A. R. Rahman
Allahrakka Rahman ; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; born 6 January 1967), known professionally as A. R. Rahman, is an Indian music director, singer and music producer.
His works are noted for integrating Indian classical music with electronic music, world music and traditional orchestral arrangements.
He is nicknamed "Isai Puyalthe Musical Storm") and "Mozart of Madras".
Working in India's film industries, international cinema, and theatre, Rahman is one of the best-selling recording artists, with an estimated 150 millionrecords sold worldwide.
With an in-house studio (Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai), Rahman's film-scoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film "Roja".
Rahman has also become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities.
In 2017, Rahman made his debut as a director and writer for the film "Le Musk".
Among Rahman's awards are six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, fifteen Filmfare Awards and seventeen Filmfare Awards South.
He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2010 by the Government of India.
In 2009, Rahman was included on the "Time" 100 list of the world's most influential people.
The UK-based world-music magazine "Songlines" named him one of "Tomorrow's World Music Icons" in August 2011.
Thomas Morse
Thomas Morse( born June 30, 1968) is an American composer of film and concert music.
Taal (film)
Taal (English: "Rhythm") is a 1999 Indian Hindi musical romantic drama film co written, edited, produced and directed by Subhash Ghai.
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Taal" was premiered at the Chicago International Film Festival, the "official selection" at the 2005 , and the 45th International Film Festival of India in the Celebrating Dance in Indian cinema section.
The film stars Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Aishwarya Rai, Amrish Puri and Alok Nath.
It was also dubbed in Tamil as "Thaalam".
It was very successful in India and overseas, becoming the first Indian film to reach the top 20 on "Variety"'s box office list.
Anil Kapoor, A. R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik and Anand Bakshi each won a Filmfare Award for their work in the film.
Aishwarya Rai was nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award and Star Screen Award Best Actress for her performance.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Henri Verdun
Henri Verdun( 1895–1977) was a French composer of film scores.
Abe Meyer
Abe Meyer( 1901 – 1969) was an American composer of film scores.
Amedeo Escobar
Amedeo Escobar( 1888–1973) was an Italian composer of film scores.
Bert Grund
Bert Grund( 1920–1992) was a German composer of film scores.
Tarcisio Fusco
Tarcisio Fusco was an Italian composer of film scores.
He was the brother of the composer Giovanni Fusco and the uncle of operatic soprano Cecilia Fusco.
Walter Ulfig
Walter Ulfig was a German composer of film scores.

Question: Where was the composer of film Taal (Film) born?
Answer: Madras