- The surprise continuum ending of Rehna Tu
- Blissful guitar interludes in July Madham
- The classic dappaankutthu beats in Ooh La La
- Swarams in Lukka Chuppi
- Beautiful flute interludes in Pyaara Sa Gaon & My Wish Comes True
- The surprisingly captivating entry of Naresh Iyer’s mellifluous voice in Tu Bin Bataye
- The opening music of Tanha Tanha and the beats that join it before the lyrics starts
- The feel with which Rahman sings ‘yahaan sab kucch hai maa phir bhi, lage bin tera mujhko akela’ in Lukka Chuppi
- The soothing, haunting humming in Latika’s Theme
- The BGM for the swarams SRGMPDN in Hai Rama
- The moving saxophone in En Kadhale
- Just the few seconds of Guzarish in the trailer
- The line sayyanji ne meri in Sukhwinder Singh’s mesmerizing singing in Bangri Marori
- Unni Krishnan’s alap along with the percussion instruments, piano & the clock ticking in the background and the words muppadhu nimdam and the piano giving an awesome finale to it in the song Muppadhu Nimidam!
- The Sa Sa Ni Ni, Ni Ni Ni Pa Ni in Dil Se Re
- The music with amazing energy levels for the line kaaNat thaane kaNgaL kaNNeer sindha illai in Poovukenna Poottu which has the power to even make you stop your tears if you listen to it
- The very music of the lines pacchai nirame pacchai nirame!
And lots more!
There are so many amazing moments like these in almost every ARR’s song which have something special in them that makes you want to listen to those again and again and again! You may start listening to a song on a loop for just one particular moment which fascinated you the most initially, only to later discover that every moment of the song has the same magic in it! The initial listening experience of each and every song of Rahman itself is so wonderful! Thank you, Rahman, & wish you a very happy birthday! 🙂 Looking forward to being bowled over by the music of Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya & Raavan!
You could not have put it better. ARR is truly the guy of our times.
damn, i had a similar idea was trying to do it year by year from 1992 till 2010! but i threw it just because the list was too big and i was confusing myself !
“The music with amazing energy levels for the line kaaNat thaane kaNgaL kaNNeer sindha illai in Poovukenna Poottu which has the power to even make you stop your tears if you listen to it”
So right, and infact the newborn baby cry in between too included !
The most beautiful part in listing this is every single line you read it, the song plays in your head. That infact gives me goosebumps ! for example that Tanha Tanha flute, continuum sound. the The Sa Sa Ni Ni, Ni Ni Ni Pa Ni in Dil Se Re [ i almost tried singing it ]
This man is truely a gift for our generation ! life without a r r music feels so bad !
and missed adding one more … the quality of a track. The song sounds different as you grow up listening to it. Different layers and shades are revealed and so is the quality. If Say, rahman didnt use Chinna Chinna asaai then and used it today, it would still be a hit !
Did you hear the leaked song of VTV? Hosanna? It has a very Aditi-esque feel to it! Instantly catchy and semma addictive! And it’s Vijay Prakash.
Just read this post and ‘Tanha Tanha’ is on loop …. wow amazing
with snow outside its beautiful …
want to switch to ‘pudhu velai mazhai’ but cant stop ‘Tanha tanha’ :):)
I am proud to be Capricorn !! and hey 3 days to go
for now !
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Dilip,
🙂
Sreekrishnan,
You should have given it a try anyway!
Thank you 🙂 Life without ARR’s music cannot even be imagined!
Gradwolf,
I did listen to the leaked version and now, am hooked to the properly-released version too! 🙂
Shyamala,
🙂
Hell’s Angel,
🙂 Hope you listened to the songs
Hi Aparna,
Have you heard the song Theekuruvi from Kangalal Keithu Sei and Swasame from Tenali. I like these a lot. In fact, I like to listen to unknown songs (not many, of course) of Rehman.
ssuresh,
Welcome to my blog! Yes. Those songs are one of my favourites.