Slumdog Millionaire (Crorepati) (Hindi) (CD)

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AR Rahman, after winning the Globe for Best Original Soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire, is now being referred to as `India s Mozart . So naturally, the album-hearing is saddled with inevitable and mounting expectations. Most of the songs are thematic pieces with just music and sparing lyrics. As always, Rahman s work is head-and-shoulders above the ordinary. And one can imagine what (brilliant compositions with a dash of exotic India) may have impressed the Globe jury enough to award it. Followers of Rahman s work will definitely feel exhilarated.

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A. R. Rahman is a celebrated composer in the Eastern world with over 100 awards and recognitions, however, in the Western world he is relatively unknown. For the first time in the composer’s history, he was nominated and awarded both the Golden Globe and the Academy Award for Best Film Score for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. The soundtrack is a marvelous coupling of traditional Bollywood music and cutting edge hip-hop. Rahman’s intriguing musical combination gives way to a fast paced, high energy soundtrack that has garnered critical acclaim and many new fans. –classicalmusic.about.com