He has composed a set of Carnatic "kritis" which were recorded by electric mandolinist U. Srinivas for the album "Ilayaraaja's Classicals on the Mandolin" (1994). Ilaiyaraaja has also composed albums of religious/devotional songs. His "Guru Ramana Geetam" (2004) is a cycle of prayer songs inspired by the Hindu mystic Ramana Maharshi, and his "Thiruvasakam: A crossover" (2005) is an oratorio of ancient Tamil poems transcribed partially in English by American lyricist Stephen Schwartz and performed by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Ilaiyaraaja's most recent release is a world music-oriented album called "The Music Messiah" (2006).