True definition of music....

According to me, true music needs no lyrics... And composing good music is not an easy task.. It's a gift from the divine! Illayaraja's music is the true meaning of soul-stirring music.. Only through his music did I realize that one could hear feelings!!! Spellbound!!! I grew up listening to his music.. and to this day, I remember those mind blowing, melodious background scores he had composed... What a great contribution to the world of music by the Great Maestro,  who is well known for using instruments rather than electronics. His music has a classical touch..Truly soulful, eternal music! His background music (BGM) has no comparison.Those days we did not have this kind of communication explosion, otherwise he would have gone places. The world needs to know about him. Hats off to the great Maestro !


Today, thanks to the internet world, his fans across the globe share his great music works on the web..
Here are some samples of his great work that I found on YouTube.... Listen and enjoy!


1) Heart warming and eternal soundtrack from the album How to Name it by the Maestro of Indian Music Ilayaraja, that earned him the "Maestro" title. It's a fusion of Indian and Western classical music, dedicated to the Carnatic master Thyagaraja and to J. S. Bach.:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UcfRzCdmMs

2) To me this one is one of the best!!! A master piece that speaks the heart! Again, from the album How to Name. It's a fusion of Indian and Western classical music, dedicated to the carnatic master Thyagaraja and to J. S. Bach.
Music Composer: Ilaiyaraaja ; Violinist: VS Narasimhan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz-MTrlIG_8&feature=related

3) Movie: "Raja Paarvai" -- best violin BackGround Music:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E9vvKHP21I

4) Here is a fusion of his Backgroundscores from various Tamil movies.. Left me truly spell bound!!! After more than 20 yrs, I still remember some of the movies just because of his background scores...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYlJbRmaUTo

5) Best background music (BGM) from movie "Varusham 16"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvIbdUqrBiQ&feature=related

6) BGM from movie "Nayagan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1v0XwZ_2UY&feature=fvw

7) BGM from movie "Mouna Ragam"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSWTgRMHP4Q&feature=related