Re-Recording Raaja Contest

‘Background Score’ Blog calls for musicians, composers and any music enthusiast who can create or recreate music to “Re-Recording Raaja Contest”. As the name implies to participate in this contest one has to Re-Create background score pieces of Maestro Illayaraja.

Rules

1. A contestant can be a single person or a team.
2. Minimum 7 minutes of music has to be produced by each contestant.
3. 7 minutes of music can made as a single track or multiple tracks.
4. Re-Create and don’t remix. Stick to the original.
5. New ideas are welcome but it should not harm the beauty of the original.
6. The themes should be from movies released on or before 1992.
7. The themes should not be a derived one from one of the songs of the movie.
8. No size limit on audio files, make music of best audio quality.
9. Contestants will have One month to re-create the music. The exact start and end dates will be announced shortly.

If you are interested

Register for the Contest

Send a mail to backgroundscore@gmail.com in the following format

Subject – “I am a RRR Contestant”

Name:
Names of the Team Members (if you participate as a team):
Website address:
Email:

Last Date for Registration: June 12, 2009

Prize

Total Cash Prize of Rs.10000 is to be won.

Spread the Word

Please post a link to this announcement in your blog or in any forum that you know and help me in spreading the word about this contest.

The Contest will be held based on the number of registrations. There should a minimum of 10 contestants for the contest to continue.

Send a mail to backgroundscore@gmail.com or post in comments section for any queries or suggestions or comments.

Background Score - 60 is from

This piece is title score from Vetri Vizha. Composer – Illayaraja. The piece sounds authentic to the visuals of the shores of Goa that fills the entire opening credits of the movie. I feel so relaxed and absolutely at peace when I listen to this mini flute sonata. The clip posted was edited to not include Illayaraja’s vocal parts; hear the complete title score piece here

RRR Contest

Re-Recording Raaja Contest



Cash prizes of upto Rs.10000 are to be won.



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Happy Birthday Illayaraja

Background Score - 60

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