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is no dearth of talent in a country as vast as India with
diverse cultures and rich musical heritage. And there
is no doubt our regional film music is being produced
by some of the best talent available in India. But hey!
Can we make a judgment on Indian musical talent taking
only our regional film music and Indipop into consideration?
The answer is NO.
The Indian film music industry consists of geniuses like
Ilayaraaja, Rahman, Burmans etc on one hand and numerous
other so-called 'music directors' on the other hand who
churn out junk music from their cheap studios catering
to the low budget movies. The latter are mostly copycats
who 'cut-and-paste' popular and international contemporary
music to their computer music software and mix their awkward
music bits into them!
What's not known to much of the film music audience is
that there is a lot more of musical talent in India which
is NOT into commercial and Indian film music but into
rock, rock 'n' roll, metal et al. There are at least 40-50
such music bands or even more in India with hundreds of
talented musicians dedicated to their own genre of music.
These are mostly the younger generation musicians catering
only to select audience. What needs to be lauded is their
spirit of commitment to their own genre of music despite
insufficient audience in India and lack of funds for promotion
of their music. It is a pity many such musicians eventually
fade out into the dark realizing they cannot make a living
out of their brand of music in India.
I
have always wondered why such bands never bothered to
sing in our regional languages. I have even argued in
a popular forum about this. Well, there might be genuine
reasons for singing in English and not singing in a
regional language. But the fact remains that many genres
of music produced by Indian music bands and budding
artists never reach the masses.
Does anyone see a point here?
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