AR Rahman Uses AI To Bring Dead Singers Voice Alive
For most individuals, using 'Artificial Intelligence' simply means automating tasks and reducing both the creative burden and production time. However, AI must be employed properly, as great composer AR rahman demonstrates.
AR rahman is the composer for the forthcoming film 'Lal Salaam', which stars Superstar Rajnikanth in a guest role and is directed by his daughter Aishwarya. The Mozart of madras has used AI technology to bring back the voices of two deceased tamil singers: Bamba Bakya, who died last year following a cardiac collapse, and Shahul Hameed, of the 'Urvasi Urvasi' song fame, who died in 1997. rahman employed AI-backed wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital technology to sample their earlier voices for the song #ThimiriYezuda in Lal Salaam, resulting in a tune that now sounds like Bakya and Hameed singing it themselves.
Commenting on the same, rahman said, “We took permission from their families and sent deserving remuneration for using their voice algorithms..technology is not a threat and a nuisance if we use it right…#respect #nostalgia 🙏”.
Well, rahman always stood first to use technology and progressively drove things in the music industry. That’s why the composer became a legend, not just because he won National Awards, Filmfares and an Oscar.
AR rahman is the composer for the forthcoming film 'Lal Salaam', which stars Superstar Rajnikanth in a guest role and is directed by his daughter Aishwarya. The Mozart of madras has used AI technology to bring back the voices of two deceased tamil singers: Bamba Bakya, who died last year following a cardiac collapse, and Shahul Hameed, of the 'Urvasi Urvasi' song fame, who died in 1997. rahman employed AI-backed wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW">digital technology to sample their earlier voices for the song #ThimiriYezuda in Lal Salaam, resulting in a tune that now sounds like Bakya and Hameed singing it themselves.
Commenting on the same, rahman said, “We took permission from their families and sent deserving remuneration for using their voice algorithms..technology is not a threat and a nuisance if we use it right…#respect #nostalgia 🙏”.
Well, rahman always stood first to use technology and progressively drove things in the music industry. That’s why the composer became a legend, not just because he won National Awards, Filmfares and an Oscar.