Googel Launches Music Search Service

Search giant Google has entered the online music market with a new service for finding and buying music online.






Google announced Wednesday that it was indeed adding music streams to its search results thanks to a partnership with Lala, MySpace (with streaming from iLike), Rhapsody, and imeem. The search giant has struck licensing deals with EMI, Universal, Warner Music, and Sony Music to bring streams of popular music to the search page via the streaming partners, while the likes of iLike and Lala will be bringing their collection of independent artists as well.







Now, whenever you search for a musical artist, a song, or even a lyric (thanks to Gracenote), Google will include streams right there in your search results along with links to the other services. We decided to give this new feature a run-through to see just what it could handle, and came away (mostly) liking what we saw.

For now, Google's musical search results are limited to the United States. This will be a disappointment for the millions of Google users who live elsewhere, but as we have learned from many years of music coverage, this has to be a licensing issue with the music labels. Google says that the feature is slowly rolling out across the US, but if you want to test it out right this minute, you can go to a special page to run your search queries.

Many times, though, you don't know the name of the song or the artist who sings it. Maybe you remember only the chorus — or maybe you remember who sang it, but you forgot the exact name of the song. If you've ever heard a catchy song in a car or cafe, but just can't figure out the name of the song, . This search feature also helps you find many of those songs by entering a search containing a line or two of lyrics.

Finally, a search engine should also be able to help you discover music you'll like, even if you can't tell it what exactly you want to hear. Google partnered with Pandora, imeem and Rhapsody to include links to their sites where you can discover music related to your queries as well.
This feature doesn't just make search better. It also helps people discover new sources of licensed music online while helping artists to discover new generations of fans and reconnect with longtime listeners.

             






Try it Google Music search Link - http://www.google.com/landing/music/

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Breif Computer history 2000 to today

Computers continue to work and the world doesn't come to an end on January 1, 2000 as some feared might happen because of the year 2000 bug.


2000 Microsoft Bill Gates relinquishes his title as CEO to MS President Steve Ballmer on January 13, 2000.

2000 CNR is introduced by Intel February 07, 2000

2000 Microsoft Windows 2000 was released February 17, 2000.

2000 U.S. Judge Thomas Penfield announced today after over 2-years in the court that Microsoft be split into two companies although will remain intact until the appeals process is exhausted.

2000 On March 10, 2000 NASDAQ hits its record high and marks the turning point of the dot-com boom.

2000 The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act becomes effective April 21, 2000.

2000 ATI introduces their Radeon product line on April 24, 2000.

2000 On June 24, 2000 U.S. President Bill Clinton makes the first ever Presidential webcast among the announcements President Bill Clinton announces a new web site that will be able to search all government resources.

2000 Jack Kilby is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

2000 ATA-5 is approved by ANSI.

2000 Microsoft releases Windows ME June 19, 2000.

2000 Microsoft introduces C# to the public in June 2000.

2000 Microsoft release DirectX 8, November 9, 2000.

2001 January 1, 2001 - Microsoft announces Windows 95 is now a legacy item and will no longer be sold or shipped to any more customers.

2001 January 02, 2001 - Intel announced that it will recall its 1.13 GHz Pentium III processors due to a glitch. Users with these processors should contact their vendors for additional information about the recall.

2001 Linus Torvalds releases version 2.4 of the Linux Kernel source code on January 4th.

2001 Bill Gates unveils the Xbox on January 7th 2001.

2001 Napster reaches over 26 million users February 2001.

2001 The man who practically invented the Silicon Valley success story, Hewlett-Packard Co. co-founder William Hewlett, dies at his home, he was 87.

2001 Chip-making giant Intel Corp. has agreed to acquire Xircom Inc., a maker of mobile computing gear, for about $748 million.

2001 Claude Elwood Shannon, the mathematician who laid the foundation of modern information theory while working at Bell Labs in the 1940s, died on February 24, 2001. He was 85.

2001 March 08, AOL membership surpasses 28 Million.

2001 Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 6.0 in August 27, 2001.

2001 The CDDB is officially renamed to Gracenote.

2001 Apple introduces Mac OS X 10.0 code named Cheetah.

2001 March 09, MacAfee releases first handheld virus protection software.

2001 March 31, After 21 years of selling hard drives, Quantum on Friday formally left the business to turn its full attention to higher-level storage products and services.

2001 April 20, Dell computers becomes the largest PC maker.

2001 June 5, 2001, Nevada becomes the first U.S. state to vote to legalize online gambling.

2001 Airlines begin to implement methods of gaining Internet access while flying.

2001 Apple introduces Mac OS X 10.1 code named Puma.

2001 USB 2.0 is introduced.

2001 Microsoft announces April 11, 2001 that it will no longer include Clippy with future releases of Microsoft Office.

2001 July 20, 2001 - PC shipments worst since 1986, as only Dell grows.

2001 Egghead files for Bankruptcy protection on August 18, 2001.

2001 SATA 1.0 is introduced in August 2001.

2001 AST Computers goes out of business and stops selling computers.

2001 Hewlett Packard announces plans to buy Compaq on September sixth.

2001 Apple introduces the iPod.

2001 Microsoft Windows XP home and professional editions are released October 25, 2001.

2001 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2002) for Itanium systems is released.

2002 Excite@Home, one of the largest ISP's files for bankruptcy and closes its doors March, 02, 2002.

2002 Approximately 1 billion PCs have been shipped worldwide since the mid-'70s, according to a study released by consulting firm Gartner.

2002 PayPal is acquired by eBay on October 3, 2002.

2002 Napster files for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 3, 2002.

2002 WorldCom the Number 2 long-distance telephone and data service company files for bankruptcy June 21, 2002.

2002 PCI Express is approved as standard.

2002 The first Trackback is used on Movable Type.

2002 Edsger Dijkstra passes away August 6, 2002.

2002 Apple introduces Mac OS X 10.2 code named Jaguar.

2002 Cartoon turtle named "Dewie" introduced to help promote Internet safety and security.

2002 Microsoft releases DirectX 9, December 19, 2002.

2002 Roxio acquires the Napster name and logo in a bankruptcy auction on November 25, 2002.

2003 PCMCIA announces the development of a new standard codenamed NEWCARD on February 19, 2003.

2003 Supreme court rules that sex offenders information and pictures can be posted online on March 3, 2003.

2003 Intel Pentium M is introduced in March.

2003 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (Version 2003) for Itanium 2 systems is released on March 28, 2003.

2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is released March 28, 2003.

2003 The first computer is infected with the Spybot worm on April 16, 2003.

2003 The first D Conference is held in May.

2003 The Mozilla Foundation is officially formed on July 15, 2003.

2003 MySpace is founded.

2003 Intel announces the new BTX form factor.

2003 Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD) standard is announced on November 18, 2003 as a planned replacement for DVD.

2003 Eugene Kleiner passes away November 20, 2003.

2003 Apple introduces Mac OS X 10.3 code named Panther October 25, 2003.

2003 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2003 is released on December 18, 2003.

2004 Comcast purchases TechTV March 25, 2004 to form G4TechTV.

2004 Google announces Gmail on April 1, 2004.

2004 Lindows changes it's name to Linspire April 14, 2004.

2004 Kelkea purchases the assets of MAPS.

2004 Intel starts the development of the BTX form factor.

2004 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is released on October 12, 2004.

2004 Firefox 1.0 is first introduced on November 9, 2004.

2004 IBM sells its computing division to Lenovo Group for $1.75 billion on December 08, 2004

2005 Lenovo completes the acquisition of IBM's Personal Computing Division.

2005 YouTube is founded and comes online February 15, 2005.

2005 Yahoo announces that it will acquire the popular photo service Flickr on March 21, 2005.

2005 Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition is released on April 24, 2005.

2005 Microsoft announces it's next operating system, codenamed "Longhorn" will be named Windows Vista on July 23, 2005.

2005 IBM officially announces on July 14, 2005 that all sales of OS/2 will end on December 23, 2005 and that all support from IBM for OS/2 will end on December 16, 2005.

2005 MySpace is purchased by News Corporation for $580 Million US on July 18, 2005.

2005 On September 12, 2005 eBay acquired Skype for approximately $2.6billion.

2005 Adobe completes its acquisition of Macromedia on December 3, 2005.

2006 The blu-ray is first announced and introduced at the 2006 CES on January 4, 2006.

2006 On January 5, 2006 Intel introduces the Intel Core and Viiv.

2006 Toshiba releases the first HD DVD player in Japan on March 31, 2006.

2006 Toshiba releases the first HD DVD player in a computer computer with the introduction of the Toshiba Qosmio 35 on May 16, 2006.

2006 John Hui, the former owner of eMachines purchases Packard Bell.



2006 On July 27, 2006 Intel introduces the Core 2 Duo processors.

2006 The Intel Core 2 Extreme is first released on July 29, 2006.

2006 On August 6, 2006 MySpace announces its 106 millionth account was created.

2006 Skype announced that it had over 100 million registered users.

2006 The GIF standard and pictures becomes officially free on October 1, 2006.

2006 Google announces plans to purchase YouTube for 1.65 Billion on October 9, 2006.

2006 On November 14, 2006 Microsoft released its portable Zune media player.

2006 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista to corporations on November 30, 2006.

2007 Apple announces in January 1, 2007 that it will drop computer from its name as it becomes a company who deals with more than computers.

2007 Apple introduces the iPhone to the public at the January Macworld Conference & Expo.

2007 Microsoft releases Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 to the general public January 30, 2007.

2007 Apple releases the Apple iPhone to the public June 29, 2007.

2007 Amazon.com releases the first Kindle in the United States November 19, 2007.

2008 The HD player war comes to an end when HD DVD calls it quit, making Blu-ray the victor on February 19, 2008.

2008 Apple introduces its latest line of Apple iMac computers on August 28, 2008.

2009 Apple removes support for AppleTalk in August of 2009 with its introduction of Mac OS X v10.6.

2009 Google announces places to acquire reCAPATCHA.

2009 Microsoft releases MSE on September 30, 2009.

Artist's opinion About Rahman

Vairamuthu, the Lyricist:


“I am considered to be a great poet, but I don’t have any words to describe his genius. A.R.Rahman is not a normal music director. He has some God given gift in him. Otherwise, how can he compose such soul-stirring numbers? He is a rare pearl in an ocean of music.When one composes a song he is always worried as to whether the song will click or not. But Rahman is one composer who does not care about the commercial success of the song. He is always confident that if a number is composed wth a good heart and self-confidence it will be a big hit. He is like a younger brother to me. The total submission of his (A.R.Rahman) life for the cause of music; his thirst for creating not any chaff but only grains appeals to me the most!”

Vaali the Lyricist:

“I have been in this field for decades and have seen a lot of music directors come and go.. But this young boy has held me spellbound! His talent, energy, enthusiasm is a lesson to all youngsters. He is always experimenting and is always open to new ideas.”



Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt:

“Rahman has a good understanding of both Western and Indian classical music. I was asked to play for Mani Rathnam’s film Anandam (renamed “Iruvar”) which Rahman has scored. He has high regard for others, and gives due respect to other forms of music. I find Rahman very innovative, and wouldn’t mind doing more films with him.”

Vishal Dadlani the Composer:

“I’ve listened to the music of Dil Se.. a hundred times and, each time, I learn something new. It is like an encyclopaedia on production.”

Singer Harini:

“The best part about singing for Rahman is the freedom he gives the singer. Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable with, eventhough I was a nobody then.”

Roopkumar Rathod:

“Singing for Rahman was a wonderful experience. I really enjoyed the song. A R Rahman is a wonderful, humble person to work with. A complete workaholic and very involved with his music. He is very creative and undoubtedly talented.”

Singer Abhijeet:

“It is every singer’s dream to work with A R Rahman because he makes you feel like God. I worked with Rahman for a beautiful song called E Nazneen suno and for Nayak. Of course, I did get nervous when I had to record with him, especially since he records at an unearthly hour like three in the night. But he makes you feel as if you are AR Rahman and he is just an ordinary fellow. Other music directors should learn to be humble like him. Today’s music directors do not respect their singers. If one singer is not around they replace them with another. Also, they demoralise you when you are in front of the mike.”

Director Shankar:

“A.R.Rahman – the name speaks for itself. He knows what clicks and what does not. He composes music according to the demand of the situation. He slogs so much to see that a song is good. He does not want to give anyone in the world the chance to tell him that his compositions are bad. What I like best in Rahman is his fighting spirit and ‘never say die attitude’.”

Lyricist Mehboob:

“If there is one person whom I revere after God, our prophet, and my family then it is Mr. AR Rahman. He is like a brother to me. I adore him so much that I have no words to describe my feelings for this gentleman.”

Shyam Benegal:

“I admire three things about Rahman. Among the young composers he probably is the most original. He has a strong sense of melody and his harmony is unbeatable.”

Director Bharathiraaja:

“I wanted a change and that’s why I shifted to Rahman. There is something in his music that intoxicates you. You work with him once and you will never want to work with anyone else after that.”

K.S.Chitra:

“I have worked with all the music directors in the south before Rahman came in. When I sang for him the first time I found that I was doing something really different from what I had done before. I like Rahman, the music director. But I like Rahman the person even more. I don’t how he manages to keep his feet firmly on the ground even after tasting so much success in this field. He is the only Indian composer whose stuff stands out.”

Director Rajeev Menon:

“He’ll remain my only choice and preference. He’s part of my family. We’ve been working together for the past 14 years. In fact he was the one who got me into filmmaking, while I called him for a lot of my advertising assignments.”

K.J.Yesudas:

“He is a genius musician knowing the psychology of youth.’ Veteran singer Manna Dey remarks “I do not think too much of today’s melodies. I do admire A.R.Rahman, for he is a master of rhythm. He is extremely experimental, and leaves no stone unturned in trying out new things.”

Vishal Bharadwaj:

“A. R. Rahman has elevated the quality of film music to an international level. When you hear Michael Jackson and Rahman at one go, you can’t tell the difference in sound quality. Rahman is a terrific composer. He is a genius.”

Singer Suresh Peters:

“I was a drummer, not a singer and Rahman was a keyboard player. Both of us were working in a band called `Nemesis Avenue’. He was a very talented composer earlier itself, but everything happens only when the time comes. He started composing jingles and they started clicking. He was then signed on by Mani Ratnam and then there has been no looking back. I appreciate Rahman’s sense of arrangement. No one can teach Rahman how a song should be composed. He is aware of all the latest in sound techniques. He knows what will appeal to people and what will not. He is very versatile and different from one film to the other. As long as he does not repeat himself, nothing can stop him from reaching the top .”

Pravin mani:

“Rahman gives a lot of freedom to his technicians and all those-involved with him, while working. Moreover, he is extraordinarily creative. Rahman is the greatest person i have ever-seen in my life. He is really a humble person. though he has risen to very high levels, yet he is the same person and behaves the same way as he used to do in his earlier days, mingles freely …, and that shows his greatness.”

Kavita Krishnamurthy:

“It’s such a pleasure to sing for A. R. Rahman. He’s such a simple guy. He has no ego hang-ups.”

Singer Sadhana Sargam:

“When Rahman calls you go without asking questions because you know it’s going to be worth it.He’s a reserved person and talks very little but he makes you give your best. He keeps a cassette ready wherein he has sung the song himself and listening to it makes your work so much easier, he allows any number of retakes. If you’ve sung half a line beautifully and haven’t sustained that in the other half, he’ll retain that half and make you work on the other half. The result is magnificent. . And Rehman makes his pleasure very evident when he likes something you’ve done… then he won’t even be shy.”



Asha Bhonsle:

“He understands the youth of today, he has brought about a freshness, a new sound to film music. He’s always experimenting, doing something different which is very inspiring for the playback singer.”

Shankar Mahadevan:

“I think A.R.Rahman is an absolute genius and is one of the few music directors who completely knows what he is doing. It’s an absolute pleasure working with him as he is a cool and modest guy.”

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan:

“Wonderful! He has a new approach, he has given a new direction to film music. I think even the established music directors want to sound like him. Perhaps all his songs won’t be remembered and hummed after decades. But for the time being, Rahman’s tunes are extremely enjoyable.”

S. P. Balasubramanium:

“The man responsible for the variety in today’s music is A. R. Rahman.”

Hema Sardesai:

“When Rajiv Menon recommended me to A.R. Rahman, he never gave a second thought and called me over the phone to be in Madras the next day for the recording. Even though I was on cloud nine, deep down I was feeling as if somebody had pulled a trick on me. God has been great! He came into my life as Rahman sir.”

Sukhvinder Singh:

“A R Rahman not only gave me the break (in Dil Se), he taught me a lot of techniques in composing music arrangement and recording. He was the one to impress upon the need to be technically perfect before any producer could be expected to invest in you.”

Javed Akhtar:

“I think he is an all rounder, I mean his grounding is very very solid. He knows Indian classical music, he is in touch with Indian folk music, he knows about western music and he has really studied western classical also. He knows about Middle Eastern music. So there is no wonder you see different colours in his songs. But Indian music has borrowed albeit being influenced by Middle Eastern music in past also. But, you see, when Rahman takes a raag or if he takes a folk tune, or if he takes notes of say Arabian music or South American music. When this music comes to Rahman, it becomes Rahman’s music his influences are beyond film music and he has a kind of courage where he is not afraid to experiment, he is not afraid to fail and that is why he succeeds. We remember only those people who were not only successful but they have brought something to the arena that is new. Now this is a another leap, a quantum leap that Rahman has taken and he has given a kind of new sensibility to Indian music listener and the music maker. The sound, the orchestration, the very structure of the song. He has challenged the basic structure of Indian film song and he has altered it, changed it. And, I think his contribution is totally unprecedented. Successful people come and go. Ultimately it’s the pathbreakers who’re remembered with the passage of time. People who have walked on untrodden roads. Success is worshipped momentarily, and then forgotten. It’s not enough to be successful. It’s important to attempt something new. Rahman’s contribution to film music will never be forgotten. He has given a new dimension and understanding to sound. Working with him is definitely a great pleasure. I get along very well with him. He is one person who is only interested in his work. Inspite of his stupendous success, he is so humble and down-to-earth.”

Sandeep Chowta:

“Rahman revolutionised sound. He’s a trend-setter in more ways than one. The only thing common between us is the fact that we started out in advertising and moved on to films. There’s just no comparison otherwise. Rahman is a legend of sorts. Rahman is unique. He doesn’t have set ragas. Yet his chord progressions are beautiful. People sometimes compare me to A R Rahman, it happens. People like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and even Andrew Lloyd Webber have paid tribute to him and called him a legend. I can’t even begin to fathom the reasons for the comparison. He’s in another zone altogether, he is amazingly brilliant. If people compare me to him, I’d take it as a compliment.”

Bhupen Hazarika:

“People become immediately entranced by whatever Rahman composes. He is a phenomenon. He’s young and talented. And he has his fingers on the pulse of the new generation. Like Salil Chowdhary he knows both western and Indian music styles. He’s a great talent but his talent shouldn’t be overutilised.”

Andrew Lloyd Webber:

” I think he has an incredible tone of voice. I have seen many Bollywood films, but what he manages to do is quite unique–he keeps it very much Indian. For me as a Westerner, I can always recognize his music because it has got a rule tone of voice of its own. It’s very definitely Indian, yet it has an appeal which will go right across the world. He will hit the West in an amazing kind of way; that is, if he is led in the right way. He is the most extraordinary’ composer who is still true to his cultural roots, ‘ and deserves to be heard by an international public”

Ramgopal Varma:

“There is a bigness in Rahman’s music. Every note reflects the mood of the song. When I used to hear his music for my film I used to wonder if I was feeling my story as deeply as he was”

Jayanth Deshpande the Music Critic:

“The unique brand of classicism brought into Bollywood music by A.R.Rahman mirrors not only the variegated tapestry that is India, but also the global musical culture. Rahman borrows ever so subtly from American soul or Gospel. He draws generously from rap, disco, folk, reggae, qawaali, Hindustani and Carnatic in his rhythms. And the vocal ornaments of Carnatic music or ever present. Orchestral textures and harmonies typical of Western music often grace the background. His is a truly international music with a distinctly Indian feel. He has experimented as perhaps no other Indian composer has before him or does now. Some may be tempted to call it Indian fusion music of a highorder. I’ve heard his music being used as background in a German TV feature unrelated to music or India.”

Deepa Mehta:

“Brilliant, I think he is the most consummate composer that I know of in the world. His music comes from the characters and is an extension of them. I think he is the best.He is the most brilliant film composer in India today and is in such demand that he has altered his normal working day to begin at six in the evening and go through the night, so that he can compose undisturbed by producers’ calls. A.R.R. is a very young man of prodigious talent with an immense sensitivity to the film’s context and characters. Whatever I say about his genius will be stating the obvious. He finds the sound for every character in the film. He finds the character’s sur. Raag, rhythm, reggae, folk, classical, he’s got it on his finger tips. He’s so cinema literate. He can discuss Ingmar Bergman’s Autumn Sonata and he can talk about Subhash Ghai’s Taal, all in one breath.”

Govind Nihalani:

” I am a lover of music. Some years ago a friend of mine gave me a cassette of ‘Roja’. I was amazed after I listened to the songs. I decided right away that A.R.Rahman will give the music for atleast one of my films. Immediately I came to Chennai and spoke to him. He is an absolute genius. Very Modern! His range of imagination is expansive. He doesn’t treat his profession as just composing music for films. He is able to lift a film to a new level with his music. Just as a painter is identified by his artistic style he is identified by his tunes. Even If i say I am satisfied he does not stop. Uncompromising spirit!! I am not saying this just to praise him. A. R. Rahman is the only composer in India upto international standards today. In fact I will go so far as to say that he is a composer of the next millennium. He is not a person who merely makes tunes. He is someone who creates music. He is constantly observing the trends and developments in his profession. I believe that is also a reason for his success. First , he reads the script and takes detailed notes of the situations, the mood, and the characterisations. Sitting before his keyboard in the studio at night he would say, “Give me a word!Give me a phrase.” And he would work out a rough tune on the spot. Then he records it with a singer. But the real magic starts when once he has the song before him on his computer screen. He plays with it, takes a phrase from here and puts it there. Block by block, verse by verse he builds up his song. YOu can see the coloured bits forming fascinating patterns.” He paid the ultimate compliment when he said ” Its like watching a master sculptor in action.”

Subhash Ghai:

“Rahman is the rhythm of ‘Taal – The Rhythm’. I wouldn’t be able to make Taal without this remarkable musician, this great soul who was born to give Hindi music a new life. I am privileged to work with a man who has been inspired and blessed by God above. I don’t mind changing all my nights into days to work with him. You know this great man only creates fresh tunes in the night and sleeps during the day. Rare man, rare way of working. That’s how all great men are. He creates according to the director’s need. He is a widely knowledgeable composer, with knowledge of all kinds of music of the world. He can play Western Symphony with as much ease as Hindustani or Carnatic classical which is a very rare quality in composers. Rahman has a strange kind of spirituality within which he lives. He knows technique, has a rare sense of sound and a great ear. He can make any besura (tuneless) voice sing well. This is obvious from singers who have sung beautifully for his albums but have not done well later. I love him both as a composer and as a friend. He is very sweet to talk to. The only thing is you talk and he listens. He has a sharp intellect and understands not just the sound of music and quality of voice but also the market forces and how to move from post to post. Rahman is undoubtedly a genius. He’s divine and simple. ” Rahman’s favourite singer Hariharan says, “His strength is the way he designs sound. He has revolutionised film music. He is perpetually on a quest to get the best out of you and makes you feel at ease which is important. I have sung some of my best songs for him.”

H. Sridhar the SOUND ENGINEER:

I had known Rahman many years before I started working with him on Roja. While he was doing jingles, we would often meet and compare notes on music trends and synthesisers. Rahman’s biggest asset is that he treats each song as his first song. He prays before each session. I believe there is some power in his God, faith and religion. I can give you countless examples when he became so inspired after his prayers. He is very open-minded about what a song needs and gives each song a completely individual taste. It is the way he soothes you into a song that I call his signature. There is a visual texture in his mind when he composes music. When you see the song picturised you can immediately connect. Rahman allows musicians to be themselves. He understands their soul. He also has a fabulous way of getting notes out of a musician without telling them in so many words. Rahman never ceases to amaze me. He is such a fine musician apart from being a music director; his strength is fusion. He is also a techno-junkie. If you give him a set of headphones he will most probably rip it apart to understand why it works so well! I sometimes say that we are techno-brats. But Rahman knows that a song shouldn’t speak the technical language but should have soul. Rahman is humble and very generous with money. He hates to see people suffer. I think his philosophy is that people should derive happiness from his music, even if it is a sad tune. He has this tremendous need to be perfect.”

Apache Indian:

“He’s very talented as a songwriter and singer. I think he can do great things.”

Mani Ratnam says:

“I have found that Rahman is a favourite because he is new and above all different. He knows the pulse of the audience. He has a very good sense of tune. He knows what kind of orchestration is necessary for a scene and what music suits the mood of the scene.He has the music in his mind, and uses every musician as an artiste, probably because he has been an instrumentalist himself. He tries to extract something extra from every one of his musicians as well as his playback singers. He believes in their additional input. Rahman improvises. I found in him a new and different composer who never compromises on quality. Rahman is every director’s dream.” He has no ego problems and tries to come out with a new number with the same kind of passion with which he did the earlier one. But he is best summed up, perhaps, in the words of Cinematographer-director Rajeev Menon who worked on many ads and the films ‘Minsara Kanavu’ and ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden’ with him, ” Music comes to him instinctively. When you see him play, his skill is such that you really believe God exists in his work.”

The Times of India:

“Men we regard: Our tribute to the men without whom this world would be quite, quite insipid” in which it picked Rahman as one of them and wrote “Music maker A.R.Rahman has given these raucous and raunchy times melody and mood. His style is individual to the extent of sounding repetitive sometimes, but when you hear his work, you feel at last the kind of involvement with the spell of sound that was R.D.Burman’s. What is most attractive about Rahman’s music is his ability to link modern rhythms and experiments with sound with our enormous legacy of classical and folk music.”

India Today:

“Sometimes a song is just a tune for a music director, whose rhythm invades you, which you hum in front of a bathroom mirror that has a warranty never to break. Sometimes a song is just an intricately woven lacing of words that embraces you on a still, lonely night. Sometimes a song is just a voice for a music director, whose passion makes your hair stand. When A.R. Rahman takes you on a journey– and to hear it is to feel you have no choice but to journey with him…… .”

Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy

“Rahman is a great musician, a great human being, his music is fresh, and honest. That’s very important, writing something from the heart”. Adds Ehsaan Noorani, “A R Rahman is my favorite, he’s a genius, his personality reflects in his music, it’s fantastic, his music is so pure, it’s from the soul.” And finally Shankar Mahadevan, “A R Rahman is my favourite because he’s a genius, he knows exactly what he’s doing, he’s very well versed in classical as well as western jazz, all kinds of stuff. And he’s open minded.”

Anil Kapoor:

“A R Rahman is Sachin Tendulkar of Indian film industry “

Hrithik Roshan:

” When the music is by A R Rahman u never think or say good or bad…u just say WOW its Rahman “

Himesh Reshammiya:

“Only if A.R Rahman asks me. No one else! He is the No.1. He’s the BEST. And he did say in an interview that ‘Aashiq banaya aapne’ is his favourite track of the year.”

Prem Chopra:

“A R Rahman….Sab se Mahaan “

Alka Yagnik:



“I haven’t worked a lot with rahman but undoubtedly whenever i have sung for him it has been a milestone in my career. He is very simple just as complex his compositions are although they sound very melodious. Be it for Swades, Lagaan or Taal working with him has always been a pleasure. “mehandi hai rachnewali” is a big craze abroad. Initially when i used to work with him i felt that why all these nightly recording sessions? But now i realize that he is actually very smart…no one disturbs you then and the work at hand becomes simple.his compositions are awesome he takes it from one xtreme to another and yet so beautifully that it is unimaginable so i need to concentrate more… he is very easy to work with very polite, very humble The atmosphere while working with him is very serene plus the aura of rahman if u personally meet him you realize it….how down to earth he is…I have never seen him frown …and he makes my voice sound extra sweet…whenever i ask him “what have you done to my voice it sounds xtra nice” he just laughs and says no your voice is like is that…. He is very wonderful person…humble, so down to earth and of course the most mindblowing composer”



Sujatha Mohan :

“It was AR.Rahman, who gave me the big break in Tamil with the song “PuthuVellai Mazhai” in “Roja” which got noticed and then there was that haunting “Nettru Illatha Matram” from “Pudiya Mugam”. The seven wonders song “Athisayam” from “Jeans” and the bubbly number “Poo Pookkum Osai” from “Minsara Kanavu” established me as a singer in Tamil.”

Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam:

“When A R Rahman sings Vande Matram in his soulful voice that reminds you of your motherland you forget your religion or his and give in to the spirit of patriotism. A R Rahman’s gift and and unique talent of music came into the light when he was 20 years old…this should inspire the young musicians”

Hariharan :

“My association with A. R. Rehman has been hugely successful. Songs like “Tamizha Tamizha” and “Uyire Uyire” were instant hits. Rahman is one of the music directors who has cut across all linguistic barriers. His music is enjoyed all over the country. How did he pull it off? He came at a time when the country’s youth, who had started gyrating to songs on foreign music channels, were looking for something different from Indian composers. Our concept of light music has changed over the years. The new listeners demand stereophonic music with oodles of metallic sounds. Rahman has fulfilled this.

Rahman’s approach to sound is vastly different from Ilaiyaraja’s. Notice their string arrangements. You can spot the difference. Both are masters in their own rights.”

Rakesh Omprakash Mehra:

“For me, the music of Rang De Basanti, philosophically is like the soul of the film. Rahman has been a very influencing factor in the way the movie has shaped up. Not only in terms of the music, but I have discussing the film with him since three years. I’ve been wanting to work with him since the past five years. I discussed various subjects with him, but then he heard Rang De Basanti. The fact that Rahman saw something special in my story made me think. He has interpreted the music of the film in a certain way and has juxtaposed the story with the sound. He is essentially the soul of Rang De Basanti “

Aishwarya Rai :

“You must give you the permission for them to let you grow on you, and then see if you can get them out of your mind.”

Kunal Ganjawala, singer :

“Many singers, including Kunal Ganjawala, have said that Rahman has them rehearse without raising a fuss, and the song is okayed within hours. He inspires singers but never overwhelms them. Sometimes, I wondered whether he is too nice a person to tell a singer that he did not like the way the number was sung,” Ganjawala said. “You secretly fear that he is not going to use the song!”

Anandan, Publicist :

“Once a music director overheard the four-year-old trying out a tune on a harmonium,’ Anandan said. ‘He quickly spread a cloth over the keys. Undaunted, the child repeated the tune, this time running his fingers confidently over the cloth. Who would have thought then that the boy would scale such heights?’

This “Mozart from Madras. I believe that every individual, even an atom, can move only with the will of God, I don’t take credit for doing all this. If I did, then I would fall flat

Yahoo to acquire Arab portal Maktoob.com

Dubai, Aug 25:
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"This acquisition will accelerate Yahoo!’s strategy of expanding in high-growth emerging markets where we believe Yahoo! has unparallelled opportunity to become the destination of choice for consumers," said Yahoo! chief executive officer Carol Bartz.
               

With this acquisition the users can enjoy the best of the both, said Yahoo in an announcement. The users will now get an amalgamation of Yahoo's products and services with Maktoob's local content.



Speaking about the agreement, Samih Toukan, Founder of Maktoob said, "We are excited about Yahoo! building a stronger presence in the Middle East and bringing their compelling suite of services to Arab users in Arabic."

                           

Death man Dug out from The Tomp in 3 Hours after his Funeral

On this photo a 18-year old young man who died in one of hospitals of Oman. The corpse of the boy has been dug out from a tomb in 3 hours after his funeral under the insisting of his father. The boy died in hospital and has been buried under the Islamic law and on the same day after obligatory ablution of the body. However after funeral the father has doubted of the diagnosis of doctors and wanted to identify the true reason of his death.

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Relatives and his friends shocked when they saw the corpse. He was completely different within 3 hours. He turned grey as the very old man, with traces of obvious tortures and the most severe beating, with the broken bones of hands and legs, with the edges broken and pressed into a body.



All His body and face were full of bruise. The open eyes-showed hopeless fear and pain. The blood obviously attributes that the boy has been subjected to the most severe torture.







Close relatives of the dead man have addressed to Islamic scientists who have unequivocally declared that it is available results of tomb torture which the Allah (s.w.t) and in the Hadis of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) have warned.



The shocked father of the boy has admitted that his son was spoilt, did not do Solat, and had a carefree way of life, having involved in different sins.



Each died person comes across tests in the tomb for exception Shahids who died in Jihad on the way of Allah. This is first terrible test which the person comes across before the Doomsday.



In Hadis of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w):

- After the death the spirit of died person will return to a body then two Angels will come, Munkar and Nakir, and will ask: "Who is your Lord?" he will answer: "my Lord - Allah ". Then they will ask: "What is your religion?" he will answer: "My religion - Islam". Then they will ask him: "Who that person who has been sent to you?" he will answer: "He is the Prophet of Allah ". Then they will ask him: "How do you know?" He will answer: "I read the Book of Allah and trusted Him.



And then from heavens the voice will come: " My Slave has told the truth, lay it to bed from Paradise and open the Gate of Paradise " - then it will be full of pleasure and he begins to feel paradise pleasure, and his tomb becomes spacious, that eyes can reach.

The Prophet of Allah Muhammad (s.a.w) said about the sinners. After the death the spirit of died person will return to the body then two Angels will come and ask, "Who is your Lord?" he will answer: "I do not know". Then they will ask: " Who that person who has been sent to you?" he again will answer: I "do not know" - and then from the sky the voice will come: "he told a lie, Put him into a box from fire and open before it the Gate of a hell! "-then it will be captured with heat of the hell, and his tomb becomes narrow and the edges will be compressed.



In Hadis it is also said, that Angels will severely beat the sinners during interrogation in the tomb and this torture will be awful. It is informed also, that our Messenger (s.a.w) supplicated to Allah to protect Him from tortures of a tomb and asked other people to do so.



The history of 18-year old young men is a sign for believers and this is only next fairy tale for whom hearts are sealed by Allah. They look and do not see, listen and do not hear?



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In the same way that Muslim believe in God although they cannot see Him, we are slso required to believe in Life after Death, although no dead man has ever come back to tell us his story.

However in the Quran, in Surah 23: verses 99 and 100, and in many other chapters and verses, God has revealed to us what happens to those who have refused to believe:

"Until, when death approaches one to them, he says, "My Lord, send me back (to life), so that I may do right in that which I have left undone. "By no means. It is a mere word that he speaks. And behind them is a barrier (barzakh) until the day they are raised up."

From these two verses we can see that:

• there is continuity of life immediately after 'death':

• the period spent in the grave is an intermediate one, between death and resurrection:

• the life hereafter is eternal unlike the life on earth which is rasitory, as a preparation for the higher life;

• the fruit of our actions or deeds on earth is accordingly shown to us immediately after death; hence the need to live a virtuous life

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You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up toher and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: “Hi, I’m very rich. “Marry me ‐ That’s Telemarketing… “

You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walkher a drink, you open the door Me?” ‐ That’s Public Relations…“

You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walksup to you and says: “You are very rich! “Can you marry ! me?” ‐ That’s Brand Recognition….”

You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up toher and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. ‐ “That’s Customer Feedback…”

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You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up toher and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: “I’m rich. Will you marry me?” and she goes with him ‐ “That’s competition eating into your market share…”



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இந்த தமிழ் தத்துவங்கள் எல்லாம் எனக்கு மின்னஞ்சலில வந்திருந்துது. நீங்களும் வாசித்து பயன் பெறுகிறதுக்காக இதில பதிஞ்சிருக்கிறன். உங்களுக்கு தெரிஞ்ச தத்துவங்களையும் பின்னூட்டங்களில போட்டுவிடுங்கோ.


) நாய்க்கு நாலுகால் இருக்கலாம், ஆனா அதால லோக்கல் கால், ஐடிடி கால் ஏன் மிஸ்ட் கால் கூட பண்ண முடியாது.

கங்கை ஆத்தில மீன் பிடிக்கலாம், காவேரி ஆத்தில மீன் பிடிக்கலாம் ஆனா ஐயர் ஆத்தில மீன் பிடிக்க முடியுமா?

என்னதான் உன் தலை சுத்தினாலும் உன் முதுகை நீ பாக்க முடியுமா?

மீன் பிடிக்கிறவனை மீனவன் எண்டு சொல்லலாம்……. நாய் பிடிக்கிறவனை நாயவன் என்று சொல்ல முடியுமா?

என்னதான் ஒருவன் குண்டா இருந்தாலும் அவனை துப்பாக்கிக்குள்ள போட முடியாது.

தேள் கொட்டினா வலிக்கும், பாம்பு கொட்டினா வலிக்கும், முடி கொட்டினா வலிக்குமா??

ஸ்கூல் டெஸ்டில பிட் அடிக்கலாம், காலேஜ் டெஸ்டில பிட் அடிக்கலாம், பிளட் டெஸ்டில பிட் அடிக்க முடியுமா?

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கோல மாவில கோலம் போடலாம்… கடலை மாவில கடலை போட முடியுமா??

தூக்க மருந்து சாப்பிட்ட தூக்கம் வரும்.. இருமல் மருந்து சாப்பிட்டா இருமல் வருமா??? (என்ன கொடுமை சார் இது

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Sports

•Tiger Woods: Golfer (33)

•Danica Patrick: Racy driver (28)

•Manny Pacquiao: Boxer (30)

•Rafael Nadal: Tennis player (22)

•Lance Armstrong: Bicyclist (37)

•Kaká: Soccer star (29)

•Michael Phelps: Olympian (23)

•Kobe Bryant: Basketball star (30)

Sports Club Owners

•Mark Cuban: Entrepreneur (50)

Military, Army

•General Petraeus: General, U.S. Central Command chief (56)

•David McKiernan: International Security Assistance Force commander (57)

Local Govt; Big Impact

•Michelle Rhee: Washington, D.C., schools chancellor (39)

•Elizabeth Warren: Congressional Oversight Panel chairwoman (59)

Finance

•Ben Bernanke: Federal Reserve Chairman (55)

Hollywood Movies

•Judd Apatow: Director, producer (41)

•Tyler Perry: Filmmaker (39)

•Danny Boyle: The Oscars’ top dog (52)

Television Programming

•Matthew Weiner: Mad Men creator (44)

Thinkers, Bestsellers

•Malcolm Gladwell: Author (45)

•Richard H. Thaler and Cass R. Sunstein: Nudgers

Writers, Book Keepers

•Tucker Max: Frat-boy laureate (33)

•Jeff Kinney: Author (38)

•Takashi Murakami: Artist (46)

•Stephenie Meyer: Author (35)

•Roberto Saviano: Mob muckraker (29)

•Khaled Hosseini: Author (44)

Notable Indians

•Ram Charan: Management consultant to the stars (67)

•Ratan Tata: Tata Motors chairman (71)

•Mukesh Ambani: Petrol prince (51)

•Ronnie Screwvala: UTV Group CEO (46)

Commonwealth

•Tony Blair: Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (55)

•Gordon Brown: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (58)

•Boris Johnson: Mayor of London (44)

•Kevin Rudd: Prime Minister of Australia (51)

EU

•Angela Merkel: Chancellor of Germany (54)

Jews, Israel Lobby

•Benjamin Netanyahu: Prime Minister–designate of Israel (59)

•George Mitchell: US envoy to the Middle East (75)

•Tzipi Livni: Israeli Foreign Minister (50)

Environment, Pollution

•Steven Chu: U.S. Secretary of Energy (61)

•Connie Hedegaard: Danish energy czar (48)

Researchers: More Academia

•Yochiro Nambu: University of Chicago professor (88)

•Nicholas Christakis: Social scientist (47)

Medical Doctors

•Dr. Alain Carpentier: Heart surgeon (75)

•Peter Pronovost: Johns Hopkins physician (44)

•Eric Chivian (professor of psychiatry at Harvard) and Richard Cizik (Evangelical)

•Doris A. Taylor: Medical researcher

•Stephan Schuster and Webb Miller: Gene genies

•Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki: 23andMe co-founders

•Douglas Melton: Harvard Stem Cell Institute co-director (55)

•Craig Venter: Geneticist (62)

South Asia

•Sonia Gandhi: Indian National Congress Party president (62)

•Asif Ali Zardari: President of Pakistan (53)

•Ashfaq Pervez Kayani: Pakistan army chief of staff (56)

Africa

•Morgan Tsvangirai: Prime Minister of Zimbabwe (57)

•Robert Mugabe: President of Zimbabwe (85)

•Paul Kagame: President of Rwanda (51)

Enemy?

•Vladimir Putin: Prime Minister of Russia (56)

•Hu Jintao: President of China (66)

•Ma Ying-jeou: President of Taiwan (58)

•Evo Morales: President of Bolivia (49)

Incumbent?

•Jacob Zuma: African National Congress president (66)

•Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysian politician (61)

Technology & Web Entrepreneurs

•Jessica Flannery: Kiva co-founder (32)

•Nate Silver: FiveThirtyEight.com (31)

•The Twitter Guys, Jack Dorsey and Biz Stone

•Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook founder (24)

•Jay Adelson: Digg CEO (38)

•moot: 4chan.org founder

Entertainment Industry

•Michael Rapino: Live Nation CEO (43)

•Ryan Schreiber: Pitchfork Media founder (33)

Cool Guys

•Dov Charney: American Apparel founder (40)

•Richard Kelly: Xcel Energy CEO (63)

Inner Villain Exposure Enablers

•Jeff Han: Perceptive Pixel founder (33)

•Will Wright: Game designer (49)

•Dan Houser: Rockstar Games co-founder (34)

•Shigeru Miyamoto: Video-game designer (56)

Volunteering, NGO, Donations

•Larry Brilliant: Google good guy (64)

•Nancy Brinker: Susan G. Komen founder (62)

•Mary Lou Jepsen: Pixel Qi founder (44)

Example Bureaucrats

•Tom Dart: Cook County, Ill., sheriff (46)

•Cory Booker: Mayor of Newark, N.J. (39)

•Michael Bloomberg: Mayor of New York City (67)

Newsmakers

•The Pregnant Man: Thomas Beatie (35)

•Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III: Pilot (58

Top 20 Richest Ladies on Earth

Source: World's Richest Women – Forbes.com




1. Christy Walton & family

$20 billion

Wal-Mart. Jackson, Wyo. 54.

Widowed, 2 child



The widow of Wal-Mart scion John Walton, who died in plane crash in 2005



2. Alice Walton

$19.5 billion

Wal-Mart. Fort Worth, Texas. 59.

Divorced



Father Sam and Uncle James started general-store chain in Bentonville, Ark., in 1962



3. Liliane Bettencourt

$15 billion

L’Oreal. Paris. 86.

Widowed, one child.



Daughter of L’Oreal founder Eugene Schueller



4. Susanne Klatten

$12 billion

BMW, drugs. Germany. 46.

Married, three children



Klatten inherited her stake in BMW from her late father, Herbert Quandt. Recently increased her stake in pharmaceutical and chemical manufacturer Altana to 88%; trained economist sits on Altana’s board of supervisors.



5. Birgit Rausing

Packaging. Switzerland. 85.

Widowed, three children

$11 billion



Inherited packaging giant Tetra Laval in 2000 after the death of her husband, Gad Rausing. Father-in-law founded the company in 1944



6. Jacqueline Mars

$9.5 billion

Candy, pet food. Bedminster, N.J. 69.

Divorced, three children



Chocolate maker Mars completed purchase of gum giant Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. last October for $23 billion. Merger created world’s largest confectionery company. Also owns pet food operation (Whiskas, Pedigree), Uncle Ben’s Rice.



7. Anne Cox Chambers

$9 billion

Cox Enterprises. Atlanta. 90.

Divorced, three children.



Surviving daughter of Cox Enterprises founder James M. Cox (d. 1957); sister Barbara Cox Anthony passed away in 2007.



8. Abigail Johnson

$8.5 billion

Fidelity Investments. Boston. 47.

Married, two children



Harvard MBA moving up the ranks in family’s Fidelity Investments. This June “Abby” took charge of the company’s board governing the investment company’s fixed-income and asset-allocation funds.



9. Savitri Jindal

$6 billion

Steel. India. 58.

Widowed, nine children



Late husband died in a helicopter crash in 2005. Today she serves as the non-executive chairperson of steel and power conglomerate O.P. Jindal group.



10. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken

$5.5 billion

Heineken. London. 54.

Married, five children



Inherited 25% stake in Dutch brewer Heineken seven years ago from her late father, Freddy Heineken. Company is one of the world’s great brewers, with more than 170 premium brands in more than 65 countries.



11. Pauline MacMillan Keinath

$5.5 billion

Cargill. St. Louis. 75.

Married, four children.



Family’s massive commodities outfit, Cargill, controls food from stable to table: manufactures animal feed, meat, crops.



12. Marion MacMillan Pictet

$5.5 billion

Cargill. Bermuda. 77.

Divorced, one child.



13. Antonia Johnson

$5 billion

Trading. Stockholm. 66.

Married, four children



Since 1982 has headed Axel Johnson Group, a diversified trading company founded by her great-grandfather in 1873.



14. Johanna Quant

$5 billion

BMW. Germany. 82.

Widowed, two children



Former secretary and third wife of the late Herbert Quandt, the German executive who rescued automaker BMW from bankruptcy.



15. Yang Huiyan

$4.8 billion

Real estate. China. 27.

Married



China’s richest woman graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in marketing and logistics. Joined family property developer, Country Garden, in 2005 as the manager of the procurement department.



16. Dorothea Steinbruch

$4.8 billion

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional. Brazil.

Widowed, three children



With children, controls one of Brazil’s largest steelmakers.



17. Blair Parry-Okeden

$4.5 billion

Cox Enterprises. Australia. 58.

Married, two children.



Granddaughter of James M. Cox (d. 1957) inherited 25% stake in company after mother, Barbara Anthony Cox, died in 2007



18. Shari Arison

$3.2 billion

Carnival Cruise lines, banking. Tel Aviv. 51.

Married, four children.



Inherited two of the country’s largest companies for her father: $75 billion (assets) Bank Hapoalim and infrastructure behemoth Housing & Construction. Also owns large chunk of cruise operator Carnival



19. Heidi Horten

$3 billion

Department stores. Vienna. 68.

Widowed



Apparently met Helmut Horten, founder of eponymous German department store chain, in a hotel bar in 1959 when she was 19 years old.



20. Rosalia Mera

$2.9 billion

Inditex. La Coruna, Spain. 64.

Divorced, two children.



Self-made billionaire helped then-husband Amancio Ortega make dressing gowns and lingerie in their home. Home business became Inditex, one of world’s most successful apparel manufacturers.

9 th World Soundtrack Awards 2009

The World Soundtrack Academy announced tonight the winners of the World Soundtrack Awards 2009, the closing event of the 36th Ghent International Film Festival. The 9th edition of the World Soundtrack Awards was once again a highlight for film music professionals and fans. Two time Oscar nominee, Alexandre Desplat, was chosen as Film Composer of the Year 2009 and also took home the award for Best Original Film Score of the Year (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). Double Oscar winner, A.R. Rahman, won Best Original Song Written for Film for Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire). Nico Muhly was the World Soundtrack Academy’s new discovery of the year with the score for The Reader and three time Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.



FILM COMPOSER OF THE YEAR

ALEXANDRE DESPLAT (THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, COCO AVANT CHANEL, LARGO WINCH, CHÉRI)

BEST ORIGINAL FILM SCORE OF THE YEAR
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON by Alexandre Desplat




BEST ORIGINAL SONG WRITTEN FOR FILM
“JAI HO” from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Music by: A.R. Rahman

Lyrics by Gulzar and Tanvi Shah

Performed by A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaksmi Iyver, Vijay Prakash

Published by KM Musiq ltd

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR
NICO MUHLY “THE READER

    

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

MARVIN HAMLISCH

PUBLIC CHOICE AWARD

TWILIGHT” CARTER BURWELL

  

SABAM AWARD FOR BEST YOUNG EUROPEAN COMPOSER

CHRISTOPHER SLASKI

Megana Fox In jenifers Body Set

Megana Fox In Jenifer's Body Shoot

Tirisha In Bar stills

நம்ம சாமிய கரெக்ட் பண்ணின மாமி இவங்க .ஒரு காலத்ல ரொம்ப பாமௌஸ் ஆ
இருந்தாங்க ..நாபகம் வருதா .கல்யாணம் தன கட்டிக்கிட்டு ஓடிப்போகலாமா..
நம்ம திரிசா தான்.

 ஏனோ தெரியல இப்ப அந்த பொண்ணு நடிக்கிற படமெல்லாம் ஓடுதில்ல ,அட பெட்ரோல் ஒத்தி ஓட வெக்கலாமே எண்டெல்லாம் யோசிக்காதிங்க.
ஒரு
 காலத்துல நானும் மாமி மேல ஒரு கண்ணு வச்சிருந்தேன் .நிறிய போடோ எல்லாம் வச்சிருந்தேன்.ஆணோ அந்த பாலாய் போன பாத்ரூம் சீன் வந்ததிலிருந்து அவ மேல ஒரு வெறுப்பு.
இன்னொரு விஷயம் தெரியுமா நான் ஒ/லாகூர் காலத்துல ஷியான்,பாமிலி எண்டு ரெண்டு நண்பர்களுடன் தங்கி இருந்தேன் .ஒரு நாள் அவங்க திரிஷாவ முர்டேர் பண்ணிட்டங்கன்னு சொல்லி என் மனச உப்செட் ஆக்கிட்டாங்க,அவ உயிருடன் இருக்கன்னு தேரிங்கபுறம் தன நிம்மதியாய் இருந்தேன்.

ஆனா
 இப்ப அந்த பொண்ணு என்ன செங்கிருக்கு தெரியுமா ,அட தண்ணி அடிக்குது .
அவங்க அம்மாவும் ஒரு தண்ணி பார்ட்டியாம்.

திரிஷா

 நம்ம மாமி தண்ணி அடிக்குறத சிலர் போட்டோ எடுத்திருக்காங்க பாருங்க

திரிஷா

அட இதெல்லாம் சகஜமப்பா ..........