The Teenage Textbook Movie OST (Nearly-but-not-quite Full Album Listen)

And it's not just because I was involved in then production of "The Teenage Textbook Movie" that I enjoyed the 1998 soundtrack album (of course it is lah, but....), it's also because the songs are hella catchy and basically was a memory-marker for a specific time in Singapore and the local indie radio-friendly pop music scene, which frankly not many folks give enough credit for.

I was not involved in any way in the production of the OST itself, but I am proud of being associated with it, by virtue of the movie LOL

LISTEN on #TUNESTALKSG: https://t.co/TJDARkypKD
(Nearly-but-not-quite) Full Album Listen for "The Teenage Textbook Movie" OST (1998) pic.twitter.com/OwtsaVrATQ

— toysrevil (@toysrevil) October 19, 2021

The CD shown here was a promotion with fast food chain "Burger King" (purchasable along with Set Meals), which I still remember visiting IKEA in Alexandra Road for (Can't remember what I ate tho :p), and the fleeting feeling of wonderment holding the CD in my hand. And even though I had in the past foolishly parted with the VCD of the film, I never could release this CD into the wild... To my knowledge, there never was any other OST being released besides this incarnation.





Featured here today is a (Nearly But Not Quite) Full Album Listen, with a few choice songs unfindable on YouTube. Besides the songs themselves, Original Music was produced by Jonathan Lim and is something that seems to be lost in the www, which is a true pity.

You might also want to check out the film itself currently streaming here on Netflix (YAY!) .... OR scroll down to view the low-res full movie embed from YT! Enjoy The Memories!

Track #1. "Falling in Love" by John Klass


Track #2. "Free Free Free" by Elmo

Track #3. "My Special Angel" by Ger


Track #4. "What About" by Sugarflies


Track #5. "When Things Seem So Wrong" by John Klass


Track #6. "Playgirl" by Fairweather Friends


Track #7. "Telegenicbabe" by Sugarflies

Track #8. "Clouds" by Elmo

Track #9. "No More Tears" by Beverly


Track #10. "Cocktail7teen" by Bachelor Pad



"The Teenage Textbook Movie" was my second local / Made-In-Singapore feature film I had been involved in, in my short career in the industry. Credited as Production Designer and Art Director, I had the opportunity to run a pretty lean Art Crew, and was able to design in a genre that reflected what I had wished my own childhood to be - particularly that of Kai's bedroom (Featured here), which was modelled after my imaginary mancave of comicbook-dreams LOL

BONUS: Full Movie!