The Best Music in Film

A. R. Rahman

(Popular Bollywood composer. Composed the music for Ashutosh Gowariker's Lagaan)

S&S: What is your favourite film soundtrack music and why do you like it so much?
"There are many of them ... One of my favourite film scores is Cinema Paradiso (1988) ..cos the music expresses everything and imprints the emotion in your heart ..may be for your life time.."
S&S: In what ways does music best enhance a film?
"I feel music should say what the film maker tries to say and sometimes fail to express ...because music has the power to go much further in expressing any emotion...to enhance the movie..and making it memorable!"
S&S: Which film either has music that you wished you'd written or is one you would like to rescore and why?
"I never think like that..I believe that each film is destined to a composer and i respect the composer's vision .."
Last Updated: 29 Sep 2008