5 posts tagged “a r rahman”
I thought this was interesting ...
Here is a behind the scenes video ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zs60ie2H_g (it can't be embedded so just click on the link if you want to see it)
M.I.A. is briefly mentioned in the February 23, 2009 issue of TIME magazine ...
The scanned image on the right is an Oscar ballot filled out by TIME's film critic, Richard Corliss. I wanted to include it because Slumdog Millionaire is checked off several times on the ballot. However, Peter Gabriel's song from WALL-E is beating out M.I.A. and A R Rahman's song, "O ... Saya", from Slumdog Millionaire. I hope his prediction is incorrect, even though I do like the Peter Gabriel song, and I loved the movie, WALL-E.
Lily Allen has a new album, new single, and new look. I don't know a ton about her, but the lyrics of her new song, "The Fear", are pretty good. The album is called "It's Not Me, It's You", which is a very clever title.
Here is the video for the song on YouTube ...
You can also watch the video here ...
Here is a YouTube video of the Stonebridge remix of The Fear ...
Here are some different versions of the song ...
In other news, I work at a credit union so I get to keep up with all of the political stuff that goes on with credit unions. There is a house bill and a senate bill that will help credit unions if they get passed. The bills discuss how retailers do not do enough to prevent customers' information from being stolen. Once there is a data security breach, financial institutions have to spend tons of money and time to cancel their members' cards and issue them new ones. These bills will help put that responsibility on the shoulders of retailers, thus causing them to take the security of their customers' information more seriously. You can find out more information on Senate Bill 345 and House Bill 327 here ...
http://capwiz.com/tcul/issues/alert/?alertid=12561131&type=ST&show_alert=1
The above link will take you to TCUL, Texas Credit Union League, which will help you send an email to your local congressman about your support for the bill. If you don't live in Texas, I am sure there are sites for credit union leagues in other states out there. Google it!
http://www.oscar.com/nominees/?pn=film&film=Slumdog%20Millionaire%20Film
The 81st Oscar Nominations came out recently, and Slumdog Millionaire has at least 10 of them ...
Two songs from the film are also nominated for best song ...
Here are the two songs that are nominated ...
"O Saya"
"Jai Ho"
The soundtrack of "Slumdog Millionaire", which features 3 M.I.A. songs (one that A R Rahman did with her, of course) has risen to #16 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart. I think that is pretty amazing.
The soundtrack has also risen to #5 on Amazon's MP3 Downloads chart and to #6 (I think it has actually beeen #1 at one time) on iTunes top albums chart ...
Here is one of my favorite songs from the soundtrack that I have not posted before ...
"Liquid Dance"
In other news, here is the funniest scene ever from "Saved By The Bell" ...
Yes, I know, that last video is totally random, but it is fun to make of.
Ringa Ringa is on the soundtrack to "Slumdog Millionaire". The song is by A R Rahman, Ila Arun, and Alka Yagnik. I the sound sounds pretty cool. I made a little video for it (I think I went overboard with the transitions) ...
I couldn't get the quality right, though, so it came out blurry again. Damn!
M.I.A. contributed some vocals to this song, "O ... Saya", from the movie, Slumdog Millionaire (see how much money it has made so far here), which is still not showing in Austin. I am going to see it as soon as it shows up in a theater here. It shouldn't be too long.
This "O ... Saya" song is wonderful. I know it has a lot of elements of traditional and current Indian music in it, but it also reminds me of the music Vangelis did for "Blade Runner". M.I.A.'s voice goes perfectly with it. It kind of makes me think of M.I.A.'s music from the future or something weird like that.
Here is the song on YouTube ...
You can buy the song on iTunes if you like. I hope it will be available on Amazon's MP3 Downloads section soon because I hate buying stuff from iTunes.
In other news, the mixtape, "Top Ranking", by Diplo and Santogold just keeps getting better.
The album is a continuous mix so I am going to post 2 songs below, but you need to think of them as one song since there is no pause between them on the album.
