http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5251274&rws=%2Frd-burman%2Fmusic-videos.rssThough he trained under Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and later worked with his father, the film composer S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman was a product of the swinging '60s and his music reflected it. He'd been composing for films since the late 1950s, but it was 1966's <i>Teesri Manzil </i> soundtrack that launched his signature hip, jazzy style. The soundtracks to films including <i>Caravan</i>, <i>Hare Ram Hare Krishna</i> and <i>Padosan</i> are classics of the genre, and his dominance as a composer lasted well into the 1980s. Burman had also been known to sing on occasion, loaning his gruff bass to a number of film soundtracks including <I>Mehbooba</i>. Despite a few late-breaking hits (<i>Ijaazat</I> and <i>1942 - A Love Story</i>), Burman's fortunes were declining as a new generation of composers came up behind him. He died of a heart attack in 1994. - Sarah BardeenBollywooden720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:02:31 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5251274&rws=%2Frd-burman%2Fmusic-videos.rss Though he trained under Ustad Ali Akbar Khan and later worked with his father, the film composer S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman was a product of the swinging '60s and his music reflected it. He'd been composing for films since the late 1950s, but it was 1966's <i>Teesri Manzil </i> soundtrack that launched his signature hip, jazzy style. The soundtracks to films including <i>Caravan</i>, <i>Hare Ram Hare Krishna</i> and <i>Padosan</i> are classics of the genre, and his dominance as a composer lasted well into the 1980s. Burman had also been known to sing on occasion, loaning his gruff bass to a number of film soundtracks including <I>Mehbooba</i>. Despite a few late-breaking hits (<i>Ijaazat</I> and <i>1942 - A Love Story</i>), Burman's fortunes were declining as a new generation of composers came up behind him. He died of a heart attack in 1994. - Sarah Bardeen