Shalimar

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Fri May 27 2022

4

Shit like this on the list is both refreshing and infuriating. Refreshing because it is good, fun, interesting, and also not something I would regularly be exposed to! It's why I started this project and keeps me coming back. It's infuriating because the fact that it is included here means that Robert Dimery, the original author of the 1001 albums list is aware that music like this exists. He's clearly aware that there is an entire world of music out there. SO WHY HAVE I LISTENED TO 200 80s BRITISH NEW WAVE ALBUMS AND 200 SCOTTISH ROCK ALBUMS FROM THE 90S??!!?

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Wed Jan 26 2022

3

I did like this album, but I wonder how familiar the author of 1001 albums is with Indian music and whether they would have selected this movie soundtrack if they had the same breadth of familiarity that they obviously have with american & english music.

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Sun Nov 28 2021

5

Really good as far as movie soundtracks go!

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Thu Apr 14 2022

5

I'll take a lot more where that came from. What a bright spot! It seems to have an optimism that might have been more common a decade earlier, combined with that wonderful Indian sound that brings me right back to Jaipur.

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Thu Dec 02 2021

4

This was a funky listen! Also, indicative of how much of an afterthought world music is to this list. The original entry was "Shalimar/College Girl" because the list author had a bootleg album that threw two unrelated soundtracks together! 😆 "College Girl" is also worth checking out. The track "College Girl 'I Love You'" lifts a chunk of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" which is fun, and "Everybody Dance With Me" uses the riff from Iron Butterfly's "In A Gadda Da Vita"... Fave track (on Shalimar) - "Countess Caper (Music)" - loved that Bollywood spaghetti western vibe! The opening track "Title Music" was also very atmospheric...

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Tue Nov 23 2021

3

i literally could only listen to two songs but they were nice !!!!!

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Tue Nov 23 2021

3

Interesting, I don't think I'd listen to it again but I enjoyed it.

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Mon Jan 03 2022

3

This was pretty fun to listen to but really just in a kitschy way. It's not very good.

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Sat Jul 16 2022

5

LET´S DO CHAHACHABURU

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Fri Sep 02 2022

5

j'adore, très riche musicalement

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Fri Nov 25 2022

5

This absolutely slapped

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Sun Jan 29 2023

5

Crazy but I’m totally into this. I’d have never thought I’d enjoy it so much. I’d definitely listen to this again.

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Wed Mar 22 2023

5

Id listen to this movie all day

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Mon Apr 10 2023

5

Locura total de banda sonora setentera bollywoodense. Salta del jazz al funk de guitarras wawa, del italowestern de trompetas y cítaras al chachachá, del folk hindú al easylistening. Entretenido y muy bonito. Sorpresa total

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Sun Jan 09 2022

4

that was actually surprisingly impressive I’m not a big fan of indian music (or bollywood movies) but this actually had some really nice production overall I can overlook the parts of the album I found annoying for the quality of the overall music - 8/10

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Fri Jan 14 2022

4

I thought I wasn't going to like this, but the energy sold me. I couldn't get over how vibrant and melodic this was, even if the vocals were sometimes "not my style".

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Fri Feb 04 2022

4

4.1 + Colorful and varied. There's a quirky dance number with lots of instrumental layers ("One Two Cha Cha Cha"), a pretty love ballad ("Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay") and some lush, cinematic instrumentals that tie in different musical influences (e.g. flamenco, Indian folk, big band jazz, funk...).

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Thu Feb 10 2022

4

Swag

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Thu Feb 10 2022

4

I personally prefer the instrumentals but it’s awesome that this is here at all. Go watch Kal Ho Naa Ho

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Thu Feb 10 2022

4

Banger 💥

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Fri Feb 18 2022

4

Che spasso! Mi sono proprio divertita, una ventata d'aria fresca.

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Thu Feb 24 2022

4

i watched many a bollywood movie in my youth, but not this one! so i went into this with high hopes, bias, and more bollywood knowledge than most people have. this album has a pure seventies bollywood vibe! i have fallen in love with the romantic theme, but the other instrumentals are just as good. this album really jumps around in genres, and it can get corny at times with the sampling of english songs, but that's what adds to this soundtrack's charm. a fun, joyous listen. it doesn't have to be taken seriously.

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Thu Feb 24 2022

4

Ich bin ein bisschen überrascht, dass ichs so mochte.

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Thu Mar 31 2022

4

It's nothing something I would listen to over and over again, but that is just because of my own cultural and generation biases.

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Fri Apr 08 2022

4

Me encantó, la pasé re bien.

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Mon Apr 11 2022

4

A scintillating and engaging soundtrack.

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Thu Apr 14 2022

4

I can go for this. He's like the Mancini of Bollywood. I genuinely enjoy these types of 60s and 70s soundtracks. Super entertaining. Love the blending of so many genres.

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Sun May 15 2022

4

Absolute joy. How does it rate in the grand scheme of things? No idea. But loved it!

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Fri May 27 2022

4

This was fun Bollywood action, let’s watch this movie

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Wed Aug 03 2022

4

Very interesting fusion on some of the songs, and some just generally fun ones.

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Sun Aug 07 2022

4

I really had low expectations going into this album, but a couple of songs in, I was already hooked. The instrumentals are just out of this world and very unique, which I suppose makes sense since this was a movie. Wish I could have understood what was being sung, but it was entertaining even though I couldn't.

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Thu Aug 18 2022

4

Really cool instruments and groovy vibe. Never have heard of this before, but iti was really good.

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Fri Aug 26 2022

4

Something fun and different, exactly what I signed up for

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Fri Sep 02 2022

4

It all sounds like a set of poorly-recorded random Indian pop music, but I liked it!

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Fri Sep 23 2022

4

Ça valait la peine de l'écouter. Pas tellement mon style, mais le mélange de sons dans l'album garde ça très intéressant. Certaines pièces étaient peut-être un peu trop intense dans les sons indiens pour mon goût, mais j'ai golbalement bien aimé l'expérience. 7/10

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Sun Oct 09 2022

4

quite interesting and I have not really expected this 7/10

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Fri Oct 21 2022

4

When this record came up, I prejudged it as another Ravi Shankar-esque album before even hearing the first note... and then I forgot about it. Going back to see the albums I missed I put this one and whoa... it's wonderfully eclectic and awesome. It's a mix of Morricone-esque numbers, with Indian instruments, quite a lot of good tongue in cheek, some bossa nova - it's a delight from start to finish. Looking back I feel like an ass for missing out on this.

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Wed Nov 02 2022

4

I couldn't find this album anywhere.

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Wed Dec 21 2022

4

I’m glad this album was included but it really draws attention to the fact that Indian music is not well represented on this list. The album itself clearly has taken its direction from western music and has a bit of a classic 60s movie soundtrack sound with some really lovely Bollywood and Indian Classical motifs front and center. I wish I knew enough to really be able to understand this better.

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Fri Dec 30 2022

4

Did not understand a word in this album yet it was still soo beautiful.

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Sun Jan 08 2023

4

Excellent! Never heard it before and now in the heavy rotation list!

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Sun Feb 05 2023

4

Fun and interesting and still a pretty chilled thing to have on in the background. I can't say it was particularly my thing but there were a couple of songs I did quite like. Not sure if I'll come back to it any time soon but I'm certainly intrigued about the movie. Favourite: One Two Cha Cha Cha

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Fri Feb 10 2023

4

Loved loved loved the opening three tracks. So good - Indisco. It gets a bit more rote after that but is still a solid Bollywood soundtrack.

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Fri Feb 10 2023

4

A delight with a mix of styles and lots of pleasing melodies and hooks and riffs, though, even as an Indophile, one's not totally clear as to just what to make of it. One's glad to have heard. Definitely worthy.

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Thu Mar 09 2023

4

Only half of this is actually available on Stupify, and I couldn't very easily find an alternative source for the full release, but based on what I heard I can comfortably give this a 4/5 I very very much enjoyed it. I really need to dig into more Bollywood stuff, as I absolutely love a lot of what I've heard but I also really don't know shit!

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Thu Mar 16 2023

4

Excellent!

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Wed Mar 22 2023

4

This was way better than I was expecting

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Fri Mar 24 2023

4

I was not expecting this to contain so many bangers

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Wed Mar 29 2023

4

Better than I expected. I loved the general vibe and nodded my head more than once.

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Fri Mar 31 2023

4

Admittedly I am not that familiar with Bollywood music but I really enjoyed that. It had a depth tk it I wasn't expecting

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Mon Apr 10 2023

4

This was fun, like finding the soundtrack for a lost Tarantino Bollywood film.

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Sun Apr 16 2023

4

A pretty interesting mix of 60s pop, 70s soundtrack, and Indian classical. A fun listen.

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Wed Apr 26 2023

4

I had a lot of fun listening to this. There is a great, pulpy feel to it

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Thu Apr 27 2023

4

This was pretty wonderful

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Fri Apr 28 2023

4

jjjjjjjjj

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Fri May 12 2023

4

Who would have thought that I would be listening to a Bollywood movie soundtrack? Very cool to be able to experience that. The music itself was interesting. I wouldn’t listen to it regularly, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.

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Fri May 12 2023

4

Nice surprise, you can feel the influences of Isaach Hayes and John Williams.

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Mon May 15 2023

4

good indian is good

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Thu May 25 2023

4

Ascending a mountain as the sun set behind me while these enchanting songs from faraway lands soundtracked my journey had me feeling like a proper Bollywood hero.

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Fri May 26 2023

4

first listen a real mix of western and italian film music influences here, the brass and strings are nice and bright

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Wed May 31 2023

4

One two cha cha cha is catchier than....something very catchy. Why it's not appeared on any of those loungecore kitsch classics as it's better than almost all the tracks that do. An interpolation of That's The Way Ah-Hah is also genius. The rest of the album can't quite live up to this twisted magic, which shows George Harrison how to really blend Indian and western pop. But what this list is also all about. Tons of fun. 3.75 so I'll upgrade to a 4.

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Fri Jun 02 2023

4

Love this one! Lots of different tones and sounds

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Wed Jun 14 2023

4

A Bollywood soundtrack that reminds me of the "Shaft" soundtrack. Lightly funky, but with a lot more Indian flair. I like it. Call it a 3.5. Favorite tracks: "Title Theme", "Naag Devta"

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Mon Jun 26 2023

4

I love some Bollywood movies over the years. I hadn’t seen this one yet but will after listening to this soundtrack. I skipped the dialogue track. Loved “One Two Cha Cha Cha”.

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Sat Jul 01 2023

4

In the book this is two albums

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Mon Aug 14 2023

4

Bollywood is always entertaining and this one does not disappoint.

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Tue Aug 22 2023

4

Great!

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Wed Aug 23 2023

4

Never heard this before, but I enjoyed it. Not really a genre I'm awfully familiar with, although I'm a deep Cornershop fan as there are rhythms and so on from them that resonate here.

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Fri Sep 01 2023

4

Pretty crazy, out of left field for this list. A real mix of sounds and influences. I don't know much about Bollywood soundtracks, or where this example sits, however I really enjoyed it!

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Mon Sep 04 2023

4

Glad there is international music on here. It was fun music with a blend of indian and western styles.

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Wed Sep 06 2023

4

Not sure I really needed to listen to this before I die, however unexpected treasures are in the spirit of this thing and I’m here for it. It’s a fun listen to the soundtrack of India’s most expensive movie which stars Rex Harrison. Today I Learned lol

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Sun Sep 10 2023

4

A little more "old cinema" sound than I would have liked, but a fabulous soundtrack nevertheless.

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Sun Sep 17 2023

4

Gros son Bollywood, un mélange de tellement de truc. Ca me fait vraiment penser à ce genre de film, cette ambiance. C'était vraiment pas mauvais. J'ai de la mis`re a voir un peu a quoi ressemble le film mais la soundtrack me donne le vibe de Caire nid d'espion et me met en plein dans les années 70. 3.95

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Tue Nov 23 2021

3

Is that Mark Ruffalo on the cover?

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Tue Nov 30 2021

3

No se puede escuchar en Spotify

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Fri Dec 24 2021

3

Grappig , beetje 70 s rock met dan wat Indische elementen

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Thu Jan 06 2022

3

Hurrrr

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Thu Jan 06 2022

3

A little strange, but made me smile

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Thu Jan 06 2022

3

Almost 4

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Thu Jan 20 2022

3

This is awesome! You never know what you're going to get listening to the soundtrack for a film you've never seen. It's a widely diverse soundtrack. Lots of swelling instrumentation. A surprisingly fun listen!

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Sun Jan 23 2022

3

Cracking mix of modern and classical tracks.

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Thu Jan 27 2022

3

This album was one of the more unique ones on this list and overall I enjoyed it. It is hard to properly rate when this is such an unfamiliar type of music to me. No recognized songs

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Thu Feb 03 2022

3

While I still appreciate getting albums like this, this is the first one I didn't enjoy very much. The last few songs were pretty good but the rest were more annoying than anything.

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Mon Feb 07 2022

3

intresting. worth a re listen

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Fri Feb 11 2022

3

Odd, but not bad

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Thu Feb 17 2022

3

If you're wondering where the '90s exotica thing borrowed heavily from, then this is your album.

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Thu Feb 17 2022

3

A pleasant surprise, not what I expected based on the album cover. It's a lot less Bollywood-sounding than it looks. The title music sounds like something from a 70s Hollywood thriller and other instrumentals have shades of Morricone western soundtracks. The film sounds pretty good as well.

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Thu Feb 24 2022

3

This is super interesting - there's multiple genres in these tunes. I actually enjoyed listening to this while I worked.

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Fri Feb 25 2022

3

I was a bit worried when I heard the opening bars using a time signature that made zero sense to my ears, that I was in for a long 40mins. But this turned into a pretty fun mixture of of East meets West and absolutely everything in between. No chance I’ll come back and listen again though.

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Mon Mar 14 2022

3

Shalimar was new music for me and I've never heard of Rahul Dev Burman. "One Two Cha Cha" was my least favorite track. Perhaps there was one other track that I was ready to have it finish sooner. I liked listening to something new and from a different culture. At this moment I'm not feeling like I should go check out the movie any time soon, but that could change.

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Sun Mar 27 2022

3

What a completely seemingly random assortment of musical styles. No idea what this film could be about. An interesting listen but I'll probably never listen again.

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Sat Apr 02 2022

3

This clearly ain’t my usual bag, but this ain’t all that bad… defo listenable!

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Wed Apr 06 2022

3

Was pleasantly surprised. It was a very solid listen, with some decent production.

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Thu Apr 14 2022

3

I'm assuming this is iconic due to reasons I am not familiar with. It's... ok?

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Fri Apr 15 2022

3

First Bollywood soundtrack I have listened to all the way through. Really enjoyed it, found the wee references to "western" music sprinkled throughout very interesting. Hard to pick a favourite track, other than to mention that "one two cha cha cha" is probably the most immediate

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Wed Apr 20 2022

3

“I don’t quite know how I feel” - Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars

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Fri May 20 2022

3

05/19/2022 Actually pretty killer. Lots of it sounds like a 70's action soundtrack.

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Thu May 26 2022

3

Strange one

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Thu Jun 02 2022

3

India. Bollywood

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Sun Jun 05 2022

3

As far as soundtracks to movies I've never seen go, this isn't too bad.

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