Film music orchestra and the number of instrments

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 18 Jun 2009, 10:39

We have heard about fim music directors very proudly proclaiming that they use say nearly 50 violins , flutesand other dozens of other instruments apart fom the drums ,tablas etc. Is it necessary or just a ruse to employ instrumentalists, who are rotting, fleecing the Producers . what difference does it make whether it is 2 violins or 50 violins and numerous other instruments gobilalitha

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 18 Jun 2009, 11:23

Sam Swaminathan · Post by **Sam Swaminathan** » 18 Jun 2009, 14:23

what difference does it make whether it is 2 violins or 50 violins and numerous other instruments ?

Gobiji.....2 violins will not be enough for this kind of a scene and song....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMTymuIMYPY

Cheers....Sam

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 18 Jun 2009, 15:55

THANKS.wonderful picturisation, Though I have heard this song very often, I never thought that it will be so nice to see. wishing you and all your family members all the best . oh , my God!! what a story coolji has posted..Language at its best(I still remember the snub for using it's, instead of its ) Always keeping Wren's grammar near the system . gobilalitha

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 18 Jun 2009, 16:22

COOLJI. I always feel sad whenever the song(chain ko hum ko kabi) is mentioned or heard. because it was the last song Asha, who reached the top spot equal to Lata, because of the maestro OPNayyar, sang under his baton.ditching him after that, An ungrateful act. I am never tired of singing his praises. Can you forget 'chhota sa balma. Asha's birga laden voice fully exploited by OPN. GOBILALITHA

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 19 Jun 2009, 07:20

GBL,
In case you have not seen Sam's post in the Hemant Kumar thread, do! Without violins--not even one, and with just a harmonium which he played himself, he sang for three hours! A tabla was there, of course. Sam was a young lad then and was enthralled by his singing at a concert in the Music Academy.

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 19 Jun 2009, 08:40

yes I have seen it. During those days when melody reigned supreme ,a harmonium and a tabla will work wonders in the hands of capable music directors gobilalitha

mohan · Post by **mohan** » 19 Jun 2009, 08:49

Film music directors of today can do without any instrumentalists. Using software tools, the music director can introduce numerous tracks of various instruments and then just add a vocal track!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 19 Jun 2009, 21:11

An IE accompanied his friend on a hunting trip. The friend aimed at a high flying bird and shot it. As the bird fell to the ground the friend proudly gazed at the IE who 'cool'ly remarked : "you wasted a bullet, the fall itself would have killed him!"

Moral: Deficiency is not Efficiency

ragam-talam · Post by **ragam-talam** » 20 Jun 2009, 02:33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou0B9T89L0g

Hey, the big orchestra is not so bad after all...

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Jun 2009, 03:27

Yes, ragam-talam. A great song, a great film with BinaRoy and Pradip Kumar who was a bit wooden though, when it came to acting!

coolkarni · Post by **coolkarni** » 20 Jun 2009, 06:43

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jun 2009, 07:03

Bina Roy tO sundar laDkI
balkI
Pradip Kumar tO bandar lakDI

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 20 Jun 2009, 07:22

How dare you all forget Joy Mukerjee another wooden faced hero. Fortunately most of his films were saved by OPN'S music . Another unequql pairing was Bina Roy with husband Premnath ,who looked more like Tarzan. AHA!in this thread the old timers poondhu vilayada arambichutom (have started playing their game) I THINK cm lover would have seen every BINA ROY FILM MANY TIMES as seen from the adjectives he used to describe her beauty gobilalitha

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Jun 2009, 07:50

She was elegant and dazzling, wasn't she?
(as much as Premnath was the Tarzan (I would say Tarzan's companion rather

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 20 Jun 2009, 10:20

Getting darwinian, are we?
bandar--and Tarzan transformed into an ape too? It was funny.

Cool, I said a 'bit' wooden because : nil nisi bonum--not because I am a diplomat, as suggested by you

kapali · Post by **kapali** » 20 Jun 2009, 21:26

I want to know the raga of MS's film song " Engumnirai naadha Brahmam" in the Tamil film --Sakhuntalai . Can any body enlighten?

gobilalitha · Post by **gobilalitha** » 21 Jun 2009, 08:23

IT IT IS JUST LIKE ghara of hindustani music..' MOHE PANGAT PE NANDALALA BY Lata in Mughal-e-Azam. try you tube for this song , don't you fid the resemblance / gobilalitha

kapali · Post by **kapali** » 22 Jun 2009, 23:26

Thanks for the link, I tried the same ---the resemblance of ' MOHE PANGAT PE NANDALALA' seems quite close to Engumnirai naadha brahmam song but still i am not sure if it is exactly the same raga , looks like a hindustani classical raga, perhaps some expert can some more light on this.