A.R.Rahman meets Vangelis
Source : http://www.arrahman.com
I was visiting the late L Vaidyanathan, composer brother of L Subramaniam in 1987 when he first played me the music of Vangelis and explained to me his ability to bring soul into synthesizers.
My memories of listening to his music on headphones on the way from Bangalore to Chennai after finishing arranging work for music composer Vijay Anand while travelling in third class due to delayed bookings are still fresh.
Vangelis' music used to transport me to another planet, releasing me from those inevitable noises in a train.
It was such a surprise when one of my friends took me to Vangelis' house last week in Greece. He is very philosophical and a great lover of art and science. He still plays the keyboard with a child-like interest.
I asked him if he is interested in doing an Indian project with talent in India. His response was, 'Why not?'
Here is the picture of him and I!
- AR, Aug 2009
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