National Day Parade/NDP Songs of Singapore (2011-2021)

In my third and final blog-feature on "National Day Parade" AKA "NDP" Songs of Singapore (*in anticipation of our Nation's "birthday" on August 9th), featuring songs from the years between 2011 and 2021, with a focus shifted more to "film/short film" content (as well as credits given to filmmakers/proruction other than jut the singers'), as opposed to the more commercial singer-ccentric 2000s, but always with the touristo-scenes of Singapore, which it always should, least we forget who are are singing for, IMHO.

Scroll thru for a look+listen, and in case you want to start before this, check out my blog-features for NDP Songs of Singapore (2000-2010) and NDP Songs of Singapore (1984-1999) :)



ABOVE: "In A Heartbeat" (NDP 2011 Theme Song)
Music by: Goh Kheng Long
Lyrics by: Haresh Sharma
Performed by: Sylvia Ratonel
Directed by: Brian Gothong Tan



ABOVE: "Home" (2011 Extended Edition / Lyrics here)



ABOVE: "Love at First Light" (NDP 2012 Theme Song)
Music by: Iskandar Ismail
Lyrics by: Paul Tan
Performed by: Olivia Ong, Natanya Tan
Directed by: Aaron Tan Mien Shawn



ABOVE: "One Singapore" (Full Version / NDP 2013 Theme Song)
Music by: Elaine Chan
Lyrics by: Selena Tan
Performed by: Sing A Nation Choir
Directed by: Jason Joseph



ABOVE: "We Will Get There & One People, One Nation, One Singapore"
(National Day Parade 2014 MV)
Written by Dick Lee
Performed by Farisha Ishak, Fauzi Laili, Tay Ke Wei, Rahimah Rahim and Tabitha Nauser.



ABOVE: "Our Singapore" by JJ Lin (NDP 2015 Theme Song)
Music & Lyrics by Dick Lee
Performed by JJ Lin
Lyrics here



ABOVE: "Tomorrow's Here Today" by 53A (NDP 2016 Theme Song)
Music and Lyrics by Don Richmond
Performed by 53A
Lyrics here



ABOVE: "Because It's Singapore!" (NDP 2017 Theme Song)
Music by Lee Wei Song
Lyrics by Jay Lim
Lyrics here



ABOVE: "We Are Singapore" (NDP 2018 Theme Song)
Creative direction by: Boo Junfeng
Original music and lyrics by: Hugh Harrison
Music and lyrics for preface composed by: Charlie Lim
Performed by: Charlie Lim, Vanessa Fernandez, Aisyah Aziz, Shak'thiya Subramaniamm, THELIONCITYBOY, Joanna Dong, and ITE Show Choir
Arranged and produced by: Sydney Tan, Charlie Lim and Evan Low

The NDP 2018 Theme Song is a revival of the 1987 classic, ‘We are Singapore’! Lyrics here.



ABOVE: "Our Singapore" (NDP 2019 Theme Song)
Composed by: Dick Lee
Produced by: Dr Sydney Tan
Additional string arrangements by: Bang Wen Fu
MV Directed by: Royston Tan
Performed by: Rahimah Rahim, Jacintha Abisheganaden, Stefanie Sun. JJ Lin, Dick Lee, Kit Chan.



ABOVE: Singapore Town (2020 Rendition)



2 video versions of Nathan Hartono performing this year’s NDP theme song, “Everything I Am”, from the Supertree Observatory (above), and a version directed by He Shuming (below / Lyrics here).



Music & Lyrics Composed by Joshua Wan
Produced & Arranged by Sydney Tan / Joshua Wan
Performed by Nathan Hartono
Directed by He Shuming



ABOVE: "The Road Ahead" (NDP 2021 Theme Song)
Direction & Supervision by Dr. Sydney Tan
Composed by Linying and Evan Low
Produced by Evan Low and Linying
Additional Guitars by Sano Shimano
A Zhao Wei Films and Finding Pictures production
Performed by Linying (@linyingmusic), Sezairi Sezali (@sezairi), Shye (@shye.mp3), Shabir (@shabirmusic) / Lyrics here.