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to the 2009 American film of the same name, directed by

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and starring

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and

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. The original score and songs are composed and produced by

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and recorded in the summer of 2009 with the

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at the Sony Scoring Stage. The film marks his Hollywood debut, though he has already worked for some English-language films including ''

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'', which fetched him two

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. The soundtrack album was released October 6, 2009 by Relativity Music Group. In India, the album was released on January 18, 2010, by

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. The soundtrack was met with positive reviews. The song "NaNa" was longlisted for

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nominations. The soundtrack earned A. R. Rahman the BMI London Award for Best Score. The

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lyrics for the song "Kurukuru Kan" was written by A. R. Rahman himself. Lyrics for "Sajna" were written by Rahman and Blaaze while that for "NaNa" were by Rahman, Blaaze and Vivianne Chaix. Rahman made his son A. R. Ameen sing the track "Nana".

Track listing

References

External links

Official website
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