The Doon School Jubilee, the school launched a music album called "Spirit of Doon" in collaboration with EMI. The school choir sang two songs ("Lab pe Aati Hai Dua" and "Anand Loke") for the project but only the former was included in the final recording. The tracks were written by the lyricist Gulzar and were sung by Sonu Nigam, Shayan Italia and Bhajan Sopori. Attendance at the morning assembly is required of all pupils and teachers. It traditionally begins with a song from the school's Song Book: Although "Jana Gana Mana" is India's National anthem, it is traditionally referred to as "Song No.
Jana Gana Mana enthralled the college students while Margaret Cousins, then vice-principal of the college (also an expert in European music and wife of Irish poet James Cousins), both requested Tagore to create an English translation of the song and set down the musical notation to the national anthem, which is followed only when the song is sung in the original slow rendition style. Tagore translated the work into English while at the college on 28 February 1919, titled . The college adopted Tagore's translation of the song as their prayer song which is sung till today. Before it was the national anthem