The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You have five songs and different promotions based on those. But when I do Western films, the… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Certain things are done intentionally opposite - like there's no sound at the end or synthesizers or all that stuff. Anything that drowns the movie, no. Anything that makes you sit up and watch it, yes. So, some are expecting… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I went to London to do the stuff. I was like "What am I going to do? What's going to happen?" But then once… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I played a couple of ideas and then had this unusual texture underneath which was like this little granulated kind of pipe organ almost… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
Each one of us has our own evolution of life, and each one of us goes through different tests which are unique and challenging.… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that whether it's Indian or it's… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
The more dollars the studio producers put in, the less freedom we have. If the budget hits $100m, they get scared - they'll take… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
It's a very simple process. He [Danny Boyl] comes in the tube (subway) and then he sits with me for 3 hours every evening… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I feel blessed and humbled that people have loved my music. Nothing would be possible without their acceptance. — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share
