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Where to start with R. D. Burman
Start with Dance Music - Dushman Dost — Dushman Dost, 1981. That is the track sitting closest to the centre of all 33 R. D. Burman tracks in Zubissou Sounds — a listening room of 14,971 tracks placed one at a time by hand, not an algorithm.
This page is not a discography and not a ranking. It describes exactly one thing: the 33 R. D. Burman tracks that one person put in one room, and where they sit relative to each other. The starting point above is chosen by a rule you can check — of the 33 tracks, it is the one nearest the average position on the four knobs the room runs on, and where two sit equally close the one on a named record wins. Nothing here calls any record better than any other.
It is spread thin and wide — 33 tracks across 22 different records, which is a browsing history rather than a shelf of favourites.
The dates here run from 1966 to 2023. They are the dates attached to the releases in this room rather than recording dates, so the later ones are likely reissues — but 57 years is still more than one version of the artist.
The mood knob swings 72 points across these tracks, the widest of the four — it is the axis this artist actually travels along in this room.
Three ways in
The one track, if you only play one
Dance Music - Dushman Dost — Dushman Dost, 1981. Of the 33 R. D. Burman tracks here, this one sits closest to the average of all of them across the four knobs the room runs on. It is the least surprising thing in the collection, which is exactly what an entry point should be.
If you want the melancholy end
Music & Dialogues : Sapna Tho Bahut (Arjun) - Arjun / Soundtrack Version — Arjun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), 1985. The lowest mood reading of any R. D. Burman track in the room (9 out of 100). This is as far towards melancholy as the collection goes.
If you want the euphoric end
Music - Teesri Manzil — Teesri Manzil, 1966. The highest, at 81. Same artist, opposite corner — a 72-point swing from the track above.
Where R. D. Burman sits in the room
Zubissou Sounds does not have playlists or genres you click. It has knobs. Every track carries a position on each one, set by hand when the track was added, and you find music by setting the room to a state rather than by searching for a name. These are R. D. Burman's average coordinates and the range they cover.
| Knob | Average | Range | Low → high |
|---|---|---|---|
| mood | 47 | 9–81 | melancholy → euphoric |
| energy | 53 | 21–85 | ambient → driving |
| density | 51 | 13–85 | sparse → wall |
| head · body | 50 | 29–70 | cerebral → groove |
All four run 0–100. They are placed by a person, not derived from audio analysis or from any streaming service's feature data.
What is here, record by record
| Album | Year | Tracks |
|---|---|---|
| Shalimar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1978 | 3 |
| Bundal Baaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2006 | 3 |
| Heera Panna | 1973 | 2 |
| Hare Rama Hare Krishna | 1971 | 2 |
| Teesri Manzil | 1966 | 2 |
| Seeta Aur Geeta | 1972 | 2 |
| Shakti | 1982 | 2 |
| Bollywood Movie Themes | 2013 | 2 |
| Bemisal | 1982 | 2 |
| Mukti | 1977 | 1 |
| Abdullah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1980 | 1 |
| The Burning Train | 1980 | 1 |
| Sholay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1975 | 1 |
| Caravan | 1971 | 1 |
| Waris | 1969 | 1 |
| Birth Of Shiva (JKriv Remix) | 2023 | 1 |
| Manzil Manzil | 1984 | 1 |
| Jurmana | 1979 | 1 |
| Dushman Dost | 1981 | 1 |
| Dacait | 1986 | 1 |
| Indrajeet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1991 | 1 |
| Arjun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1985 | 1 |
Every R. D. Burman track in the room
| Track | Album | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Music - Teesri Manzil | Teesri Manzil | 1966 |
| Title Music - Teesri Manzil | Teesri Manzil | 1966 |
| Title Music - Waris | Waris | 1969 |
| Title Music - Caravan | Caravan | 1971 |
| Dance Music - I | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | 1971 |
| Dance Music - Ii | Hare Rama Hare Krishna | 1971 |
| Music - Seeta Aur Geeta | Seeta Aur Geeta | 1972 |
| Title Music - Seeta Aur Geeta | Seeta Aur Geeta | 1972 |
| Freak Out Music | Heera Panna | 1973 |
| Titile Music | Heera Panna | 1973 |
| Title Music (Sholay) - From "Sholay" | Sholay (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1975 |
| Dance Music | Mukti | 1977 |
| Countess' Caper/ Shalimar - Shalimar / Soundtrack Version | Shalimar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1978 |
| Romantic Theme (Shalimar) - Shalimar / Soundtrack Version | Shalimar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1978 |
| Title Music (Shalimar) - Shalimar / Soundtrack Version | Shalimar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1978 |
| Title Music | Jurmana | 1979 |
| Dance Music (Abdullah) - From 'Abdullah' | Abdullah (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1980 |
| The Bullet Train Theme | The Burning Train | 1980 |
| Dance Music - Dushman Dost | Dushman Dost | 1981 |
| Music - Ae Ri Pawan | Bemisal | 1982 |
| Music - Kitni Khoobsoorat Yeh Tasveer Hai | Bemisal | 1982 |
| Music | Shakti | 1982 |
| Theme Music | Shakti | 1982 |
| Title Music - Manzil Manzil | Manzil Manzil | 1984 |
| Music & Dialogues : Sapna Tho Bahut (Arjun) - Arjun / Soundtrack Version | Arjun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1985 |
| Tandav Dance Music | Dacait | 1986 |
| Indrajeet (Dance Music) | Indrajeet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 1991 |
| Genie Flies A Car - Bundal Baaz / Soundtrack Version | Bundal Baaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2006 |
| Genie Makes An Elephant - Bundal Baaz / Soundtrack Version | Bundal Baaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2006 |
| Phantom Music - Bundal Baaz / Soundtrack Version | Bundal Baaz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 2006 |
| Babu's Theme Music - From "Satte Pe Satta" | Bollywood Movie Themes | 2013 |
| Shakal Introduction Theme - From "Shaan" | Bollywood Movie Themes | 2013 |
| Birth Of Shiva | Birth Of Shiva (JKriv Remix) | 2023 |
Near neighbours in this room
These are the artists whose average knob position sits nearest to R. D. Burman's in this room. It is a coordinate match, not a claim that they sound alike.
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What the open databases say
This room has no MusicBrainz record for R. D. Burman, so there are no external facts to report here — only what is in the collection itself.
Questions
How many R. D. Burman tracks are in Zubissou Sounds?
There are 33, across 22 albums. 33 of them carry a date, running from 1966 to 2023. That is the whole of what this room holds — it is one person's collection, not a discography.
Is this a best-of, or a ranking?
No. Nothing here is ranked and no track is called better than another. The starting point is picked by arithmetic — the track closest to the centre of all the others on four measured axes — and the rule is printed above so you can disagree with it.
Where do the knob numbers come from?
They are set by hand, one track at a time, by the person who added the track. They are not audio analysis and not a Spotify feature. Mood, energy, density and the head/body balance each run 0 to 100. 32 of these 33 tracks carry an individually placed coordinate rather than the room's default.
Can I listen to these here?
Not yet from this page. Zubissou Sounds is in private beta — the room itself plays through Spotify, and 33 of these 33 tracks are matched to a Spotify ID and ready to play the moment you are in. The waitlist form is at the bottom of this page.