Saturday, May 3, 2008

Prelude from Ivan

Here is a nice prelude from the song "Appadi Paakarthuna" from "Ivan". I like this magical prelude by Ilaiyaraaja a lot. It starts with a piano in Bb minor and after that it changes to a different scale (which I am yet to decipher) and then again does a scale shift to D major and the solo violin accompanies at this point. The song then continues in the D major scale, which is Raag Shankarabharanam.

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Not many would have heard this prelude, since this particular portion is not shown on TV nor played on Radio. Let me know your views on this piece.
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10 comments:

  1. kumarMay 19, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    nice score.
    starts with piano,slowly the sine synth blends,pizzicato adds and finally the pads along with strings join to make this arrangement into such a nice masterpiece.
    kumar

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  2. UnknownMay 19, 2008 at 1:06 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Kumar. Yes nice arrangement.

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  3. P.S. Suresh KumarMay 27, 2008 at 12:09 PM

    Hi Ramesh - In an interview, Parthiban told that Karthik Raja did the orchestration for Ivan songs and also Karthik raja did the background score for the movie.... and that is why he chose him for scoring in Kudaikkul Mazhai

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  4. UnknownMay 27, 2008 at 12:18 PM

    Thanks for the information Suresh. I didn't know that. Great music this one nevertheless.

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  5. JJune 10, 2008 at 6:55 AM

    Hi Ramesh,

    Nice music blogs you have! came from Kumar's blog.

    "Appadi paakarathuna" is my fav song and esp this prelude, supera irukum.

    I dont know any technical details of the music. I am just a music lover and appreciator.

    Going through your old posts, You are doing a great job !!

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  6. UnknownJune 10, 2008 at 8:47 AM

    Thanks J, for dropping by my blog. Yeah this is one of my favorite pieces. I am looking at your blog too. Will keep an eye on it.

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  7. ShankarJuly 20, 2008 at 8:58 AM

    Ramesh, this prelude is part of the song and is included in the CD. Basically the song begins with this prelude. Why do you feel many might not have heard it? Do you mean those who don't listen to it on tape/CD?

    BTW, I think you are doing a neat job here...keep up the good work.

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  8. UnknownJuly 20, 2008 at 10:06 AM

    Hi Shankar,

    Thanks for your feedback. Yes I was referring to those who had just watched the song on television. The prelude portion of this song is not generally played on TV.

    Regards
    Ramesh

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  9. ravinatAugust 29, 2008 at 6:29 AM

    Ramesh

    Strikes me as a great ring tone material on top of all the musical musings.

    Definitely this will make it to my phone. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

    Ravi

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  10. UnknownAugust 29, 2008 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks for dropping by my blog, Ravi. I already have this piece as ringtone in my mobile :)

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