.686-07:002009-10-20T03:10:58.686-07:00Chandrachood - Thanks.
Try indianbackgroundscore....Chandrachood - Thanks.<br /><br />Try indianbackgroundscore.comP.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-52809466591264733072009-10-19T15:35:36.247-07:002009-10-19T15:35:36.247-07:00Just an excellent analysis! Thanks for bringing Il...Just an excellent analysis! Thanks for bringing Ilay's classic master-pieces to the fore which is a massive collection. Where would be the best place I can download some of his BGM's, would you know? <br /><br />ChandrachoodUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06205382647091277925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-56473240369806450732009-09-20T09:07:53.000-07:002009-09-20T09:07:53.000-07:00What a treat!! Thanks much! :DWhat a treat!! Thanks much! :DAravindanhttp://sirumazai.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-18999863977673822622009-08-18T10:49:30.480-07:002009-08-18T10:49:30.480-07:00Muthuvel - Thanks for taking time to read it and a...Muthuvel - Thanks for taking time to read it and also sharing this with your friends.<br /><br />Abt 'Song of the Soul' - That is natural. Sometimes it gets registered like that due to similar feel of the melodies.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-33273155362919299472009-08-18T08:18:58.890-07:002009-08-18T08:18:58.890-07:00Yup, 'Song of the soul' is not the Singaar...Yup, 'Song of the soul' is not the Singaaravelan title (*stupid grin*). I watched the movie years ago (and whenever i caught it recently i didn't get to see the titles). Not sure when i got the visuals of the village shown in the titles and the 'Song of the soul' track mixed in my head!!! <br /><br />Typed the previous comment from office where I wouldn't be able to listen the clips.<br /><br />Just finished reading the post. Brilliant work Suresh! Am fwding the link to my friends.Muthuvelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-71550284029079379352009-08-17T07:36:50.086-07:002009-08-17T07:36:50.086-07:00Thanks for that clip from 'Mella Thirandadhu K...Thanks for that clip from 'Mella Thirandadhu Kadhavu'!Prabhunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-81147427067311632632009-08-16T18:32:35.143-07:002009-08-16T18:32:35.143-07:00Naren, Saraks - Thanks.Naren, Saraks - Thanks.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-64135000343762475862009-08-16T13:30:05.618-07:002009-08-16T13:30:05.618-07:00Great post and keep up the generous act of giving ...Great post and keep up the generous act of giving download links to the clips for the scavengers like me. Thanks.Sarakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079129253308345972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-91221091147069173222009-08-11T06:43:22.534-07:002009-08-11T06:43:22.534-07:00precious...thanks....precious...thanks....Naren'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15389341119944053452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-72280808462744881832009-08-11T06:28:06.317-07:002009-08-11T06:28:06.317-07:00Suresh, it's available on cool goose/cool toad...Suresh, it's available on cool goose/cool toad<br /><br />http://music.cooltoad.com/music/song.php?id=105025<br /><br />Also, check this out...maybe this explains<br /><br />http://tfmpage.com/forum/archives/29303.22292.03.31.13.htmlShankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584706803630803326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-30039873576031986612009-08-11T03:25:39.058-07:002009-08-11T03:25:39.058-07:00Shankar - Thanks. I am right away going to search ...Shankar - Thanks. I am right away going to search for 'Sithirai maasathu' song.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-22515996976567553282009-08-11T03:20:08.575-07:002009-08-11T03:20:08.575-07:00Suresh, thanks for the link. It is indeed amazing ...Suresh, thanks for the link. It is indeed amazing to see that Raja used a song from another movie for the MTK titles. Both movies released around the same time. Since Raja jointly scored music for MTK with MSV, is it possible that he used some stock title score (based clearly on the Sithirai Maasathu song) for MTK?<br /><br />However the title score clearly is the song that I mentioned...even the stanzas are present in the score. I don't see any derivativeness to Sakkarakatti (which is also another fav of mine).<br /><br />I wish Vicky or some others would have an insight into how Sithirai Maasathu came to be used as title score for MTK...this is great trivia.<br /><br />Suresh, once again, I commend you on your post...I can keep going back and reading it again.Shankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584706803630803326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-37317436985223058292009-08-10T21:45:07.186-07:002009-08-10T21:45:07.186-07:00sa.dhana - Thank you.sa.dhana - Thank you.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-64621149297400624362009-08-10T21:44:40.037-07:002009-08-10T21:44:40.037-07:00Shankar - Thank you.
It is indeed 'Mella Thir...Shankar - Thank you.<br /><br />It is indeed 'Mella Thirandhadhu Kadhavu' titles. You can see the video in the below link<br /><br />http://tv.tamilwire.com/mella-thiranthathu-kathavu-1986-mohan.htmlP.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-49830635797408155002009-08-10T21:43:27.892-07:002009-08-10T21:43:27.892-07:00Vicky,
Thank you so much for letting me know that...Vicky,<br /><br />Thank you so much for letting me know that you read it completely. When I decide to write such long articles, I was always having this question about who is going to read it, listen all the clips and try to make sense of everything. But still I decide to go about it because, may be even if not now, later there will be people who will have time to kill, who will end up on this page and stay, read, listen and savor (My first ever write-up on BGMs, <a href="http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2008/03/listening-pithamagan.html" rel="nofollow">Pithamagan</a> background score is a proof of that). As I post my audio through Hip Cast, I get the statistics of how many times each audio clip was played. It clearly gives me a picture how thoroughly the article was read. <br /><br />In ‘Idhayam’, I guess there are no Cardio gram visuals in the titles but yes musically there is some connection (with Idhayathai Thirudathey titles) in the way the piece is orchestrated. <br /><br />I must admit I got to know about YMP from your blog. And yes YMP is a boon. If you read my article on <a href="http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2008/01/listening-lagaan.html" rel="nofollow">Lagaan background score</a>, you can see how I have struggled to refer the audio clips in the description through numbers. When I posted it, I wasn’t sure whether it is reader friendly<br />but still went ahead posting it as I had no other option. But with YMP it really makes both the writer’s and the reader’s job easy.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-15225752918818745102009-08-10T21:31:17.315-07:002009-08-10T21:31:17.315-07:00gr8 post... good home work done on those bgms.
k...gr8 post... good home work done on those bgms. <br /><br />keep up ur good work..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732246531726094297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-15047127244705527562009-08-10T20:57:56.106-07:002009-08-10T20:57:56.106-07:00Hi Vinayak,
Thanks da. Glad that you now have pat...Hi Vinayak,<br /><br />Thanks da. Glad that you now have patience to read through all such articles.<br /><br />//does the title score not depend on the director or wat he wants?//<br /><br />Yes, anything and everything in the movie depends on what Director wants? But when the baton is with Ilaiyaraaja, no one can tell him what to do and what not to do. He knows what is right for the movie more than any directors.P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-26598220815916187632009-08-10T17:11:45.330-07:002009-08-10T17:11:45.330-07:00Suresh, Awesome work on this post. It's a trea...Suresh, Awesome work on this post. It's a treasure for all music fans and a tribute to the painstaking work you have done in analyzing Raja's music. Thanks a ton.<br /><br />I do have a comment in response to a previous comment. You posted a link to the title track from Mella Thirandhadhu Kathavu. I'm not so sure it's the title track from that movie. The guitar solo is infact playing "Sithirai Masathu Poongatru" from the film "Chinna Kuyil Paaduthu" and the later parts also have the stanza mixed in. Did Raja use a song from another movie to score the title track of MTK? Maybe he did...but I'm not so sure he would do that.<br /><br />ShankarShankarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584706803630803326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-50942685719737900232009-08-10T13:47:37.437-07:002009-08-10T13:47:37.437-07:00Dear Suresh:
Finally I feel I have done the justic...Dear Suresh:<br />Finally I feel I have done the justice from my part (to absorb and listen what you have to say) towards your herculean task - of compiling the clips, categorizing them and completing the presentation formalities of linking the clips etc., Thanks for the treat. <br /><br />Narration of linking back the title credits to the way how it is applied in the movie (or the lack thereof at times) requires a keen observation, a gift that you have come to possess. <br /><br />Did you notice the similarity of intermittent Oboe-ish mode in the credits of both Idhayam and Idhayathai Thirudadhae.. The similarity lies not just in the key word in their titles, but if I remember correctly both the titles show the hero in critical condition and the music runs along with their Electro Cardio Graphs.. The intermittent application of theme played in Oboe (The Idhayam piece going as "sa sa ga .. sa sa ga" and the ID piece going as "pa pa ga.." like a Dit-Dit-Dah, all around the same minor domain) SOS-es hero's state of mind and body better than the Morse Code.<br /><br />Articles like these not only celebrate the Genius of creators like Raaja but also acknowledges their hard work on a topic which is usually perceived as a unit of measurement for the late comers to know "How much of the movie did I miss" <br /><br />With Love<br />Vicky<br /><br />PS: Glad to know that you converted to YMP too.. your article seem to <a href="http://violinvicky.blogspot.com/2009/01/embedding-music-in-blogs.html" rel="nofollow">substantiate my belief</a> that YMP is a good choice to provide inline embedding of the clips.Vignesh Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13757037426192623732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-67351536465373943492009-08-10T12:53:52.217-07:002009-08-10T12:53:52.217-07:00Suresh,
Though I know you are capable of such wor...Suresh,<br /><br />Though I know you are capable of such work, it stuns me everytime you write such detailed researched stuff! Great one here ...<br /><br />I agree I could get through only about 40% of what you have written, but wanted to ask, does the title score not depend on the director or wat he wants? I just see it like BGM, though there is subtle difference ... I see it as one.<br /><br />Smiles,<br />VinayakAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194312460190493000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-83488056387004413462009-08-10T09:23:53.698-07:002009-08-10T09:23:53.698-07:00Arunram - Thanks. It is definitely not, it took me...Arunram - Thanks. It is definitely not, it took me two months to complete (blame on my lazyness).P.S. Suresh Kumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890572891853051925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2995232424873037966.post-25195654584536148152009-08-10T08:34:17.005-07:002009-08-10T08:34:17.005-07:00Suresh,
Very good post. It is not a one-day effo...Suresh,<br /><br />Very good post. It is not a one-day effort definitely!<br /><br />I have been following your posts regularly. You have used some of these title bgms in your recent posts. I remember Captain Prab., VertiVizha among some.<br /><br />I enjoyed reading this post. Downloaded all the clippings.<br /><br />Continue your good work!<br /><br />-Arunram.Arunramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264777029088698193noreply@blogger.com