RAHMAN MANIA

YUVRAAJ - musical extravaganza bgm LINKS

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:34:00 +0000

YUVRAAJ

Star Cast
Salman Khan…... Yuvvraaj
Anil Kapoor
Katrina Kaif
Zayed Khan
Boman Irani
Mithun Chakraborty…... Special Appearance
Aushima Sawhney

Release Date
November 21, 2008

Language
Hindi

Music Director
A R Rahman

Subhash Ghai

Deven Yuvvraaj is a struggling singer who signs an agreement with his girlfriend Anushka's father, Dr. Banton, to be a billionaire in 40 days. To acquire this wealth, he has to go through an emotional roller coaster journey of joy and pain with his two estranged brothers, Gyanesh Yuvvraaj and Danny Yuvvraaj, who he meets after 12 years. On meeting them, he realizes that they are two individuals who are completely opposite to each other, which makes his task all the more difficult. Who will emerge as the real Yuvvraaj in this musical extravaganza?

BGM LINKS

YUVRAAJ - movie intro 1st bgm

YUVRAAJ - Anushkha intro "ending muzik blows ur mind "

YUVRAAJ - devan anushkha love

YUVRAAJ - gyanesh intro

YUVRAAJ - gynaesh birthday party

YUVRAAJ - interval bgm

YUVRAAJ - gyanesh meets anushka

YUVRAAJ - devan and gyanesh playing together

YUVRAAJ - final medly

YUVRAAJ - mixed violin bit of tu mer dosti

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

ARR Dubai concert 2008

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 05:40:00 +0000

e concert took place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The show started at 8:30pm and ended around 12:00am.
A.R.Rahman did a part to interact with the audience.
He highlighted that this was the 10th anniversary of his
first concert in Dubai and that in itself a great achievement
for a performer like him.
He thanked everyone tremendously at the end for the support
and said mischievously that he had hoped to do this again after 5 years.

Following are the songs sung with time it started and the singers,

08:40 - Jaage Hain [GURU] - Chithra & A.R.Rahman
08:42 - Kalbhali He [Rang De Basanti] - A.R.Rahman
08:48 - Kaathal Rojave / Roja Jaaneman [Roja] - Hariharan & Sadana Sargam
08:53 - Barso Re [GURU] - Neethi Mohan & Mohamad Aslam
08:58 - Loose Control [Rang De Basanti] - Blaaze, Mohamad Aslam & Naresh Iyer
09:00 - 3mins show with the Guitarist - Steve
09:03 - Girl Friend [Boys] - Karthik & Benny Dayal
09:09 - Jashn E Bahara [Jodha Akbar] - Javed Ali
09:15 - Kannalane / Kehana He Kya [Bombay] - Chithra
09:19 - Khabi Neem / Sandai Kozhi [Yuva/Aayutha Ezhuthu] - Madushree & A.R.Rahman
09:24 - Roobaroo [Rang De Basanti] - Naresh Iyer & A.R.Rahman
09:28 - Jiya Jale [Dil Se] - Chithra
09:33 - Dil Se Re... [Dil Se] - A.R.Rahman
09:36 - Ithayam / In Lamhon De [Jodha Akbar] - Karthik, Madushree & Javed Ali
09:42 - Vaji Vaji [Sivaji] - Hariharan & Madushree
09:48 - Athirade - [Sivaji] - Karthil, Naresh Iyer, Benny, Synora, Mohamad Aslam & A.R.Rahman
09:55 - Chaiya Chaiya [Dil Se] - Javed Ali, Rahna, Mohamad Aslam
10:02 - 3mins of Azeem O Shan [Jodha Akbar] intro, changing into O-Oh-O-O in Rukkumani [Roja] and then a line from Veerapandi [Thiruda Thiruda] - Mohamad Aslam, Sivamani & A.R.Rahman
10:05 - Sivamani on a roll non-stop for 13mins
10:19- Blazze come in rapping Oru Koodai Sunlight [Sivaji]
10:24 - Pray for me Brother [Pray for me Brother] - Blaaze & A.R.Rahman
10:31 - Bombay Theme [Bombay] - Naveen on flute
10:34 - Kwaja Mere [Jodha Akbar] A.R.Rahman, Javed Ali & Mohaman Aslam
10:42 - Ae Hairathe [GURU] - Hariharan, Sadana Sargam, Mohamad Aslam & Dr. Narayan
10:50 - Vaari Vaari [Rising] - Hariharan & Sadana Sargam
10:57 - Mathuraikku Pogathadi [ATM] - Tanvi & Benny Dayal
11:03 - Mayya Mayya [GURU] - Neethi Mohan & Mohamad Aslam
11:10 - Chandare / Vennilave [Sapney/Minsara Kanavu] - Hariharan & Sadana Sargam
11:16 - Tere Bina [GURU] - A.R.Rahman, Madushree & Mohamad Aslam
11:23 - Ghanana Ghanana [Lagaan] - Hariharan, Chithra, Madushree and Karthik
11:28 - Thottal Poo Malarum [New] - Hariharan & Saynora
11:32 - Telephone Manipol [Indian] - Hariharan
11:37 - Ik Onkar [Rang De Basanti] - Chithra
11:39 - Rang De Basanti [Rang De Basanti] - Singer in Pagdi, Chithra & A.R.Rahman
11:46 - Sa Re Ga Me [Boys] - Tanvi, Rahna, Saynora, Mohamad Aslam, Blaaze, Naresh Iyer & Benny Dayal
11:50 - Antha Arabi Kadaloram [Bombay] - Blaaze & A.R.Rahman
11:58 - Vanthe Maatharam [Vanthe Maatharam] - A.R.Rahman

Rahman's wife came in by around 7:45pm wearing a white Khamiz Suit with the Children. They left before the last song.
It was fun to watch ARR suddenly coming on stage wearing some real dark coolers during the Athirade song looking cool. His wife was laughing and waving at him from the audience at this time.
A.R.Rahman while introducing the song 'Pray for Me Brother' said that he'll sing this for the rest of his life until there's no poverty in the world and concluded by asking the audience to keep thinking of this song and change the world.
The whole crowd waved the mobile lights in air for the song Pray For Me Brother. And that was spectacular to see the view.

There have been a large number of audience up to 25,000 - 30,000 fans enjoyed the concert.
It has been a heavenly experience through out the show for all A.R.Rahman fans...2008 April 18th, A.R.Rahman rocked in Dubai.
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God bless!!

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

RAHMAN DELHI CONCERT 2008

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:20:00 +0000

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romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:26:00 +0000

.::DOWNLOAD LINKS BELOW::.

ARR1 ARR2 ARR3 ARR4 ARR5 ARR6 ARR7 ARR8 ARR8 ARR9 ARR10

ARR11 ARR12 ARR13 ARR14 ARR15

YOUNGEST FAN OF ARR - SO CUTE

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:02:00 +0000

this is a cute video i have ever seen

this video is a proof of RAHMAN'JIS MAGIC , wow even a kid loves ARR's magic

HAIL ARR!!!

ARR and Technology - Some Facts

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:12:00 +0000

The following info was posted by a fan in Yahoo group few months ago, sorry I dont rem the name or source, hope there are no copyright issues!

How rahman compose songs

1. he gets an offer from the director , and ARR studies the script everything . if he likes it
then he agrees else he doesn't
2. then he sees the actor/actress and accordingly determines the singer
3. he asks the director to give the exact situation of the song and why it is needed. if he is
satisfied he proceeds else again disposes .
4. then he sits and composes the song on his own and in his voice records every song
5. calls the singers after 12 am in the night { mark it only after 12 am ! } and makes them hear
the tunes.
6. recording starts . he never modifies the song as per the singer but he modifies the singer as
per the song .
7. every sound in the studio is recorded even if a singer sneezes or coughs it is recorded and it
is edited . (*if u remember in kadhal virus dere is a song by Mano { o kadhale} dere he
coughs at one part . he had coughed it in the first day and then ARR never got any realistic
cough after dat so he simply included the original cough ! )
8. a song recording goes upto 3-4 days . sometimes male and female singers r recorded
differently and then successfully mixed
9. after the vocal is over music starts . he gives his idea to his musicians ! and then the
musicians suggest the background tune . 90% times rahman doesnt like them and then he
himself gives them notes and the musician have to play dem . few songs however had tunes
inspired by his musicians(like his flutist naveen and drummer sivamani) . the musicians love
ARR since he gives them freedom and helps them grow their talent .
10. later the vocal is added to music or vice versa and then comes the technical part ! ah !
every interfaces start working , every part is edited , reedited and software r used and
hmmm lets not get much into it ,but by the time a song is finalized it is one month and the
best version is out ! some say he uses technology ,but come to his studio you will know he
uses technology only to polish stuff

Mixing songs

he does all programming on Logic and also mix in Logic then he makes some pre mixes, like all
choruses in two tracks, drums in two tracks, bass in one track if stereo then in two tracks and then
he bounces all the tracks to EUPHONIX to give some analog warmth. but he uses all Logic plugins
fx.
everyone is using Logic from SalimSulaiman to ShankarEhsaanLoy, Logic is just like a Pen and Paper
for a Poet, Rahman doesnt need any Logic even he can use any other software cause he has music
in his mind.

What is Logic?
Logic is an audio recording and mixing software. most of indian composers use this software. for
more details check
www.apple.com/logic/
. You can buy and download it if you have a apple Mac
computer.I dont know there is free trial version!
Rahman also uses or used Absynth, u can hear one preset from Absynth in Kannathil Muttamital
title song, the flute kinda sound with a rough string sound behind it in the intro. Most of the songs,
esp in the last few years feature many synth sounds, probably from absynth, or some other
softsynth. The beeps, filtered sounds etc in many songs (Yeh Rishta, Meenaxi, couple from New,
Kangalal Kaidu Sei etc.) can be done in Absynth (or for that matter in a analog synth). for more
details checkout
www.native-instruments.com

Audio Samples

have u guys ever heard about audio samples? well rahman is the first person who used a lot of
samples in his songs and the second person is ranjit barot. ranjit used to work with rahman .ranjit
programmed drums in HUMMA HUMMA.
and now everybody is using samples in mumbai e.g(salim-sulaiman, sandeep sherodker, jacky,
inderjeet sharma, ram sampat & sandeep chowta) if you guys think that how can sandeep chowta
make sound like rahman? there are samples.
here are some examples
1. SHABBA SHABBA with african voices? those are samples not real africans.
2. spanish claps in JUMBALIKA? samples again.
3. chinese vocals in LATKA? its a chinese sample from the cd (SPECTRASONICS HEART OF ASIA)
4. Background beat in latka song from indian! Later anumalik and many other used the same
loops in many of their songs(eg: mehbooba song from ajnabee)
5. killer drum beats in rangeela songs? drum samples from the cd (BEST SERVICE XXL 1500)and
its a long list.
6. final beats of mukkala muqabla sounds like dr.alban africa.it too a sample. Itis not
composed by dr.alban either!same beats used by sandeep chawtha in kambath ishq song!
7. Main Background beats in Mangta hai kya from rangeela
8. Early bands like Deep Forest and some Euro techno bands used this concept a lot.thats why
title bird sound of thillana thillana from muthu sounds like Deep forest songs
there are many other samples rahman used in many of his songs.it is not copying just using a
commercially available samples!
i remember when rahman was recording for "jaage hain" the S/W engineers told him that lets
record the song in a low mod { track 5} and later FDM it to a higher track but rahman sang it
singularly ! in track 15 ! it is his original however madras choral sound was probably
modulated..not very sure in it

Composing BGM

he doesn't actually sees the entire movie , he makes the director explain the entire script 100%
and in every details and then asks for a demo . however the first version of bgm he gives is
modified and re modified numerous time after seeing the film . the bgm for guru was modified
just a month before the public release...rang de basanti bgm was actually purely on script. some
parts of the movie was modified as per the bgm . remember the scene when the rebels walked
into the radio station ? and the music dat comes behind it ? ... the scene was actiually pretty
different but according to the music it was modified and the modifications came in their walking
style , check the scene carefully you will find their feet falling on the ground as per the music
tune.Also i heard that Rahman composed the Music for a period of 2 years.I just heard it & i'm not
sure about it.Can anybody confirm it.If he really had taken 3 yrs to compose the films music then
see his dedication.Amazing man!!

Rahman`s recording and mixing

Guys not just rahman ,about all music composers use loops or samples which they buy from
distributers like sony or apple etc... Its like this instead of calling a performer like a guitarist to
perform for his/her song a composer buys his recorded piece and uses it. These pieces are royalty
free its like the guitarist sells it to sony on an agreement and sony distributes it through out the
world. That is why you find same sound effects in two different songs of rahman some times.
(sometimes in other music director's songs)
Loops are not necessary to be only a single note. It can be chords or even a piece or a scratch...
I dunno how many of u have noticed this in ARR songs (especially those who are musicians). All his
songs irrespective of the mood has a constant 'pads' or 'strings' backing. the chords played with the
pads and strings is also not conventional.. they are the 7ths, 11ths or diminished chords. They give
the song a 'feeling', a 'soul' (hmmm...quite techincal!)
A classic example is the song "Thirupachi Arivalaa" from Taj Mahal. Check out the pads in the
songs. Another is "Aye Udi Udi" from Saathiya. Remove the pads these songs become soul-less and
very plain.
The only other person who uses this same method is Harris Jayaraj. I'm sure he learnt it from
ARR.Wonder if more music directors should do the same.
i read somewhere that rahman sir started learning indian classical and carnatic classical in
1992....since almost all his songs are raga based...i wanted to clarify that he learnt classical
before or after 1992
How does he compose a new tune...does he play it in his piano??? or does he write the swaram or
how does he go about conceiving a song out of nowhere and create a master piece...
lemme tell you that no softwares in the world can create a tune ! i will laugh my stomachs out if
someone tells me that tere bina or any song is a product of a software !!!!!! now what can a
software do ?

what does rahman do in his studio with all those spftwares ..why does he always updates his software ..it is very simple ..i will tell you in breif ...
1. he records a songs over a period of 10-15 days . a singer sings one song perhaps
innumberable time till rahman gives a handsup ! once dat signal has been got the singer
realizes that his job is done . now rahman sits over his singing and edits the bad parts and
couples all the best parts and after another day of hardwork the singers work is ready..the
singer never sang that song contiguously but his best parts are selected and sampled .
2. he then records music or wat ur call as bgm ..after that he mixes it with the vocal part ..
then sudenly he may realize that both of them donot gel well in frequency ..and then
frequncy division modulation takes place { a huge process frndsz...} which very well packs
the music and vocal part
3. he needs shreya ghosal to sing in track 15 { d highest } but shreya can sing only till 11 ! {
assume ..am gvng an example } . so wat can rahman do ? let her sing in track 8 -9 in which
she is comfortable and then simply phase modulates the vocal to appear as if she sang in
track 15 ! this is a very costly process and risky too so if i am not wrong rahman has done it
only 5-6 times ...
So A.R.Rahman is a genius , not a technician . he uses softwares but doesnot use to "produce"
tunes ..instead use dem so effectively to "edit" tunes . and dat is why perhaps he is d
best .technology he uses yes but his originality is maitained in each song .
a software has no brains . it will do what you tell it to do . so if i program my software to sing sa
re ga ma pa then yes u r rite s/w can produce tunes. and am pretty sure rahman uses custom
made softwares .the bottomline is SOFTWARES DONOT PRODUCE TUNES like aye hayirathe and
tere bina .i told u the exact places where rahman uses softwares

What do u mean by track?

many people have different definitions of tracks . "track" is not a musical keyword but it pretty
software related . we divide a tune into several sound parts . every channel has a baudrate
frequency . for example if you hum a voice in a low scale u may call it as a track-1 . the song
jaage hain goes very high high enuf to be called as track 15 . empirically track is a pitch depth
value vrs volume . the intersection of the graph is the resonant value. this value is what the purest
and d virgin tune we call. it is difficult to acheive this resonany value due to several reasons but
rahmans studio is feature adapted to it . almost 99% of his songs are resonant valued .
after rahman { in hindi music } it is shankar ehsaan loy who has acheived so perfection and
himesh ..hmmm lets not speak of him here ..but he has acheived 89% resonant value in aashiq
banaya apne title song and china town title .
i heard a lot of spectrasonics stuff in rang de basanti...esp the amazing pads from spectrasonics
atmosphere...he's also been using swarplug, an indian instrument plugin, which can be heard in
water and the background score of RDB.the santoor you hear in chanchan from water is actually
swarplug doing the job!
But let me tell you, its easy to USE software but it ain't easy to CREATE stuff with software.
SAMPLES are an easy way out and most music directors are going the samples way cuz its easier
and quicker.
This includes people like Salim Sulaiman (sadly, they lack tunes), Himesh (He lacks creativity.. and
singers.. lol), Shankar Ehsaan Loy (now these 3 guys are actually pretty good), Sandeep Chowta
(he's not even a music director according to me, more a DJ kinda fella)
Someone like Rahman,I notice, takes the pain of CREATING his own samples as well (apart from
using purchased ones).

Now thats a huge difference. This combined with the responsibilty of
making path breaking tunes is a big big task... make no mistake about it.
What I'm saying can be summed up thus: give the same equipments, computers, keyboards, the
musicians, the software, the samples etc. to any other music director in the country... they still
cannot match A R Rahman... it takes a genius to CREATE something extraordinary like he does.
Being the user of these sound editing softwares I can give my suggestions.The usage of sound
editing softwares such as Neundo, Cubase ,Sonar and Logic is very helpful and reduces our work in
the technician point of view. I personally dont like his usage of the atmosphere pads like Area 51,
Air 201, Equinox etc in his songs ( he uses them for backing chords ) . Though these sounds are
pleasant and filling they spoil the naturality of the song..
But his comprehension on the editing softwares and plugins and using them in his songs and BGM is
fantabulous . But that in itself is his drawback!!also sum1 told me that rahman has one of the
largest collections of samples in asia!!!

music director vs music composer

"Music director" is not really a music composer. He is basically the guy who makes the TUNES for
the songs. Then he gives it to the lyricist for the lyrics (this works vice versa too.. lyrics first and
then the tune).Now comes the major difference... between "Music directors" and "Music
Composers" like ARR and Ilaiyaraaja.
The Music Director hands over the tune and lyrics to the Music Arranger who will fill in the music
into the song according to his knowledge and experience. The Music Director will only DIRECT the
music (as in supervising the process) but does not necessarily compose the BGMs, the rhythms, the
chords, basslines etc. in the song. These are done by the Music Arranger, who will arrange for the
violin sections, the brass sections, the percussions, the beats etc. acccording to what he knows.
Needless to say, the Music Director, more often than not, is not even proficient in playing a
musical instrument. He need not be with the method mentioned above.
This is why most Music Directors sound the same movie after movie after movie.. cuz the tunes are
different but the arrangement is the same... the Music Arranger guy is only doing his job and
ending the works as per deadline.. no creativity there... there is no effort to INNOVATE. (well, if
he could, why the hell will he be Arranger? he can become a Music Director himself cant he?)
ARR though, it seems, sits and works on each piece of music in his songs... each sound and each
element of the notes are heard by him, evaluated and then entered into the song.. plus he has
great musicians to bring out quality sounds...

In other words, ARR actually DESIGNS the sound for each of his songs. To all those who scoff at use
of technology in music... this sound design is enhanced only because of the technology.
This sound design combined with great tunes make great masterpieces.
Any surprise his songs are so good!
Rahman the professionalist
1. Rehman is perhaps the most professional musician of India. He has this habit of looking out
for talented musicians and then he calls them to his studio and records and samples their
stuff. And then the musician packs his bags and is off to where he/she belongs. The best
part comes now..... whenever Rahman will use that sample/loop in any of his songs, he
makes a point that he pays that musician his royalty !! Isn't this wonderful ?
2. One of my musician friends has played the Dholak in "Taal Se Taal Mila" and here's the
story...... When my friend went to Rahman's studio for recording the Dholak he was all set
as he found the rhythm not that challenging... but the real fun came now... Rahman asked
him to wear ICE CREAM sticks tied with rubber -bands to his finger (the Chati i.e. side which
produces the high pitch sound). This was indeed unique as Rahman was pretty clear on
what "sound" he wanted !!

Thats Rahman for u..... the best musician India has produces after R D Burman !!
Something About Music Sampling For Starters
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it
as an instrument or element of a new recording. This is typically done with a sampler, which can
be a piece of hardware or a computer program on a digital computer. Sampling is also possible
with tape loops or with vinyl records on a phonograph.
Often "samples" consist of one part of a song, such as a break, used in another, for instance the
use of the drum introduction from Led Zeppelin's "When the Levee Breaks" in songs by the Beastie
Boys, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mike Oldfield and Erasure, and the guitar riffs from Foreigner's "Hot
Blooded" in Tone-Loc's "Funky Cold Medina". "Samples" in this sense occur often in hip hop, as hip
hop sampling developed from DJs repeating the breaks from songs (Schloss 2004, p.36), and
Contemporary R&B, but are becoming more common in other music as well, such as by Slipknot's
sample player Craig Jones.
Early cases
Sampling using tape recordings goes back at least as far as 1969, when Holger Czukay used
traditional Vietnamese singers on his record "Canaxis". Czukay and his former band Can used
samples often throughout the seventies.
One of the first major legal cases regarding sampling was with "Pump Up the Volume". As the
record reached the UK top ten, producers Stock Aitken Waterman obtained an injunction against
the record due to the unauthorized use of a sample from their hit single "Roadblock". The dispute
was settled out of court, with the injunction being lifted in return for an undertaking that
overseas releases would not contain the "Roadblock" sample, and the disc went on to top the UK
singles chart. Ironically, the sample in question had been so distorted as to be virtually
unrecognisable, and SAW didn't realize their record had been used until they heard co-producer
Dave Dorrell mention it in a radio interview.

Types of samples
Once recorded, samples can be edited, played back, or looped (i.e. played back continuously).
Types of samples include:
Loops
The drums and percussion parts of many modern recordings are really a variety of short samples of
beats strung together. Many libraries of such beats exist and are licensed so that the user
incorporating the samples can distribute their recording without paying royalties. Such libraries
can be loaded into samplers. Though percussion is a typical application of looping, many kinds of
samples can be looped. A piece of music may have an ostinato which is created by sampling a
phrase played on any kind of instrument. There is software which specializes in creating loops.
Samples of musical instruments.
Whereas loops are usually a phrase played on a musical instrument, this type of sample is usually a
single note. Music workstations and samplers use samples of musical instruments as the basis of
their own sounds, and are capable of playing a sample back at any pitch. Many modern
synthesizers and drum machines also use samples as the basis of their sounds. (See sample-based
synthesis for more information.) Most such samples are created in professional recording studios
using world -class instruments played by accomplished musicians. These are usually developed by
the manufacturer of the instrument or by a subcontractor who specializes in creating such
samples. There are businesses and individuals who create libraries of samples of musical
instruments. Of course, a sampler allows anyone to create such samples.

Courtesty : Wikipedia
Some facts

1. He records most of the songs in the late night because he belives that is the time at which a
person's sound will be at it's top best.

2. He allows singers to sing there own versions of the song separately and chooses best among
them.
3. Might, might not i don't know... There are more than 1000 samples available in sony and
apple.
4. he used a ghatam loop in the rang de basanti background score from apple's loop
library...i've heard the same loop been used elsewhere.but it sounded a lot better the way
AR sir used it
5. the song 'maiyya maiyya' has a flute interlude in the beginning similar to the one in Anu
Malik's 'san sanana' song in 'Asoka'.the flute sample in mayya mayya is a commercially
available sample.Both the asoka song and mayya mayya have been arranged and
programmed by ranjit barot.
6. Chinna Chinna Asai was composed as a 'sad' full song initially but later was changed to a
happy song.
7. ARR first composed only 1st stanza of Tu hi Re song for BOmbay. later Mani shot the song
and after feeling confident of the song, Rahman completed the composition.
8. Thiruda Thiruda and Duet took most time in composing followed by box -office dud mangal
pandey.
9. Maiyya Maiyya was recorded in Toronto and music was added later as usual.
10. in Thiruda thiruda there are 2 special songs in it.one is KONCHEM NILAVU which is fully
computer programmed.another is RASATHI where you can't hear a single instrument.
we have been talking technology all along this thread... and then last night I was listening
to "Jaage Hain" from Guru when it occurred to me how any western composer would have been
proud of this composition... then i got to thinking how many such songs of ARR can we hold up to
the world of western orchestration...
Then there is Bombay Theme - the one tune that is sufficient to be a slap on the face of anyone
mouthing the "ARR -is-all -about -technology" line.remember Roja, Bombay, Thiruda Thiruda,
Kadhalan... etc were made before 1994...

SYNTH :
A synth tone is generated using a synthesizer. We can create different sounds (tones) by generating and combining signals of different frequencies using this electronic device. We can also use a software to create such tones.. for example in the 'Malargale' song intro synth tone is used by Rahmanji. Listen it with a headpjone you can feel that tone panning left and right. And another example after the first Stanza of the song 'Ennaivilai Azhake' it's used in a different style.. I feel Rahmanji is the one who started to design synth tones in India. Another example is 'Thenmerkku paruvakaatru'.. after the first stanza... When I analyse His mixes as a sound engineer I learn many things.. it doesnt matter that you use these sophisticated technologies to compose songs but.. The Creativity and he always create some magic with all these modern equipments and softwares.. We all know

Please refer : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthesizer

SAMPLES.. I think examples are here already...

Something About Music Sampling For Starters :

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or element of a new recording. This is typically done with a sampler, which can be a piece of hardware or a computer program on a digital computer.
Once recorded, samples can be edited, played back, or looped
i.e. played back continuously).

Nowadays samples are widely used cuz it's very easy and cheap.. Noone wants to depend on Artists. But Rahmanji always go for Live Recordings and the best part of his ability is , he takes all the pains to create his own samples with goo quality.. He also uses samples of famous companies but he loves original creation from the artists. We can clearly feel that warmth of pure instruments sounds in many songs like 'Aye Hairathey'.. 'Jashn Bahaara' etc..

Re-posting the given examples :

1. SHABBA SHABBA with african voices? those are samples not real africans.
2. spanish claps in JUMBALIKA? samples again.
3. chinese vocals in LATKA? its a chinese sample from the cd (SPECTRASONICS HEART OF ASIA)
4. Background beat in latka song from indian! Later anumalik and many other used the same
loops in many of their songs(eg: mehbooba song from ajnabee)
5. killer drum beats in rangeela songs? drum samples from the cd (BEST SERVICE XXL 1500)and
its a long list.
6. final beats of mukkala muqabla sounds like dr.alban africa.it too a sample. Itis not
composed by dr.alban either!same beats used by sandeep chawtha in kambath ishq song!
7. Early bands like Deep Forest and some Euro techno bands used this concept a lot.thats whytitle bird sound of thillana thillana from muthu sounds like Deep forest songsthere are many other samples rahman used in many of his songs.it is not copying just using a commercially available samples!

Hope Wikipedia can help you more on this :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Music_samples

LOOPS :

Loops are widely used these days.. it's specifically a small section of sound that's repeated continuously.
For example , the drum loops..
The starting of the song "Thenmerkku" is a loop and it's played back by repeating the same loop again and again.. In the same song.. we can also hear the synth tone after the first stanza.. before the words.. "neeyendrum naanendrum". We all know that Sivamani is the Live percussionist of Rahmanji but still Boss uses drum loops in some songs where it demands.. But don't ever think that it's artificial.. That too requires great idea of creativity...

It's well explained in the posts.. Please read carefully.. I'm

re-posting it..

Loops
The drums and percussion parts of many modern recordings are really a variety of short samples of beats strung together. Many libraries of such beats exist and are licensed so that the user incorporating the samples can distribute their recording without paying royalties. Such libraries can be loaded into samplers. Though percussion is a typical application of looping, many kinds of samples can be looped. A piece of music may have an ostinato which is created by sampling a phrase played on any kind of instrument. There is software which specializes in creating loops.

Samples of musical instruments.
Whereas loops are usually a phrase played on a musical instrument, this type of sample is usually a single note. Music workstations and samplers use samples of musical instruments as the basis of their own sounds, and are capable of playing a sample back at any pitch. Many modern synthesizers and drum machines also use samples as the basis of their sounds. (See sample-based synthesis for more information.) Most such samples are created in professional recording studios
using world -class instruments played by accomplished musicians. These are usually developed by the manufacturer of the instrument or by a subcontractor who specializes in creating such samples. There are businesses and individuals who create libraries of samples of musical instruments. Of course, a sampler allows anyone to create such samples.

Use wikipedia too : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_loop

CREDIT TO KALYAN BRO , RAHAMANISM.COM AND RAHMANFEVER @ KRISH ---> A WONDEFUL POST "PRAISES TO RAHMAN"

ARR IN SAROJA AUDIO RELEASE

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:07:00 +0000

In a rare gesture, ace music composer A R Rahman turned up at the audio launch of 'Saroja', which has musical score by Yuvan Shankar Raja, and heaped laurels on his contemporary.

The much awaited audio of 'Saroja' was released in a glittering function in Chennai in which the whole gamut of Tamil Cinema took part.

'Saroja' Audio Launch

A grand stage resembling an awards nite was put up. The cast and crew of 'Saroja' and top honchos of Tamil film industry turned up for the mega event.

The whole of Chennai Trade Centre in Nandambakkam wore a festive look as festoons and banners of ‘Saroja’ were put up all through the locality.

The show began with tremendous cheers from the audience. An exclusive soundtrack from Yuvan Shankar Raja in English was screened to rapturous applause. It was followed by a couple of songs which were also well appreciated by the huge gathering.

The 'Making of Saroja' and the 'Behind The Scenes', were aired on huge screens erected at the venue and it was applauded all the way.

The clock struck 8.30 pm and it was the turn of Rahman, Yuvan Shankar, veteran director Bharathirajaa, directors Ameer, Dharani, actors Jayaram, Sundar C, Vishal, Jayam Ravi, Prasanna, actresses Sneha, Trisha, Kushboo, Sona, Nikitha, veteran singer S P Balasubramaniam among others to throng the stage. The audio was released amidst thunderous cheers from the audience.

Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said, ' I am a great fan of Yuvan Shankar Raja. I know him for the past two decades from the time I worked with Ilayaraja. Coming from the family of legends, he has established a place for himself with his unique style'.

Bharathirajaa, on his part, expressed his awe at seeing the trailer. ‘Saroja’ is on par with any Hollywood project. 'Director Venkat Prabhu has made an attempt to take our country to greater heights. The youngsters deserve a pat'.

Jayaram, Sundar C, Ameer, Dharani among others spoke on the occasion.

Venkat Prabhu spoke in detail about the hard work the crew had put in and the efforts taken to recreate the magic of 'Chennai 600028' in 'Saroja'. Producer T Siva of Amma creations also spoke on the occasion.

In conclusion, the 'Saroja' audio launch function was unique and refreshing and would surely go down as a memorable occasion in the history of Indian cinema.

RAHMAN VOICE- HUMMING BITS

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 01:44:00 +0000

NO WORDS TO SAY
MESMERIZNG HUMMING BITS OF RAHMAN'JI

AYUDHA EZHUTHU - YAKKAI THIRI [YUVA - FANAA]

AYUDHA EZHUTHU - SANDA KOZHI [YUVA - KABHI NEEM]

AYUDHA EZHUTHU - JANA GANA MANA [YUVA ]

SAKKARAKATTI - MARUDHANI

SILLUNU ORU KADAL - NEWYORK NAGARAM

GODFATHER - THEYIL VIZHUNDHA

ADA - MEHERBAAN

RDB - ROOBAROO

PRAY FOR ME BROTHER

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

Rahman speaks on sakkarakatti audio launch

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:56:00 +0000

Long live Rahman sir, God bless him.

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:23:00 +0000

Padayappa-D.V.D quality

Kicku Erudhae
Singa Nadai
Minsaara Poovae
Suthi Suthi
Vetri Kodi Kattu

> ££ - Roja - ££ DVD-Rip Video Songs

Chinna Chinna Aasai
Thamizha Thamizha
Kaadhal Rojave
Puthu Vellai Mazhai
Rukkumani Rukkumani

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Thee-Thee
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Aaruyire - tamil
Barso Re megha Megha
Tere bina
Mayya Mayya

Mangal Pandey Video Songs

Main Vari Vari
Mangala Mangala title song
Mangala Mangala Aatma
Holi Re
Rasiyaa
Takey Takey

Sillunu Oru Kadhal video songs !!!

Munbe va
new york nagaram

Kashal desam -
anbe anbe

minsaara kanavu --
Thanga thaamarai

Muthu -

Oruvan oruvan
vandhe mataram

Ratchagan
- Kaiyil Midhakum -

Ayutha ezhuthu

nenjam elam
Anjaana Anjaani

Rang De Basanti-High resolution VDO

Ek onkar
Paatshaala
Paathshala Be A Rebel
Luka chuppi

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arrakesh.blogspot.com

RARE PIECES OF ARR

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:28:00 +0000

rare pieces of ARR

Donasian(Tsunami Theme by ARR)
Banyan Theme
Unused Bombay Dreams clip
Ek Nazaria
World Space Radio signature tune
Deen Isai Malai
Habibi Tehzeeb
Set Me Free
Shauk Hai
Titan Theme
Masoom song
Musafir (Vandemataram)
Jana Gana Mana
Water---14 intrumentals
Raga's Dance featuring Venessa Mae
Nee Yaro(Different version)

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

SAKKARAKATTI -ARR'S SWEET TREAT

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:06:00 +0000

Sakkarakatti is a forthcoming Tamil language film directed by Kalaprabhu S Dhanu. The film is produced by his father Kalaipuli S. Dhanu. The film stars Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, son of Bhagyaraj, Vedhika and Ishita. The film has been in production since April 2006. A. R. Rahman scores the music for the film, which is set to be released on July 11, 2008.

Music: A.R.Rahman
Lyrics: Na Muthukumar, Vaali, Pa Vijay
Studio: V Creations
Producer: S. Thanu
Director: Kalaprabhu Thanu
Stars: Shantanu Bhagyaraj, Ishita, Devika
Label: Sony BMG

Cast - Shantanu Bhagyaraj [Son of K.Bhagyaraj], Shibi, Ishita, Vedika
Director - Kala Prabu [Son of Kalaipuli S. Dhanu]
Producer - Kalaipuli S. Dhanu [V Creations]
Cinematographer - Andrew
Art Director - Jackson
Lyrics - Pa. Vijay, Na. Muthukumar
Action - ‘Stunt’ Shiva

- ” Jhalak Jhalak Un Nenjil” - Song picturised on Shantanu and Ishita Sharma, in MGR Film City.

‘Sakkarakatti’ that will launch Santanu as hero is being produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu for V Creations. The film is to be directed by another film heir, Kalaprabhu, the son of Thanu. The story is very simple. A rich girl falls in love with a boy belonging to middle class family. What happens after that is the story of ‘Sakkarakatti.’

Shibi and Ishita are the two young beauties from Mumbai who will star with Santanu. Like any typical formula film, the hero has 4 chums to indulge him and duets has been shot abroad. The globetrotting composer A R Rehman is composing music for ‘Sakkarakatti.’

When Thanu produced ‘Kaaka Kaaka,’ ‘Thotti Jaya’ and ‘Sachein, Kalaprabhu learnt the rudiments of direction from directors Gautam Menon, Durai and John respectively. S Thanu is an ardent supporter of MDMK. Bhagyaraj is a DMK supporter and at every possible opportunity on the dais, he tears apart Vaiko, the leader of MDMK. The fathers may be at political loggerheads, but the heirs will work together on the professional front.

Debutants make their venture and here you have the greatest leading versatile personalities who will bless them. Yes, the audio launch function of Sakkarakatti that is slated to be held on this Friday will have lots of celebrities making their presence. Ace directors K.Balachandar, Bharathiraja, Mahendran, Balu Mahendra, S.P.Muthuraman, S.A.Chandrasekaran, R.Sundarajan, P.Vasu, Manirathnam, Shankar, Bala, Dharani, Vikraman, K.S.Ravikumar, A.R.Murugadoss, Susi Ganeshan, Prabhu Deva, S.J.Suryah, Perarasu, and Radha Mohan will be appearing for the occasion. Also there will be present Actor Vikram as chief guest and Kalaipuli S Dhanu has invited him personally. Because it is his son Kalaprabhu who commences his directorial venture and it is a great privilege for a son to feel proud of his father.

Sakkarakatti features Bhagyaraj’s son Santhanu in the lead while Vedhika stars him opposite in the female lead role. A.R.Rahman scores music for the film and this will be the main highlight of the film…

Audio for the film will be launched at Sathyam Cinemas…

COURTESY:

arrahman.com

PROMOS | TrackList | Wallpapers

.:: Rahman Songs in ORKUT scrap book ::.

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:50:00 +0000

1 - TAXI TAXI

2- I MISS U MISS U DA

3- MARUDHANI

4 - BOYS BGM

5 - BOYS THEME MUSIC

6 - MUNBE VAA FEEL HEAVEN

7 - BOYS ARRESTED BGM

8 -gautham intro SOK

9 - SOK SURYA AVOIDS JOTHIKA

10 - SAGIYA - AALAIPAYUTHEY COOL TONE

11 - MARICHAM 2ND VERSION

12 - RI GA RI GA SA SA SA - SOK BGM

13- MUNBE VAA CRY VOICE

14- MUNBE VAA BGM MIX

15 - HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD

16 - MUNBEE VAA FLUTE VERSION

17 - MUNBE VAA INST

18 - SOK PERFECT FAMILY -WHISTLE

19 - MUNBE VAA RANGOLI CHANT

19 - NEWYORK NAGARAM FEMALE CHANT

21 - SOK LOVERS UNITE AT THE END

22 - DIL SE RE- RAHMAN

23 - CHAIYA CHAIYA

24 - SIVAJI HQ BGM MIXED

25 - MARICHAM 2ND VERSION

26 - VELLAI POKKAL FLUTE BIT

27 - KADAL ROJAVE FLUTE BIT

28 - KADALAR DINAM ROJA ROJA BGM

29 - SIVAJI BALLELIKA BGM

30 - EVANO ORUVAN INTERLUDE MIX

31- FANAA - SA PA MA PA BIT

32- MUTHU ORCHESTRA - ROCKING THALAIVAR INTRO

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

TRUE LOVE BEST OF ARR - SOK BGM's

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:49:00 +0000

HIGH QUALITY SOK BGM'S

BGM- 2

1. MUNBE VAA FEEL HEAVEN
2. MUNBE CRY VOICE
3. MUNBE VAA FLUTE
4.MUNBE VAA INST
5.HAPPIEST MAN IN THE WORLD
6.MUNBE VAA BGM MIX
7. LOVERS UNITE IN THE END
8. AISHU GAUTAM GETS INTIMATE
9. NEWYORK CHANT
10.RANGO RANGOLI CHANT
11. KUMMIADI NADHASWARAM
12. MARICHAM 2ND VERSION
13. CHENNAI VILLAGERS IN MUMBAI
14. HAPPY COUPLE
15.RIGARIGA SA SA SA
16.KUNDAVI[JOTHIKA] VIOLIN - VILLAGE INTRO MUSIC
17.HEY MACHAN SHOCKU VECHHAN

AUDIO COVER OF sillunu oru kadal

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

REMIX RAHMAN'S ADA PROMO

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:48:00 +0000

JANEE TU YA JANEE NA PROMO

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:47:00 +0000

VANDE MATARAM

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Yahan vahan saara jahan dekh liya
Ab tak bhi tere jaisa koi nahin
Main assi nahin, sau din duniya ghooma hai
Naahi kaahe tere jaisa koi nahin
Main gaya jahan bhi, bas teri yaad thi
Jo mere saath thi mujhko tadpaati rulaati
Sab se pyaari teri soorat
Pyaar hai bas tera, pyaar hi
Maa tujhe salaam, maa tujhe salaam
Amma tujhe salaam
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Janam janam tera hoon deewana main
Jhoomoon naachoon gaaoon tere pyaar ka taraana
Main jeena nahin soch nahin duniya ki daulat nahin
Bas lootunga tere pyaar ka khazaana
Ek nazar jab teri hoti hai pyaar ki
Duniya tab to meri chamke damke maheke re
Tera chehra sooraj jaisa chaand si thand hai pyaar mein
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Tere paas hi main aa raha hoon
Apni baahein khol de
Zor se mujhko gale laga le
Mujhko phir voh pyaar de
Tu hi zindagi hai, tu hi meri mohabbat hai
Tere hi pairon mein jannat hai
Tu hi dil, tu jaan, amma
Maa tujhe salaam, maa tujhe salaam
Amma tujhe salaam, maa tujhe salaam
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram
Vande maataram, vande maataram

AR RAHMAN SINGS TU BOLE FRM JANEE TU YA JANEE NA

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:46:00 +0000

BOYS BGM'S

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:29:00 +0000

BOYS BGM HQ

BOYS FILM TITLE BGM :

BOYS INTRO BGM :

BOYS WHO U ARE WER U FROM :

BOYS MUNNA IMPRESSING GIRLS:

BOYS RANI BGM:

BOYS LETS BE FRIENDS CLASSICAL MUSIC BGM :

BOYS PROTECTING HARINI :

BOYS ALE ALE BGM I MISS U :

BOYS MUNNA HARINI FIRST NIGHT BGM :

BOYS AYYAPAN SWAMI SONG :

BOYS TERRORISTS SONG :

BOYS ARRESTED IN JAIL :

JAIL GANA SONG

BOYS LOVE BREAKS :

BOYS KUMAR LEFT US :

BOYS AWARDED BGM :

BOYS BEAT MUSIC :

BOYS HAPPY END :

BOYS GUITAR THEME :

ALL PRAISES TO RAHMAN

RAHMAN humming voice

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:27:00 +0000

RAHMAN IN LIVE CONCERT - mesmerizing humming voice
film - yuva
song -kabhi neem neem

GAUTAM JOINS AR RAHMAN

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:26:00 +0000

Gautham, who has finished up the work on 'Varanam Aayiram' starring Suriya will start the shooting of his latest movie today.

The story of the film takes its shape from the call centre life of the city and the leading lady and the most experienced among the new actors Trisha plays the role of a girl working in a call centre.

Satish who was last seen in the movie 'Unnale Unnale' plays an important role in this new film.

The film while showing the IT culture of the city also will portray the life experienced by the employees during the night shifts.

The health and family problems faced by the call centre professionals will also have its say in the new urban film.

The film has songs composed by the music maestro A.R.Rahman and is produced by P Madan and J Ganesh under the Escape Artist Motion Pictures Banner.

Art direction is by Rajeevan.

Although Chennai is a hub of lots of leading call centers in India and a vast number of the present day youth who are also a part of the strong film crazy youngsters who represent the majority of the film audience works in the call centers and IT companies, not many films have come out of Kollywood which shows the life of this community till now.

Given the skills of Gautham Menon a fantastic film that shows all the sides of the kind of life led by the youngsters as well as their attitude towards life can be expected.

A.R.Rahman adds more sweetness to the 'Sugar Cube'

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:25:00 +0000

There is no need to dig up the history and try to explain how the songs composed by A.R.Rahman in a lot of movies have went on to become youth anthems and how the expectations about a film increase and also add pages to its publicity when the news break out loose that the Mozart of Asia is composing the music for the songs in it.

The unit of the new film 'Sakkarakatti' can be assured of peppy, spicy, groovy and addictive music to do service to the ears of the audience as Rahman's compositions have done several times before being a big support factor to the success of the movie.

Getting A.R.Rahman to use his skills in a film is a very difficult task given his busy schedule and if the music maestro selects a movie then definitely he must have found something fascinating in the story of the film.

So the Job of building an aura around the potential of 'Sakkarakatti' a movie targeted at the youth has already been half done.

And when Rahman goes for something, he makes it the best.

A Singer Veena Bharatwaj was flown specially from London to record a song in this new film.

Other singers are Naresh Iyer, now a Rahman regular, Madhu sree, and Benny among others.

The audio tracks of a perfect blend of classical and hip hop music boasts of a song titled "I Miss U Da" which has been given sounds and tones that has never been heard before in Indian Films.

The director of the film himself admitted to have got hooked up with a youthful and inspiring ambiance in A.R.Rahman's studio when the songs were recorded.

AR RAHMAN PRAISES DEBUT DIRECTOR PRABHU

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:25:00 +0000

Acclaimed music composer A R Rahman has heaped laurels on young debutant director Kala Prabhu after seeing few rushes of Sakkarakatti.

The movie has songs set to tunes by Rahman and is produced by Kalapuli S Dhanu. Rahman has appreciated Kala Prabhu and said,” He reminds him of director Shankar in his early days”.

“The way in which the songs are canned by Kala Prabhu has surprised me. He has immense potential”, says Rahman.

The movie features Shanthanu, son of actor-director K Bhagyaraj is lead role. Pat from Rahman has certainly raised expectations for the movie.

SAKKARAKATTI AUDIO FROM JULY 2ND WEEK

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:24:00 +0000

'Sakkarakatti' audio from June

The much awaited of 'Sakkarakatti', set to tunes by A R Rahman will be released this JULY probably 2nd week

The movie starring Bhakiyaraj's son Santhanu in the lead role is produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu. His son Prabhu is directing the movie. Interestingly the movie's audio track has six songs which is a mix of classical and hip-hop numbers.

We have completed canning the talkie portion. Only one song has to be shot. It will be completed soon. Rahman has come up with a catchy musical score and is sure the USP of this youthful enntertainer, says Prabhu.

A.R.Rahman Live In Dubai Concert (2001)

romeoanand@gmail.com (RAHMANIAC) — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:23:00 +0000

CD 1
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CD 2
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CD 3
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