Music And Movies

Having covered some of the gems that R.D.Burman provided for Lata in his earlier guest post , my friend Ravi Natarajan now explores the synergistic relationship between R.D.Burma and Asha. I would also urge you to check out Ravi's blog, Raja, The Genius , wherein he has started a very nice series on the usage of chorus by Illayaraja. I am sure you will enjoy it as well. Needless to say, I am very much obliged to Ravi for this post. R.D.Burman and Asha The 60s were defined by a bunch of composers from India – SJ, SD Burman, Madan Mohan in the North and MSV in the South. The 70s was defined by just one man – Pancham. It is very easy to list the top three songs of the 70s – no prizes for guessing – all were by RD. ‘Dum Maro Dum’ from Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1972), ‘Churaliya Hai’ from Yadon Ki Baaraat (1974) and ‘Mehboobha’ from Sholay (1975). These three tracks had a worldwide impact. Unfortunately, TIME magazine/BBC was not including any world music in their lists and the ...

Some posts provoke lot of comments and some pass by without any comment. In case of R D Burman, I was sure lot of people would have lot to say, given that his music has impacted so many. My good friend Ravi Natarajan, mailed me asking if there was any limit on number of words that he could write in the comment section. When I replied that I didn't mind any length in the comment section, he came back by saying, "Why not I do a guest post on RDB". I was overjoyed and immediately took the offer. Ravi is a technologist based in Canada. He has a wonderful blog on Illayaraja wherein he discusses the intricacies of Raja's music. This is a well liked blog and is often referred to by all Illayaraja fans. Check out his Raja, The Genius blog  . (You can see it in my blog roll as well.)  Additionally Ravi, who is very influenced by writer Sujatha, writes about Technology in Solvanam . He also writes about India and Development Issues in Thinnai . Here is an article he wrote ...