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Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings
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Positive: 18 out of 24
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Mixed: 0 out of 24
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Negative: 6 out of 24
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VikramMMay 27, 2009A 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!
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JuanPMar 19, 20097.9 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.
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PeterPMar 19, 2009That's terrible, Why it wins two Oscars?! I don't understand, maybe is a signal from the end of the world.
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AndreaGMar 17, 2009Awful 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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RBMar 16, 2009"Jai Ho" is what makes this album awesome. Jai Hoooo!!
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KateSMar 8, 2009Horrible album, its has awful songs like Jai Ho, A Oscar for it?
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PratishkFeb 28, 2009This 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.
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JhonatanYMendozaFeb 23, 2009Awful album, so ordinary, overrated, terrible.
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DariaRFeb 11, 2009Great sounds. Fortunate combination of moden rythms and ethnic Indian tunes. The soundtracks can quite successfully exist out of the movie as an independent album.
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marcosbJan 31, 2009Excellent.
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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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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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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.