The Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack was composed by A. R. Rahman who planned the score in two months and completed it in two weeks.[1] Rahman completed the score in a far shorter time period than usual. The soundtrack has won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and two Academy Awards, one for Best Original Music Score and the other for Best Original Song for 'Jai Ho'.

The following songs can be found on the soundtrack:

1. O...Saya - A. R. Rahman/M.I.A. **
2. Riots - A. R. Rahman
3. Mausam & Escape
4. Paper Planes - M.I.A.
5. Paper Planes £DFA Remix] - M.I.A.
6. Ringa Ringa - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Ila Arun/Alka Yagnik)
7. Liquid Dance - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Madhumitha/Palakkad Sriram)
8. Latika's Theme - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Suzanne)
9. Aaj Ki Raat - Mahalaxmi Iyer/Alisha Chinai/Sonu Nigam
10. Millionaire - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Madhumitha)
11. Gangsta Blues - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Tanvi Shah/BlaaZe)
12. Dreams On Fire - A. R. Rahman - (featuring Suzanne)
13. Jai Ho - A. R. Rahman (Hindi, featuring Mahalaxmi Iyer/Tanvi Shah/Sukhvinder Singh/Vijay Prakash)**

** Both O..Saya and Jai Ho were nominated for Academy Awards for Best Song, and Jai-Ho ended up winning it.