Violin based PolyCaRe arrangements in 201x – 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 201x. 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 Sri Rama Rajyam  (Telugu 2011). This segment, has violins as its background instrument. Here is how the segment is structured:

BGM Film	Year	Background instrument	CaRe - Instrument1	CaRe - Instrument2
Sri Rama Rajyam	2011	Violins	Clarinet	Flute

1. The violins play on the background and the heavy bass does suppress it a bit throughout the clip
2. There are 4 CaRe arrangements between the clarinet and the flute in the 14 seconds of this clip with the violin and the bass filling the background

The foreground melodies can stand on their own feet as simple CaRe arrangement. The background violin/bass  melody makes them polyphonic and hence PolyCaRe. There are 8 foreground melodies playing on top of the constant background violin melody in these 14 seconds.

Let’s hear the PolyCaRe  arrangement in the BGM of the film Sri Rama Rajyam …

Let’s continue the journey with  the background score  from Nandalaala  (Tamil 2010). This segment, has violins as its background instrument. Here is how the segment is structured:

BGM Film	Year	Background instrument	CaRe - Instrument1	CaRe - Instrument2
Nandalaala	2011	Violins	Oboe	Piano

1. The first 8 seconds has only the violin melody that serves as the background melody for the entire clip.
2. The oboe joins the arrangement as a foreground instrument while the violins continue. Though the clip is 49 seconds long, there are only three CaRe arrangements between the Oboe and the flute in this length of time. Very relaxed playing of the foreground CaRe parts

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 49 seconds.

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