disclaimer: music, a subject that i know nothing about yet write up one pretentious post after another. anyone who knows better (i.e. everyone) please feel free to school me.
this one is about short tunes..the dittys that have so much potential to fill a full 5 minute slot yet wrap up in a minute or so and pretty much leave us wanting for more. i have no idea why they are so short. maybe the studio owner chased the crew out or the producer didnt pay the music director's entire fee. nevertheless here is a short list of my favs:
en jannalil therivadhu ( mozhi) : a spanish guitar, a simple rhythm and karthik's voice - this song just takes off in one small minute
hari gori ( majnu) - slightly longer. the indecipherable words lend a mysterious aura to it..seriously though, if i remember right it also fit in really well with the situation.
Ninaichu Ninaichu (sethu) - a love song on a rocket. maybe illayaraja felt it would not be able to sustain that speed so the flight only lasts 51 seconds
aathukulla athimaram (rajathi raja) - its an oldie and gets mention here as it reminded me of the other short numbers. this movie also has another ditty - ulaga vazhkayae - which never fails to make me grin when i listen to it.
ore nyabagam( minnale) - short and catchy
the only a.r.rahman number of comparable length that i really liked was the mangalyam bit from alai payuthey. though it is the slow paced version of endrendrum, its a good mix.
did i leave any out?
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nice set. the one song that came to my mind is "dass dass chinnappa dass". supposedly it was composed during the re-recording of that movie.
good catch..and thanks for the trivia
There is a bit 'Azhage nee azhagaga' in Pandavar Bhoomi. And I think if they run for more than a minute, the romance with the song will be lost.
hmm..havent heard that one. and i understand what you are saying about needlessly saying more than required. i completely agree. thanks for the suggestion, i'll give it a listen soon
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