Every eight years, music composers have to revamp themselves, musician and actor G.V. Prakash Kumar said here on Wednesday.
In a discussion moderated by S. Poorvaja, assistant editor with The Hindu, Mr. Kumar spoke at length on a host of issues, including the transformation his music has undergone to the emergence of AI. “Over the last two decades a lot of changes have happened [in my music and musical journey]. Based on what people want, it changes. But the base of that musicality is from what I learnt from my teachers. Every eight years I think the composer has to revive himself,” he said.
Like for instance, one can see how Ilayaraaja’s music was in Annakili to how it changed in Tik Tik Tik; similarly, one can witness the transformation of A.R Rahman’s music from the times of Roja to Yuva or Kannathil Muthamittal, he added.
“When I started [working] on Veyil, I was a different [person] and after Madarasapattinam and Aayirathil Oruvan, there was another GV. I feel, to compete and to stay, you should not follow a set of rules; break rules and revamp yourself,” he said. Talking about composing for films like Kakka Muttai or Visaranai, he said, these have ended up bringing out some of the best of his works. “In Kakka Muttai, I could do something completely international. These kinds of films inspire me to go the extra mile, bring in newer versions of my music,” he added.
