''Crescendo'' () is a

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musical drama produced by production company Wawa Pictures and telecast on MediaCorp Channel 8. It stars Christopher Lee, Tay Ping Hui, Darren Lim, Jacelyn Tay, Cynthia Koh and

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in this series. The series is set against the backdrop of the Xinyao Movement, synonymous with the pursuit of dreams of a young generation of Singaporeans in the local music industry, and a part of Singapore culture many still hold dear.

Cast

Main cast

* Christopher Lee as Yang Yiwei 杨毅伟. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s who aspires to spread the xinyao movement.
Brian Ng 黄超群 as Teenage Yang. * Tay Ping Hui as Jiang Chufan 江楚帆. One of the members of "Crescendo" in the late 80s.
Xu Bin as Teenage Jiang. Singing voice provided by Elton Lee 李泓伸

Supporting cast

Special appearances

Original Sound Track (OST)

Soundtrack

A compilation album showcasing songs from ''Crescendo'' will be pre-released during the ''Crescendo Concert'' on 14 November 2015, and was subsequently released in CD-Rama stores on 16 November. It comprises 3 original songs, as well as 19 remakes of Xinyao songs.

Production

Originally, the show title was going to be "Our Story" (我们的故事). The title was changed during pre-production, possibly to avoid confusion with the movie '' Long Long Time Ago'', which has the same Chinese title. * Boon Hui Lu played Huiru, a singer with the same Chinese name pronunciation but in the musical, she played Irene, a totally different character.

Crescendo the Musical

In 2016, it was announced that a musical based on the series, titled ''Crescendo the Musical'', would be presented at Kallang Theatre.

Accolades

References

{{reflist Singapore Chinese dramas Musical television series 2015 Singaporean television series debuts 2015 Singaporean television series endings Channel 8 (Singapore) original programming