Latika’s Theme – Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack

I have zero recollection of the hours that I have spent listening to Suzanne D’Mello’s melancholic crooning of Latika’s emotions in this track, a slow and an entrancing piece of melody from the critically acclaimed soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire. Once again, I discovered it quite randomly during my music listening spree today – perhaps your most cherished songs follow you everywhere just like your beloved memories. There are other hit tracks on the album, including the award-winning Jai Ho (Academy Award for Best Original Song and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media) which captured the imagination of the world and also Ringa Ringa, but I keep returning to Latika’s Theme like a hopeless romantic. From my list of favourite composers, A R Rahman is one who has the potential of casting a spell on my latent consciousness with his tunes, while consistently demonstrating the obvious that music has a universal appeal even when it’s deprived of any language or words and an effective antidote for healing our bruised soul.