Raaven's music score irks diehard ARR fans

It's the same old story: good music always spirals interest in a forthcoming film, regardless of the final box-office outcome of the movie. Mani Ratnam and A.R.Rahman except for the over-experimental Yuva, has always been a good combo, and Rahman-Gulzar, Jai ho notwithstanding, had a foolproof record too. But Raavan has majorly put off all except the most fanatic ARR fans. Forget finding the music bad, atrocious, okay,good or brilliant, the most common reaction is that they cannot UNDERSTAND it! The weird lyrics only make matters worse.

The Raavan vibe has been very cold after the release of the music, before which it was reasonably hot!

This time coming after a hat-trick of disappointments (Slumdog..., Blue, almost all songs of Ada) the warning bells are ringing even for ARR.

Clearly it is only Subhash Ghai and Ashutosh Gowariker who seem to Hindi-ize Rahman into giving largely wholesome melodies. Even R.O.Mehra's music results are more esoteric and erratic than exotic. And let us not forget that Genda phool is a traditional number credited on the Delhi-6 inlay to another composer who recorded it, as also the Bade Ghulam Ali Khan track.

And speaking of Southern composers, isn't it sad that Hindi cinema sidelines Rahman's genius guru Ilaiyaraja, as well as other giants like M.M.Kreem and Vidyasagar simply because their films have not been from hyped banners?

Of course music in general is almost extinct in its truest sense today, with too few exceptions. But happily, the time has come back when people are responding to the song and its quality and not to the NAME behind it!