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Taare Zameen Par is the soundtrack to the 2007 psychological drama film of the same name produced and directed by Aamir Khan, who also stars alongside Darsheel Safary, Tanay Chheda, Vipin Sharma and Tisca Chopra. The soundtrack and musical score is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and lyrics written by Prasoon Joshi, with the exception of one of the songs composed by Shailendra Barve and written by Amole Gupte, the film's co-director. The album featuring eight songs was released by T-Series on 7 November 2007.

According to Shankar Mahadevan, the trio found it challenging on getting the right sound in place, so that it would stick to the film's spirit while composing and should not "camouflage or compromise on the sound with arrangements or spicing up the affairs with any 'jhinchaak' stuff."^[1] Comparing with other films, Taare Zameen Par required melody to hold center stage, where "there is a different level of energy that you have to bring in composing for such different soundtrack as we had to be subdued yet effective".^[1]

Upon Khan's insistence, Mahadevan performed vocals for two of the tracks—the title track and "Maa"—which happened as Khan listened to the rough cut of the tracks and felt that his vocals would be apt for the soulful feel of the compositions. The song "Bheja Kum" is a dialogue based on the film rather than a conventional song; the track was performed by nine artists including Khan and Kiran Rao, who would speak a few words highlighting the tension Ishaan goes through. Mahadevan added that the song had a funny yet realistic side to it, which led the trio enjoyed while recording the song.

Instead of scoring the film at his studio, the music was recorded at Khan's home in Panchgani to have a clear mindset and instructed on the timing, scope and other aspects. The final version was however recorded at Anand Recording Studios in Mumbai. Khan wanted to refrain from using pre-planned techniques of recording the music, and insisted on recording the film score live, a technique which Hindi film musicians did decades ago.^[2]

The soundtrack for Taare Zameen Par was released on 4 November 2007 under the label T-Series.^[3] The music is mainly composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi. However, "Mera Jahan" was scored by Shailendra Barve and written by Gupte.^[4] Joshi received the National Film Award for Best Lyrics, and Shankar Mahadevan won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer, both for "Maa."^[5]

Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama praised the variety of genres present in the soundtrack and the lack of remixes. He gave it an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling it a "zero compromise album" that "stays true to the film's spirit".^[4] Planet Bollywood's Atta Khan rated it 9 out of 10, noting that the soundtrack "unquestionably lives up to all expectations". He felt that it maintained an "all round polished nature" and "is destined to become a classic". Although he, too, enjoyed the musical variety, he believed the composers overused the guitar and synthesizers.^[6] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the soundtrack a score of 3 out of 5, commenting, "Taare Zameen Par isn't your regular soundtrack about fluttering hearts and sleepless nights. What makes these delicate and whimsical creations special is their underlying innocence."^[7] According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 1,100,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's thirteenth highest-selling.^[8]