I won’t claim to have any musical knowledge, but I’m always wired in. Sometimes I entertain the thought if it’s almost toxic to listen the same song for a millionth time.
Here are some of my favourite playlists
Top 30 - ARR
AR Rahman is probably my preferred artist. I can’t recollect a day that has gone by without listening to his tunes.
This is a playlist of Top 30 songs I’ve heard of AR Rahman. The constraint being just 1 song per album.
Does it encapsulate the genius? Top 30 albums probably can try, just 30 songs - Not in my opinion
Gems of Maniratnam
One of the few directors in Indian cinema to use Music effectively in movies. Be it incredible background scores and themes to absolute chartbusters. You can trust Maniratnam album to be great.
Of course they would be great, given he has collaborated with 2 of the best composers of the country - Ilayaraja and AR Rahman.
Instrumental
Mostly OSTs and Themes from various movies which trigger the scene in my mind. From the John Williams’ score taking us to Jurassic Park to Hans Zimmer putting us at inter-spatial threat while trying to dock onto a space station - Memorable scenes and memorable scores often go together.
Kathaga Kalpanaga (Like a story, Like a dream)
Compilation of yesteryear telugu songs which continue to impress me with their lyrical value and hit hard with the emotions like none of the songs in recent times. These are the songs which I cursed for half of my life whenever my parents played them (I’m 25 as I write this), but I’ve probably become as avid a fan as I grew.
Not many can resist the compositions of Ilayaraja, KV Mahadevan, combined with lyrical genius of Sitarama Sastry and Veturi and vocals of SPB, SP Sailaja and Yesudas. Of course, these are just a few of the stalwarts part of the playlist
Main Character Energy
Typing this out on a sunday, you need tracks to wake you up on a monday and make you feel like the ruler of the world - The Main Character.
Here’s a bunch of such songs to really elevate your energy
Telugu + Vibes
Just positive vibes - Songs I grew up with - have a good memory associated with them!