After a long time i have heard a great Rahman medley. This is superbly done entirely using original tracks. No additional layering of samples. The timing and choice of the tracks for the medley is spot on. I congratulate Deepak PA for this amazing effort. This must have been freakishly cumbersome to arrange,time it and mix it. Kudos man!.This is a must have. [click to continue...]
From the monthly archives:
August 2009
Guzarish – The Absurd Alternate Mix. A take on 80s style of arrangement
I remember few weeks ago me and my friends had a short discussion on how the simplest track from Rahman’s Gajini became the most popular. Guzarish has a simple melody and an equally simple arrangement by Rahman’s standards. Somehow the song sounded fresh, may be it is the voice or just that the track de-cluttered itself from some of the ‘loud’ bhangra tracks belted out by the likes of Pritam.
We spoke about how Guzarish was very ‘bollywoodish’ in its essence. We wondered how other contemporary music composers if the 80s would have done it. Same tune, but a very bollywood style dholak and jhankar beats!
So here I present a unique or rather absurd version of Guzarish – The Absurd alternate mix. A parody take on how 80s style music directors would have done Guzarish.
By the way, don’t judge me by this ‘absurd’ mix. I have changed the groove of the original tracks in a decent way.
Sample these two if you will
I remember few weeks ago me and my friends had a short discussion on how the simplest track from Rahman’s Gajini became the most popular. Guzarish has a simple melody and an equally simple arrangement by Rahman’s standards. Somehow the song sounded fresh.May be it is the voice or just that the track de-cluttered itself from some of the ‘loud’ bhangra tracks belted out by the likes of Pritam.
We spoke about how Guzarish was very ‘bollywoodish’ in its essence. We wondered how other contemporary music composers of the 80s or early 90s would have done it. Same tune, but a very bollywood style dholak and jhankar beats!
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Raag Puriya Dhanashree by Shruthi Krishnamurthy
I think i have crossed the next big step in treating vocals while mixing. Ms Shruti a trained Hindustani Classical singer for 12 years has rendered a rather perfect form of Raag Puriya Dhanasri. A Raag often used for sad and emotionally challenging moods. Usually rendered in lower octaves. You have heard traces of this in A R Rahman’s Hai Rama track from Rangeela
I got the vocals and added a strong bass line with some oceanic sounds in surround mode. I took like few days to mix down the track and here i present you what i can call as my best work so far. It is also the simplest and also the most complex work. When you have the vocals of a trained person, you don’t wanna play around with it much. [click to continue...]
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