Iranian music producer. He has been credited with music production, editing & sound engineering for over 100 Hollywood major motion pictures.
lady of songs
We could describe Lila Kasra as more than just a lyricist. She was a psychological artist who analyzed each singer’s standards when it came to taste, image, and artistic potential.
One must view her from different perspectives for understanding the truth about the mind of a human being who was very well informed when it came to the problems of her society. A lyricist has the capability to reflect with an open mind the pains, the joys, and the agonies of her society.
Depending on the work of a singer, she displayed so much knowledge when it came to writing songs for that singer that it made a person think she had been familiar with the characteristics of the mind of that person for years.
When she provided me with songs, I imagined that I had already composed the music for them. The atmosphere of her songs was so intimate that it connected with the feelings of the composer. There was an innovation for each taste.
The products of our joint efforts were always pleasant to the ear of the listener when they first heard it.
The language that Lila used in her songs invited the composer to enthusiastically coordinate the song to the music.
The song called “Tanin Solh” portrayed the events of that that time so beautifully that the first time I performed it I felt as If I had whispered that song to myself for years.
When we were about to start working on the on the album called “Dokhtare Irooni”, she asked about the mentality of Siavash, who was a teenager, just like a proficient physician, and she wrote the prescription well!
When it came to teenagers, such as Hobab and Andy & Kouros, she wrote songs tailored towards hard to please teenagers by making a connection with the new generation and by making them understand the meaning of the lyrics!
The song called “Jalad” clearly shows the power of her imagination when it comes to writing a patriotic song. She wrote this song for Moreteza, and as she said herself, this song was the scream of an imprisoned generation, and she wrote “Bagheh Asal” so tenderly that it made it seem as though two different souls and sensations were inhabiting the same body.
“Goleh Sharb” was not just a song, it was beautiful use of worlds in depicting the intoxication caused by pure wine, and the listener was invited with sincerity to the beautiful world of love.
My collaborations with Lila, this lady of songs, are all part of my professional resume. Her name will live forever amongst the great female Iranian songwriters.
