Impact of AR Rahman

AR Rahman. The name makes every Indian Proud. The man who brought Oscars to India. The man who made the whole world respect Indian Music. The man who took Indian Music to an all different level. The man who gave Indian Music the place it deserves.

I am not saying he is the only man who made us proud but was surely a person instrumental in getting it to the right stage through the right process. He was one music director from Tamil Nadu who was able to successfully transition to an All Indian Music Director. His initial Tamil Albums started being translated to Hindi and were great hits.

Then came his original Hindi Score “Rangeela” after which he never looked back. He was one director who was accepted across the nation. He became so famous that some of his work was adapted by even Hollywood films. Such was the impact of this musician. He inspired so many young people to compose music.

The variety he brought to the stage was absolutely unbelievable. The freshness of his music was superb. No wonder he won the national award for his first film. It’s believed that he in fact designed his own keyboard. Such is his genius. His research with music has taken him to many places.

His music school today inspires many young talent to become great musicians. Music director Anu Malik had mentioned once that he started composing back ground score after listening to AR Rahman. His scores gave him the confidence. There are so many great artists who were surprised with this man’s talent.

He started at a very young age and today he is a Youth Icon in India. His ad jingles, film music, back ground music, stage plays have all become evergreen classics. His song “Maa Tujhe Salaam” in Hindi or “Thaai Manne Vanakkam” is now played in most stages, republic day functions, Independence Day functions etc. Such is the impact of this great musician.

In South India some film directors who had constantly worked with Ilayaraja only moved to AR Rahman for various reasons. But one major reason was the new style of music and the reaction of people to his style of music. Initially there were many critics who were complaining about the western impact in his music and he was taking the people away from traditional music. But even they had to agree that this change was inevitable as people wanted new style of music. Today some of them openly appreciate him for his revolution in music.

Such talent can never be suppressed. His Hindi music Album Taal is still believed by many to be one of his best works. Who can forget the moment when he won the Oscars. Whole of India was tuned to the television once he got nominated to the Oscars. His speech at the Oscars was equally brilliant and showed the true character of the person.

God bless him and may he shower us with more great music.

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