When our ears were enlightened to “Armaghan tariki”/I came to believe in you from you! – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news
Mehr News Agency – Art Group – Alireza Saidi: The function of the title is something similar to a book cover, whose designer tries to inform the audience of a work by selecting elements, forms and arrangements with the help of graphics and music. The conditions that he presents to the audience are sometimes very careful, thoughtful and calculated, and sometimes they are made so coldly and based on the fulfillment of a mandatory task that they take the viewer away from the basis of a visual effect.
What became an excuse to return to the keyword “credits” once again is a review of the most lasting and memorable music related to some programs and movies and television works, which for many audiences include bitter and sweet memories, and refer to them again for us every Circumstances can bring a world of memories. The memory game, which after its launch and publication in Nowruz, was welcomed by 1400 audiences, prompted us to entrust our souls and minds to it in the form of a weekly memory game on Fridays every week, and from its passage to the years when we are better than these troubled days. It was, let’s go.
“Memories with lasting titles” is the title of a series of archival reports with the same approach, which you can follow on a weekly basis in the art group of Mehr News Agency.
In the 92nd issue of this media narrative, we went to the soundtrack and the end credits of the TV series “Armaghan Tariki” composed by Farid Saadatmand and sung by Mohammad Esfahani, which is one of the last memories left of the credits music of the 80s television series. The song, the music and the singer played an ideal and brilliant combination to record a memorable and memorable melody and created the conditions that may be ahead of the story and the content of the work in many mental and memory-like regressions to this TV series. Zed and became a lasting music that was used many times in Mohammad Esfahani’s concerts and was able to take a strong place in the club of the best television titles.
The series “Armaghan Tariki” written and directed by Jalil Saman is one of the fiction series of Sima TV, which was presented to the audience in 2009 on the occasion of the arrival of the ten days of Fajr, and later it was broadcast many times on different TV channels due to the reception of the content and music of the series. . A series that tried to present a part of the activities of the hypocrites in the sixties in a dramatic format and was able to present a different form and image of this historical context to the audience.
Arash Majidi, Amir Aqaei, Leila Zare, Soudabe Bayzaei, Majid Moshiri, Majid Saeedi, Hamidreza Hedayati, Shahin Taslimi, Saeeda Arab, Amir Ghafarmanesh, Fariborz Garm Roudi, Azadeh Razi, Maryam Khoda Rahmi, Ali Abolhasani, Maryam Sarmadi, Terlan Parwaneh, Reza Asghari. Ghazal Zulfiqari, Fereshte Alousi, Saqi Zinati, Armam Ziaee, Farid Kalhor, Heshmat Armideh, Farhanaz Manafi Zahir were also actors of this series.
But naturally, if we leave aside the story and visual atmosphere of this TV series, it was the soundtrack and title of “Armaghan Tariki” that could be one of the most important points of the series. The situation due to the presence of Abdul Jabbar Kakaei as one of the distinguished poets and songwriters of our country, a concerned and intelligent composer like Farid Saadatmand and a capable singer like Mohammad Esfahani gave a beautiful color to the mood of the end credits music and made this piece one of Be one of the best works of Mohammad Esfahani in the field of titles.
Of course, Mohammad Esfahani is an expert in producing the best in the field of title music and can provide the audience with the best in the field of songwriting and composition with an ideal technical combination. A purposeful framework that Esfahani, with all the ups and downs he has had in his musical activities, has been presented to the audience in a quality atmosphere and has always made him one of the main options for reading the credits.
Of course, in this context, the presence of a distinguished songwriter and discerning composers who know the pulse and sleep patterns of the audience can be considered a great opportunity for a singer who can guide him in the right way to read a title, and conditions provide that a title track music becomes a lasting effect in the minds of the audience.
Mohammad Esfahani is a specialist in producing the best in the field of title music and can provide the audience with the best in the field of songwriting and composition with an ideal technical combination. A process that Mohammad Esfahani is one of the record holders in this field and can continue to be the creator of memory-making works that these days we are faced with hearing such works. The way that the content quality of works related to titles has gradually decreased and can be a warning to pay attention to what we call cultural content.
Farid Saadatmand is one of the artists who has an active and effective presence in the field of film and series composition. He is one of those composers who, through being a student in the presence of masters such as Farhad Fakhredini, Hoshang Kamkar, Amir Moini, Kambiz Roshan Rowan and Loris Horan, has been able to create a collection of musical tastes of each. Combine these artists with your taste.
He was able to introduce a composer himself who can have new words to say in serials and video works. Words of music, of which the composition of the series “Armaghan Tariki” is one of them.
This composer believes about his most important criteria for accepting the offer of the soundtrack and the title of a series: When I am offered something, first of all, the director and then the producer of the work are of special importance to me, a director with whom I can easily work and interact and pay attention to. and have a good understanding of the work and the music of the work, and along with that, a producer who will provide me with all the necessary facilities and tools so that I can have the conditions and space that are necessary to make a good work. Regarding the creation of the soundtrack and credits of the “Armaghan Tariki” series, I must also say that due to the previous collaborations I had with Mr. Jalil Saman (director), after the start of this project, they suggested me to create the music for this series, and since their abilities I believe and I have, after the conversation we had together, I accepted their offer and they gave me the script, and then I saw parts of the assembled sequences and started working.
Farid Saadatmand: In my opinion, the soundtrack is much more important than the title track music, and more effort is spent on it, and I hope the audience will pay more attention to this category. In response to the question, how were you able to communicate with the atmosphere of those years, considering the special atmosphere of the series, which is about 30 years ago? He said: We did not insist that 100% of the music of the 60s should be, but we tried to approach that atmosphere to some extent, and according to Mr. Saman’s abilities and capabilities and the good knowledge and nobility he had in the work environment, they helped a lot, and most of this Know the space and be able to approach that space reasonably. […] Before doing anything, according to the time I have at my disposal, I try to have studies and explorations about the work and the atmosphere of the story, and then I start my work. Based on this, I made the centaur instrument the center of my work and tried not to use too much of today’s modern music and to reach the fusion atmosphere and the middle of that atmosphere and today’s atmosphere.
Saadatmand continued: I tried my best to get close to the atmosphere of the series, and the music fits the general atmosphere of the story, and then decoupages and mise-en-scenes, color and light. It was Mr. Saman’s cooperation and guidance that he helped me a lot with his knowledge of music and the special sensitivities they have at work, and in my opinion, despite all the difficulties and the short time we had, it turned out to be a good and proportionate job, even though the judgment I leave the final decision to others.
Regarding the title music of the series “Armaghan Tariki” and its connection with the soundtrack of the work, he believes: In general, in the music of this series, special music has been designed for each atmosphere and character, and we have a prominent main theme (Sara’s theme) that As you mentioned, in the opening credits, the length of the work can be heard in different parts with different fluctuations, and we decided that in the final credits, the melody will be brought and read, Mr. Kakai’s good poem was read by Mr. Esfahani, which gives a special beauty to the melody. It is more effective. Of course, I tried that this repetition of the theme does not cause monotony and repetition for the audience. I tried to use these conditions with limited uses and only in special situations, and I don’t think we repeated it too much, even if it was performed in such a way that at times the audience would expect to hear that theme and in certain situations, it would add a good mood to the atmosphere of the series. to give
The composer of “Armaghan Tariki” series also said about the selection of the poet and singer of the title track: After the discussions we had with the group, we chose Mr. Esfahani to perform it, and we thought that he could perform this task well, so we invited him. And after the conversations we had, we came to the conclusion that Mr. Kakai should sing the poem on the melody. He sang the poem and Mr. Esfahani performed it beautifully. In other words, the poem was written based on the melody and we provided the script to Mr. Kakai whose content is based on the atmosphere of the series. To be fair, it was a difficult task, and considering the little time they had, they sang in the fastest possible time and in a very good way, and it was really worthy of praise, and we should be especially grateful for their cooperation and efforts.
In the final part of this conversation, Saadatmand answered the question: How important is the title music to you? He said: The title music that comes at the end of the movie or series is a kind of supplement to the story and a good ending to the work, but the fact that too much attention is paid to this category is what happened in recent years in our country when people are more inclined towards music with words. They have during or at the end of the series or movie, but in my opinion, the soundtrack is much more important than the title music and more effort is spent on it, and I hope the audience will pay more attention to this category.