movie music
Singapore Dreaming may not be the mythical "definitive Singapore film" (whatever that means), not as easily classifiable as Jack Neo's oeuvre nor as potentially internationally-marketable as some other Singaporean directors' work, but it has a sincerity and familiarity which has been notably missing from recent local offerings.
Its leitmotif is the Hokkien getai staple "Longing for Spring Breezes" (望春风, "Bong Chun Hong" in Hokkien), with enough cover versions to rival "Waltzing Matilda" (to the Australians what "望春风" is to the Taiwanese, apparently), most famously by Teresa Teng and which was used in the movie.
This is my favourite rendition of the versions I found online.
One might not expect to find "Chopin's Etude No.3" featured in episodes 50 and 51 of what a Life section writer calls "steampunk" anime. Not in the FMA movie, though IMO it might have fit the setting better.
Also, watching Snakes On A Plane is an experience rather akin to downloading various versions of "Bong Chun Hong" and hearing this
Its leitmotif is the Hokkien getai staple "Longing for Spring Breezes" (望春风, "Bong Chun Hong" in Hokkien), with enough cover versions to rival "Waltzing Matilda" (to the Australians what "望春风" is to the Taiwanese, apparently), most famously by Teresa Teng and which was used in the movie.
This is my favourite rendition of the versions I found online.
One might not expect to find "Chopin's Etude No.3" featured in episodes 50 and 51 of what a Life section writer calls "steampunk" anime. Not in the FMA movie, though IMO it might have fit the setting better.
Also, watching Snakes On A Plane is an experience rather akin to downloading various versions of "Bong Chun Hong" and hearing this