Comments on: Deliver us from Mediocrity!! http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/ Discordant Notes Sat, 19 May 2012 07:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-90 Manoj Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:41:53 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-90 Vijay...yeah, we can only hope! Kaps...as long as he is not another AR Rahana. Vijay…yeah, we can only hope!

Kaps…as long as he is not another AR Rahana.

]]> By: Kaps http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-85 Kaps Sat, 16 Apr 2005 15:33:50 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-85 G V Prakash(the child voice in the song Chikku Bukku Rayilu), a relative of ARR has signed up his first project. One more addition to the list of new music directors. G V Prakash(the child voice in the song Chikku Bukku Rayilu), a relative of ARR has signed up his first project. One more addition to the list of new music directors.

]]> By: Vijay http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-83 Vijay Thu, 14 Apr 2005 17:59:51 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-83 Manoj, what is sorely missing amongst the young music directors is individuality - a very difficult thing to achieve in my opinion. Its very easy to make music like someone else. But considering the fact that there have been only 3 major trends in Tamil film music in the last 45 years, expecting another major trend might require a lot of patience. I see a lot of young music directors trying hard to come up with some mish-mash of genres not previously explored by Rahman eventually resulting in alaclustre product. Nothing new in terms of presentation. Sometimes listening to present day music I feel whether we have probably come afull circle in Tamil film music and perhaps Rahman, Ilayaraja and others before him had an advantage in that they appeared earlier in time when lesser music was explored by composers before them. I sometimes feel that there arent enough aspects of a song to explore by the future composers(MSV concentrated on melody, Raja on orchestration, Rahman on new sounds/genres/world pop. What's left?). I hope to be proved wrong by the next whiz kid honing his skills somewhere. Manoj, what is sorely missing amongst the young music directors is individuality - a very difficult thing to achieve in my opinion. Its very easy to make music like someone else. But considering the fact that there have been only 3 major trends in Tamil film music in the last 45 years, expecting another major trend might require a lot of patience. I see a lot of young music directors trying hard to come up with some mish-mash of genres not previously explored by Rahman eventually resulting in alaclustre product. Nothing new in terms of presentation. Sometimes listening to present day music I feel whether we have probably come afull circle in Tamil film music and perhaps Rahman, Ilayaraja and others before him had an advantage in that they appeared earlier in time when lesser music was explored by composers before them. I sometimes feel that there arent enough aspects of a song to explore by the future composers(MSV concentrated on melody, Raja on orchestration, Rahman on new sounds/genres/world pop. What’s left?). I hope to be proved wrong by the next whiz kid honing his skills somewhere.

]]> By: Manoj http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-81 Manoj Wed, 13 Apr 2005 17:32:30 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-81 Vijay, you're right about Mumbai Express. The tunes themselves sound like something Ilaiyaraja randomly came up with it, but the actual music itself was decent. But then, Ilaiyaraja's rich legacy is also his curse. The inevitable comparisons arise and easily dismiss M.Xpress as yet another lacklustre effort from him. Kaps, I think the influx of young composers is not such a bad thing. What is bad though is that we seem to be attracting only the riff-raff. Someone like Devi Sri Prasad should've been shown the door after "Ice". But his staying power bears testimony to the fact that, with lack of better alternatives, the standards of the listening public is also being lowered to enjoy anything that is thrown in their face. Vijay, you’re right about Mumbai Express. The tunes themselves sound like something Ilaiyaraja randomly came up with it, but the actual music itself was decent. But then, Ilaiyaraja’s rich legacy is also his curse. The inevitable comparisons arise and easily dismiss M.Xpress as yet another lacklustre effort from him.

Kaps, I think the influx of young composers is not such a bad thing. What is bad though is that we seem to be attracting only the riff-raff. Someone like Devi Sri Prasad should’ve been shown the door after “Ice”. But his staying power bears testimony to the fact that, with lack of better alternatives, the standards of the listening public is also being lowered to enjoy anything that is thrown in their face.

]]> By: Kaps http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-79 Kaps Tue, 12 Apr 2005 18:21:46 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-79 Although I have my own views on Sachien and Maayavi, I still feel that Tamil music fans deserve to be treated better. Such newcomers / youngsters are getting chances only because the seniors are too busy / pricey. Although I have my own views on Sachien and Maayavi, I still feel that Tamil music fans deserve to be treated better. Such newcomers / youngsters are getting chances only because the seniors are too busy / pricey.

]]> By: Vijay http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-78 Vijay Tue, 12 Apr 2005 16:58:44 +0000 http://www.minorscale.net/2005/04/11/52/#comment-78 I hear you and I share your grief. Its a pity that Rahman has decided to concentrate more on Hindi albums of late. I couldnt even listen fully to the songs from the 2 albums that you mentioned. Although I wasnt enamoured with Mumbai Express either, it sounds much classier when compared to the other albums released recently. Atleast the interludes show some class even if the tunes are ordinary. I hear you and I share your grief. Its a pity that Rahman has decided to concentrate more on Hindi albums of late. I couldnt even listen fully to the songs from the 2 albums that you mentioned. Although I wasnt enamoured with Mumbai Express either, it sounds much classier when compared to the other albums released recently. Atleast the interludes show some class even if the tunes are ordinary.

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