Clinical View of A Hindi Cinema Song !

Hi,

Have you ever noticed that in a Hindi Cinema song there is a definite pattern in which a song is framed? If you haven't, then let me tell you that in majority of the songs, there is a fixed pattern!
A Hindi cinema song generally consists of a prelude, the mukhda, the interlude, and the antaras! A song starts with the prelude music which is followed by the mukhda, which is further followed by the interlude music which acts as a bridge between two or three set of antaras. The mukhda comes after the prelude music and subsequently appears after every set of antara! Mukhda is a hindi word and the most liberal translation of it in English means face, and the word antara can be translated to heart/soul! You can very well understand that the mukhda of a Hindi Cinema Song is the face of the song, which in turn means that the mukhda tells you in short, what the song is all about! The antaras are the heart or the soul of the song, which is nothing but a detailed explanation of the contents of the mukhda!
The prelude music sets up the tone for a song and generally by hearing the prelude music of a Hindi Cinema song, you can identify whether you are going to hear a happy, sad, romantic, patriotic, sentimental or a philosophical song! In short the magic of a Hindi Cinema song starts right with the prelude music.
The interlude music connects mukhda with antaras and acts as a bridge between the antaras. The interlude music is the thread that binds the song together. It's function is to combine the different parts of the songs and make it one ! This means, the interlude music is the one that prevents a song from being disjointed!
Now when we know what are the basic components of a song, you might be eager to know what are the roles of a music director and a lyricist in a Hindi Cinema song! Actually the making of a song involves three parts - music compostion, music arrangement, lyrics! Philosophically speaking, the music composition gives body to a song, the music arrangement gives flair or dignity to a song, and last but not the least, the lyrics gives the character to a song. Take away any of the component mentioned above, and the song becomes incomplete!
Which is more important - the music or the lyrics - is probably one of the toughest question in this world? According to me, both of them are equally important, and I dont want to waste any further time to evaluate the superiority of either of the two!

गीत तेरे साज़ का
तेरी ही आवाज़ हूँ
तू भी मेरा साथी बन जा
मैं तेरी हमराज़ हूँ !

Bye for now!
आपकी अपनी आवाज़
Vishal

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