This is the soundtrack to the film "Shalimar". Like many Bollywood soundtracks, as well as traditional Indian music forms, it borrows from a range of genres including , bossa nova, tango, jazz and rock.
Burman, it seems was one of the better musical 'borrowers' and has in turn been sampled himself on numerous occasions. He was able to come to the newer, more contemporary/youth plots of some of the Bollywood films of the time with a bag of psychedelic and Morricone-esque tricks and bursts of wah-wah guitar.
This one was bloody damned near impossible to find! Possibly more of a mission than the Keith Jarrett album. I managed to piece it together via youtube with a mix of individual song videos and scenes from the film... totally worth the effort though. This is a beautiful soundtrack, and I can hear the very clear influence this has had on several contemporary artists whose music I enjoy. It leaps about musically in a way reminiscent of Carl Stalling (another musical genius).
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