Bodhi 菩提

Genre: Drama
Director: Png Zhen Yu

Winner - Best Original Music, National Youth Film Awards 2019

A mum's fear for loneliness becomes prominent as her son prepares to embark on a new journey as a monastic. She begins to cast doubts on her faith and struggles to choose between her faith and her only son.

Score Type: Zen | Chinese

Scored for solo xindi (Chinese flute), harp, muyu (Chinese temple block), and strings.

Of faith and family, of new journeys and letting go - such were the beautifully poignant themes in Bodhi/菩提. The main theme consists of a simple recurring phrase, each time rising up, but coming back down again - symbolizing the concept of 'letting go'. Xindi musician Ng Weixuan’s sublime expression brought the music to transcend the superficial, touching hearts while bringing a sense of uncertain calm.

Every single hit on the muyu (temple block) was recorded live (not looped!) - the director himself sat through and played everything during the recording.

Xindi: Ng Wei Xuan
Muyu: Zhen Yu Png
Recording Engineer: Tharshwin Thanaskodi
Recorded at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music recording studio.