M.I.A.'S First N.E.E.T Label Release, Slumdog Millionaire Music From The Motion Picture, Wins Golden Globe

M.I.A.'S First N.E.E.T Label Release, Slumdog Millionaire Music From The Motion Picture, Wins Golden Globe

SOARS TO #1 ON ITUNES

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Slumdog Millionaire was four for four at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles this week. The film's soundtrack, composed by A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.'s first N.E.E.T./Interscope Records release, won Best Original Score For A Motion Picture. Talk went from underdog to slumdog, as Slumdog Millionaire took home Golden Globes in all categories it was nominated: Best Motion Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay - Motion Picture and Best Original Score - Motion Picture.

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Deemed "the little-movie-that-could" by The New York Times, Slumdog not only slum-dunked the Golden Globes but today became top dog on iTunes, moving to the #1 position ahead of Taylor Swift and Kanye West.

A.R. Rahman's propulsive score is central to the modern grit and uplifting humanity that pervades Danny Boyle's intoxicating film. Says Rahman, "We wanted it edgy, upfront. Danny wanted it loud."

M.I.A. previously recorded much of her album Kala inside Rahman's Indian studio, although the two had never worked together until collaborating on the soundtrack's rumbling "O...Saya." Within the film, "O...Saya" is the kind of cinematic moment where image and sound co-exist. Inspired, M.I.A. made the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack the first release on her N.E.E.T. label (acronym for Not in Education, Employment or Training).

This award season M.I.A.'s poised for honors garnered not only by N.E.E.T.'s Slumdog Soundtrack, but the Grammys she is up for off her own album, Kala (nominated for Record Of The Year "Paper Planes," and Best Rap Song "Swagga Like Us").

A Golden Globe for M.I.A.'s first label release, top of iTunes and nominated for three Grammy's. Oscar anyone?

"Slumdog Millionaire so dominated the Golden Globes, winning all four of the awards for which it was nominated, that it appears to be a slam-dunk for multiple Oscar nominations and the front-runner for best picture." -- USA Today

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