A Song to Remember (TV series)

A Song to Remember
星洲之夜
Genre	Historical period drama Musical
Written by	Ang Eng Tee 洪荣狄
Starring	Qi Yuwu Joanne Peh Eelyn Kok Julie Tan Desmond Tan Chen Hanwei Pan Lingling
Opening theme	星洲之夜 by Mavis Hee (Yu Hong version)
Ending theme	1) 我的快乐世界 (Yu Hong/Liu Jiumei versions) 2) 思念 (同游) (Yu Hong/Song Qiao'er versions) 3) 你的眼泪 (Yu Hong/Liu Jiumei versions) 4) 娘惹舞曲 (Liu Jiumei version) 5) 花样霓虹 (Song Qiao'er/Liu Jiumei versions) 6) 当代花木兰 (Yu Hong version) 7) 若即若离 (Song Qiao'er version) 8)天涯歌女 (Original/Remix) (Liu Jiumei version) 9) 四季歌 (Liu Jiumei version) 10) 夜上海 (Yu Hong/Song Qiao'er/Hua-gu/Liu Jiumei versions)
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language	Chinese
No. of episodes	30
Production
Producer	Chia Mien Yang 谢敏洋
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Original release
Network	Mediacorp Channel 8
Release	22 November 2011 (2011-11-22) – 2 January 2012 (2012-01-02)

A Song to Remember (Chinese: 星洲之夜) is a MediaCorp Channel 8 historical-cum-musical drama which is set in the 1930s to 1940s in early Singapore before World War II. It debuted on Channel 8 on 22 November 2011 and was telecast every weekday night at 9.00 pm. It stars Qi Yuwu , Joanne Peh , Eelyn Kok , Julie Tan , Desmond Tan , Chen Hanwei & Pan Lingling as the casts of the series.

It was reported that the scriptwriter Ang Ee Tee took several years to complete the script of this drama. Despite large amounts of resources and money pumped in for the production and promotion of this serial,^[1] the drama was not well received by the audience when it was broadcast. Many perceived the show to be boring and slow-paced, and the acting skills of some of the main cast members were heavily criticised.^[2] This drama ranked 9th (out of 11 dramas at the 9 pm slot) in the Year 2011 viewership ratings, coming in one of the last.^[3] On the other hand, smaller-scale productions such as Love Thy Neighbour managed to clinch the top spot.

Cast

Awards and nominations

This series garnered eight nominations in the performance category for Star Awards 2012, five in Show 1 and three in Show 2. Results were announced on 22 and 29 April 2012 during which the award ceremony was televised live on MediaCorp TV Channel 8. The other dramas nominated for Best Drama Series were Secrets for Sale, Kampong Ties, C.L.I.F., and On the Fringe, and Best Theme Songs were Secrets for Sale, Kampong Ties, The Oath, and Devotion.^{[needs update]}

Star Awards 2012

A Song to Remember was one of three dramas parodied in a skit during the awards ceremony with ceremony co-host Lee Teng as "director". Guo Liang played villain Xu Kun, Quan Yi Fong played Yu Hong and Dennis Chew played Mo Liguang. The criticism of the series being to melodramatic was referenced throughout as Guo repeatedly complains about how Quan's character Yu Hong speaks her lines "too slowly" and Lee comments that Mo is "too expressionless".

Trivia

• In 2011, Dai Xiangyu chose to return to China for filming a co-production drama Precious. He played Ling Zhi Chu in Precious. As a result, Qi Yuwu replaced him to play the role of Mo Li Guang, as the male lead despite being too old for the early 20s role .
• The Singapore theatre's name is "Paramoun" compared to "Paramount".
• This drama was supposed to be an anniversary drama. It was however also added as an end-year blockbuster as the episodes were broadcast.
• This drama would be the first drama to have an all-new credits reel layout.
• Married couple Alan Tern and Priscelia Chan play husband and wife for the second time.
• Chen Hanwei's first villainous role.

Overseas broadcast

References

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