A Quadrant of Theme Music Classics!

This was an impromptu shot at attempting a few well known pieces of re-recordings. I still don't know how this straddling happened from one end of the spectrum to another to play these classsics but it happened just like that. The 4 tracks played include:

1) Punnagai Mannan theme music
2) Godfather theme music
3) Mouna Ragam theme music
4) Jurassic Park theme music

I am usually a fan of theme music as they have such an uplifting appeal especially when the output leaves you with an everlasting effect that reverberates far beyond the movie. Some of the pieces produced locally at home in Kodambakkam easily stands testimony to some of the all time great pieces produced in Hollywood though many a time these kind of mind blowing pieces appear in totally obscure movies unable to comprehend the mastery of the mesmerism in the music. 

These are just some small minor phrases from 4 mega path breaking pieces of music. I don't know which among these sounds better but I hope the end result is justified to a reasonable extent.

What's the sound at this time - Enna Satham Indha Neram!

If you're wondering what's the sound at this time, it's Enna Satham Indha Neram. This iconic song was composed for the movie Punnagai Mannan by Ilaiyaraaja and rendered masterfully by SPB. It is based on the Sindhu Bhairavi ragam and I just simply love the way IR plays with the notes alternately juxtaposing between both the Rishabham's and Gandharam's not diluting the essence one bit. Your fingers have to undergo a convoluted shift to play this and there are good chances of going wrong but the love of the blues of the melody makes you attempt a shot. The composition also traverses effortlessly back& forth with some jumpy notes across octaves providing a sparkle and the charanam acts as the perfect bridge connecting the pallavi. It's been an immensely long time since I touched the veena which has been lying in the home abandoned. Just tried an amateur version by playing this number, hope it wasn't too bad. 

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If you're wondering what's the sound at this time, it's Enna Satham Indha Neram. This iconic song was composed for the movie Punnagai Mannan by Ilaiyaraaja and rendered masterfully by SPB. It is based on the Sindhu Bhairavi ragam and I just simply love the way IR plays with the notes alternately juxtaposing between both the Rishabham's and Gandharam's not diluting the essence one bit. Your fingers have to undergo a convoluted shift to play this and there are good chances of going wrong but the love of the blues of the melody makes you attempt a shot. The composition also traverses effortlessly back& forth with some jumpy notes across octaves providing a sparkle and the charanam acts as the perfect bridge connecting the pallavi. It's been an immensely long time since I touched the veena which has been lying in the home abandoned. Just tried an amateur version by playing this number, hope it wasn't too bad. #ennasatham #indhaneram #punnagaimannan #1986 #IR #SPB #melody #veena #sindhubhairavi #song #composition #charanam #pallavi #iconic #random #amateur

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