1 |
12
Lotus (2nd Verse) - Lim Bao En |
2 |
12 Lotus (3rd Verse) / Steady Already! - Liu Ling Ling |
3 |
Ah Long Ah Hua - Liu Ling Ling, Sun Wen Hai Kelvin,
Damus |
4 |
Little
Umbrella - Liu Ling Ling, Royston Tan |
5 |
One
Million (Mandarin Version) - The AMPs |
6 |
12 Lotus (Full Version Emo Mix) - - Liu Ling Ling, Lim
Bao En |
| 7 |
Royal Flush - Jim Lim |
8 |
Console
The World Song - - Liu Ling Ling |
9 |
Steady Already! (Duet Version) - - Liu Ling Ling, Xiang
Ping |
10 |
Home
- Liu Ling Ling |
11 |
The
Five Drums of Jail - Liu Ling Ling, Hao Hao |
12 |
I
Have A Dream - Karen Lim |
13 |
Money
Money Money - Liu Ling Ling |
14 |
Magic
Stone - Royston Tan, Wu Jia Hui, Hiao Leh Leh Sisters |
15 |
Stranded
- Wu Jia Hui |
16 |
Bad
Times/Good Times - - Liu Ling Ling, Hao Hao |
17 |
One
Million - Royston Tan, The AMPs |
18 |
Console
The World Song (Acoustic Version) - Lim Bao En |
19 |
Nobody
Knows My Heart (Duet Version)/Fight to the End - Liu
Ling Ling, Sun Wen Hai Kelvin |
20 |
Nobody
Knows My Heart - Liu Ling Ling |
21 |
Nobody
Knows My Heart - Damus, Lim Bao En, Liu Ling Ling, Sun
Wen Hai Kelvin |
22 |
12
Lotus (Full Version House Mix) - Liu Ling Ling |
23 |
Love
Fools - Carrie Yeo |
24 |
One
Million (Media Broadcast Mandarin Version) - The AMPs |
SOUNDTRACK REVIEW:
It’s been a year since the soundtrack to Roystan Tan’s
"getai" movie 881 has been blasting faithfully on
your player –it’s time replace it with this album
featuring 71 generous minutes of music from Tan’s second
film in his "getai" duo-logy. And we can promise
you, it’s going to be campier, kitschier and an even
guiltier pleasure this time round.
Get
into the mood of things with the disc’s first two startling
tracks "12 Lotus (2nd Verse)" and "12 Lotus
(3rd Verse)/ Steady Already". The strong techno tempo
unabashedly sets the mood of the entire album, and you know
it’s not going to be a tranquil and serene musical experience.
This
album’s "Ah Beng Ah Lian" nature is wonderfully
expressed in tracks like the romantic "Ah Long Ah Hua",
the pleasurable "Little Umbrella" and the delightful
"Good Times/ Bad Times". Even if you haven’t
watched the colorful movie, you can picture these songs playing
against elaborately choreographed dance numbers. It’s
a feast to the ears – except that the songs are performed
in the very colloquial Hokkien dialect. If songs like that
are not your cup of tea, there are also radio friendly songs
like "Royal Flush", "Stranded" and "Love
Fools" which are potential tracks to include in your
'listen when feeling down' play list.
The
album features performances by an interesting variety of artistes,
ranging from the movie’s stars Liu Ling Ling (she is
a hoot to listen to) and Lee Bao En (a newcomer who deserves
her place in the 'getai' industry), Funkie Monkie’s
pride and honor Ngak, to the director himself. And we must
say Tan isn’t too bad a singer himself.
And
if you must, memorize the lines in the detailed lyrics booklet
that comes with the soundtrack, and you’ll be singing
along to the very likable tunes for a while – at least
till another soundtrack of this nature comes along.
ALBUM
RATING:
Recommended Track: (4) Little Umbrella
Review
by John Li
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