Save Our Song (ipod)
No commentsBy Abhi1
LONG, LONG AGO, before music videos became the talk of the town, a beautiful heroine walked out through the clouds in a dream sequence and the good-looking hero gawked and they sang. The song played itself into the collective thought of the nation and one of the reasons was that the picturisation laid the foundation of strong visuals for strong music, generally a mainstay for many an immortal number. A couple of generations after Awara caught the attention of a nation that thrives on dreams, we continue to produce great music and our cinematography is improving by leaps and bounds.
Music videos have entered our bloodstream and, in cinema, the director not only gets a captive audience to watch his film, he can also experiment and have fun filming the song sequences, without which no self respecting Indian film is complete. Yet, we have seen many great songs that, when heard, enter our hearts, occupy our thoughts and present themselves as song on our lips. But when we wait for an hour in the theatre to see how well it is picturised, we are woken up, a liffle dazed. Rehna tu from Dilli 6 is to my mind a path breaking song in Indian cinema; it has a great tune, is deeply passionate and resonant, and mixes old Indian tunes with the latest technological wizardry The lyrics are fantastic and it had the potential to redefme the way Hindi film songs are played out. So we waited, after the movie began, to find the song playing itself into obscurity as Rishi Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan are driven through the streets of Delhi and end up having beer and playing a game of pool in an old house. Good acting, great cinematography, poignant scene. But what on earth was the song doing there? And, more importantly, what was the scene doing in that song???
And I flashback to a couple of years ago when the soundtrack of Guru was released. A brffliant number, Dum tara, was an auspicious note to set up the movie for release. And then the song and even Mani Ratnam, that genius of filmmakers, failed us. The song fell, and the movie went through with itself. An opportunity to carve itself into the annals of Indian film music went abegging. Recently, two fine numbers, the peppy Khabar na/tin from Dostana and Kahin toh from Jaane Tu… Ya Jaane Na both looked like, to borrow a football term, penalty kicks shot wide. The set-up was there, the inahaul was created and then lost with absurd goings on, onscreen. Perhaps the songs would have been happiest being in our memory with our own thoughts around what might have been. Too bad, we went to watch the film, so we remembered the film and forgot the song. Rewinding to the RD Burman era, many songs were themselves powerful enough to move the film forward, but scant respect for the screen shots was visible.Roz roz aankhon tale from Jeeva, Tu tu ham vahin from Yeh Vaada Raha and Kya yahi pyaar hai from Rocky were all wasted opportunities to score. That the songs still remain on our lips is true testimony to the sheer quality of the music. A word of advice for incipient filmmakers: please do watch how Guru Dutt, Vijay Anand and V Shantaram made the songs organic to the film. It is not always true that the context of the film decides if we hum the number to our grave. However, in an age when the music video itself has become a profession and great videos have rocketed average songs to the top of the charts and mediocre artistes to stardom, our expectation from good directors to back up the music with deep and relevant screens is justified. Otherwise, like the ironically named Rehna tu, the song might not remain in our memory.. Hai jaisa tu… thoda sa dard tu, but no sukoon.
Abhinav Srivastava is a creative entrepreneur who is at the moment making a Music Portal on Bollywood songs for Music Lovers. His creative accomplishments span across the production of several hundred animation projects, casual games, music compositions, cartoon animated series and virtual worlds for kids.
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Converting Your Favorite Music with Music Conversion Software
By Garrett36 Pierson36
Before the words “audio conversion” and “music converter” were ever used, how did a person listen to his or her favorite music? How was he or she able to listen to soundtracks of favorite movies or albums of favorite bands and singers? It all began with the cassette tape, transitioning to the CD-ROM, and eventually the audio formats that are being used and played by media players in PCs . The CD-ROM was significantly a great breakthrough because it not only made selecting or skipping songs very quick and easy but it also gave people the power to listen to a particular song as many times as he or she wanted. But during these times, music could only be listened either through a stereo at home, a boom-box, or a CD player and one needed headphones in order to be able to listen to the music played. It was not until the birth of the different audio formats and the built-in CD player in the PC that people began popping in their favorite CDs and converting the music using music converter software.
What is a music converter? This is basically a program or developed software distributed online that can transform music files into other formats that are more compatible with popular media players and that enhances the sound quality significantly. Some converters convert the files already while others have a CD ripping feature in which they can extract music files from the CD and convert them into the chosen audio format. Why do people need to convert the music anyway? There are several reasons behind the development of conversion, one of which is because of the default media players installed into the computer. These players can’t play the raw digital audio files found in CD-ROMs, which means you need to convert them into .wav, .mp3, .wma, and all the other formats that are compatible with your chosen media player. Without the music converter, you won’t be able to listen to your favorite songs in your computer. Another reason would be the ability to edit music, rearrange and manipulate the files, and organize them in such a way that it fits together. This is especially important for dance groups and organizations that require music to be edited or remixed into a more modern version.
So where exactly can you get a music converter? The best place would be the World Wide Web since these are programs in nature. You can download these programs off the net in an instant after going through the necessary requirements such as payment and downloading. Most well-rounded conversion software are priced by the developer, so if you really want a good program that can completely convert your music files, you need to pay for it. Another thing you have to remember is the fact that music conversion software are direct downloads and can have hidden viruses or spyware that can damage your computer. Make sure that you have a strong anti-virus scanner that can detect viruses and delete any at the same time after installing the software.
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