Hey , Do you agree with me? Anyway I’m not doubted. A.R. Rehman is a great musician , that India have ever seen. He is classic, modern and even more vibrant. Allah Rakha Rahman , born on January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is a critically acclaimed award-winning composer, record producer and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian film composers ever, and his career is considered a turning point in the history of Indian film music.
Many credit him with having single-handedly revolutionized the standards of film music composition in India.He is also credited with re-energizing the popularity of Indian film music the world over.In a career spanning over a decade, Rahman, by 2003, had sold more than one hundred million records of his film scores and soundtracks world-wide, and sold over 200 million cassettes making him one of the world’s top 25 all-time top selling recording artists; he is the only person of Indian descent on the list. Let us just go through some of the world famous works of Rahman.
Vande Matharam
Rahman has been involved in several projects aside from film. He made an album Vande Mataram (1997) on India’s 50th anniversary of independence to immense success. The album made this song so popular and femiliar to the least.
Roja
The soundtrack features score and 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics by Vairamuthu. This soundtrack was revolutionary in that it changed the face of Tamil Film music, announcing the arrival of Rahman as a potent force in the Indian music scene. He used many instruments and grand arrangements to generate an epic sound to the songs.
Dil Se
Chaiyya Chaiyya,a song in this movie has become one of the most popular Bollywood tracks in the last ten years. It has been featured in the soundtrack of hollywood movie Inside Man as well as being one of the songs in the hit stage musical Bombay Dreams.
Lagan
Lagaan is a Bollywood feature film made in India. It became the third Hindi language film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film (after Mother India in 1957 and Salaam Bombay! in 1989). All the songs in this film were super hits.
Bombay
The original soundtrack features score and 6 songs composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics in the Tamil language by Vairamuthu. The track “Bombay Theme” from the soundtrack is an instrumental orchestral piece composed, arranged and conducted by A. R. Rahman. It was recently featured in the soundtrack and score of the Nicholas Cage film Lord of War, released in 2005.
Jodha Akbar
The film centers around the romance between the Muslim Mughal Emperor Akbar, played by Hrithik Roshan and his Hindu wife, Jodhabai, played by Aishwarya Rai. The music is composed by acclaimed music composer A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack of the movie was released on January 19, 2008.
Guru
The soundtrack was released in November 18, 2006. Guru, a musical by nature, has music composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics provided by Gulzar. Like many of Rahman’s soundtracks, Guru comes with a variety of songs. The music and lyrics met popularity upon release. The songs vary in their musical style, from the Turkish inspired Mayya Mayya to the folk-ish Ek Lo Ek Muft and the love ballad, Tere Bina.
Boys
Boys (2003) is a Tamil film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Siddarth, Genelia, Bharath, Vivek, and Senthil. The film’s score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman.In the film, there are five teenagers who are very good friends. They have stereotypical teen-boy fantasies – proposing to every girl they come across, touching women in crowded areas, boozing, porn, and call girls etc.
Rangeela
Rangeela (1995) is a Hindi-language movie, a product of the Bollywood film industry. It was directed by Ram Gopal Varma, and starred Aamir Khan, Urmila Matondkar, and Jackie Shroff. Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman’s first Hindi movie with an original score. The film features playback singer Asha Bhosle, who made a comeback singing Rahman’s songs.
Jeans
The Jeans soundtrack was released by Westop on April 1, 1998. The original scores from the film’s composer, A. R. Rahman, make up the tracks on the album. The Lyrics are by Vairamuthu. The soundtrack also features six vocals played during the film: “Ennake Ennaka” by Unnikrishnan and Pallavi, “Columbus Columbus” by A. R. Rahman, “Poovukul” by Unnikrishnan and Sujatha, “Vaaraya Thozhi” by Sonu Nigam, Shahul Hameed, Harini and Sangeetha, “Kannodu Kanbethallam” by Nithyashree and “Anbe Anbe” by Hariharan and Anuradha Sriram. These songs were dubbed into Hindi, using Javed Akhtar’s lyrics when it was released in North India.
Janaganamana
Jana Gana Mana is the national anthem of India. Written in Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.A musical album has been released by A R Rahman in this name , as a tribute to the nation.
