- Source: Crescendo (TV series)
Crescendo (Chinese: 起飛) is a Singaporean 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 Ann Kok 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
=Dawn Yeoh as Fang Xinyi 方欣仪. Mindee Ong was originally cast to play the role but withdrew from the drama before production starts.A former singer who have feelings for Yiwei. Singing voice provided by Sellyne Chai (蔡违玲)
= 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
See also
List of Crescendo episodes
List of MediaCorp Channel 8 Chinese drama series (2010s)
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