The Songs We Sang

The Songs We Sang is a 2015 Singaporean documentary directed by Eva Tang. It is about Xinyao, Singaporean folk music that was popular in the 1980s.

The Songs We Sang
Film poster
我们唱着的歌
Directed byEva Tang
Produced byEva Tang
Distributed byGolden Village
Release dates
  • 29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) (SGIFF)
  • 24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) (Singapore)
Running time
128 minutes
CountrySingapore
LanguageMandarin
Budget$350,000[1]
Box office$115,000[2]

Interviews

Release

The Songs We Sang premiered at the Singapore International Film Festival on 29 November 2015.[3] The performance was sold-out.[4] Golden Village released it to Singaporean theaters on March 24, 2016. As of April 19, it has grossed $115,000[5]

Reception

After its festival premiere, the film received positive reviews.[6][7] In praising Tang's research, Boon Chan of My Paper rated it 4.5/5 stars and wrote, "The Songs We Sang is a labour of love that puts our stories front and centre."[8] Tan Kee Yun of The New Paper rated it 4/5 stars and called it "truly a gem of local cinema", as it avoids the melodrama associated with That Girl in Pinafore.[9]

Her World rated it as one of the best Singaporean films of 2015.[10]

References
  1. Chan, Boon (6 June 2014). "Xinyao reunion". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 March 2016 – via AsiaOne.
  2. "The Songs We Sang". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "The Songs We Sang". Singapore International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. Li, Ho Ai (8 December 2015). "In celebration of xinyao". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. "The Songs We Sang". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. "Win The Songs We Sang preview tickets". The New Paper. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  7. Yee, Wai Yip (25 February 2016). "Xinyao documentary The Songs We Sang gets commercial release at 5 cinemas". The Straits Times. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  8. Chan, Boon (24 March 2016). "A tribute that hits the right xinyao notes". My Paper. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  9. Yun, Tan Kee (24 March 2016). "Movie Review: The Songs We Sang (PG)". The New Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  10. Lui, John (28 December 2015). "The best and worst movies of 2015". Her World. Retrieved 30 March 2016.


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