Violin based PolyCaRe arrangements in 199x – background scores

We will continue the journey on PolyCaRe arrangements of Raja, with his compositions based on violins as the background melody instrument. In this post, we will particularly focus on his background score compositions in the 199x. As we made it very clear in the definition, the PolyCaRe arrangement not only requires a background violin melody, it also requires at least two call and response melodies in the foreground played according to our rules of CaRe arrangements.

Let’s begin with the background score   from Aranmanai Kili  (Tamil 1993). This segment, has violins  as its background instrument. Here is how the segment is structured:

BGM Film	Year	Background instrument	CaRe - Instrument1	CaRe - Instrument2
Aranmanai Kili	1993	Violins	Violins	Synthesizer

1. The first second is only the background violins which will play for the duration of the clip when the CaRe parts join later
2. Between 2 and 16 seconds, there are three CaRe parts where the foreground violins play a melody for which the synthesizer responds. The background violins continue to play as this happens

The foreground melodies can stand on their own feet as simple CaRe arrangement. The background violin melody makes them polyphonic and hence PolyCaRe. There are 6 foreground melodies playing on top of the constant background violin melody in these 15 seconds.

Let’s hear the PolyCaRe  arrangement in the BGM of the film Aranmanai Kili …

Let’s continue the journey  with the background score   from Marupadiyum  (Tamil 1993). This segment, has violins as its background instrument. Here is how the segment is structured:

BGM Film	Year	Background instrument	CaRe - Instrument1	CaRe - Instrument2
Marupadiyum	1993	Violins	Piano	Guitar

1. The 20 second clip has everything playing simultaneously and gives you no prep time for the background instrument
2. It is easy to recognize the violins that play a repeated tune in the background throughout the 20 seconds
3. The piano plays 6 different CaRe parts for which the guitar responds. You need to play the clip slowly to decipher the CaRe arrangement

The foreground melodies can stand on their own feet as simple CaRe arrangement. The background violin melody makes them polyphonic and hence PolyCaRe. There are 12 foreground melodies playing on top of the constant background violin melody in these 20 seconds.

Let’s hear the PolyCaRe  arrangement in the BGM of the film Marupadiyum …

Let’s conclude the 90s BGM journey  with the background score   from Singaravelan  (Tamil 1991). This segment, has violins as its background instrument. Here is how the segment is structured:

BGM Film	Year	Background instrument	CaRe - Instrument1	CaRe - Instrument2
Singaravelan	1991	Violins	Synth	Synthesizer

1. The clip is 21 seconds long and the PolyCaRe parts end at 15 seconds. The last 6 seconds is a harmony play
2. The background violins is easy to recognize. One of the synthesizers that play a slow melody starts off in the first 3 seconds or so and there is a fast distinctive synthesizer tone that responds to the call of the slow synthesizer melody
3. There are 2 CaRe parts between 1 and 15 seconds where the two synthesizers take cart while the background violins continue

The foreground melodies can stand on their own feet as simple CaRe arrangement. The background violin melody makes them polyphonic and hence PolyCaRe. There are 5 foreground melodies playing on top of the constant background violin melody in these 15 seconds.

Let’s hear the PolyCaRe  arrangement in the BGM of the film Singaravelan …