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Shy and unassuming - cliches that can't possibly describe genius...yet these words settle with ease around a certain AR Rahman, one of the greatest musical phenomena of our times. If one didn't know better, it is impossible to imagine the intense passion that inflames his rapturous music... Neha Sarin scratches the surface in search of the man behind the maestro...
You started with a whole new genre of music. Were you ever doubtful if it would work or get appreciated?
I was never doubtful as I was enjoying my association with the finest director (Mani Ratnam) of India. And if he liked it, I didn’t care if the others liked it or not, so I was making music from that point of view. He always encouraged me to come up with something different and original.
Which was the first instrument you picked up?
I started out with music when I was six and harmonium was the first instrument that I picked up. Music was not part of my family so I became serious about it only when I turned 18. It was not like it was my father’s business that I had to inherit, but other than that I simply enjoyed it.
Where do you derive your inspiration from?
It’s the boredom; the feeling that people have heard it and why do I need to give this to them again. So you decide to take a risk. And when you take a risk, that’s the thing what people like. I feel the daily inspiration comes only if you become a listener more than a composer. You have to be an appreciator (sic), if you cut that out, then you aren’t left with much.
Which do you happen to enjoy more – live performance or composing?
All…(grins)
What do you think about music makers who claim their music is only inspired and not copied?
Sometimes it is inevitable… Like in the west, they have people who analyze the music before it comes out, and I think we should have something similar too. They could very well go ‘oh, this song is too close to that one’, but it is difficult because when something comes in your heart, at times it could end up resembling something but you say, let me not stop, let me get it out and we can decide later if it’s good or not. There is so much of content everywhere and inevitably one little phrase could end up sounding familiar but you have to see the intent of the whole composition. And not just inspiration, sometimes it’s the commonality. For e.g. if I tune into a raga called Hemant, I’ll go to a certain note that has been used but that’s the law of that particular raga, so it’s confusing.
How do you rate contemporary music vis-à-vis that of yesteryears?
There are lot of good things and a lot of things that are hurried up and less passionate, but there a lot of factors. Music is sometimes dictated by the music company, producer or director. But I feel if people want to create music and they feel straitjacketed, then they should come up with an album of their own expressions. Now the possibility of doing that is higher.
What do you have to say on remixes?
There are some good remixes too, but the original composers have to be credited in a proper way.
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Shy and unassuming - cliches that can't possibly describe genius...yet these words settle with ease around a certain AR Rahman, one of the greatest musical phenomena of our times. If one didn't know better, it is impossible to imagine the intense passion that inflames his rapturous music... Neha Sarin scratches the surface in search of the man behind the maestro...
You started with a whole new genre of music. Were you ever doubtful if it would work or get appreciated?I was never doubtful as I was enjoying my association with the finest director (Mani Ratnam) of India. And if he liked it, I didn’t care if the others liked it or not, so I was making music from that point of view. He always encouraged me to come up with something different and original.
Which was the first instrument you picked up?
I started out with music when I was six and harmonium was the first instrument that I picked up. Music was not part of my family so I became serious about it only when I turned 18. It was not like it was my father’s business that I had to inherit, but other than that I simply enjoyed it.
Where do you derive your inspiration from?
It’s the boredom; the feeling that people have heard it and why do I need to give this to them again. So you decide to take a risk. And when you take a risk, that’s the thing what people like. I feel the daily inspiration comes only if you become a listener more than a composer. You have to be an appreciator (sic), if you cut that out, then you aren’t left with much.
Which do you happen to enjoy more – live performance or composing?
All…(grins)
What do you think about music makers who claim their music is only inspired and not copied?
Sometimes it is inevitable… Like in the west, they have people who analyze the music before it comes out, and I think we should have something similar too. They could very well go ‘oh, this song is too close to that one’, but it is difficult because when something comes in your heart, at times it could end up resembling something but you say, let me not stop, let me get it out and we can decide later if it’s good or not. There is so much of content everywhere and inevitably one little phrase could end up sounding familiar but you have to see the intent of the whole composition. And not just inspiration, sometimes it’s the commonality. For e.g. if I tune into a raga called Hemant, I’ll go to a certain note that has been used but that’s the law of that particular raga, so it’s confusing.
How do you rate contemporary music vis-à-vis that of yesteryears?
There are lot of good things and a lot of things that are hurried up and less passionate, but there a lot of factors. Music is sometimes dictated by the music company, producer or director. But I feel if people want to create music and they feel straitjacketed, then they should come up with an album of their own expressions. Now the possibility of doing that is higher.
What do you have to say on remixes?
There are some good remixes too, but the original composers have to be credited in a proper way.
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
IIPM makes business education truly global (Print Version)
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
IIPM Campus
ZEE BUSINESS BEST B SCHOOL SURVEY
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
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Moneycontrol >> News >> Press- News >> IIPM ranked No1 B-School in ...
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The Hindu Business Line : IIPM placements hit a high of over 2000 jobs
Deccan Herald - IIPM ranked as top B-School in India
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