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Between Heaven And Earth by A.R.Rahman

Between Heaven And Earth

Between Heaven And Earth
By A.R.Rahman

 

Between Heaven and Earth, the new album from A.R. Rahman - the multi million selling king of Indian pop and creator of Bombay Dreams - combines the ethnic music of China, India and Turkey with the sound of the traditional Western symphony orchestra. Releasing on May 4, 2004!

1. The Golden Era
2. Warriors In Peace
3. Lord An's Empire
4. Water
5. Horses
6. Mountains
7. Dacoit Duel
8. Lai Chi
9. Buddha's Remains
10. Blue Light
11. The Monk and the Miracle
12. Desert Storm
13. Escape
14. Warriors of Heaven and Earth
15. Warriors in Peace
 
The album art is really awesome, and could be the competitor for the best poster if it were a movie poster.

Best of A.R.Rahman (Only hindi songs)

No. Song Movie
1. Taal se taal Taal
2. Chal chaiyan chaiyan Dil Se..
3. Hamma hamma Bombay
4. Chanderlekha Chor Chor
5. Chanda re Sapnay
6. Hai rama Rangeela
7. Telephone Hindustani
8. Ae ajnabi Dil Se
9. Chupke se Saathiya
10. Kehna hi kiya Bombay
11. Mera rang de Legend of Bhagat Singh
12. Dil se re... Dil Se
13. Choti si aasha Roja
14. Ramta jogi Taal
15. Satrangi re Dil Se
16. Rut agayee re Earth 1947
17. Tanha tanha Rangeela
18. Muqabla Hum Se Hai Muqabla
19. Awaara bhanware Sapnay
20. Milgaye milgaye Love Birds
21. Ishq bina Taal
22. Chalo chalein mitwa Nayak
23. Gurus of peace Vaande Mataram
24. Yeh haseen vadiyaan Roja
25. Rang de Thakshak
26. Boondon se baatein Thakshak
27. Rang De Basanti Rang De Basanti
28. Piya Haji Ali Fiza
29. Apne jeet ho Lagaan
30. Jaage Hain Guru
31. Tere Bina Guru
32. Mann Mohanaa Jodhaa Akbar
33. Tu hi re Bombay
34. Roja Roja
35. O bhanwre Daud
36. Ishq bina (Western) Taal
37. Dola dola Dil Hi Dil Mein
38. Mayya Guru
39. Azeem-O-Shaan Shahenshah Jodhaa Akbar
40. Sunta hai mera khuda Pukar
41. Dhuan dhuan Meenaxi
42. Dil ne jisey apna kaha Dil Ne Jisey Apna Kaha
43. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Jodhaa Akbar
44. Kuchi kuchi rakma Bombay
45. Dheemi dheemi Earth 1947
46. Nahein samne tu  Taal
47. Zehrila zehrila Pyar Daud
48. Rang hai Meenaxi
49. Ni mein samajh gayee Taal
50. Kiya karen kiya Na Rangeela
51. Sabaq aisa Tehzeeb
52. Ahista ahista Swades
53. Closer than ever Bombay Dreams
54. Yaro sun lo zara Rangeela
55. Opalanha re Lagaan
56. O hamdam Saathiya
57. O re chhori Lagaan
58. Latka Hindustani
59. Urvasi urvasi Hum Se Hai Muqabla
60. Ye jaan le Daud
61. Ae nazneen suno na Dil Hi Dil Mein
62. Mera yaar milade Saathiya
63. Hai re hai raba Jeans
64. Nachley Lakeer
65. Yeh jo des hai tera Swades
66. Kismat se tum Pukar
67. Tu Bin Bataaye Rang De Basanti
68. Qisa hum likhen ge Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
69. Khoyee khoyee Tehzeeb
70. Allah ishwar Earth 1947
71. Hum bhi tum bhi Chor Chor
72. Rasiya Mangal Panday (The Rising)
73. Saanwariya saanwariya Swades
74. Chalka chalka Saathiya
75. Luka Chhuppi Rang De Basanti
76. Mehrban mehrban Tehzeeb
77. Khamoshiyan One Two Ka Four
78. Yeh jo zindagi hai Earth 1947
79. Pyarey panchi Hindustani
80. Barso Re Guru
81. O mitva Lagaan
82. Saathiya Saathiya
83. Ye rishta Meenaxi
84. Paigham Lakeer
85. Mangal Panday/(Agni) Mangal Panday (The Rising)
86. Pyar ye jaaney kaisa hai Rangeela
87. Raat ki dal dal Earth 1947
88. Hello doctor Duniya Dil Walon Ki
89. Ek bagiya main Sapnay
90. Hai dil ki baazi One Two Ka Four
91. Bharat hum ko Roja
92. Shakalaka baby Nayak
93. Mehndi hai rachne wali Zubaida
94. Kariye na Taal
95. Al madad Maula Mangal Panday (The Rising)
96. Shyam Rang Bhar Do Water
97. Radha kaise na jale Lagaan
98. Zikr Boss - The Forgotten Hero
99. Rangeela Rangeela
100. Baadal woh aye Yuva
101. Door na ja mujhse Sapnay
102. Inn Lamhon Ke Daaman Mein Jodhaa Akbar
103. Ay Hairathe Guru
104. Dil hai sanam Chor Chor
105. Ofho jalta hai Lakeer
106. Saadiyan Lakeer
107. Kahin aag lage Taal
108. Mein albeli Zubaida
109. Ekla Boss - The Forgotten Hero
110. Piya Ho Water
111. Paathshaala Rang De Basanti
112. Jaana jaana Duniya Dil Walon Ki
113. Ghanan ghanan Lagaan
114. Des ki Mitti Boss - The Forgotten Hero
115. Bano rani Earth 1947
116. Chori pe chori Saathiya
117. Dheemey dheemey Zubaida
118. Hum hain iss pal yahan Kisna
119. Yeh tara woh tara Swades
120. Khalbali Rang De Basanti
121. Kabhi neem neem Yuva
122. Yunhi chala chal Swades
123. Roobaroo Rang De Basanti
124. Chilamma chilkamma Meenaxi
125. Azadi Boss - The Forgotten Hero
126. Kesara kesara Pukar
127. Marhaba Mustapha Al Risalah
128. Mere yara dildara Kabhi Na Kabhi
129. Jashn-E-Bahaara Jodhaa Akbar
130. My wish comes true Kisna
131. Oh Maria Dil Hi Dil Mein
132. Takey Takey Mangal Panday (The Rising)
133. Dhaka laga bakka Yuva
134. Naina Neer Baha Water
135. Pyar kabhi na tode ge Chor Chor
136. Fanna Yuva
137. Mangta hai kiya Rangeela
138. Khuda hafiz Yuva
139. Aayo re sakhi Water
140. Mustafa Duniya Dil Walon Ki
141. Kehta hai mera Jeans
142. Ek tu hi bharosa Pukar
143. Premika ne pyar se Hum Se Hai Muqabla
144. Khewa re khewa Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
145. Hai jaana Pukar
146. Bazi Laga Guru
147. Main vari vari Mangal Panday (The Rising)
148. Mere dil ke Kabhi Na Kabhi
149. Tauba tauba Jeans
150. Naina milake Saathiya
     
     
     

Runners up

  Bolo kaun ho Kabhi Na Kabhi
     
     
     
     
     

Instrumentals

1. Raga's dance Choreography
2. Theme Music Earth 1947
3. Spirit of Rangeela Rangeela
4. Lagaan Theme Lagaan
5. Bombay Theme Bombay
6. One Two Ka Four One Two Ka Four
7. Piano Music Earth 1947
8. Dol dol Yuva

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    Last Updated : November 01, 2004

Album Ranking (Only Hindi Albums)

No. Album Rating
1. Dil Se.. 8.5
2. Taal 8.5
3. Bombay 8.0
4. Saathiya 8.0
5. Guru 7.5
6. Meenaxi 7.5
7. Rangeela 7.5
8. Lagaan 7.0
9. Earth 1947 7.0
10. Roja 7.0
11. Hindustani 7.0
12. Jodhaa Akbar 6.5
13. Chor Chor 6.5
14. Rang De Basanti 6.5
15. Daud 6.5
16. Sapnay 6.0
17. Swades 6.0
18. Water 6.0
19. Thakshak 6.0
20. Dil Hi Dil Mein 6.0
21. Mangal Panday (The Rising) 5.5
22. Jeans 5.5
23. Hum Se Hai Muqabla 5.5
24. Zubaida 5.5
25. Tehzeeb 5.0
26. Lakeer 5.0
27. Boss - The Forgotten Hero 5.0
28. Yuva 5.0
29. Kabhi Na Kabhi 5.0
30. Pukar 5.0
31. Duniya Dil Walon Ki 4.5
33. One Two Ka Four 4.5
34. Legend of Bhagat Singh 4.5
35. Doli Saja Ke Rakhna 4.0
36. Nayak 4.0
37. Love Birds 3.5
38. Priyanka  (No Song in Top 100) 3.0
Vishudhata  (No Song in Top 100) 2.5
   
Love You Hamesha (No Song in Top 100) 2.5
Mr. Romeo Did not listen
Kisna (4 compositions) 6.5
Dil Ne Jisey Apna Kaha (3 songs) 5.0
Fiza (1 song) 8.0


Last Updated : 11 Nov, 2006

A.R.Rahman at CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)


A.R.Rahman's new look after pilgrimage.
On 5-6 March the world-famous music composer, A.R.Rahman, conducted the CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) of Bollywood blockbusters including his own themes from Bombay, Roja, Taal, Dil Se, Warriors of Heaven and Earth and the Oscar-nominated Lagaan. The concert was titled "Hooray for Bollywood".

The CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra) is widely considered one of Europe's finest orchestras.

The orchestra started with the remarks "Tonight we have a very special guest who has been topping charts for over a decade and the World wide sales of his work exceeding more than 40 million more than the sales of Madonna and Britney Spears put together. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome the hugely popular and very talented, A.R.RAHMAN."

Rahman's appearance at Symphony Hall is believed to have pulled in what is believed to be the largest ever non-white audience for a mainstream British orchestra. Delighted orchestra executives say the demand for seats was so high, they could have sold three times as many seats as they did.
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A.R.Rahman Among The 10 Most Powerful People In The Hindi Film Industry

Filmfare magazine's poll of the top ten powerful people in the Hindi film industry. Hindi Film industry's first-ever power list, commissioned by leading film magazine Filmfare and AC Nielsen ORG-Marg, includes film-makers, a music director (A R Rahman) and a financier besides six top stars, whose names spell success at the box-office.
                                                                                
In the overall Top Ten category A.R.Rahman comes in at number 6.
6. A R Rahman

He picks his projects, they don’t pick him. He commands top fees, but once his name’s on a project, the soundtrack fetches top money too. His standing at the Hindi box office does not need the added cachet of his international success. But the industry takes pride in his having struck gold on the London stage with apna naach gaana.


In the Music Maker category A.R.Rahman is ranked number 1.
1. A R Rahman

He works on his terms, at his pace and on his whims. He is notoriously difficult to meet and convince—names don’t matter and neither does the money. Once he signs on, there’s no saying when the music will arrive. But when it does, all is forgotten and forgiven. Rahman has become even less accessible to the Hindi film industry after his success abroad, but he is still the name everyone wants on their projects. Next year, look out for his Bajirao Mastani and Kisna. Also, of course, The Lord Of The Rings musical.

Rahman Takes Indian Film Music To Birmingham

Another step for A.R. Rahman, and a high note for Indian music. The maestro’s film tunes will soon be played by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra — perhaps the first time that popular Indian music will be showcased alongside legendary Western classical compositions before a foreign audience.

The Birmingham Orchestra is a hallowed fine arts institution which was formed in 1920 after Neville Chamberlain and some public-spirited Englishmen decided that the city needed an orchestra. It gave its 100th performance last year.

Rahman, who reveals that he was encouraged by his Birmingham-based film associate Taz Bashir to be a part of CBSO, will compose for two concerts in March and November next year.

‘‘Instrumental versions of pieces that have been chosen from films that I have composed for the past 12 years will be used in March,’’ says the music director. For the second concert, Rahman will create music based on Sufi poet Farid ud-din Attar’s most famous piece of literature, The Conference of the Bird.

Notwithstanding the distinction, the man who will present some of Indian cinema’s most hummable tunes to an uninitiated gathering, has a complaint. ‘‘I don’t know what’s next,’’ says Rahman. ‘‘Already there’s no sleep.’’

Can’t blame him, going by the list of projects he’s involved in: A London West End production for J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings, Bollywood Dreams for Broadway, five film productions including Mani Ratnam’s Yuva starring Ajay Devgan, Shyam Benegal’s Subhash Chandra Bose, Mangal Pandey — The Rising.

‘‘Time has permitted me to compose only the theme song, which will be in english for Subhash Ghai’s Kisna,’’ he adds.

On other versions of the national anthem in his New Year list, Rahman says: ‘‘No, but I’m doing the music for the IMAX-Bharat Bala film Taj Mahal. It’s mostly acoustic-based classical music that will have a Persian and Arabic flavour.’’