今日,2020年新加坡国庆庆典主题曲《Everything I Am》发布。歌曲将从个人,群体和国家三个层面,强调了每位国人能够为国家做出贡献,鼓励国人互相帮助,并且对彼此的付出表示感恩。这首歌曲由音乐总监陈天赐构思、Joshua Wan作曲和作词,将由本地歌手向洋演唱。
向洋(Nathan Hartono),1991年7月26日出生于新加坡 ,华语流行乐男歌手,毕业于伯克利音乐学院音乐制作专业。
2006年,推出首张个人英文专辑《LET ME SING! Life, Love and All That Jazz》,从而正式进入演艺圈 。2007年,推出第二张个人英文专辑《Feeling Good with Nathan Hartono》。2009年,担任孙燕姿“世界巡回演唱会”新加坡站的表演嘉宾。2012年,推出首张个人EP专辑《Nathan Hartono》。2015年,出演个人首部电视剧《魔人争霸》。2016年,参加浙江卫视《中国新歌声》的比赛,最终获得周杰伦组冠军、全国总决赛亚军;同年,签约华纳音乐,并推出个人英文单曲《Electricity》。2017年6月,入围“MTV全球华语音乐盛典”最佳海外人气歌手奖。
他的父母都是印度尼西亚华人,父亲(Thomas Hartono)是新加坡一家公司的董事总经理,母亲周家莉(Jocelyn Tjioe)是他祖父周颖南创立的新加坡同乐集团的高级副总裁。
据8视界新闻报道,主题曲的音乐视频由本地导演何书铭执导,通过三段故事,分别是鸡饭摊主、失聪舞蹈员和外籍劳工中心的志愿者,凸显国人如何渡过2019冠状病毒疫情的艰难时期,同时也不忘对彼此向善。陈天赐指出,他们早在去年11月开始就开始构思主题曲。虽然冠病疫情打乱原有的庆典计划,但是歌曲内容依然符合当前的情况。
“这首歌专注于个人:因为你,每个人都可以成为现在的自己。‘你’可以是父母,也可以是导师等等。”
Music & Lyrics Composed by Joshua Wan
Produced & Arranged by Sydney Tan / Joshua Wan
Performed by Nathan Hartono
Directed by He Shuming
歌词:Lyrics:
I want you to understand
Because of you, I am who I am
Because of who you are
I can be Everything I am
Show me how I should be strong
Teach me that I can be weak
Because of who you are
I can find anything I seek
And In each other, there will be
The colours of your tapestry
Colours you’ve never seen
Here’s to my home, to my homeland
To every shining crystal in the sand
Because of who you are
I can be everything I am
Here’s to you, to my homeland
I hold this precious jewel in my hand
Because of who you are
I can be everything I am
Teacher teach me to be kind
Quick to embrace
And slow to close my mind
If we reach that star
We’ll have the universe in time
And In each other, there will be
The fabric of our destiny
It’s more than you and me
Here’s to my home, to my homeland
A sea of shining crystals in the sand
Because of who you are
I can be everything I am
Here’s to you, Singapore (homeland)
Here’s to my people I could want nothing more
Here’s to you, Singapore (homeland)
We hold this precious jewel in our hands
Because of who you are
Because of who you are
I can be everything I am
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