Ilayaraja's Melodies - IV
2 Comments Published by Prasad Venkat on Tuesday, December 04, 2007 at 4:16 PM.
6. Kaadhal kavidhaigal, Gopura Vasalilee - One more in the line of duet melodies that gets you high & foot tapping; a song that feels soft but set on a slightly higher tempo. As if the tune isn't sweet enough, S.P.B magnificently churns honey out of his lines and pours it drop by drop - listening to Balu's apt modulations is enough to hook you onto this song. But there's more: one of my best opening scores - a group of violins delicately paving way for a flute piece that descends into bells and then onto the masterly voice; an interlude that's just flute and beat; Chitra who unlike S.P.B, rigidly follows the notes; lyrics bordering lust but not quite crossing the fence. Even after a decade, this song remains fresh. Ageless, like love.
Ilayaraja's Melodies III
Ilayaraja's Melodies III
This is one of my most favourite IR song. The orchestration of this song is of such high standard that I point this song to people who are unaware of IR to make them understand why people cherish his compositions to this day.
Though I don't know much about anything, I point towards Ilayaraja-Maniratnam combo when it comes to orchestration/sound engineering.
Of course, this one's very good too.