A.R.Rahman to be nominated again for Oscar this year.
The Mozart of Madras composed the track Na Na.. for the Hollywood film called Couples Retreat has been included in the nomination list for the 
Oscars this year for the `Best Original Soundtrack' category A.R.Rahman has tried six different musical influences in the song.If everything goes well, then Mozart of Madras might just create history again. A R Rahman's track Na na from his first Hollywood project Couples Retreat has been included to compete in the official list of nominees for the Academy awards along with 63 other entries for the title of `Best Original Soundtrack' this year. The final list of nominees will be out during the first week of February.
A.R.Rahman broke this news to the media during a press meet on Monday morning organised by music company Saregama to mark the audio launch of Couples Retreat. What makes this 
nomination even more special is that the music maestro's son Ameen has also sung for the track.
A.R.Rahman mentioned that he has tried out six different musical influences are, a Tamil song, a Hindi classical number, a Spanish song, a classic piano track, African beats and even a Sanskrit sloka. Usually the pressure of getting a prestigious award can get to you and even affect your work, but mastro had signed Couples Retreat even before winning the Oscar.
One of the main reasons he accepted it is because the film belongs to a genre he likes which is comedy. Rahman has also penned the lyrics for the Tamil song Kurukuru Kan in this movie.
Speaking about this he said, It's not the first time he's writing lyrics. 
In this particular case, he really didn't have a choice, because it was suddenly decided that the movie would also include a Tamil number and sitting in LA it was impossible for him to find a lyricist so soon, that's why he decided to give it a shot.
AR Rahman's son Alim following his dad's foot steps.
Music maestro AR Rahman, who is one of the most celebrated personalities in the music world, has reason to be proud not just professionally, but also personally as well. His six-and-a-half-year-old son, Alim, aspires to become a playback singer.
The kid seems to be musically inclined, just like his Oscar-winning father and he is wasting no time to reach his goal. Last week, Alim sang a song for the Hollywood film, Couples Retreat, for which AR Rahman has composed the music.
AR Rahman’s family and people in his office have still not got over the fact that Rahman’s little son has sung the song. They are very excited and happy and can’t stop talking about it. His mom and dad are very proud of him.
Couples Retreat is a romantic comedy directed by Peter Billingsley and stars Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell and Jason Bateman in lead roles. In keeping with the lighthearted theme of the film, Rahman has composed a soothing and light score. The film is expected to release by the end of 2009.
