Anandha Ragam from "Paneer Pushpangal" is a well known song by Ilaiyaraaja. People say that this is in the raag "Simmedra Madhyamam". Interesting how IR brings in western classical touches while adhering to the raga.
This song was reworked by IR in the Hindi film Shiva (2006). The saranam melody was changed. But the rest of the song was more or less the same. I am posting the Hindi version below just because the recording clarity is much better.
I like this particular interlude very much since IR develops the interlude on a single line of melody. This is then played on different notes of the scale with some variations. Very nice.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Kismat Se Tum
This is a nice song from the Hindi film Pukar. Music by A R Rahman. I think it is in Raag Abheri / Bhimplaas. I like this interlude very much. It touches some accidental notes and later returns to the original scale, which adds to the beauty.
Later when "Manmadhan" was released, whenever I listened to Yuvan Shankar Raja's interlude in "Kadhal Valarthen" song, I get reminded of this interlude. Yuvan seems to like this too.
Later when "Manmadhan" was released, whenever I listened to Yuvan Shankar Raja's interlude in "Kadhal Valarthen" song, I get reminded of this interlude. Yuvan seems to like this too.
Musical Conversations - ARR
This is a post that I blogged on my other blog. I am just reproducing it below.
A R Rahman has done some nice background pieces in songs which are basically a conversation between either 2 instruments or an instrument and a vocal. These are not question and answer types but more like a real conversation. Listen to 4 such conversations below. Interestingly all of them are towards the ending of the respective songs. It is more like a postlude.
The 1st one is "En swasa kaatre" from "En swasa kaatre". Nice conversation of veena and chitra's voice. I love the veena in this piece. The chord and bass backing is also very good. I think this is in Nilambari raga. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The 2nd one is "Azhage sugama" from "Paarthale Paravasam". A nice conversation between piano and violin. Violin is played by Ganesh I believe. I read that it is a mixture of dwijawanti and sahana ragam.
The 3rd one is "Uyirum Neeye" from "Pavithra". Veena and violin converse here in Khamas raga I think.
The 4th one is "Netru Illatha Maatram" from "Pudhiya Mugam". Nice sitar and flute combination. You can also listen to a veena in the third line. This is the same piece played in the first interlude. But in the first interlude it is a sitar and veena conversation. And at the end, the sitar piece is the same, but a different flute response. Flute must be by Naveen.
Let me know if there are other similar songs by ARR. I will also put a separate post on such conversations in Ilaiyaraaja's music. So let me know the relevant song interludes that come to your mind in IR's music.
A R Rahman has done some nice background pieces in songs which are basically a conversation between either 2 instruments or an instrument and a vocal. These are not question and answer types but more like a real conversation. Listen to 4 such conversations below. Interestingly all of them are towards the ending of the respective songs. It is more like a postlude.
The 1st one is "En swasa kaatre" from "En swasa kaatre". Nice conversation of veena and chitra's voice. I love the veena in this piece. The chord and bass backing is also very good. I think this is in Nilambari raga. Please correct me if I am wrong.
The 2nd one is "Azhage sugama" from "Paarthale Paravasam". A nice conversation between piano and violin. Violin is played by Ganesh I believe. I read that it is a mixture of dwijawanti and sahana ragam.
The 3rd one is "Uyirum Neeye" from "Pavithra". Veena and violin converse here in Khamas raga I think.
The 4th one is "Netru Illatha Maatram" from "Pudhiya Mugam". Nice sitar and flute combination. You can also listen to a veena in the third line. This is the same piece played in the first interlude. But in the first interlude it is a sitar and veena conversation. And at the end, the sitar piece is the same, but a different flute response. Flute must be by Naveen.
Let me know if there are other similar songs by ARR. I will also put a separate post on such conversations in Ilaiyaraaja's music. So let me know the relevant song interludes that come to your mind in IR's music.
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