CNN’s Becky Anderson interviewed the world's most established and talented composers of Indian Tamil music – A.R. Rahman on CNN “Connect The World”.
A.R. Rahman as the “Connector Of The Day” tells about his journey after winner the Oscar for his composition "Jai Ho" from “Slumdog Millionaire”. Rahman also talks about how he started composing in a makeshift studio in his backyard, and how he quickly became the leading name of Bollywood soundtracks.
A.R. You've been a phenomenon in India for a long time. Your fans include a number of our former Connectors film sensations in Bollywood. But in the last couple of years, you've really cracked it in the West. What is it, do you think, about your music that resonates with people around the world?
My music is mostly for the music. And it gives the liberty to do anything which I want. And nobody limits me to one genre of music. But I learn from life and I try to give back to life, in a way, whether it's the thought of the song or whether it's the approach to the arrangement or anything. So it's probably embracing everything which -- which is good.
Your award winning breakthrough, of course, came with the music for "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2008. What do you enjoy more, scoring for film or privately composing?
I enjoy both, because scoring for films gives an inspiration to write music immediately, most of the times. And when you're private, you're just think trying to have your own thoughts. And that's also good. So scoring for films makes me do more work and now that’s yes, I get more out.
So you don't mind that? You don't mind the hard work, evidently.
If you could redo the soundtrack of any classic film, either Hollywood or Bollywood, which movie would it be and why?
Well, my all time favorite is "The Sound of Music" those days and still is. And I wouldn't like to redo it. It's perfect.
But would you now?
No. There are much more things to be explored.
Source: CNN