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Satyam: Khooni Kaun (1975) / Vijaysingh: Dimple (1975)
Chellapilla Satyam, aka Sathyam, was a Telugu music director whom I featured a long time ago when posting a – for this blog – rare Tollywood score. 'Khooni Kaun' is one of his considerably fewer...
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Sapan Jagmohan: Videsh (1981)
Sapan Jagmohan's greatest moment was in all probability 1973's superb 'Call Girl'. The composing duo was responsible for a number of additional scores though, of which 'Videsh' is quite enjoyable if...
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Madan Mohan: Mahraja (1971)
You know how when you once in a rare while hear a song that's so good you're convinced it's the best thing ever made, and never mind that it's probably not really; that feeling of exhilaration and...
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Madan Mohan: Bhai Bhai (1956/1980)
The Madan Mohan soundtracks I've featured so far have all been from the 1970s, yet his career did in fact extend back several decades. 'Bhai Bhai' is from 1956 and I was primarily attracted to it...
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N. Datta: Chehre Pe Chehra (1980)
This one I picked up on a whim, more or less. I had no prior knowledge of 'Chehre Pe Chehra'[review], and I had only noticed music director N. Datta (aka N. Dutta, full name Datta Naik) on a Mohd. Rafi...
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Bappi Lahiri: Wardat (1980)
Those of you who have heard Bappi Lahiri's 'Surakksha' soundtrack will likely have an inkling as to what to expect from its sequel. The 1979 original represented Bappi's first wholehearted foray into...
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Illaya Raja: Do Dil Deewane (1981)
Ilaya Raja, or Ilaiyaraaja as he's more commonly known, is a South Indian composer I haven't featured much on this blog due to him working predominantly in the Tamil film industry, aka Kollywood. He...
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Rahul Dev Burman: Mela (1971)
Early 1970s RD Burman soundtracks tend to be easy to like, but I must admit it has taking longer than expected to get properly into 'Mela'. It's a fairly pleasant one to listen to, yet there seems to...
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Sonik Omi: Woh Main Nahin (1974)
Damn it, this pressing is so wonky I don't know what's happened... inexplicably there are portions of the record that sound as if they've managed to include the pressing machine's unoiled, squeaky...
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Rajesh Roshan: Julie (1975)
This one often turns up as a recommendation when Rajesh Roshan's work gets mentioned. And rightly so, as it's a very good record. Unlike many other mid-70s albums I've posted, there's nothing...
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Rahul Dev Burman: Kudrat (1980)
The last regular post before Christmas. RD Burman again, and a rather good one even though it's not among his most memorable, or at least not the most immediately accessible. 'Kudrat'[review] has grown...
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Various: Disco Hits From Hindi Films (1980)
Stumbling over this recently, I was drawn to the cover not only because of it's enticing imagery, but because it looked very familiar. And no wonder, as an almost identical one was used on Cultures of...
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Various: Cabaret Songs From Films (1976)
Before disco, there was of course the cabaret number. And considering how much these show-stopping songs have informed the whole Music From The Third Floor project I think it only appropriate that a...
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Charanjit Singh: Instrumental Film-Tunes (1975)
2014 began with a collection of Charanjit Singh's reworkings of Bollywood movie hits, so why not end the year with another. Those of you familiar with these will know what to expect: a unique blend of...
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Madan Mohan: Heer Raanjha (1970)
When he wasn't rocking out surf-punk style, Madan Mohan would compose some of the most mesmerizing songs ever heard in Bollywood movies. If the ones on 'Heer Raanjha' aren't quite as mind-bogglingly...
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Ramlal: Geet Gaya Patharonne (1964)
It's always fun coming across music directors and playback singers I haven't heard before. As much as I love the blog's mainstays it's kind of refreshing with the odd break from all the usual suspects....
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Rahul Dev Burman: Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1980)
Since rebooting MFT3F (after the initial project was finished) the aim has been to only obtain Bollywood soundtracks that I know or at least think I'll like. Inevitably though, the odd mispurchase will...
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Laxmikant Pyarelal: Anurodh (1976)
I'm on the fence about 'Anurodh'. Made during what I consider Laxmikant Pyarelal's least interesting couple of years (based on the stuff I've heard), it's the sort of soundtrack I have trouble...
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Rahul Dev Burman: Kasme Vaade (1978)
'Kasme Vaade' is another one of those RD Burman soundtracks that’s impossible to dislike yet difficult to get really excited by. The songs are kind of nice; 'Kasme Vaade Nibhayenge Hum', 'Gum Sum Kyon...
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Rajesh Roshan: Aap Ke Deewane (1979)
I still can’t decide to what (if any) extent I’m a fan of Rajesh Roshan. His music tends to vary from mildly pleasant to pretty good; never really bad but seldom truly spectacular. 'Aap Ki Deewane' is...
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