Ilaya Nila
| "Ilaya Nila" | |||||||
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| Film Song by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam from the album Payanangal Mudivathillai | |||||||
| Released | February 26, 1982 | ||||||
| Recorded | 1982 | ||||||
| Length | 04:40 | ||||||
| Writer | Vairamuthu | ||||||
| Composer | Ilaiyaraja | ||||||
| Language | Tamil | ||||||
| Producer | Kovai Thambi | ||||||
| Payanangal Mudivathillai track listing | |||||||
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Ilaya Nila (Young Moon) is a song composed by Ilaiyaraja[1] as a part of the soundtrack for the 1982 Tamil film Payanangal Mudivathillai. The lyrics are written by Vairamuthu. This song was picturised on Mohan and Poornima Jayaram in the film and is sung by the playback singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam.
Style of composition
The pattern of the song contains intense use of acoustic guitar. Other than guitar, flute is also used in its interlude. The highlight of the guitar pieces are in the interludes and at the end which is accompanied with Ilaiyaraja style of Bass Guitar pattern.
Trivia
- The song was originally composed for the film Moodu Pani (1981) but Balu Mahendra rejected it and chose "Yen Iniya Pon Nilave" instead.[2]
- S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, in an interview, stated that it took 23 takes to make the recording OK by Ilaiyaraja, because the Guitarist was not getting it right with the pattern each time and they had to record it all the time from beginning.
- Composer Kalyanji Anandji reused the tune of Ilaya Nila in the 1983 Bollywood film Kalakaar as Neele Neele Ambar Par, sung by Kishore Kumar.[3][4]
- The style of music is Flamenco - A form of Spanish folk music and dance
References
- ↑ "Songs from "Payanangal Mudivathillai", raaga.com".
- ↑ Vincent, Rohan Ashley (25 August 2012). "Magic in the Air". The Times of India.
- ↑ "The Top 10 songs of S P Balasubrahmanyam". Rediff. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ http://www.bollywoodlife.com/south-gossip/sp-balasubrahmanyam-birthday-special-
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