Biggest Hit Collections Of AR Rahman - Saavn

Engae Pogudho Vaanam (From "Engae Pogudho Vaanam")

S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Kadal Raasa Naan (From "Maryan")

Yuvanshankar Raja

Elay Keechan (From "Kadal")

Ambikapathy (From "Ambikapathy")

Naresh Iyer

Sonapareeya (From "Maryan")

Javed Ali, Haricharan, Nakash Aziz

Taxi Taxi (From "Sakkarakatti")

Benny Dayal, Blaaze, Javed Ali, Viviane Chaix

Mayya Mayya (From "Guru")

Chinmayi Sripada, Mariam Toller, Keerthi Sagathia

Usure Pogudhey (From "Raavanan")

Karthik

Omana Penne (From "Vinnathaandi Varuvaayaa")

Benny Dayal, Kalyani Menon

Moongil Thottam (From "Kadal")

Abhay Jodhpurkar, Harini, Sekar

Hosanna (From "Vinnathaandi Varuvaayaa")

Vijay Prakash, Blaaze, Suzanne D'Mello

Innum Konjam Naeram (From "Maryan")

Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan

Nenjukkule (From "Kadal")

Shakthisree Gopalan

Nenjae Yezhu (From "Maryan")

Berklee Indian Ensemble perform A. R. Rahman's "Jiya Jale"

A.R. Rahman Receives Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of Music

Musical genius A.R. Rahman will be conferred an honorary 

Doctorate by the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston  

(Oct 24) at a glittering event. 

In recognition of his two decade-long musical legacy, the double 

Oscar and Grammy winner, best known for his original scores and 

songs from movies like Slumdog Millionaire, 127 Hours, etc.

The Golden Age and Million Dollar Arm, Rahman will receive the 

honour where the students and faculty will perform songs, paying 

tribute to his memorable compositions. Reportedly, Rahman will 

also join them for select pieces.

In honour of Rahman’s new relationship with Berklee, the college 

will establish a scholarship in his name to help bring in students 

from India. All proceeds from the October concert will go toward 

this scholarship fund, the college statement reads. In addition to his 

performance, Rahman will conduct a master class at the Berklee 

Performance Centre.
 

“I’m deeply moved to receive an honorary doctorate from such a 

distinguished school which has contributed so much to the worldof 

music,” Rahman said earlier. “I’m especially proud and honoured 

that the college is graciously establishing a scholarship in my name 

for future generations of musicians to follow their dreams,” he 

added.

Rahman’s visit comes in conjunction with the Berklee India 

Exchange, a new endeavour, aiming to connect Berklee students of 

all nationalities with successful players in the Indian entertainment 

industry.

Berklee College of Music President Roger H Brown had said, “A 

friend from India described A. R. Rahman to me as John Williams 

and Sting rolled in one a leading film composer and a wildly 

popular, brilliant songwriter and performer. We welcome him to 

Berklee, where the college and our students look forward to paying 

our respects.”

When guitarist Prasanna applied to attend Berklee in 1993, he 

asked none other than A. R. Rahman to write him a letter of 

reference. Rahman agreed, and the letter “is a lovely memory for 

me now”, recalls Prasanna.

A 60-piece Berklee student and faculty ensemble will honour 

Rahman’s two-decade-long musical legacy, which not only 

includes distinguished soundtracks and film scores, but also 

compositions for the 2012 Olympic Games and collaborations with 

iconic artistes like Mick Jagger, Michael Bolton, Andrew Lloyd 

Webber and Will.i.am.

Fusion Touch

The Jiya Jale number from ARR’s film, Dil Se, which starts with 

its Tamil lyrics, Nenjinile Nenjinile from the Tamil version, Uyire, 

with a fusion of several musical instruments was performed by the 

Berklee Indian Ensemble.

This video, in gratitude to Rahman’s contribution to the music 

world, has been trending on YouTube. Touched by their gesture, 

Rahman wrote on his microblog recently as follows, ‘Immensely 

talented students as part of the Berklee Indian Ensemble 

performing one of my songs’.

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AR Rahman Prefers Lip-Syncing to Songs in Background

COMPOSER AR RAHMAN DOESN'T FAVOUR THE TREND OF USING SONGS IN THE            BACKGROUND BECAUSE HE FEELS IT AFFECTS THEIR POPULARITY.

                    AR Rahman says lip-sync affects a song's popularity

Composer AR Rahman doesn't favour the trend of using songs in the background because he feels it affects their popularity.

In the 1970s filmmaker Basu Chatterjee would often force his songs into the background and some of the current directors like Shoojit Sircar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra feel the same and avoid lip-syncing of songs in their films.

But Mr Rahman begs to differ.

"A lot of my very good songs in films like Rang De Basanti and Delhi 6 were used as soundtracks in the background. They were not used as lip-sync. So the reach of those songs was just 30 or 40 percent of what it was meant to be," said the composer.

"Songs that are sung by major stars on screen get played in clubs and on radio. They make a psychological impact on the audiences' mind," he added.

The Oscar-winning composer is looking for a more prominent outlet for his creativity.

"One reason why I want to do music in young stories is because these films allow their actors to sing on screen," he said.

A R Rahman scores music for Ashutosh Gowariker's debut TV show

After the success of 'Lagaan' and 'Jodha Akbar', A R Rahmanhas teamed up with AshutoshGowariker for the director's debut television show titled 'Everest'.

Rahman said that it was a privilege to work on the Star Plus show with Gowariker, whose first look was launched yesterday.

"I have worked with Ashutosh earlier and it was a great experience. He has given me a brief for the show and I have already composed the title track for 'Everest'.

"Ashutosh came to me with a concept, which was so intriguing and 

beautiful. He has briefed me about 12 characters. In fact, we finished the theme song three days back. We have tried to make it very orchestral," he added. 

Music maestro A.R. Rahman, who acted in TV show "Wonder Balloon" in 1980, is back on television, but this time as a composer for Ashutosh Gowariker's show "EVEREST". He says in the last 34 years, the medium has become very big. 

"I started with 'Wonder Balloon'. Since then, television has changed a lot. It has become so big... It has high-definition now," the Oscar-winning composer said here Tuesday at the promo and poster launch of "EVEREST". 

AR Rahman To Perform In Boston On Oct 24

After taking music aficionados in the US by storm in 2010, with Jai Ho Concert, A R Rahman will be performing at Berklee College of Music, Boston on October 24. The Academy Award winner will also be conferred with a honorary doctorate by the college on the same day. Interestingly, the music college is going to establish a scholarship in A R Rahman's name for future generations of musicians.

Image: Boston Symphony Orchestra

As part of the promotions for the concert, the organisers spoke to several students from various countries about what their favourite A R Rahman's song and the wide range of songs, which the students have revealed, is simply mind-boggling. From his work in Bombay Dreams, to Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa, it was quite evident that the students at Berklee were well aware of the music composer's body of work. More details about the event will be revealed soon. Meanwhile, Rahman is ruling the music charts in Tamil with his work for Shankar's I and Vasantha Balan's Kaaviya Thalaivan.