Quotes from Vidyasagar

I was only 26 when I started my career. Those days I only wanted to work. When my films did not work, I didn't know what to do. But I never went to anyone for work. Work came in search of me.

Even Bollywood films set in rural areas have music with a western touch. So, this has resulted in listeners losing touch with their cultural roots.

I always compose on the harmonium.

I've composed music for many remakes and they've all come out much better than the original.

I am probably the only composer in South India who has delivered many superhit songs but was not considered a success.

Doing background score for a film is not an easy task. It requires constant and deep learning and it is the only way to create a score with finesse.

Madurai G. S. Mani was my guru, and later M. Balamuralikrishna taught me a lot.

It is disappointing to find that music in Malayalam cinema is drifting away from its strong melody-base.

With time, I've learnt that personal likes or dislikes don't count a lot.

I won the national award for the best music composer and also had the fortune of scoring music for songs penned by M. Karunanidhi for the movie 'Pasakiligal.'

In all the background scores I do, I take care to see that the theme enriches the storyline and does not deviate from the mood of the scenes, context, characters and the entire movie.

All genres of music have their own beauty.

I was thrilled when I was offered the opportunity to compose music for three songs penned by Karunanidhi in 'Paasakiligal.'

I am happy that my hard work in 'Chandramukhi' has been recognized well.

I joined my father for recordings when I was 11 or so. By then, I could play a dozen instruments. My first professional recording was around that time. I played the vibraphone for Shankar-Ganesh in a Tamil film.

I have always worked hard. The only thing missing was a smile from Lady Luck.

I listen to world music a lot.

In Kerala, three of my movies release on the same day and interestingly I am the competitor for myself there.

I started off playing the harmonium and singing. By the time I was eight or so, my interest moved to Western instrumental music.

I like philharmonic music a lot. That kind of symphonic music has always been an integral part of the arrangements in many of my songs and background scores.

People, irrespective of the language they speak, love good music.

I enjoy and understand melody before I create it. But the challenge is that I've also got to satisfy the film going audience of today.

Well yes, I think melody is still my forte.

Even if you want to try out something new, that should not be done without losing your roots.