Our congratulations go out to Mr. Rahman, longtime Spectrasonics user, for his two major Oscar wins in the ‘Best Score’ and ‘Best Song’ categories. Mr. Rahman made creative use of Stylus RMX in the excellent score and soundtrack for “Slumdog Millionaire” – the independent smash hit that swept the Oscars, including ‘Best Picture’.
In the May 2009 issue of Time magazine Mr. Rahman was also honored as one of the world’s ‘Top 100 Most Influential People.’ And he is one of the biggest selling musical artists of all time, having sold over 200 million records.
A.R. Rahman told us, “Stylus RMX is very impressive …it helps me to sketch a song in seconds and it sounds great.”
“Most of my library of grooves that I have made are in Stylus RMX now. I start composing a song by listening to these and getting ideas. Then I build up a rhythm part. When I have that groove, I bring in live players to record along with RMX. Then some of the live player tracks I process to blend more with the Stylus RMX sounds. Some of the live players are mixed just as they are. This is how I produced songs for the movie Slumdog Millionaire.”
On the importance of Spectrasonics music software in India, Rahman notes, “Eric Persing is a very important person in music, his name is not as well known as it should be. Many of the musicians in India use Spectrasonics music software, I have a music company and school (www.kmmc.in) in India where I hope to have students learn the software.”
Spectrasonics looks forward to many other musical projects from Mr. Rahman!
FAQ
Q: What Spectrasonics product did A.R. Rahman use for Slumdog Millionaire?
A: A.R. Rahman used Stylus RMX, a rhythm-based virtual instrument from Spectrasonics, to create the award-winning soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire.
Q: How many Oscars did A.R. Rahman win for Slumdog Millionaire?
A: A.R. Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire – one for Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song.
Q: How does A.R. Rahman incorporate Stylus RMX in his workflow?
A: Rahman starts by using Stylus RMX to sketch songs and build rhythm parts, then brings in live players to record alongside the software, sometimes processing the live recordings to blend with the Stylus RMX sounds.
Q: What is A.R. Rahman’s music school website?
A: A.R. Rahman’s music school website is www.kmmc.in, where he hopes to have students learn Spectrasonics software.
