Ilayaraja records with London-based orchestra for Tamil film

[caption id=“attachment_261678” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=" Ilayaraja in London to record the tracks of a new Tamil movie titled “Nee Thane En Ponvasantham”. Firstpost"] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261685” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Ilayaraja, who writes the score sheets of his music himself, recorded with a London based orchestra. Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261686” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Gautham Vasudev Menon, the director of Nee Thane En Ponvasantham with Ilayaraja. Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261690” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Adept in both Indian and western classical music, Ilayaraja is one of the few music directors in India who conducts the orchestra himself. Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261692” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Ilayaraja’s compositions are often striking for their elaborate symphonic music and string arrangements. Firstpost”] [/caption] [caption id=“attachment_261695” align=“alignleft” width=“940” caption=“Since India doesn’t have full-sized western orchestra groups capable of playing their grand orchestral work, composers such as him and AR Rahman record their select works in Europe. Firstpost”] [/caption]

Ilayaraja records with London-based orchestra for Tamil film

Adept in both Indian and western classical music, Iayaraja is one of the few music directors in India who conducts the orchestra himself. He was in London recently to record for a Tamil film “Nee Thane En Ponvasantham” by noted director Gautam Vasudeva Menon.

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