Rahman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Allah- Rakha Rahman ( pronunciation (help. Dileep Kumar), is an Indian composer, singer- songwriter, music producer, musician and philanthropist. Rahman's works are noted for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestral arrangements.
Among his awards are two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South. Rahman's body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of . Working in India's film industries, international cinema and theatre, Rahman is one of the world's all- time best- selling recording artists. Rahman has become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities. Early life. Rahman (left) receiving a platinum award at the Magna. Sound Awards; Magna. Sound released his first film soundtrack, Roja, in 1.
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Rahman was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Shekhar, was a film- score composer and conductor for Tamil and Malayalam films; Rahman assisted his father in the studio, playing the keyboard. After his father's death when Rahman was nine years old, the rental of his father's musical equipment provided his family's income. Viswanathan, Ilaiyaraaja, Ramesh Naidu and Raj- Koti. Shankar on world tours and obtained a scholarship from Trinity College London to the Trinity College of Music. His mother was a practicing Hindu.
Dileep Kumar to Allah Rakha Rahman (A. R. In 1. 98. 7 Rahman, then still known as Dileep, composed jingles for a line of watches introduced by Allwyn. It would become the most- advanced recording studio in India. The following year, Rahman received the Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) award for best music director at the National Film Awards for Roja.
The films' score was critically and commercially successful in its original and dubbed versions, led by the innovative theme . Rahman followed this with successful scores and songs for Tamil. Shankar's debut film Gentleman (with its popular dance song, . Balachander's Duet, which had some memorable Saxophone themes.
Romeo and Love Birds also drew attention. His soundtracks are known in the Tamil Nadu film industry and abroad for his versatility in combining Western classical music, Carnatic and Tamil traditional and folk- music traditions, jazz, reggae and rock music. It was featured in the 2. Palestinian film Divine Intervention and the 2. Nicolas Cage film, Lord of War. Rangeela, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, was Rahman's Bollywood debut.
The musical cues in the soundtrack albums for Sangamam and Iruvar used Carnatic vocals, the veena, rock guitar and jazz. Rahman has worked with Indian poets and lyricists such as Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, Vairamuthu and Vaali, and has produced commercially- successful soundtracks with directors Mani Ratnam and S.
Shankar (Gentleman, Kadhalan, Indian, Jeans, Mudhalvan, Nayak, Boys, Sivaji and Enthiran). His score for his first Hollywood film, the 2. Couples Retreat, won the BMI London Award for Best Score. His music on 2. 00. Bollywood Jaane Tu..
Ya Jaane Na was popular with Indian youth; that year, his score and songs for Jodhaa Akbar won critical acclaim, a Best Composer Asian Film Award nomination and IIFA awards for best music direction and score. In 2. 01. 0, Rahman composed the original score and songs for the romantic Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, the sci- fi romance Enthiran and Danny Boyle's 1. Hours, composing for the Imtiaz Ali musical Rockstar; the latter's soundtrack was a critical and commercial success. Both were successful, with the former nominated for a number of awards. The film's score and soundtrack garnered huge critical appraise with its score being long- listed at the forthcoming Academy Awards.
This was followed by the highly successful soundtrack album for the period drama Kaaviya Thalaivan teaming up with director Vasanthabalan for the first time. His next release was Shankar's supernatural thriller I and K. Ravikumar's period action film Lingaa, both of which were highly acclaimed and appreciated upon release. Background scores. Apart from successful soundtracks, he is also known for highly acclaimed background scores and is considered, one of the finest background- score composers in India.
Among his Hollywood scores, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Slumdog Millionaire, 1. Hours, Million Dollar Arm and The Hundred- Foot Journey received rave reviews. Rahman received two Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire and two Academy Award nominations for 1. Hours. Recently, his scores for Kochadaiiyaan, Million Dollar Arm and The Hundred- Foot Journey have been nominated in the long list released by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Vande Mataram, an album of original compositions released for India's 5. Rahman at Sufi Concert in Dubai. Since 2. 00. 4 Rahman has performed three successful world tours before audiences in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Dubai, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and India.
A two- disc CD, Introducing A. Rahman (featuring 2. Tamil film- score pieces), was released in May 2.
Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour) on 1. June 2. 01. 0 at Nassau Coliseum in New York; 1. The marked the centennial of Indian cinema and Babelsberg Studio, the world's oldest film studio.
Indian musician Ilaiyaraja's song from the 1. Tamil- language film Ram Lakshman was also chosen for the medley. Qyuki uses Cisco's cloud infrastructure for the site. Rahman's 2. 01. 3 tour, Rahmanishq, was announced on 2. July 2. 01. 3 in Mumbai.
Beginning in Sydney on 2. August, the tour moved to a number of cities in India. Rahman performed live in Chennai and for the first time in Coimbatore & Madurai, with a complete Tamil playlist.
As the name suggests, Nenje Yezhu (which means rise up) began 2. The proceeds of this concert will be used for flood relief in Tamil Nadu and also for creating awareness against cancer, supporting VS Medical Trust outside Chennai. During the 1. 98. Rahman recorded monaural arrangements in common with his musical predecessors, K. Mahadevan and Vishwanathan. In later years his methodology changed, as he experimented with the fusion of traditional instruments with new electronic sounds and technology.
His compositions have an auteuristic use of counterpoint, orchestration and the human voice, melding Indian pop music with a unique timbre, form and instrumentation. With this syncretic style and wide- ranging lyrics, the appeal of Rahman's music crosses classes and cultures in Indian society. Film critic Richard Corliss said that the composer's . Music producer Ron Fair considers Rahman . Rahman through the emotional and haunting score of Bombay and the wit and celebration of Lagaan.
But the more of AR's music I encountered the more I was to be amazed at the sheer diversity of styles: from swinging brass bands to triumphant anthems; from joyous pop to West- End musicals. Whatever the style, A. Rahman's music always possesses a profound sense of humanity and spirit, qualities that inspire me the most. A four- time National Film Award winner and recipient of six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, he has fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South for his music.
He has received honorary doctorates from Middlesex University, Aligarh Muslim University. Upon receiving his award he commented that being honored by Berklee illustrates how his life has come full circle, as at the start of his career, he had planned to study at Berklee before being offered the opportunity to score Roja. Rahman Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles in appreciation of the . Prakash Kumar, the son of his older sister A. Rahman's younger sister, Fathima, heads his music conservatory in Chennai. The youngest, Ishrath, has a music studio.
Rahman is the brother- in- law of film actor Rahman. In 2. 00. 4 he was appointed global ambassador of the Stop TB Partnership, a WHO project. Proceeds from the song went to help orphans in Banda Aceh who were affected by the 2. Indian Ocean Tsunami. The conservatory (with prominent musicians on staff and a symphony orchestra) is located near his studio in Kodambakkam, Chennai and offers courses at several levels. Subramaniam is on its advisory board. Retrieved 2. 4 December 2.
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New York: World Marketing Inc. His first assignment was to write the music for Ratman's film, Roja. Subsequent films that established AR Rahman as the genius of Tamil film music included Pudhiya Mugam with director Suresh Menon and Gentleman with Shankar ^John Shepherd (2.
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ISBN 9. 78- 0- 8. ISBN 0- 8. 26. 4- 6. ISBN 9. 78- 0- 8. ISBN 0- 8. 26. 4- 7. ISBN 9. 78- 0- 8. Music directors such as AR Rahman and Karthik Raja produce film scores that are more eclectic, incorporating rap, jazz, reggae, hard rock and fast dance beats ( as, for example, for Duet . Rahman: Music The New Wave.
Indian cinema : ebbs and tides. New Delhi: Har- Anand Publications. ISBN 9. 78- 8. 1- 2. North American Saxophone Alliance (2. Greenville: North American Saxophone Alliance: 7.
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