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  • Issued : 23 Jan 2009

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Genre : Soundtracks Catalogue Number : 1796388
Format : CD Label : Interscope Records
Issued : 23 Jan 2009 Item sourced from : Germany
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Soundtrack

Slumdog Millionaire

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It's ironic that the most recognized album of A.R. Rahman is not his best work. For many Rahman fans, Slumdog Millionaire is not exactly the sound that they attribute to him. His Bollywood successes are designed as playback songs rather than as background scores. Thus, with the additional element of vocal melodies, his past accomplishments weigh heavily in public perception of his incredible music. While it very well deserved the enthusiastic applause at the Academy Award and Golden Globe ceremonies, Slumdog Millionaire will ignite lesser fervor in someone who has followed Rahman's music closely over the past two decades. It still has the all-pervading signature sound of Rahman with its brilliant percussion, ominous electronica, and somber crooning, yet it displays a more hurried pace in contrast to his more subtle offerings, in which music serves as a colorful canvas behind beautiful vocal portraits. What's more interesting with this album is the flash of experimentation that wouldn't have been possible in a Bollywood album -- minimalist electronica with Riots, acid jazz with Millionaire, and big beat with Liquid Dance. Rahman packs this album with his usual well-credited crew, including Blaaze for the hip-hop-styled Gangsta Blues, Sukhwinder Singh for album highlight Jai Ho, and Suzanne for the lighthearted Latika's Theme and Dreams on Fire. The most talked-about addition in the list of singers here is M.I.A. She delivers exciting vocals on the opening theme O... Saya. The album also includes an original song from M.I.A.'s Kala album, the hit Paper Planes (also here in a special remix), as well as the Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composition Aaj Ki Raat from the film Don. The success of Slumdog Millionaire's music can be traced back to the success of the film, and while the world was late in noticing Rahman until Slumdog Millionaire remedied that situation, listeners should explore his other offerings -- both past and, one assumes, future -- that could be considered more highly deserving of accolades. ~ Bhasker Gupta, Rovi

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Credits

Rashid Ali(Guitar),  Sanjay Joseph(Guitar),  Asad(Sitar),  A.R. Rahman(Producer),  A.r. Rahman(Producer),  Gretchen Anderson(Producer),  P.A. Deepak(Engineer),  Vivianne Chaix(Engineer),  A.R. Rahman(Composer),  A.r. Rahman(Composer),  Anthony Seyler(Executive Producer),  Blaaze(Composer),  Diplo(Composer),  Gavin Lurssen(Mastering),  Gulzar(Composer),  Hentry Kuruvilla(Programming),  Javed Akhtar(Composer),  Joe Strummer(Composer),  M.i.a.(Composer),  Maya Arulpragasam(Composer),  Mick Jones(Composer),  P.A. Deepak(Programming),  Paul Simonon(Composer),  Pravin Mani(Programming),  Raquel Bongiovani(Mastering),  Raquib Alam(Composer),  Sampooran Singh Gulzar(Composer),  Shankar Ehsaan Loy(Composer),  T.R. Krishna Chetan(Programming),  Tanvi Shah(Composer),  The DFA(Remixing),  Topper Headon(Composer),  Wendy Paar(Composer),  William Pentz(Composer),  A.R. Rahman(Score),  A.r. Rahman(Score),  Noell James(Music Coordinator),  A.R. Rahman(Audio Production),  A.r. Rahman(Audio Production),  Anthony Seyler(A&R),  Dina Hovsepian(Art Administration),  Dyana Kass(Marketing),  H. Sridhar(Audio Engineer),  Jennie Boddy(Publicity),  Kerry Hickey(A&R),  Mister R. Samidurai,  P.A. Deepak(Audio Engineer),  V.J. Srinivasamurthy(Vocal Supervision),  Vivianne Chaix(Audio Engineer),  Wendy Diplock(Marketing)

Songs

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    1
    O... Saya  (03:33)
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    2
    Riots  (01:59)
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    3
    Mausam & Escape  (03:52)
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    4
    Paper Planes  (03:23)
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    5
    Paper Planes [DFA Remix]  (05:49)
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    Ringa Ringa  (04:15)
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    Liquid Dance  (02:58)
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    Latika's Theme  (03:09)
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    Aaj Ki Raat  (06:07)
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    Millionaire  (02:44)
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    11
    Gangsta Blues  (03:41)
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    12
    Dreams on Fire  (04:08)
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    13
    Jai Ho  (05:19)

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  • ★★★★★ 

    Pintan  |  東京都  |  不明  |  31/August/2010

    映画も疾走感のある作品でしたが、サントラも疾走感、スピード感を味わえると思いました。 また、今話題のM.I.Aを起用していたりとセンスも抜群です。

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    YasucY  |  大阪府  |  10year  |  21/May/2009

    映画を観た後に、どうしても欲しくなり買いに行きました。 アカデミー賞作曲賞を獲得しただけあって 1度聞いたら忘れられないような独特なメロディーで格好良いです。 素晴らしい曲ばかりです。

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    ロックなひろぶ  |  東京都江戸川区  |  不明  |  14/April/2009

    先日、映画「スラムドッグ$ミリオネア」の試写会に参加して この音楽を聴きました♪ 試写会の会場スピーカーから流れてきたこの音楽は 耳からガンガンと、カラダからガンガンとロックなひろぶの中に入り込んできました♪ そんなレビューを書いています。 宜しければ・・・ http://wordpress.hirobu.com/?p=551

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