A Genre of Their Own
Aug 07, 2021
2 minutes
—Tatsam Mukherjee
It has been 15 years since Spike Lee used A.R. Rah-man’s ‘’ in the opening credits of his 2006 film, . What was refreshing was how the song didn’t feel ‘exoticised’ and how it blended in with Terrence Blanchard’s trumpet-heavy score for the film. Two years later, Rahman became something of a household name in the US after his Oscar and Grammy wins.
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