Every year that is past, has 2 dimensions to it. 1) One year is gone from our life 2) and the next year is of hope. What is gone can never come back but what can travel with us is the experience that we gained and rich moments that we cherished. It is all up to us on what and how much we make out from the year that is passed. Many a learning happened to know and understand life better. So much richer was the experience that i could perceive failure in success as nothing is permanent , and also success in failure as everything changes for the good. Even if the obvious is stated, the experience of wisdom is always new, good and useful.
The best personal joy in the year 2011 was listening to Rock star music and watching the movie twice. The music is something which is indescribable as every time i heard to the rock star music, it took me to a very personal and reverential experience. The voices, the sounds, the orchestration, the feel, the texture , the tone, the mood and just about everything was so perfect, so different and so ahead of times that, if someone liked it, then it can only be maddening and extremely fulfilling. The one song that can be talked, detailed and every music lover has to listen without fail from the movie is HAWA HAWA... This is a brilliant piece and perfectly justifies the belief and adage that music has no boundaries.
The beauty about this song comes from the deadly combination of Rehman, Irshad kamil and Mohit chauhan. An out of the world amalgamation of Music , Lyrics, singing and orchestration. It’s simply an extremely brilliant piece of music that will rest in your soul and makes the soul reverberate with joy and dance. The song seems to have the European flavour of instrumentation and back vocals but gently reminds us of the beautiful era of Raj kapoor songs, with doses of Shanker jaikishan’s touch. It does not stop there. It also seems like having the traces of Naushad, that near to heart beat sounds of O.P. nayyar, subtleties of R.D. Burman and S. Rajeshwar Rao use of violins and Meastro Ilayaraja’s oriental mix. In one expression, its the best of most music that we heard. There is pain, there is joy, there is celebration and there is life perse in the song.
I think hundreds of times as how this song could have be thought of, developed, how did the lyrics fit in? How was the singing? How was the initial mix and what processes it went thru for the final mix. Just can’t stop wondering on the making of the song. Wish the making of the song was shot. It will not be an exaggeration to state that, if one were there from the beginning of the song, till the end, it would be like a great education on music for them. Every single member associated with the song has to be saluted as every time i listen to the song, i discover either the new sound, new expression or the new meaning.
Undoubtedly listening to this song has been the greatest moments this year, and watching the movie too matched this happiness and excitement. Apart from this, there were regular doses of all that life has to offer.. ...Success, failure, happiness, pain, learning, unlearning, surprises, shocks, disappointments, and heart burns etc. But the experience of listening to thi song will remain unique forever. No Doubt Rehman is the manifestation of god’s greatest creativity and so he is the messiah, he is the gods special child. All numbers from Rock star are special for its unique special quality but this Hawa Hawa need to be experienced. Not in a hurry, not to pass judgements but with a serene mind in a tranquil place where the only activity has be listening to music and 3 times in a row at least.
One such experience is enough for the year and expecting many more such in the coming year. Happy new year to all, especially music lovers as what else can be a best food, medicine, companion, soul mate than the music especially the one that Rehman creates.. He has a knack and the gift to bring the best from all that is best and gives us the final product. Rehman i salute you million times.
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