Lagaan, Jodha Akbar..Rahman's Best!!

As we continue to admire the success that A.R Rahman has got with the Oscar-Winning "Slumdog Millionaire", its interesting to note that the best songs from A.R are not just these.. There are far better compositions from this genius!--My favorite are Lagaan and Jodha Akbar.
Whereas most music directors record the final track first, with all the orchestration and get the singer to dub the last, A.R invariably gets the singer to dub on a base rhythm track first and does the orchestration later, as he wants the orchestration to rise from the depth of the feeling in the singer’s voice. That’s the reason why with every one of his tracks you can’t recognize where the music ends and the voice begins, and vice versa. Each and every instrument is made to be played with the same emotional depth as that is in the singer’s voice.
That makes him stand out from the other music composers of this era.
Some of the links to these songs download are given below: [My pick of the lot!!]
Lagaan:

• Lagaan....Once Upon A Time In India
• Radha Kaise na Jale..
• O rey Chori

Jodha Akbar:

• Azeem-o-...
• Jashn-e-Baharaa
• Man Mohana
  

With love..
Anil