AR Rehman - Top Music Director of 2008
A.R. Rehman has had an amazing 2008 and given some of the top Musical Hits to Bollywood this year. He gave us a slew of amazing soundtracks in 2008 and we present some of his music here. The top movie soundtracks with credits to A.R. Rehman are - Ghajini, Yuvvraaj, Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na and Jodhaa Akbar. Over and above this Rehman also picked up a Golden Globe nomination for his music in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.
So while we will have the award Ceremonies giving awards to whoever, we think A. R. Rehman is the Bollywood Music Director of the Year 2008.
AR Rahman began his own music recording and mixing studio in 1991, called the Panchathan Record Inn. He initially composed music jingles for advertisements, Indian Television channels and music scores in documentaries. In 1992, he composed music and soundtrack for film director Mani Ratnam Tamil film Roja. Rahman recieved Best Music Director at the National Film Awards for Roja. Roja’s score met with high sales and acclaim in its original and Hindi version. His soundtracks gained him recognition in the Tamil Nadu film industry, Bollywood film Industry and across the world for his stylistic versatility in his pieces including in Western classical, Carnatic, Traditional/folk, jazz, reggae and soft rock music. Bollywood hit, Rangeela, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, was Rahman’s debut for Hindi-language Bollywood films. He went on to give Music for more Bollywood films including Dil Se and Taal. Rahman has worked with Indian poets and lyricists such as Gulzar, Mehboob, Vairamuthu and T. S. Rangarajan. His collaborations with some film directors have always resulted in successful soundtracks, particularly with the director Mani Ratnam who he has worked with since Roja. His latest work includes score and producing soundtracks for Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Yuvvraaj, Sakkarakatti, ADA: A Way of Life, Ghajini, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Before 2008 A.R. Rehman gave super hit music to these Bollywood Films (and more).
Roja
Rangeela
Dil Se…
Taal
Pukar
Zubeidaa
Lagaan
Saathiya
Swades
Rang De Basanti
Guru
In the last year the following bollywood movies had music by AR Rehman. Here are some of the popular songs from the hit music by AR Rehman:
Jodhaa Akbar Music Video
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na Music Video - click here
Yuvvraaj Music Video
Ghajini Music Video
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