I am listing
music directors with their songs which I liked and the film they are from. Based on quality and numbers, Mithoon is tops.
Mithoon
[*] Bas Ek Pal (Bas Ek Pal)
[*] Tere Bin (Bas Ek Pal)
[*] Javeda Zindagi - Tosey Naina Lagey (Anwar)
[*] Maula Mere Maula (Anwar)
[*] Beete Lamhein (The Train)
[*] Mausam (The Train)
[/list]Rahman
[*] Jaage Hain (Guru)
[*] Ay Hairathe (Guru)
[*] Aayo Re Sakhi (Water)
[/list]Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
[*] Ya Rabba (Salaam-e-Ishq)
[*] Aaj Ki Raat (Don)
[*] Bol Na Halke Halke (Jhoom Barabar Jhoom)
[/list]Himesh
[*] Main Jahaan Rahoon (Namastey London)
[*] Tera Mera Milna (Aapka .... whatever)
[/list]Ilaiya Raja
[*] Cheeni Kum (Cheeni Kum)
[*] Jaane Do Na (Cheeni Kum)
[/list]Pankaj Awasthi
[*] Dilbar Mera (Anwar)
[/list]Shantanu Moitra
[*] Chanda Re (Eklavya)
[/list]Strings
[*] Aakhri Alvida (Shootout At Lokhandwala)
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Before Namastey London, I would not have touched Himesh's albums even with a barge pole. Nothing against his music per se. His voice got on my nerves. It seems his collaboration with Akhtar has made a difference.
As regards Pritam, I liked the music of Gangster. Further, he is a guest composer on Bas Ek Pal. I purchased Metro a month back and have not got around to hearing it yet. So I cannot offer comments on him or Metro.
One more thing. Pankaj Awasti is highly under rated. Listen to Dilbar Mera and you will understand. I listened to Tosey.. and Maula.. from Anwar for a month before getting around to the other songs and was pleasantly surprised.
This is a bit off-topic, but I am adding this just the same. I generally purchase audio cds. But in case of Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, I foolishly purchased a DVD-Audio disc. Only after coming home did I realise that there was no way I could rip the songs to flac format as I normally do. The disc contains audio in various formats. But for most of them, the dvd player software requires a separate decryption key. This is the first and last time I am going for DVD-Audio. Hope that the format dies a timely and deserved death.