Shalimar

Meh, this feels a bit whitewashed

This was great.

Well that was interesting but not really something I'd put on a must hear list.

This would be perfect background music for driving around downtown Toronto There were several moments I enjoyed, but overall I just don’t feel like it deserves higher than a 2

Not really a fan, but they had a good cha cha beat with certain songs.

Weird background noise. One star extra for the cha cha, that was fun.

Was it tough to listen to? Yes, sometimes. Am I glad I listened it? Yes. I guess this must be the Morricone from India. I'm giving this 3.6 stars (round up to 4).

I feel that I should have liked this more than I did but to be honest I found it really cheesy and I don’t generally like soundtracks. First two songs were the highlight for me

Not my cup of tea, but better than expected. 2.5.

Moderately interesting Indian film music.

Mids

Everyone trying to do morricone

I’m sure this choice has nothing to do with Rex Harrison.

woah! this was awesome. fun listen.

Veel beter dan ik verwachtte

Started out pretty strong, I was intrigued by the groove of the opening track, kind of had Curtis Mayfield vibes. One Two Cha Cha was kind of kitschy, but still a solid groove. I also liked the repetitive chants of Naag Devta. Another English language groove with Baby Let’s Dance Together. A unique mix of Indian world music, some traditional ballads, and then this funky 70s brass. I don’t really know what to make of it all, but yeah it was alright.

I had never heard this before, I admire the musicianship but unfortunately it's really not my thing.

I find a lot of soundtracks unfocused when put together as albums, and this is no different. Favourite track: Baby Let's Dance Together.

Interesting old soundtrack, and broke up some of the monotony of my more recent albums. Pretty unique but I won't be picking this up again. 2/5

Interesting to hear, cool tracks. Will put the movie on my list to watch, too :)

A very 70s Bollywood soundtrack! I’ll need to watch this movie to see if the plot is what I’ve imagined based on the music!

Track 6 - Aaini Wohi Rehta Hai was pretty tough to listen to. Album has fun rhythms, and always love some music from a different culture, but I think I prefer the “poppy” Bollywood music. The movie soundtrack had some slow jams, love ballads, and a few fun songs, but ultimately I don’t think I would re listen unless I wanted to sit down and actually watch this movie.

Uhh ya sure I guess…. It was kinda fun, never having heard of this movie, making up a story while listening to the soundtrack based on how everything sounded. For a Bollywood movie it had a very eclectic variety of sounds and genres. Like at one point it had this very Spanish/American vibe where it was like something out of zorro. Maybe this was a super important Bollywood movie at the time but idk if I could truly feel the significance of this

Spunky and fun but also all over the place. I didn’t really feel it was cohesive. I bet I would have a liked it more if I had seen the movie. Oddly, a lot of the songs sounded very familiar. So either songs I’ve heard stole from songs on this, songs on this stole from songs I’ve heard, or I actually have heard some of these songs somehow.

I’m not a Bollywood expert but this is pretty much exactly what I was thinking a 70s Bollywood soundtrack was going to sound like. It’s not bad by any means, just not knowing anything about the movie or being able to understand the lyrics puts you at a disadvantage. A little dated but the vibes are solid.

Was not expecting Cha Cha Cha Another soundtrack Cha Cha Cha Kinda liked it Cha Cha Cha Do I need to Cha Cha Cha See this movie? Cha Cha Cha Can you guess Cha Cha Cha My favorite song? Cha Cha Cha

really surprised by this

Film Album eines 70er Jahres Bollywoodfilms. Ja es ist so schlimm wie diese Einführung zu beschreiben mag. Die Tracks führen zwar nicht zu Kopfschmerzen aber ein mehrfaches Hören steigert das Migräne Risiko. Eine Aufnahme in die 1-Star-Galerie hat auch der Song “Mera Pyar Shalimar”. Ein Cha Cha für die Skip Taste.

It's been interesting listening to this album and getting a feel for the genre at that time. Having spent some time in India it provided some nostalgia, but it's not got me wanting to explore much further. Glad I've got to know it a bit, but don't plan to return too often.

Kova!

a few great songs and a ton of forgettable

A pretty lazy entry to the list I think. I bet there’s thousands of other albums like this that are way better. Ah well. Not annoying but not for me

Finding this album was tough. When I found it would it be worth the listen??? The first track was awful and really hard to listen too. I am not sure why and how movie soundtracks make this list. It didnt make me want to watch the movie. Favourite song: If I had to pick one it would be one two cha cha cha. At a push. I wouldnt mind never hearing it again. Least favourite: Title music Album artwork: Movie poster.

Enjoyable. 3

This is why I'm here

Definitely sounds like a movie soundtrack

Nice soundtrack, but I’m aggrieved that this is on the list but there’s no Morricone.

kinda cool

There are stretches in this challenge when you hear a lot of similar music. Even when it's good, it can all start to sound the same. Then suddenly, they slip in some funky Bollywood soundtrack and it forces you to pay attention again. Man, this was a fun album. It's almost abrasive at times ('Naag Devta') while also giving off strong James Bond vibes. It really speaks to the power of music in cinema that I can almost create a movie in my mind while listening to this. My biggest complaint is that I don't know where to seek out more music like this.

4/5 - weirdly good

Honestly pretty cool movie album

Couldn't find this on Spotify, but it gets a three because Bollywood music makes me happy.

not bad

Can't say I knew what was going on here, this was not for me

3.5 Yeah this was cool! The type of album this list was made for! I would have never listened to the soundtrack for this old Bollywood film, but I did, and it was kinda neat! Bollywood mixed with 70s funk and also spaghetti westerns, kind of a little bit of everything!!

It’s a lot of fun. One Two Cha Cha Cha is probably the greatest song to appear on this list.

Strange choice. Good soundtrack but not sure what makes it so special?

For some (perhaps justified?) reason, I thought this collection avoided soundtracks, so this is a double-surprise, and not in a good way (one for being a soundtrack, the other for seeming out of left field music- and album-wise). In fact, I'm not at all sure I listened to the "official" album for today, as nearly every YouTube/YouTubeMusic entry seems to have different "songs" and titles, and in different orders, which is a lot more annoying thank intriguing, especially since there's not really any sort of explanation or translation of the lyrics. I guess this would be a lot more interesting if I'd seen (or bothered to see) "Raiders of the Sacred Stone", I guess. Or was at all familiar with "the legendary music composer R. D. Burman" and his trajectory in Hindi music films. My two-star rating is more for how baffling this entry was in the collection than for the music itself (which seems both fine and definitely not to my taste).

I need more context. I looked this guy up and he's made hundred of Bollywood-style movies; maybe he invented this genre? That's amazing but I'm not sure why this album / soundtrack? of all the hundreds he's done. The Western sampling in a few songs is cute but, again, not sure how groundbreaking or interesting any of this is.

Terrible. Not for me

A very new genre for me and yet evoking a perfectly tangible nostalgic vibe of me being 14 years old, which is how old I was in 1978

It’s so hard to rate something like this. What the hell do I know about Indian music from the 70s? I honestly had fun listening to this album, despite having no idea what was going on. Very strange experience. Let’s do the cha-cha-cha doo doo!

Ha ha holy smokes this rips. I wonder what the movie is like.

Bollywood epic With international flair And a classy vibe

There has gotta be some better Bollywood music out there....this was OK. Listenable.

A fun listen, though I wouldn't ever do it again :)

# Playlist track - One Two Cha Cha Cha # Notes - This is super interesting. Kind of made me want to see the movie.

The first couple of tracks are absolute corkers. Kitschy, 70's Bollywood funk bangers. After that it kind of settles down a bit. Its all very listenable, but the pace and fun levels drop off ocnsiderably. I'm very glad to have heard it.

not a fan, didn't enjoy it at all

Not something that I would typically listen to, but enjoyable. Deserves some credit for being less anglocentric than most of the list.

Not my thing Won't listen again Low 2

Sample heaven. Desperately want to see this film. This was a great soundtrack. Some real bangers. Naag Devta is rad. This whole album is rad af. Funky, jazzy Indian disco. Wish there was more like this on this list.

I'm gonna be completely honest and say I was baffled as to why this is on this list. This is easily the strangest album I've gotten so far solely because of the fact that it's a soundtrack from a Bollywood film from the 70s. I have ZERO knowledge about Bollywood or general Indian music/culture, so I'm in the dark on this one. With that disclaimer out of the way, let's get to the review. This is a very groovy album. It's such an interesting mashup of different genres. All of the tracks are pretty good, but I don't think they'd be something I'd go on to listen to on my own. Upon finishing this album I'm still at a loss as to why it's on this list. 5/10 Would I listen again? Only if I ever watch the movie that it's from.

A soundtrack to a Bollywood film that I've never heard of. No problems for sticking a Bollywood soundtrack in here, it's just if this is the best to offer, then I'm fine if I don't bother hearing another one. Probably helps if you know the film? Best Tracks: Title Music (Shalimar); One Two Cha-Cha-Cha; Hum BewafaHargiz Na Thay

3 stars for Title Music. The rest is okay. Better than expected. Still better than any Bollywood movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen tens.

idc

Decent

I’m yeah. I listened didn’t really need to

I liked some of the instrumentals, but I did not like the singing.

not really a fan of sound track albums, like i wouldn’t listen to this on my own time at all

Interesting album for sure - Bollywood mixed with soul, mixed with a bit of country and a dash of rock. enjoyed the opening, went a bit too classical bollywood towards the end which isn't my thing but can appreciate. 3.5

Fela Kuti and Austin Powers go to Bollywood for a funky jazzy set of show tunes. All sorts of 60s pop psychedelic sounds combined with Indian instruments and harmonies, driving rhythms and a swinging 70s internationalism all in service of big musical motifs. Some of it sounds like it's from a noir, some for a james bond, some for a.big dance number, and some like a spaghetti western. The songs are pretty overlong, there's plenty of schmaltz, and it's all pretty cheesy - but a fun album. Not really something I'd plan to listen again, but it piques interest in what was going on in South Asian popular culture around this time and why this soundtrack in particular is featured.

I'm a fan of classical Indian music, but not Indian film music. This is a strange mix of Indian film music and western 1970's music, with several songs sung in English. It all sounds a bit dated now.

Not really sure how to rate this. It's like a bhangra version of the Glee soundtrack.

Bollywood music is certainly not my favourite. But in this case I expected more. Maybe it get's better with repeated hearing but I gave up after one time ...

Disco & Bollywood - so very 70s

some of it is okay, the Naag Devta song is annoying

Haven’t seen the movie, but it was cool

Interesting.

Surprisingly good for what I expected to be just a stereotypical pick for the 1001 Albums list to fill out a quota, and while some of that generic sound is there, especially in the middle, the instrumentation is catchy, the singing is usually quality, and I would say I enjoyed a good chunk of the songs to some extent, especially that opener, what a great tune! It just fails to leave a lasting impression compared to film soundtracks, and as an album its lacking, but taking it at face value I'll admit I was expecting worse, so this was a pleasant, albeit forgettable, surprise.

2.5

Un muy bien compilado de canciones indias para la película "Shalimar". Si bien nunca he visto el filme, el soundtrack es consistente, manteniendo el espíritu de lo que uno espera de las producciones musicales de Bollywood, con un giro psicodélico y algo rockero.

strange

Annoying

One Two Cha Cha Cha //

Burman is like the John Williams or Hans Zimmer of Bollywood: he’s iconic and he’s the master of composing for film. I’ve heard a lot of his work together with Asha Bhosle, but never this soundtrack. I hadn’t heard of Shalimar, but a Bollywood movie starring Rex Harrison seems super interesting. The title credits music has a James Bond-esque feel to it (not so much as the vocal Bond main themes, but the “James Bond Theme”, “007 Theme”, or the “Suspense Motif” by Monty Norman, John Barry, and David Arnold, respectively). The rest of the songs follow some excellent Bollywood dance numbers interspersed with great suspenseful film music and (what I assume are) leitmotifs. I’m really glad this album was included in the 1001. This was new to me and this is not the type of music I’ve come to expect from the book.

Une bande sonore de film indien influencée par l'Occident, ce qui a, je pense, à son tour influencé l'Orient. J'ai été moins dépaysée que je ne m'y attendais.

Bara furðulega skemmtileg .... en ekki beint genre sem ég gæti hugsað mér að hlusta mikið á

title music, countess' caper/shalimar, baby let's dance together, romantic theme, mera pyar shalimar

Definitely a lot going on in this album. If I had no context and listened to this and was asked to describe it, I would say "it sounds like a soundtrack made for a Bollywood Western movie." Doing some research on Shalimar, it looks like that's exactly what the movie is. I wouldn't necessarily say I enjoyed this soundtrack but it wasn't terrible to listen to.

The obligatory "you've probably never heard of em" album.

It's good to listen to something new but I don't think I'll be going back to this much!

I will quickly acknowledge that I have no awareness of Bollywood or Indian music at all. This is an interesting listen, but it doesn't resonate with me at all. Even so, this is a great example of why I'm doing 1001 albums in the first place - I'm interested in expanding my interests, even if the generator doesn't always hit. With all that said, I'm probably never going to listen to this again, and I'm probably not going to track down the film to watch it. Favorite tracks: - Baby Let's Dance Together - Romantic Theme

I acknowledge that my lack of familiarity with some of the musical styles in this album may be the underlying issue. But I can’t give it more than two stars if I would be bothered by the thought of having to listen to it again. I often enjoy music from other cultures but this album wasn’t one of those times.

Not bad, not great. Solid 3.5 material for me.

I admit I'm a little baffled to encounter this on the list, but that's what I'm in this for: widening my music knowledge and exposure. I think I liked Romantic Theme the best. Baby Let's Dance Together was fun. The plot to this movie has got to be wild.

Cha Cha Cha allllll day

Disco choas from India, I think. I tried to watch the movie but couldn't find subtitles. One of the weirder albums I've encountered so far, but I can tell they put a lot of effort. I'd rather listen to this than Frank Sinatra.

I'm very confused by this album. It's not very bad and I shook my butt at some of the songs. Would not listen again and I think it is bizarre this soundtrack is on the list.

Some interesting songs on this, but a few stinkers as well. Still it was different and glad to have listen to it.

I unexpectedly enjoyed this. To be specific I liked it as a campy goof. Would I put it in at a party? Hell yeah, or at least a few of the songs. Would it annoy some of my guests? Hell yeah, and I would enjoy that, too.

A soundtrack to a movie I've never heard of in a style of music I'm not familiar with. It wasn't great but there were one or two songs that were listenable.

Wanted to skip almost every song on this album. Maybe if you had the context for the music along with the film itself, it'd be better. But it's a style of music I'm not inclined to like to start and trying to listen to it with no context just was a miserable experience.

Really fun will listen again

Indische Musik ist doch nicht so mein's...

No

What an incredible start! It gets worse after, but definitely a good surprise

Couldn’t listen

Bollywood at its best? Some catchy tunes but what do I know?

This was pretty sweet. Fusion on top of fusion. Loved the arrangements and vocals. Will definitely check out some more R.D. Burman

Strange selection, but enjoyable.

What the what?

Super diverse mix of sounds from all over, either side of some great Bollywood tracks. It gets funky, the strings soar over the ballads, there's even jazz solos. It's cool to fill a soundtrack with so much influence. I only think some of the tracks could be a bit tighter structure-wise. The ending ties things off thematically but could do with more oomph.

I am befuddled. I am confused. I am disoriented. I am possibly even bewildered. There are a few albums that have made me really think as to how they could have made the list. And this is only the second soundtrack I’ve had so far. Soundtracks seem like odd albums to have on this list. Because what are they really essential for other than when you are watching the movie? But I’m just not sure what to say. I’m sort of at a lack of words. I would like to know how the author even found this and decided it would be a good idea to put in the book. Maybe the movie was some massive hit in Bollywood, but that means he must have seen the movie, heard the soundtrack and decided it fit the bill. It’s got no hits. And it’s not like it has had much influence on anything. This isn’t a well known genre for audiences outside of India. I’m not even mad this is here and other albums aren’t, like I am with other less than satisfactory albums. I just can’t fathom why. I guess I’ll admit that I do enjoy some of the funkiness and jazziness on a few songs. But there were just too many moments where I shook my head and thought to myself, “Am I actually listening to this whole thing right now?” But I refuse to back down and give an album up, even if I’m bored by it and not having fun. I understand how massive of an umbrella term World music is, and how does still represent musical history. But it doesn’t change the fact that this isn’t very good. Skip this. There is almost no reason not to. Rating: 3/10

Bollywood is not my thing so i can't rly say how this compares to other bollywood stuff but i did really like this it was really creative. 3.5/5

Not my cup of tea but it's definitely a grower! Cha cha cha is a belter

Mischung aus indischem Pop, Bollywood und etwas Ennio-M.-Diebstahl

-.-

losa mi je ova indijska muzika jbg

nisam dosla do kraja

This is a rare example of what I expected from this list. This is a really interesting listen, overall I don't really like it. But at least it was something worth hearing once. So many albums on here sound like a lot of other albums. Then there's the super popular albums... an album everyone has heard doesn't need to be on a list of albums you need to hear. So, thanks for this at least.

Hey something different! Enjoyed this a lot wish this list had more stuff like this

How fun. Like 70s schmaltzy James Bond.

Interesting. not perfect.

This is pretty fun, and some very cool tracks on this. It's a soundtrack for a style of film I know effectively nothing about, so I'm just going by how I hear it now. I enjoyed it. It's always good for me to hear music from other cultures, times, and genres.

A bizarre mix of styles but a lot of fun.

Good album, but why this movie soundtrack versus so many others? Why is this our sample of Indian music? Regardless, it was good.

This was fun! It was unique and varied. Some of the sound quality was poor, kind of buzzy or distorted, but I enjoyed the 1970s Bollywood sound.

Nope how bad does this list get

françois de roubaix vibes shalimar one two cha cha cha countess' caper naag devta aaina wohl rehta hai romantic theme mera pyar shalimar

The grooves are slick and irresistible. And the singers involved are all incredible in their own ways. Who knows a soundtrack of a Bollywood film from the '70s could slap so hard? Unique, refreshing, and fun experience.

loved!

This was not what I expected to find this morning. I really like Indian music. The English lyrics were unexpected. 3/4

Blind album and artist. I'd rather try and watch the movie and then shut it off 5 minutes into it and try to forget I tried to watch it.

Kind of catchy here and there

what the fuck

I did enjoy this but it’s not something I’d listen to again so it’s got to be 2

Kind of feels like the 1001 guy was like 'damn I need some Indian music on here' and just looked up a famous film and stuck its soundtrack on the list

This was a blast! A crazy mishmash of all kinds of musical styles, but done with such verve. A really fun listen.

B.S. de película de Bollywood. No soy fan. Un 2.

Lo siento, no me ha gustado.

Shaft - Bollywood style

I thought I was at a small hotel checking in and listening to the owners radio in the back room. Struggled hard to listen to this.

What the heck was that! No! Just No!

No comment

No. Gracias.

Beautiful soundtrack!

Maybe a good example of the category, it's hard for me to imagine a scenario where I would go back and put this on

liked this a lot more than I expected. a many genre-bending jazz/indian/afro tracks with retro 60s/70s swagger

It was fun.

Not my jam

I understand that Bollywood music is influential for pop music. But it’s just not a genre that I listen to.

Fun album with some descent tracks.

Late 70s bollywood is a fun listen but not something I would add to my regular collection or play at a party. Unless it was a bollywood party.

Some of this is pretty interesting, particularly the weird funky tracks, and the album gets better in the back half - especially on Romantic Theme and Baby Let’s Dance Together, but overall I had a hard time staying interested in what Shalimar had to offer.

70s soundtrack, occasionally catchy, mostly annoying

I perceived this as whiny.

Quite refreshing

What fun!

title music- hold up. god DAMN. i probably wont finish this album tonight cause im sleepy but yknow. listen to them horns. 7 one two cha cha cha- oh this shit gonna be playing in my head for hours now. menu type music. but listen to that percussion. 7 dialogue- um. yeah. singing. 5 or 6. countless caper- me when im detective trying to figure out who killed my wife. oh shit then i start dancing. busting a move. hes killing that shit. 7 naag devta- umm yeah. i dont have a lot to say its fine. 5 im sleepy.

Huhhu 1.5/5. VVitun hyvä varsinki 4. ja 5. kappale. 5/5 Ni

This album blew me away! Was not expecting it. Very layered and textured with some great vocal performances. Lots of various instrumentation and cool time changes

This album would be playing in the background, depending on the song, you would get, “what the H are we listening to?” In the most positive and most negative light. Has some good stuff and other songs, just not for me. 2.5/5

eh whatever

Why?

Jazz! Indian music! 60s influenced pop! Orchestral score with Ennio Morricone-level drama! This soundtrack is a whirlwind. The music is strong all around and a pleasure to listen to. The cheesy fun of “One Two Cha Cha Cha” was a blast.

This was a cool listen. Indian 1970's cop drama noir jazz rock? Hell yea. Really enjoyed this. Will listen more!

OK, this will be interesting, I've only had a slight exposure to anything Bollywood. On the other hand, I do have several movie soundtracks in my collection, and cam appreciate the form. This is actually pretty good stuff. A little out of my "zone", a little weird and certainly different. But it's fun, and a little funky, and not boring. My only real complaint is that it's not especially well produced. In particular, the vocals aren't crips and clear. Overall, 3/5 with props for being interesting. 3/5

Next 5 songs played by my Spotify Algorithm: Usha Iyer - Good Times and Bad Times Asha Bhosle - Dum Maro Dum, Pt. 1 Bappi Lahiri- Yaar Bina Chain Kanha Ray Madan Mohan - Kaiser Kategi Zindagi Tere Bagair Nitin Mukesh - Hantse Hantse Kat Jaye Raaste

er mjög hrifinn.

Interesting record, I wish this project threw up a few more like this.

Best Song: Baby Let's Dance Together. Bollywood thrash jazz. Rips around at a nice pace to keep it interesting. Worst Song: Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai. The vocals too shrill and the audio recording too poor. Overall: It's not for me, and honestly I'm not really sure why it's for this list. It's a soundtrack, so I feel like listening to it here doesn't make much sense, and the Wikipedia page doesn't seem to indicate that the movie was all that important in its genre either. What gives.

I'm not the biggest fan of listening to movie sound tracks without watching the movie. This was probably a banger for its time but I wasn't really feeling it. - 5/10

I feel like all of the Bollywood songs sounded the same back then because vocals are done by the same playback singers. Some interesting jazz-sounding elements in the background music that sounded like other stuff on this list.

This is not the bharatanatyam this is the cha cha cha 😂 that line made me chuckle. There’s something about old timey Indian music that makes me so warm and fuzzy inside.. I didn’t grow up watching Bollywood movies, but this sound in general is very nostalgic for me so im def biased. I feel like this album was def chosen cause there are white people in the movie and it was also released in English, not sure if that’s bad or good bc it’s def more globally present bc of that. There’s def Bollywood songs I like more than any of the songs on this album, but I’ve never listened to their albums so don’t know if there’s anything I think would be better suited for the list.. I think the music is good enough, I liked a few songs but there were also a few boring ones. Liked some of the trumpet bits but overall I think the parts w/ more western influence and English I liked less. 7.5/10

Fun listen. I felt like it took me on a journey. 7.5/10

4/10 - It was alright in one two cha cha cha I thought the "that's the way I like it" was very out of nowhere and caught me off guard. I feel like I was missing a lot since its a soundtrack without a movie.

One two cha cha more like bad. the rest was less bad but not very good 2.5/10

Most of this wasn’t bad, however that second song “one two cha cha cha” was the closest I’ve been to just turning off one of these albums and not returning. That song was one of the most annoying things I’ve heard in a long time. Without that this is probably a 5 or 6, but that song makes it a 3/10

Would probably be a good movie. Could see how the soundtrack would be bangin. I was in at first then I got over it pretty quickly.

Guessing the plot to this film, I’ll go - A police constable is on a holiday cruise, stopping over in India somewhere, he’s not adverse to other cultures, such as dancing the cha-cha-cha early in the film but does see himself above it. Gets himself embroiled in a local crime of passion falling for the daughter of the victim as they have to combat someone bringing back colonialism to the region. They succeed, but he has to go back to his life and they share an emotional farewell on the docks as he boards. As she cries and waves him off, he comes up Behind her, choosing to stay. It’s never explained how he got of the boat. They embrace. Credits roll.

Weird but good

another genre I know nothing about ❤️

this is awesome even if tracking it down was confusing

This album had some interesting elements to it but it wasn't really my thing and I'm not much of a fan of soundtracks. There's got to be better Indian music out there.

Kom skemmtilega á óvart. Mjög gott!

Not my thing but listenable

Banger 4 3

No thanks, do not understand why I should listen to this??!?

Want expecting some Bollywood music.

This is really cool, except the songs that have that high-pitched voiced singer. I loved the first song and “Baby Let’s Dance Together.” Such a crazy mix of different styles. Fun to listen to.

Já vi que vou ficar a semana inteira "one two cha cha cha" Fiquei surpresa de ver que é soundtrack, não esperava. Me interessou muito por ser indiana. Muito mais divertido de se ouvir do que repetindo banda indie porcaria uma atrás da outra.

Finally something from the east...slightly surprised and relieved.

Why is this included?

This was something.. 5/10

This was fun to listen to. I generally like movie soundtracks. No clue what they are saying. Production quality is trash today but I’m sure at the time this was considered legendary. I would listen to this music again as a meme but that’s about it. Joe is a racist. 4/10

This is generic, uninspired, boring garbage. Why are we getting music from a movie soundtrack as an album? Huh? Just get me to the next album where a woman will sing and mark will give it a 1 because he is a sexist. 1/10

One two cha cha cha doo doooo. 4/10

This was decent. I'm no connoisseur of Bollywood soundtracks, but I was taken in by the mysterious energy and odd time signature of the title track. The band is tight and there's some great musicianship there. There more of a pop vibe to the rest, varied, but fun in places. But I only really wanted to revisit the title track. Solid 3 for me

2 but only because it could have been worse

2.5/10

Fabulous. So eclectic.

It feels a little strange to have just one movie soundtrack on this list 1089 albums. It's even more odd that if you are going to include only one soundtrack, that THIS is the one you choose. I suppose it must be influential somehow, as it's not especially striking. Also a point off for the cheesiness of the final track, 'One Two Cha Cha Cha'. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Naag Devta Date listened: 09/12/23

Nice to hear to some music I wouldn't have discovered on my own in a hundred years 3

I really enjoyed!

We’ll, THAT’S something I never would have listened to without this list… Tough to rate since I have no reference point for it. Not for me though.

this was epic, gotta watch the movie asap! i loved the song Naag Devta, and the following song, Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai - WOW! wowowooww! beautiful sounds come from this album.

Fun little album. It's always interesting to hear non-Western music incorporating Western influences into their music rather than the other way around. I'm happy to see Indian music on this list, but I have a feeling this is the one "Indian Album" that the author of the book pulls out when called out on not having enough non-Western music on his must listen list. I know for a fact that this is not the most influential or best music from that country.

We can’t allow soundtracks on here. Then this whole list has to be redone to account for 100+ soundtracks that need to be here.

This is fun!

"Shalimar" is a movie soundtrack composed by legendary Indian music director and actor Rahul Dev (R. D.) Burman. The movie "Shalimar" is a 1978 bi-lingual Bollywood film. The soundtrack album opens with "Title Music." Drums and an Indian melody that you hear when a guy is dealing with a cobra. There's horns both like in a big band and jazzy. Wow, this goes all over the place. I think a harbinger of things to come. "One Two Cha Cha Cha" starts out with 60's sounding music and a synth background which quickly goes to the Cuban cha cha. Horns are added. The songs ends with a sitar on top of a Carribbean beat. This is fun. "Dialogue Tum Ek/ Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay (I)" starts out with movie dialogue and people chanting. Kishore Kumar takes lead vocals with a soaring, romantic delivery. Backing chanting vocals and a rhythm with a more African style. Layered strings on top of it all. "Mera Pyar Shalimar" is a ballad sung by Asha Bhoule. Bass, strings, a carribean beat. The melody is aided by what sounds like a harp and is probably a veena. A flute. Very dramatic and probably a key point of the film. "Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay (II)" closes the album. More laidback than Part I with Usha Uthup on lead vocals. A gentle way to end with strings. I think the movie had a happy ending. This was a great experience. I had no idea what to expect. I thought soundtracks were not part of this challenge unless entirely by one band; I'm glad this one got in. This album should be the poster child for not boring. A lot going on. A lot of songs are busy and changes styles. Carribean, baroque, Indian, 50/60's pop, jazz, polka, Spanish, Cuban, African (and I'm missing a few I know). I might need to watch this movie. An album to pick up if you see and definitely listen to.

Mother Fucker, if Hindi movie soundtracks are on the table, I am going to fucking Demand you have more than a single album representing that on the god damn list. The Indian music industry and the way it's tied up with their film industry is a whole fascinating world, that I'm very of the mind that if you're going to showcase it at all, you should be giving it way more shrift than a single 70s album. I like David Bowie fine, I will have listened to nine of his albums by the time I'm done with this thing, The Next Day was enjoyable but expendable. Get your fucking priorities straight

3 at best

I loved the first song

Not for me

Very much enjoyed this. Not sure how to categorise it as it is very varied. ‘World music’ is the nice copout that I’ll use, and probably the most apt as some songs sounded South American, others Asian, with a little bit of funk thrown in. There were a few songs that passed me by which is expected given it was a soundtrack for a film. I’ll be back to this I reckon, even if just for the two first tracks and track 4 which were absolute belters

A bit like superfly it's hard to judge this about of the context of the film, particularly when I'm not familiar with the genre. This might have really changed the game but I don't feel I have the knowledge to say. On its own merits I didn't mind it, it was interesting and largely entertaining. Can't say id go back to it though, should probably watch the film and maybe it will click.

Nice to have something a bit different. I enjoyed One Two Cha Cha Cha for the novelty factor, and Romantic Theme (Shalimar) is lovely, but I've heard much more dynamic and atmospheric Bollywood music - for example Malhari, from Bajirao Mastani.

Of all the Bollywood movies this is the soundtrack he chose to put on the list!? I'm not super into my Bollywood but this would never be a soundtrack I'd choose. Overall the OST sounds very dated and I wasn't a fan, especially "Aaina Wohl Rehta Hai" with the very high pitched singing just grates on me. Highlights: One Two Cha Cha Cha Hum Bewafa Hargiz Na Thay

Safe to say I did not share Graeme's enthusiasm for this! It was nice to have something a bit different, bit I'm sure there's better examples of Bollywood or Indian music than this out there. I don't mind movie soundtracks being on this list in principle, but this really sounded like the songs belonged in a movie and I didn't like it. Interesting in parts, but also silly and cheesy. Won't be back, but I would like to hear better examples of this kind of music!

Cha cha cha doo doo? Five stars.

A soundtrack to a film I've never seen, but this kicky collection of music stands proud of its source material with aplomb. The synthesis of Western and Indian styles of music is by turns fun, bemusing, annoying and joyous, but never boring. If I may deploy a cliche, I went on a journey with this one. Almost unrateable, though.

Funk, jazz, cabaret, salsa, spaghetti westerns, all filtered through a Bollywood prism, and served up with no compromises. We NEED more Indian music on this list. 4 masala chutneys out of 5

So this was an interesting listen. Is this the only Indian album on the list? Because if so I’d be kinda miffed that a whole country’s tradition of fantastic Folk and Classical music was distilled into one very 70’s Bollywood soundtrack

Hat ein paar Bangers

This album is totally fun! Mostly Bollywood, but also with a little jazz and latin vibe thrown in. Just a little bit of everything. Somewhere somehow it felt familiar even though I couldn't specifically remember it. Worth a listen and just fun. Won't be going back for more.

This is offensive and this album should NOT be on the list!!! We're music critics goddamnit! You think this is a game...?! It is NOT a game! Ok. Now that we've gotten that out of the way this is a straight five. It's way too much fun for this list and that's what I like about it. Way cool, and way fun in a retro old-world sense. It invokes otherworldly nostalgia that give me curiosity wiggles. It's just awesome. And yes, I'd totally listen to this again. Oh! Let's get this Shalimar thing on the big screen!

A Bollywood soundtrack!? Are soundtracks allowed here? Because I have some soundtracks I could suggest. I was kind of excited for some Bollywood music. But this barely felt like what I expected from Bollywood. It barely felt Indian at times, with seemingly a lot of influences from American styles like jazz and pop standards. Fun at times, but maybe I should watch “Shalimar” to get it in the full context.

This is not what I expected, pleasantly. I thought I would be more annoyed. The elements of Indian music are woven together beautifully.

Bit too much for me

Yllättävä, ajattelin lenkillä, että pakko olla intialaisesta elokuvasta, joka kertoo espanjalaisesta härkätaistelusta. Koska yhdessä biisissä todella espanjalaiset flamingo-vibat. Mutta lyhyen wikipediaan tutustumisen jälkeen kyseessä onkin shalimar timanttivarkaudesta kertova tarina. Ei huono, mutta en nyt välttämättä ottaisi uudelleen saman tien kuunteluun. Elokuva kiinnostelee kyllä.

3.75

Interesting with lots of fun and intriguing moments but the retro vibe gets it into historical artifact territory. In other words, it's sub-amazing. Maybe one just had to see the movie. As for the College Girl companion, it's not "faintly" ridiculous, but fully so.

-oooo a movie soundtrack! thats a first for me on this list -now i kinda feel like i need to watch this movie to understand -never seen a bollywood movie so it would be interesting -i do know one thing tho: bollywood music is sooooooo good -obviously some of these songs don’t have lyrics and i’m fine with it because it’s a movie soundtrack -overall a fun listen! think it would have more of an impact if i watched the movie, solid three stars

Not my jam

Liked the cha cha cha song alot!

40/100

I couldn't find anything much on this online and even Spotify was missing a couple of songs I had to hunt around for. Some good funk vibes going on. I'm curious what this Bollywood movie would be like with this soundtrack. Really fun listen and good variance on instruments and sound while keeping a vibe. The title track and romantic theme are my favourite ones. Other ones pull it down a bit for me but I'm glad I listened.

A fun listen. The intro track was cool. The vocals seem to be coming in hot.

This was a better album than I was expecting romantic theme is a great song

I’m not familiar with the movie, but I actually enjoyed this more than I expected. I felt that it had a late 60’s vibe - the kind of groovy music that you’d have on in the background at a party - which surprised me when I realized the album was actually from ‘78. I don’t think it’s one I’ll go back to, but I might check out some other things in the genre.

This one was difficult because I had no reference point, I’m not a fan of Bollywood, maybe because I have never seen one. I didn’t enjoy the album but didn’t dislike it either. It had some really cool and interesting sounds. I’m glad I was able to listen and expand my musical exposure.

This is an amazing soundtrack. I'd say as a soundtrack for a movie it's almost perfect. Shalimar did a great job of mixing Western music norms with Indian ones and the result was excellent!

Never would have found this on my own. But it was actually really good. A most pleasant surprise.

1. title muzic - 1.5 2. one tuuo cha cha - 1.5 3. dialogue - 1 4. countezz caper - 1 5. naag devta - 1 6. aina uuohi - 2 7. baby letz dance together - 1 8. romantic theme - 2 9. mera pyar - 2 10. hum beuuafa - 1.5

Bollywood

I'd never even heard of this. Bollywood/hippy/funk. Lush orchestration, even a hint of mariachi. I like it!

no clue what im getting into here. Lets do this i have a sinus infection and this made it worse. did not finish. first 1 star review coming up

Fun times with this goofy mix of traditional music and western pop. Is this deserving of a place on this list? Lingering doubts in my mind that this is an especially good example of the genre but let’s overlook this and ‘one two, cha cha cha’.

Enjoyed having something different

Fantastic album. The kind of music I signed up for when I downloaded the app. Nothing I would have sought or listened to on my own but so fun and good and clocking in under 60 minutes. Spaghetti westerns, bollywood sounds

Mostly nice, original and catchy, but really puzzling how the author choose the non-english/american songs.. I'm baffled. I would also have preferred the few foreign songs to be more "foreign" and not so westernized as this

Excellent soundtrack, excellent album!!! One two cha cha cha is an absolute banger which I already listen to on the reg! Excellent dinner party music and all round good times! Fun to listen to the soundtrack, I haven't seen the film but I really love a bit of Bollywood. So much talent packed in there, interesting and fun sounds. This kind of music always puts me in a great mood and also the automatic next track from Spotify was another banger so that's great too.

Well this was quite something! It was a really interesting listen as a sound track, would like to see the film. It was fun and varied and sprung images to mind.

This was pretty good fun!

I've never seen a Bollywood film, maybe I should watch some the music is fun. Usually I enjoy listening to soundtracks because I can remember the scene the music is from when listening so it's strange listening to this and not knowing what it's for. Cha Cha Cha Stars As Andy Dufresne once said, “I have no idea to this day what those two Indian ladies were singing about. Truth is, I don’t want to know. Some things are better left unsaid. I’d like to think they were singing about something so beautiful, it can’t expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it.”

I don’t think I need to listen to anymore albums after this one. Shut ‘er down boys, we’re done.

1978 Bollywood Film Soundtrack, har nicht so übel

Quite difficult to rate this when I've never seen a Bollywood film before

*Listening note* If you don't get the link to spotify, search for the movie soundtrack for Shalimar. An interesting foray

theme music to a bollywood movie wasn't the vibe

I lack the context to really fully appreciate this I think, but as a complete novice it was fun to listen to. Maybe I'll give the movie a watch sometime!

One Two Cha Cha Cha has a line of "That's the way, uh huh uh huh, I like it, uh huh uh huh". I had to check the tape and that song came out a few years before this so super cool to hear them call that out. What a fun album. I'd take 1001 of these soundtracks over so much we have gotten. More bollywood soundtracks!

We're doing soundtracks now? This seems to be the soundtrack to an Indian film, and it's actually pretty good. There's a spaghetti Western feel to it, makes me curious if the movie was good. I like the music, but the inclusion is puzzling. Strikes me as a phony attempt to include something from somewhere other than Europe or America. Favorite tracks: Title Music, Naag Devta, Mera Pyar Shalimar. Album art: Possibly a movie poster condensed, not bad at all but yeah, it's a soundtrack, so not much thought went into it. 3.5/5

Strangely interesting music but don't understand any of the words.

I don't think that I belong to this album's target audience. Some of the tracks are alright, but generally I wouldn't really listen to this album again. 2/5

I liked the horns and it felt very western. Interesting and unique sound but not my favorite. I kind of want to watch the movie now but it seems a little cheap to include this album on the list. Like I respect that they wanted to include some Indian music (and there’s nothing particularly bad about this soundtrack) but it feels like maybe the author googled “best Bollywood musical” without much more thought. Shalimar watch party soon?

As much as I enjoy getting familiar classics through this platform, it’s always refreshing to get an album that can expand my musical knowledge beyond just the US and the UK. I was unfamiliar with the movie coming into this listen, but the Bollywood now-cult-classic Shalimar features a soundtrack that samples across a range of styles and a range of emotions. “Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai” is at times relaxing and at times chaotic, while “Mera Pyar Shalimar” is downright hypnotizing. “Countless Caper” seems to draw influence from around the world while staying true to its Indian roots. I find it interesting that the English version of Salimar is called Raiders of the Sacred Stone. The film preceded the first Indiana Jones installment by a few years, but it’s almost comical how easy it is to name a movie to appeal to an English-speaking (and particularly an American) audience. I can’t say I would’ve found this album without this platform; I’ll go out on a limb and say I learned more than I would have from another David Bowie record.

Slightly fun, not terrible, but definitely dated.

I can’t fairly rate this album. I know nothing of this music genre to speak to its quality

Day 5 (I think), and the first album we’ve gotten that I don’t own in one form or another. (Yes, I own a Meat Loaf album. I have hoarding issues.) Also the first one I’ve never listened to before, even though it seems like an album I should have and like. A lot critics and bands I like are Thin Lizzy fans. Out of the five or six albums we’ve been assigned here, one would guess that Meat Load would’ve been the album I’ve never heard (though truthfully I’d never listened to entire thing before). Some might even think the Pointer Sisters, but only those who were unaware of my soft spot for disco. I’ve listened to some album cuts from Thin Lizzy, but never gotten into them enough to make it through a full album. Which leads me to the album itself. I don’t have much to say. It didn’t really do it for me. I skipped through sections of songs just to get to the guitar solos. I liked the several hits I already knew. The band sounds good. I think it’s just that the songs weren’t catchy enough for me. And I just didn’t respond to the lead vocals with much feeling. I can see the appeal but I fell asleep before I got to the end. Maybe I’ll give it another try down the road.

Apparently the soundtrack to a Bollywood cult hit film, although the first page of Google search results is for a cologne by the same name. The only tracks I think stand on their own are Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai featuring Lata Mangeshkar and Hum Bewafaa Hargiz Na Thay with Kishore Kumar.

This one was a pretty fun listen. Actually lots of interesting things happening here. 4/5

Schlechte Bollywood Musik

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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Despite my music streaming service having dozens of Burman's soundtrack albums, I could only find a couple tracks from Shalimar. What I did hear was impressive and a refreshing interesting listen. Kind of James Bond-ish with an Indian slant, it had me wanting to hear more! Who would have thought Bollywood films had such cool soundtracks? Thanks for the suggestion!

The fact this is a soundtrack is negative. I like the genre but put it in a soundtrack (especially from a 70s movie) and you inevitably end up with lame orchestration and soupy ballads.

It’s interesting that this ’78 LP didn’t make it into the original 1001 book. Maybe the fact that a lot of his music got remixed by well-known DJs in the 00s heightened his profile. This album blends more western jazz-pop (including campy lyrics) with traditional Bollywood fare. I read that RD Burman released 331 soundtracks, so I guess this must be the best one.

Wiki indicates that RD Burman has composed over 300 film scores so he's almost as prolific as the legendary Ennio Morricone who has penned over 400. Similar to Morricone he incorporates unusual instruments and mixes in a wide range of styles including jazz, Bengali folk, electronic, disco and rock into his soundtracks. They are both truly international world-music composers. This score also features a wide range of musical styles, with the most "Western" piece being the catchy One two cha cha cha. Although I don't think he's at Morricone's level, he knows how to write a hook and has the uncanny ability to capture the mood of the film in the music. It's just unfortunate that the recording quality is so piss poor. However, this is the fault of the recording studio and not the composer, so I won't ding him for that.

A hilariously bad spy movie with an equally cheesy soundtrack, mimicking funk OSTs in the US combined with Indian pop, dance, and classical music. It's a huge mess, and the movie hardly even emphasizes the soundtrack beyond a few scenes, like the one where the acrobat lady parkours her way through the mansion only to step on a land mine right before taking the sacred stone. If you want a taste of 70s Bollywood music, I guess this shows that diversity. R. D. Burman was one of the most popular Bollywood music producer, and his talent does show with how varied his style is. These songs rely on goofy cliches. Most of them aren't suited for the film (as proved by their use in the movie) due to the emphasis on singing and pop characteristics abandoned by the movie. The songs themselves do have redeemable qualities. There's some cool stuff in there, but it doesn't come together well at all. Almost all the tracks are either boring or straight awful, and the only tracks I like just have qualities that appeal to me, but are just characteristic in Indian or funk music in general. By no means impressive or noteworthy. Favorites: Aaina Wohi, Mera Pyar Shalimar

A few gems, but ultimately this just wasn't for me. Maybe I need to see the movie first.

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

Bit different I guess but not really my bhangra vibe.

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

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

Different.

That was something else :)

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!

BL: An album and artist I’ve never heard of. This is my first film soundtrack as far as I’m aware so excited to hear this one. Always loved Bollywood and the music from it is always absolutely great AL: didn’t like this at all to be honest. There were some moments when the choral vocals were being layered on tracks like “Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai” at the start but just when I felt like there were gonna be some cool psychedelic or drone parts introduced it was replaced by some standard Indian pop. Really not my thing. FT: “Tum Ek” 1/5

A soundtrack carries about as much weight on this list as live albums. You should have Empire Records, or The Adventures of Priscilla, or etc... I would like to see this movie, just to see someone do KC and the Sunshine Band, if only for a smidge.

Though the vocalizations and singing are a bit unusual (its a soundtrack, after all), it did have an ability to put a smile on my face. It felt fun. I liked the spaghetti western vibe of Countess' Caper and the orchestral theme types pieces were also easy to enjoy. Enjoyed more than I expected.

I'm confused why this is on the list. It's definitely a soundtrack. A soundtrack to a movie I'm now curious to see, which is good! It wasn't BAD, but it just really lacked any significant impact without the context of the film. I guess I'm trying to say that it sounds like it is meant to be a soundtrack to a movie and less so an album to be enjoyed on its own. I didn't not like it, but this did almost nothing for me. Giving it a 3 feels too generous, while giving it a 2 feels unfairly harsh. I'm at a bit if a loss on how to rate this one, but I've been much more critical of albums that stand on their own as just an album so, I guess 2 it is. I'm not proud of this one.

While this wasn’t entirely my thing, I still think this deserves to be on this list of albums more than some of the others since it could lead people to discover more music from non-western countries and cultures Favourite tracks: One Two Cha Cha Cha, Countess’ Caper, Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai

Pretty sure they explicitly broke their own rules by including a various artists soundtrack album. Maybe this would have been a better experience if I'd seen the movie. Best track: Countess' Caper / Shalimar

This one was enjoyable! I did not expect to see a Bollywood motion picture soundtrack on the list, but I'm glad it was. Best track: # 4 - Countess' Caper

You can tell this was done in the 70s. It just oozed all the stylings of those 70s-era movies. I did not like the high-pitched singing in Mera Pyar Shalimar, it was rather nasally and grating. The opening song was good, but dripped that 70s style. The Romantic Theme, did not seem very romantic to me. I think the crossing over of some of the genres was somewhat interesting, but it was still a basic Bollywood soundtrack. I am just not sure why this was included as one of the albums to listen to. One, two, cha cha cha.

This was a difficult album to find in its entirety. Anyway, the Title Music was cool - had that caper/heist film feel, especially with its opening riff. After that, it wasn't bad but it didn't grab me like some other soundtracks. Maybe it didn't quite fit cohesively or maybe some of songs weren't as good as others. One Two Cha Cha Cha is kind of fun and can get stuck in your head, even if not all that deep (catchier than Baby Let's Dance Together). Aaina Wohi Rehta Hai had some great vocals. Romantic Theme felt like an old western tune, I kind of liked it. Countess' Caper was also slick with a jazzy cat burglar feel, until it turned polka (meh) and then old western (cool) and then killer menacing before ceremonial and celebratory (weird). Too many style changes perhaps but otherwise really cool in parts. All in all, a fine album but not one that I can't wait to tell all my friends about.

Early indian pop? blech. its like a terrible combo of 50s and 60s dance music with an indian flavor. really unlistenable. 1-2 stars.

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.