He is known for having composed the music and done playback vocals for popular and award-winning Bollywood films such as: Paan Singh Tomar, Welcome Back, Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster, Wedding Anniversary, I Am Kalam, Shagird, Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Prem Mayee, Thoondil, Yeh Saali Zindagi, and Tera Kya Hoga Johnny.
Apart from original music, his wildlife preservation and restoration efforts have been recognised across the world and he has been recently awarded with the '"Swabhiman Bharat "' for rewilding an entire hill as wild tiger-leopard corridor.
[citation needed] Ray has composed and sung for solo albums like Udaas Paani, Raat Chand Aur Main,[1] Kab aate ho with the legendary poet Gulzar.
In May 2016, he launched a music label called AR Productions with a set of seven classic singles written by the lyricist Gulzar featuring singers like Shreya Ghoshal, Hariharan, Alka Yagnik, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy.
[2] [3] [4] Ray has many other world music albums to his credit like Jaisalmer-Call of the desert,[5] Symphonies of the Taj[6], Echoes of Khajuraho[7], Ritu: The Magic of the Six Indian Seasons,[8]Raga Rendezvous.