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A musical touch to the Games
Violin maestro L. Subramanium with wife, Kavita Krishnamurthy, and daughter, Seetaa Subramanium, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Just about the same time that the city will warm up to the bright light of the Olympic flame this Thursday, the air will reverberate with the sound of violin accompanied by the melodious voices of 100 school children singing the Olympic Torch theme song led by Kavita Krishnamurthy and daughter Seetaa.
The theme song will begin simultaneously with the flame being installed at the National Stadium in New Delhi. According to the music duo, it took them less than 10 days to compose and bring to life the piece that promises to be as spectacular as the event itself.
Speaking at the press briefing on Tuesday, world renowned composer L. Subramanium, sitting with wife Kavita Krishnamurthy and daughter, said: "While creating the melody I had to keep in mind the fact that we were composing a tune that would be played in an open-air stadium. Also, I wanted to capture the essence and the grandeur of the games."
According to the composer, the theme song will have all the pomp and show associated with the games and the composition will begin with the powerful sound of horn. And the composer promises that even after the event whenever anybody hears the music they would immediately picture a grand stadium with the games all set to begin. "The song is a multi-layered symphony which will keep the energy flowing and a chorus of voices will add to the euphoria. The `alaaps' will come towards the end of the seven-and-a-half minutes show,'' said Subramanium.
"What we have in mind is to put up the show and create an ambience that will make every Indian proud of who they are and will also summarise the spirit of India and our joy at having the Olympic Torch in our nation," he said.
Reiterating his by-now famous lines - "Music, I have always maintained, is like a vast ocean and no one can claim to know it all. The more you know, the more you realise how little you know. It is an eternal quest", Subramanium added that being given an opportunity to compose for the Olympic Torch was a special honour.
Speaking about this joint venture for which Gulzar has written the lyrics, he explained: "I was told about the project though I did not really get the time to sit down and plan out things. I am proud to be working on the project with Gulzar and Kavita. And also my daughter will be singing with the group and both my sons too will be doing their bit. It is clearly a family effort."
By Bindu Shajan Perappadan
Photo: Anu Pushkarna
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