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The second song was “Our Friendship 我             The  fourth  song was  a  song from the                               imagery. Running notes and scales were             Next was another somber song about
           们的友情”, a song which used occasional  Music Composing Society’s 2017 archives,                                           used throughout the song to further add            unrequited love, titled “Love and Leaving 离
           blue chords to create slight melancholic  the 2017 IU Day’s Theme Song “Colours                                         to the haunting melancholy of the song.            别·爱” . The song expressed feelings toward

           dissonance, which in turn provided a  of Emotion 感情的颜色”, which spoke of                                                                                                    parting and reminisced upon memories
           heart-warming music quality for the  the courage of daring to be different. The                                                                                            between a student and her former lover.
           song. The song had a melodious chorus  singer sang with bursting enthusiasm and                                         The following song was written by the Music
           and was accompanied by a piano and  vigour, expressing her strong sentiments                                            Composing        Society’s    Teacher-advisor

           violin. The song expressed how being  towards the theme. The song expressed                                             who  is  also  the  Head  of  Co-curricular        The twelfth song was “Depression  忧郁”,
           in the company of friends brings one  that  emotions are colourful, and that                                            Department, Madam Hee Siaw Fuey,                   a song which expressed one’s deep hurt
           comfort and memorable memories.                   they are neither good nor bad. Hence,                                 “Because Love Exists 因为爱存在”. The                   and internal distress, highlighting the dark
                                                             we should embrace each and every                                      song opened with a piano passage consisting        side of human emotions. It also, however,

                                                             emotion that comes within our heart.                                  of harmonious chord progressions. The              emphasized the importance of persevering
           Up next was a song about growth,                                                                                        verses were sung in a gentle manner,               through depression and feelings of anxiety,
           “Growth - Looking Forward to the Future                                                                                 accompanied by a stunning chorus while             and highlighted that there would always be a
           You  成长·期待未来的你”. The song  The  fifth  song  expressed  gratitude                                                       expressing the unyielding spirits of people        way out for people dwelling in hopelessness.

           conveyed the message that growing up  towards frontliners during the COVID-19                                           persevering through the pandemic era.
           is not something easy, nevertheless, one  pandemic and was titled “Angel Wings
           should persevere through the countless  天使的翅膀”. The song began with                                                                                                        Beginning from the thirteenth song, the

           setbacks in life in order to see their own  a melancholic violin passage and was                                        The ninth song, a moderately-paced jazz            songs  began taking up an invigorating
           colourful  rainbow  at  the  end.  The  song  accompanied  by  piano  throughout.  The                                  song with jumpy, rebellious lyrics, was            tone, with “Laziness is A Devil  懒惰是
           had a slightly sentimental  tune, opening  composers of the song wrote the song                                         titled “The End of the Story 告一段落的                 魔鬼” introducing another jazz song
           with minor chords even though the song  because they were moved by the frontline                                        故事”. The song began with a slow and blue           to the album. The song had a touch of
           was set in a major key, with the piano’s  workers’ unwavering determination in the                                      verse, with heavy piano chords bringing            humor,  beginning  with a  playful  jazzy

           alberti bass adding to the song’s musicality.     battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.                                 out the jazzy flavour of the music, which          piano intro with powerful major chords,
                                                                                                                                   then transitioned to a more fast-paced             and a chorus possessing a childlike voice.
                                                                                                                                   chorus,  and  ended  with  a  satisfying  play
                                                             The next song was also themed around                                  of sopranic notes. The use of saxophone

                                                             the pandemic, titled “Longing 思念”. The                                added a rich texture to the song. The song         After the thirteenth song, the viewers
                                                             song’s  sweet lyrics were  accompanied by                             bluntly  described  the  ending  of  a  toxic      were given a 5-minute break, wherein
                                                             mellow acoustic guitar arpeggios, and had                             friendship and leaving the past behind.            “pink noise” was played. A committee

                                                             an ingeniously-crafted chorus line that                                                                                  member, Sofea, explained that music
                                                             twisted heartstrings, evoking complex                                                                                    editors often use pink noise to “reset” their
                                                             emotions within singer and listeners alike.                           The songs began to take up a gloomy                hearing  after a lengthy editing  session.
                                                                                                                                   mood, beginning with the tenth song

                                                                                                                                   “In Those Times  那些时光里”, which
                                                             The seventh song “Grandma, Wait for Me                                opened with a violin passage that                  Following the break was the fourteenth song
                                                             奶奶等等我”, was a heart-wrenching                                         followed with the saccharine voice of a            of the album release party, “Freedom  自
                                                             song in which the composer expressed                                  singer singing about her unrequited love           由”. The song was accompanied by acoustic
                                                             his longing for his grandmother by                                    for a lost lover. The melody was very              guitar and its lyrics consisted of a mix of

                                                             describing the memories between him and                               reminiscent of  Pachelbel’s  Canon in  D.          Chinese and English lyrics, including the
                                                             his grandmother. The song opened with                                                                                    hook “I long for freedom, I long for life”. The
                                                             a poignant cello and piano passage, with                                                                                 song expressed that freedom is something
                                  “Longing” Cover Art                                                                                                                                 everything and everyone yearns for.
                                                             lyrics  that  possessed  the  quality  of  vivid

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