Music: Ilayaraja
I wish to discuss about 2 songs from this film
1. Hey Mamu
The music director of this song is 66 years old. Will any one believe?
Did Yuvan compose and gave to Ilayaraja? This is what a lay-man who don't know about Ilayaraja will ask.
But fans of Ilayaraja know how young he is.
How enjoyable the recording studio would have been while recording! Ilayaraja should have nearly danced while teaching the song to singers and orchestra. Smile should have filled his face. It would have been a treat if we had been in studio that time. We would have seen a different Ilayaraja.
The song is completely packed.
I should mention about the first interlude. Very different sound. The interlude ends in a unconventional way. We ll never expect the charanam to start that time but IR did that. There should be some special carnatic aspect in the note at which charanam is started.
Charanam starts normally with the drums rhythm which is used throughout the song. Suddenly drums stop and just 'jal jal' sound and bass guitar accompanies voice. The melody flavor of Ilayaraja! Again the gears are shifted up. The last 2 lines of charanam are wonderful. It brilliantly gives lead to 'Hey Mamu'. Only Isaignani can do such wonders.
2. Modalane
A song which is 180 degree out of phase with the previous one.
A melody number and Ilayaraja is the king of melodies. Kekkava Venum?
SPB is the male singer and his voice is fresh like 80s. Kekkava venum?
Prelude: Starting with Piano, the humming by Bela Shande gives a good start. I am reminded of 'vaanaville vaanaville' from Ramana for no reason.
Pallavi: Clear tune. After hearing pallavi, we are sure that it is going to be a great song.
First Interlude: Oh Man! Violin and flute are blended so well that we get a new sound. So melodious!
Charanam: Vandhuttar pa SPB. Even if a tune is somewhat shaky, SPB can balance it with his soothing voice. Now he has got a crystal clear tune. SPB took it one step higher and made it even melodious.
The 2nd and 3rd lines of charanam ends with violin accompaniment. Wow! This is the grammar for Improvisation.
The way SPB ends first charanam is great!
Second Interlude: Ilayaraja is not outdated. Hear the sound man! I beg you all to hear atleast this interlude with earphones.
According to me, This is the best song which has come so far in 2009
2 comments:
modalane very similar to kajuraho from oru naal oru kanavu.. IR bases most of his tunes on keeravani scale.
@Laks
I don't know much about carnatic specifics.
But I am sure, IR has composed in variety of raagas. May be if a chart is put listing all IR songs with raagas, keeravani may top.
Whenever one says Keeravani, the song which comes to my mind 'Kaatril Endhan Geetham' from Johny.
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