<p>His tunes and tracks have popularised him across the world, but Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman says he doesn’t want his compositions to be bigger than a film itself.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I don’t want my music to be bigger than the movies unless music is part of the narrative,” Rahman said while addressing a session at Film Bazaar, reports IANS.<br /><br />With two Grammy Awards and two Academy Awards in his kitty, Rahman, also known by the sobriquet Mozart of Madras, has earned a respectable name in the music world.<br />He shared that he’s always eager to work with new filmmakers as together they can find a “new zone”.However, the musician is apprehensive to take up small movies. “I feel I may pull down the film not because of the filmmaker, but by raising expectations”.<br /><br />Rahman started his journey by composing scores for documentaries and TV shows before he got his first movie break with 1992 release Roja. Since then, he has composed soul-rendering music in films like Rangeela, Taal, Dil Se, Jodhaa Akbar, Swades, Rang De Basanti, Rockstar, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Raanjhanaa.<br /><br />He got his first international break when Andrew Lloyd Webber invited him to compose music for the Broadway musical Bombay Dreams, which won him immense fame. <br /><br />He also composed for the stage adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings that premiered in Canada in 2006 and in London in 2007. And who can forget his famous Slumdog Millionaire, which won him an Oscar.<br /><br />Talking about his experience of working in India and the West, he said, “In India, I like narration of the movie rather than reading the script. But in Hollywood, I sometimes read. There, scripts are ready sometimes with sample music.”But Rahman admits he struggles with one thing-technology. <br /><br />“There is a constant struggle with new technology. I need muscle memory to hit the right keys.”<br /><br /></p>
<p>His tunes and tracks have popularised him across the world, but Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman says he doesn’t want his compositions to be bigger than a film itself.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I don’t want my music to be bigger than the movies unless music is part of the narrative,” Rahman said while addressing a session at Film Bazaar, reports IANS.<br /><br />With two Grammy Awards and two Academy Awards in his kitty, Rahman, also known by the sobriquet Mozart of Madras, has earned a respectable name in the music world.<br />He shared that he’s always eager to work with new filmmakers as together they can find a “new zone”.However, the musician is apprehensive to take up small movies. “I feel I may pull down the film not because of the filmmaker, but by raising expectations”.<br /><br />Rahman started his journey by composing scores for documentaries and TV shows before he got his first movie break with 1992 release Roja. Since then, he has composed soul-rendering music in films like Rangeela, Taal, Dil Se, Jodhaa Akbar, Swades, Rang De Basanti, Rockstar, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Raanjhanaa.<br /><br />He got his first international break when Andrew Lloyd Webber invited him to compose music for the Broadway musical Bombay Dreams, which won him immense fame. <br /><br />He also composed for the stage adaptation of J R R Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings that premiered in Canada in 2006 and in London in 2007. And who can forget his famous Slumdog Millionaire, which won him an Oscar.<br /><br />Talking about his experience of working in India and the West, he said, “In India, I like narration of the movie rather than reading the script. But in Hollywood, I sometimes read. There, scripts are ready sometimes with sample music.”But Rahman admits he struggles with one thing-technology. <br /><br />“There is a constant struggle with new technology. I need muscle memory to hit the right keys.”<br /><br /></p>
