m still wondering why "aaj ki raat", SEL number is featured in the original soundtrack. it's weird.
On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 6:42 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > M.I.A FEATURED IN RENOWNED COMPOSER A.R. RAHMAN'S SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE > SOUNDTRACK > Posted 11/21/2008 by IGA > SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE SOUNDTRACK: AVAILABLE ONLINE EVERYWHERE NOVEMBER 25 AND > IN STORES DECEMBER 23 > INCLUDES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED M.I.A. / A.R. RAHMAN COLLABORATION "O…SAYA" > NEW YORK… In composing the music for acclaimed director Danny Boyle's > intoxicating new film Slumdog Millionaire, > now playing in select theaters, A.R. Rahman has conjured the sound of a > city, fusing the frenetic scramble of daily life in Mumbai, India into > beautiful fugues that ride upon the dust clouds kicked up by its > everyday people. > From the movie's first frames --- with > children racing through alleyways, knocking over merchants and pottery, > police kicking loose clay roof tiles, disrupted birds fluttering from > gutters — we hear the sound of their commotion made manifest in "O… > Saya." It's a rumbling hybrid of Bollywood and hip-hop, a brand new > collaboration between Rahman and M.I.A. It's the kind of cinematic > moment where image and sound coexist. And that's only the first five > minutes. > > Filmed in the streets and slums of Mumbai, > India, Boyle needed just the right music to compliment the film's > cinema verité urban realism. He turned to internationally renowned > composer A.R. Rahman (a huge star in South Asia—selling more than 100 > million albums worldwide and 200 million cassettes—Rahman is one of the > world's top 25 all-time top selling recording artists.) The film's > score is central to the propulsive modern grit that pervades the story, > but is also a nod to classic Bollywood productions where the music is > front and center. And loud. Says Rahman, "We wanted it edgy, upfront. > Danny wanted it loud." > > M.I.A.'s appreciation for > Bollywood music led her to record much of last year's Kala inside A.R. > Rahman's studio in India, although the two had never worked together > until now. Referring to him in URB magazine as "the Indian > Timbaland," M.I.A. obviously jumped at the chance to work on "O… Saya" > with the famed composer. Rahman says, "She's a real powerhouse. > Somebody played me her CD and I thought, 'Who is this girl? She > came here and knew all my work, had followed my work for ages. I said, > 'Cut the crap, this "my idol" crap. You have to teach me.'" > > M.I.A. crops up again, later in the film, with the remix of her worldwide > hit "Paper Planes" seemingly made for Slumdog, > as the lyrics pronounce, "Sometimes I feel like sitting on trains…" > while a light blue locomotive chugs and hurls its way through India, > young boys perched up top in the sepia sunlight scoping out for a scrap > of food. > > Other songs on the soundtrack include "Gangsta > Blues," featuring hip-hop artist BlaaZe, which flutters with the > rhythms of a film projector, capturing a bit of the madness of crowds > as they disperse in a thousand directions to escape the claustrophobia > of back alleys. And nothing quite prepares you for the triumphant > climax, the overarching ode to joy that is "Jai Ho," closing out the > film in a rousing sing-a-long that's had film audiences burst into > spontaneous applause. As Rahman told Variety, "The energy of the film takes > you through a roller coaster, and that's one of the main inspirations for > the whole music." > > "The propulsive score, by Bollywood soundtrack auteur A. R. Rahman, is > hip-hop fusion of a very up-to-date kind" – Kurt Loder, MTV.COM > "The > film is a visual wonder, propelled by A.R. Rahman's hip-hopping score > and Chris Dickens' kinetic editing." – Peter Travers, Rolling Stone > "Danny > Boyle has upped the ante by hiring the great A.R. Rahman, the king of > Bollywood music, to contribute one of his unmistakable propulsive > scores." – Kenny Turan, Los Angeles Times > The full track listing for Slumdog Millionaire Music From The Motion > Picture: > 1. "O... Saya" Performed by A R Rahman & M.I.A. > 2. "Riots" by A R Rahman > 3. "Mausam & Escape" by A R Rahman > 4. "Paper Planes" Performed by M.I.A. > 5. "Paper Planes" DFA REMIX Performed by M.I.A. > 6. ""Ringa Ringa" by A R Rahman featuring Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun > 7. "Liquid Dance" by A R Rahman featuring Palakkad Sriram & Madhumitha > 8. "Latika's Theme" by A R Rahman featuring Suzanne > 9. "Aaj Ki Raat" Performed by Sonu Nigam, Mahalaxmi Lyer & Alisha Chinoi > 10. "Millionaire" by A R Rahman featuring Madhumitha > 11. "Gangsta Blues" by A R Rahman featuring BlaaZe & Tanvi Shah > 12. "Dreams on Fire" by A R Rahman featuring Suzzanne > 13. "Jai Ho" by A R Rahman featuring Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah & > Mahalaxmi Iyer > > > http://www.interscope.com/artist/news/default.aspx?nid=18348&aid=555&utm_source=rss&utm_campaign=rss&utm_medium=News&utm_content=nid_18348 > > >
