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The more I compose, the more I know that I don’t know it all. I think it’s a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you’ve already done.
-A.R. Rahman (2007, Working on ‘Guru’)
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We are a great musical nation, but do we look at music as a profession?
-A.R. Rahman (March 12, 2008, Sify)
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Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.
-A.R. Rahman (March 28, 2004, The Hindu)
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It’s not the instrument. It’s how it translates from an artiste. I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
-A.R. Rahman. Filmfare, July 2001
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Everyday is about choices, and in my case, these choices involve the public. They have the right to express their delight and their discontent. I give every song my best, but destiny, that vibration of fate, sometimes fails me. Still, I a m a believer in the Almighty and I leave it to Him to carry me along.
-A.R. Rahman, Hindustan Times, 26 Jan. 2010.
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I mostly don’t write to specifically defined cues. I just watch the film a couple of times, stop watching it, then write something that comes to my mind from the film. This way, when I try to sync the music, the results are that much more wholesome. You get something extra that you don’t get when you’re looking at specific points in the timeline. The music is much more organic this way, not jumping cue to cue.
-A.R. Rahman, interviewed by Divanee, 24th Dec. 2010.
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I try to make the music work independently from the movie I’m scoring, with pieces that are musically independent and make sense even without the movie.
-A.R. Rahman interviewed by The National on 15 Dec. 2010
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What we were trying to achieve (with the score for 127 Hours) was immense energy, not self-pity. We wanted something constantly uplifting. That’s the primary emotion. But it is very easy to pump it up and go. We thinned it out to get the right temperature. Instead of going more, the music takes a back seat. That’s unusual. Usually you go high, higher, highest. But not here.
-A.R. Rahman (Interview for variety.com, 17 Nov 2010)
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India… The people make it work again and again. Everything comes together in the last minute. What a great feeling being a part of it (Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony). When I was with folk, classical dancers and musicians in the waiting passage that led the artists to the stage, it felt like I was in a mini Noah’s Ark containing all of India’s arts and culture. True bliss watching it and being a part of the performance. Thank you.
-A.R. Rahman after the Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony
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If you understand the essence of religion, it’s about love. Though it’s a cliché, it’s the truth, and it’s what I’m trying to do with my music.
-A.R. Rahman (Here & Now, Sept. 2010)
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In life, the journey is what’s interesting. Everyone has their struggles. Each person gets led into a path. We had some trouble and we got redemption through this path (of religion). Religion is a personal thing and I think people respect that.
-A.R. Rahman (June 7, 2007, The Star)
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I want to include all styles and music like folk, carnatic and western because Tamil is a universal language and we should not restrict it with a circle. We should think Tamil language is bigger and use more of it.
-OneIndia, May 16, 2010
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I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind, while doing something unrelated. The mind, the more active it is, the more productive it is.
-Outlook India, Feb. 22, 2009
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My favourite musical instrument changes from time to time. Eighteen years of composing and finally it comes to vocals because it is a God-given instrument. Of course, any instrument player who connects his soul to his instrument is great and that instrument becomes great. The instrument itself is ordinary, but the people who play it make it special.
-The Journey Home Concert Interview for Darshan TV, June 2010
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I am for everyone, my music is for everyone, because films (and film music) cater to everyone.
-The Journey Home Concert Interview for Darshan TV, June 2010
The more I compose, the more I know that I don’t know it all. I think it’s a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you’ve already done.
-A.R. Rahman (2007, Working on ‘Guru’)
“
We are a great musical nation, but do we look at music as a profession?
-A.R. Rahman (March 12, 2008, Sify)
“
Music knows no barrier of age or culture. It isn’t about being politically correct or even making a statement. Music is what appeals to the ears and touches your soul.
-A.R. Rahman (March 28, 2004, The Hindu)
“
It’s not the instrument. It’s how it translates from an artiste. I love the voice - it’s the most perfect instrument ever heard. It’s God given.
-A.R. Rahman. Filmfare, July 2001
“
Everyday is about choices, and in my case, these choices involve the public. They have the right to express their delight and their discontent. I give every song my best, but destiny, that vibration of fate, sometimes fails me. Still, I a m a believer in the Almighty and I leave it to Him to carry me along.
-A.R. Rahman, Hindustan Times, 26 Jan. 2010.
“
I mostly don’t write to specifically defined cues. I just watch the film a couple of times, stop watching it, then write something that comes to my mind from the film. This way, when I try to sync the music, the results are that much more wholesome. You get something extra that you don’t get when you’re looking at specific points in the timeline. The music is much more organic this way, not jumping cue to cue.
-A.R. Rahman, interviewed by Divanee, 24th Dec. 2010.
“
I try to make the music work independently from the movie I’m scoring, with pieces that are musically independent and make sense even without the movie.
-A.R. Rahman interviewed by The National on 15 Dec. 2010
“
What we were trying to achieve (with the score for 127 Hours) was immense energy, not self-pity. We wanted something constantly uplifting. That’s the primary emotion. But it is very easy to pump it up and go. We thinned it out to get the right temperature. Instead of going more, the music takes a back seat. That’s unusual. Usually you go high, higher, highest. But not here.
-A.R. Rahman (Interview for variety.com, 17 Nov 2010)
“
India… The people make it work again and again. Everything comes together in the last minute. What a great feeling being a part of it (Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony). When I was with folk, classical dancers and musicians in the waiting passage that led the artists to the stage, it felt like I was in a mini Noah’s Ark containing all of India’s arts and culture. True bliss watching it and being a part of the performance. Thank you.
-A.R. Rahman after the Commonwealth Games 2010 Opening Ceremony
“
If you understand the essence of religion, it’s about love. Though it’s a cliché, it’s the truth, and it’s what I’m trying to do with my music.
-A.R. Rahman (Here & Now, Sept. 2010)
“
In life, the journey is what’s interesting. Everyone has their struggles. Each person gets led into a path. We had some trouble and we got redemption through this path (of religion). Religion is a personal thing and I think people respect that.
-A.R. Rahman (June 7, 2007, The Star)
“
I want to include all styles and music like folk, carnatic and western because Tamil is a universal language and we should not restrict it with a circle. We should think Tamil language is bigger and use more of it.
-OneIndia, May 16, 2010
“
I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind, while doing something unrelated. The mind, the more active it is, the more productive it is.
-Outlook India, Feb. 22, 2009
“
My favourite musical instrument changes from time to time. Eighteen years of composing and finally it comes to vocals because it is a God-given instrument. Of course, any instrument player who connects his soul to his instrument is great and that instrument becomes great. The instrument itself is ordinary, but the people who play it make it special.
-The Journey Home Concert Interview for Darshan TV, June 2010
“
I am for everyone, my music is for everyone, because films (and film music) cater to everyone.
-The Journey Home Concert Interview for Darshan TV, June 2010
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