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Great Minds think alike

• Last Night i was watching one of  my favorite movies  “The sixth sense” directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

• All of a sudden,i happened to hear a sound track in the movie which reminds me of a title track in some Tamil movie.

• I have been thinking about this all night long and Off course i got the clue.

• You should have a look at the following video from the Tamil movie “Marupadiyum”(which means “Again” and That’s why the post title).Follow the soundtrack in the video embedded.(First 30 seconds)

Originally uploaded by yowan1977 in Youtube.Thanks to him…

• and here is the sample bit of “Malcolm is dead” soundtrack from the movie “The Sixth Sense”…

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• Don’t you feel any similarity between the above two soundtracks?A great Coincidence.Right?

• Please be clear about one point.My intention is to give viewers a rare similitude like the above one.I am not trying to say that the “Malcolm is dead” sound track is inspired.This may be(or should be) a pure coincidence…Great Minds Think Alike…

• Info about the soundtracks

Marupadiyum sound track Release Year : 1993Composer : Ilaiyaraaja

The Sixth sense Sound track Release Year : 1999

Composer : James Newton Howard

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• What is the connection between “Celestial Soda Pop” soundtrack from “Deep Breakfast” and “Mella Mella” song from Vaazhkai…?

• Celestial Soda Pop sounds somewhat similar to the song “Mella Mella”… Decide Yourself…

Celestial Soda Pop – Ray Lynch

Mella Mella – Ilayaraja

• A great Coincidence

• Deep Breakfast – Ray Lynch’s album was released on December 12 1984.(as per the Internet data)

• Vaazhkai – Ilaiyaraaja’s film album was released in 1984.

• The “Mella Mella” tune was already used as a background soundtrack in 1983 film “Pallavi Anu Pallavi” by Ilayaraja himself…

• I’ve listened to the soundtrack “Niniavo Oru Paravai” composed by Ilaiyaraaja for the movie “Sigappu Rojakkal” umpteen times.

• But just today I noticed that there is a tinge of Titanic theme in this number.

• This may be an illusion. But as a layman(Knows nothing about music notes and all), the similarity is somewhat interesting and new to me.

• Listen to the second interlude from “Ninaivo Oru Paravai” here.(at 00:20 – 00:29)

• You can hear the original “Titanic Theme” composed by James Horner somewhere in the Internet.

• Another soundtrack that comes to my mind with a feel of Titanic Theme is “Oh Unnale” composed by Ilayaraja for the movie “En Arugil Nee Irundhaal”(the prelude flute music)

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• Release Years

Sigappu Rojakkal              – 1978
En Arugil Nee Irundhaal    – 1991
Titanic                          – 1997

The similarity lasts only for a few seconds (at least for me).Do you feel the same way as me? Comment on this post if possible and please tell me your opinions.

• I’m just listening to “Hathiri adoo maadhiri” from the movie “Surya IPS” by Ilaiyaraaja.

• I have noticed that the prelude in the song reminds me of the humming in “Kaadhalikkum pennin kaigal” from the movie Kaadhalan by AR Rahman.

• Note: I don’t know about Raga, major scale or minor scale. I’m just a layman. Experts should say whether it is a coincidence or inspired thing or just an illusion.

• For your information, Surya IPS released in 1991 and Kaadhalan released in 1994.

• Listen “Hathiri Adoo Maadhiri” Song here (at 00:12 – 00:27)

• Listen “Kaadhalikkum Pennin” Song here

• The similarity lasts only for a few seconds.The point here is not about inspired or not.I just want to express the similarity i felt between these two songs.Please Comment on it if possible.

• It is possible for a song or tune to have so many versions (may be in same language or in different languages).

• One such master piece which has multiple versions (all of them are great) is our Maestro Ilaiyaraaja’s tune.

• First Version got released in the year 1982 for the Malayalam movie “Olangal” directed by the legendary director Balu Mahendra. Music by Ilaiyaraaja.The song is “Thumbi Vaa”.

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• Second Version came out the same year for the Telugu Movie “Nireekshana” directed by Balu Mahendra. Music by Ilaiyaraaja and the song is “Aakasham enatidho”.

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• Third Version came out one year later (1983) for the Tamil movie “Auto Raja” which has actor Vijayakanth in the lead role.

• Actually the movie “Auto Raja” has music composed by none other than Shankar Ganesh. The producer of the movie was impressed by the song “Thumbi Vaa” from Olangal.So he requested our Maestro Ilaiyaraaja to compose the same tune in Tamil and the final product is “ Sangathil Paadatha Kavidhai”

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• And here comes the fourth version “Neer Veezhchi thee mootudhae” from the movie “Kanne Kalaimaane” which got released in the year 1988.Music by Ilaiyaraaja.

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• And here is the final version “Monday Tho” from the movie “Aur Ek Prem Kahani” released in 1995.The movie is a remake of Kannada movie “Kokila” directed by Balu Mahendra. Music by Ilaiyaraaja …

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• What about the Instrumental versions? You may ask… There are two available as far as I know.

• First one from Ilaiyaraaja sir’s Jaya TV concert “Andrum Indrum Endrum”.

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• Second one from Ilaiyaraaja’s “music Journey -Live in Italy 2005” concert.

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• Note : The tune came as a background track in the movie “Moondram Pirai” directed by Balu Mahendra with Raaja sir’s Humming.I think this must be Balu Mahendra Sir’s favourite tune.He has used it in four of his movies so far.
• See Sujatha and Swetha Mohan singing “Thumbi Vaa” from Olangal here and note Balu Mahendra sir’s reaction in the video.

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• Download Lyrics for the songs “Sangathil Paadatha Kavithai” and “Neer Veezhchi Thee Mootudhae” here(available as JPG)…

• Sangathil Paadatha Kavithai

• Neer Veezhchi

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• Update : As you guys all know,Thumbi Vaa tune is back to the track.Yes Balki made it.Thanks to him.So,Here comes the final version “Gumsum Gum” from Paa..

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