As most people in my generation, I am a great fan of A R Rahman's music. I fell in love with his songs right from the day Roja was released. Although his first Hindi movie did not come out till '96, he was immensely popular by then due to his Tamil movies. I remember watching quite a few Tamil movies in that timeframe, only due to Rahman's music. "Gentleman", "Kadhalan" & "Thiruda Thiruda" come to mind instantly among those movies.
I have always wondered why Rahman's music has the universal appeal that it enjoys. But, why don't most of his songs have the quality of "timelessness". i.e I am not sure if all his songs will be equally admired 50 years from now.
Kaushal Inamdar, a Marathi composer from Mumbai, gives an excellent analysis of Rahman's music here. He provides a lot of insight into one of the greatest music composers of the country and at the same time, displays an immense understanding of music. I especially liked the "Law of Diminishing Marginal Utility" analogy that he uses.
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