★★★★★
Mr. Rahman is the bomb in his native India, earning the nickname "the Mozart of Madras." He's one of the country's most important and recognized musicians, choosing to lay it all down in the ultra-competitive Bollywood film industry...
- www.hour.ca
2010-11-09
★★★★★
When it comes to grooving filmmakers, Danny Boyle just might be the most creative D.J.-cum-director of them all. Cutting his movies to the fierce energy, and hallucinatory rhythms of a rave with particularly good drugs, Boyle's best, confrontational imagery has pulsated with often-improbable mix tapes of score and songs, creating any number of memorably crazy scenes...
- www.filmmusicmag.com
2010-11-08
★★★★★
When Mani Ratnam decides to make a movie, the first two people he usually turns to are his long time collaborators A. R. Rahman and Gulzaar. Having joined forces on Roja, Dil Se and Guru, it's no surprise the master filmmaker has reunited with India's top maestro and lyricist for the soundtrack to his latest release, Raavan...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2013-04-23
★★★★★
The Mozart of Madras has upgraded to Global Music God after the roaring success of Slumdog Millionaire, all ears eagerly awaiting Oscar winner A.R. Rahman's next soundtrack. Blue is an out-and-out commercial flick - a point to be kept in mind when listening to the soundtrack. Rahman seems to be having fun here, but nowhere does he compromise on quality. The album kicks off with the Marmite track of the year, Chiggy Wiggy...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2013-04-23
★★★★★
Most great schlock transcends petty boundaries of language and culture, and most great schlock is lifted by a touch of strange--when it's not swamped by gobs of gentility ("Rang De Basanti," "Barso Re").
- www.robertchristgau.com
2009-09-19
★★★★★
This best-of can only scratch the surface of Rahman's megaselling catalog, which dabbles in Indian classical music, Qawwali, rock and even Finnish folk song. His symphonic fare can sound unnervingly like Enya with tablas. But all of his pieces have a sweeping grandeur — and tunes like "Rang De Basanti" boast beats that rappers will be jacking for years to come....
- www.rollingstone.com
2009-07-10
★★★★★
Award-winning composer and Indian pop sensation A.R. Rahman creates a backdrop for the acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire, a modern love story weaved into a young man's competition on a game show. Using the full range of the history of Indian music, Rahman's work combines energy and drama for a distinctive sound far from the usual sad violins and theatric pianos. M.I.A. also assists, providing two versions of the surprise hit "Paper Planes" as well as a new track in the form of "O… Saya." With the ....
- www.prefixmag.com
2009-06-08
★★★★★
Without being too elitist about it, when the name of Andrew Lloyd Webber crops up anywhere near a project it's a fairly safe bet that its going to be a crowd-pleasingly anodyne collection of saccharine-sweet tunes; i.e. not really too challenging. The man may have single-handedly saved the West End with his string of tourist trapping musical fripperies but hey, money isn't everything...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2009-05-18
★★★★★
The Mozart of Madras remains on form with this internationally appealing soundtrack to Danny Boyle's Academy Award winning film. To the West, Rahman is a fairly new name, but to the East, he's known as a tunesmith of the highest calibre with near-legendary status. This soundtrack is typically Rahman: vibrant, with incredible range and scope.
O… Saya was one of the two nominated tracks for Best Song at the Oscars; the other (winner) being Jai Ho. The former is heartfelt with rich sounds mirr....
- www.bbc.co.uk
2009-05-18
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