And, once, you understand that and get the mood of the song, it’s not difficult. Hariharan: Singing a language is easier than talking a language. Then, we learn the song again for a show. We sing a song and later, we get to know it’s a hit. The problem is that we have not been able to watch these films. Shankar: I sang the title song for Mukunda Murari. Shankar: Hariharan is one of my favourites. Hariharan: Shankar is one of my favourites.
But then, we do not let the talent go away just like that,” he said.Who are your favourite Bollywood singers? It is natural that one day, even a very good singer could have a bad day.
In reality shows, many times emotional decisions happen, and therefore many talented singers get eliminated from the show. I see nothing wrong in that.”īut what about the emotional decision that audiences take knowing the poor financial background of a participant, because a good voice has no connection with the financial crisis? “As mentors, all we are doing is nudging the audience to the talent. So if a participant is able to communicate his skill to the audience through a performance, why shouldn’t the audience get a chance to judge the talent? Mahadevan said: “Music is the highest form of communication. Shankar Mahadevan performed with sons Siddharth and Shivam in MTV Unplugged.Īlso, since Mahadevan is one of the mentors of Rising Star, which gives an opportunity to the audience to vote the best singer, is it wise on the show runner’s part to give viewers the responsibility to choose a winner without knowing the technical nuances? “A common listener does not need to understand the technicality of a song, but still can appreciate it in this way,” he added. I think that is how we can bring change in the sound of Hindi film music or anything for that matter,” explained the “Breathless” singer. “For instance, if I play heavy jazz, a common man might not enjoy it, but if I fuse some jazz elements in a Hindi song composition, sub-consciously listeners are getting familiar with the sound of jazz. So, I keep using musical elements of different genres that give common people a glimpse of a new thing,” said the composer. We have to prepare them to accept the experiment we are doing, and that is how we can grow in future. “Apart from being a singer and composer, I always have (the aim of) educating the layman. So, does he change his approach to music to bring change with time? So that both a veteran and a common audience can connect with its musicality.” “The experiment has to have some amount of insight or knowledge. See, when we did ‘Dil Chahta Hai’, ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’, and ‘Rock On!!’, it created a huge difference because it was no fluke. Shankar Mahadevan with Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa.Īsked about the evolution of film music and if enough experimentation is happening, Mahadevan said: “I think an experiment creates an impact and can bring a change if it has a depth. They have brought a huge change in the sound of Hindi film music with some memorable albums for films like Dil Chahta Hai, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, Rock On!!, Wake Up Sid, My Name Is Khan and Mirzya. He also composes songs along with his two music partners Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa, who are together known as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
Mahadevan also performs with his sons, and had recently collaborated with them for MTV Unplugged.
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