OST
by Slumdog Millionaire
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 6 out of 24

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  1. DariaR
    Feb 11, 2009
    10
    Great sounds. Fortunate combination of moden rythms and ethnic Indian tunes. The soundtracks can quite successfully exist out of the movie as an independent album.
  2. marcosb
    Jan 31, 2009
    9
    Excellent.
  3. JhonatanYMendoza
    Feb 23, 2009
    0
    Awful album, so ordinary, overrated, terrible.
  4. VikramM
    May 27, 2009
    10
    A perfect 10. The film and the soundtrack create a fabulous mixture of pulse throbing energy. Jai Ho in true Indian style epitomizes what every person who visits India feels - triumph inspite of the odds. A R Rahman has long been considered the best music director in India - with this album the world takes notice of that fact. Jai Ho!
  5. Pratishk
    Feb 28, 2009
    9
    This is not Rehman best outing, considering his other hits in India. Seriously! When I consider that this album actually got an Oscar, I felt what if the oscar guys had heard Rehman's other great works. Overall Rehman knows that the work of soundtrack is to enhance a scene and not hinder it. he is a master at this, and slumdog is just another proof of that.
  6. RB
    Mar 16, 2009
    8
    "Jai Ho" is what makes this album awesome. Jai Hoooo!!
  7. PeterP
    Mar 19, 2009
    0
    That's terrible, Why it wins two Oscars?! I don't understand, maybe is a signal from the end of the world.
  8. JuanP
    Mar 19, 2009
    0
    7.9 points for it?, its only ghetto and pseudo-dance music, I can't stand Jai Ho its so stupid song, like the rest of the album.
  9. KateS
    Mar 8, 2009
    0
    Horrible album, its has awful songs like Jai Ho, A Oscar for it?
  10. AndreaG
    Mar 17, 2009
    0
    Awful album, I don't understand why music like this overrated and pure merchandise, this is no Indian music!!!, its so ordinary freak-dance, Jai-Ho its one of the worst songs I've ever listen, and this album makes me lose the faith in humanity.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Los Angeles Times
    88
    Most tracks stir the pulse; a few evoke the film’s overarching tenderness. Rahman’s trademark sound is polyrhythmic, nuanced and utterly polished but without sacrificing an edgy contradiction that keeps all the songs spinning on their heads.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    100
    This is about as close to perfection as a soundtrack can ever hope to get - perfectly capturing the emotional grit of Danny Boyle's onscreen drama, while successfully evoking a very Indian atmosphere for a very Western audience.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    60
    Unfortunately, the rest is incidental disco-lite dross, with a couple of bland bumpers and a little East-meets-West fusion thrown in for good measure. The three M.I.A. tracks would’ve made a solid EP.
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