Slumdog Millionaire -The Music

Director Danny Boyle is known for the use of music in his films.












A. R. Rahman, composer of Slumdog's Oscar worthy score, is a pop star in South Asia, famous for scoring Indian classics like Roja and Lagaan (among dozens of other films).

At the Toronto International Film Festival, Danny Boyle described A.R. Rahman as the "Puff Daddy of India." In an interview with Variety, Boyle added to that description: "He's like more famous than Michael Jackson was in his heyday. He loved doing this because it was something different and it allowed him to crossover into Western culture." Musicians describe Rahman as India's Timbaland.

Apparently, A. R. Rahman planned the score over two months, but completed it in just two weeks.

Danny Boyle and Rahman worked with M.I.A. (Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, the London-born songwriter, vocalist, and recording exec who grew up in various cultures as the daughter of a Tamil Sri Lankan refugee). M.I.A. adds a raw rap energy to the mix.



In addition to M.I. A., a 17 year old Baltimore rapper known as Rye Rye (recently signed to M.I.A.'s record label) also appears on the Slumdog soundtrack.



Ted Hope is another fan who's blogged about the soundtrack.

Here's a link to Rhapsody's site for the soundtrack. Listen to Jai Ho - the song from the wonderful closing credits of Slumdog Millionaire.

Here's a link to a site where you can read more about the music and listen to the tracks O...Saya and Jai Ho.