{"id":9682,"date":"2026-01-14T06:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/?post_type=work&#038;p=9682"},"modified":"2026-01-14T06:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T06:44:32","slug":"mccy-national-anthem","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/work\/mccy\/mccy-national-anthem","title":{"rendered":"MCCY National anthem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-Z2m63BP wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Broadcasted on free-to-air channels every morning, the previous version of the film was created in 2011. This marks its first change in over a decade. The two new films, titled \u2018Bersatu\u2019 (Unite) and \u2018Majulah\u2019 (Onward), focus on different aspects of the nation\u2019s story. While \u2018Bersatu\u2019 celebrates Singaporeans racial and religious harmony as well as their intergenerational rapport, \u2018Majulah\u2019 highlights their national achievements, and the coming together of one people to build a future we all aspire towards.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The two films were a result of discussions and planning that began in late 2023. The goal: To resonate with as many Singaporeans as possible, and to chart a collective path towards a progressive future. Together, they share a common creative vision to build the films from scratch and not rely entirely on archival footages. This allows the scenarios and stories portrayed in the work to be current, inclusive and authentic; a nod to the changing times of Singapore and Singaporeans today.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-video-Z27Y9KC wp-block-lazyblock-video\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 \" data-component=\"video\">\r\n      <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1154074342?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=6cbef1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;h=3a04081f46\" class=\"lazyload\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe>          <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-video-Zs8KeH wp-block-lazyblock-video\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9 \" data-component=\"video\">\r\n      <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1154078067?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=6cbef1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;h=89ec7ebd94\" class=\"lazyload\" allowfullscreen title=\"\"><\/iframe>          <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-2lpXrn wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">To that end, the films feature personalities never seen in previous national anthem films, like a female firefighter as well as a blind dragon boater. It also includes new iconic landmarks such as Gardens by the Bay, Jewel Changi Airport and Sentosa Sensoryscape.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Aaron Koh, Creative Lead on both films, said: \u201cGrowing up as a kid singing the national anthem, this is by far the most sentimental piece of work I\u2019ve done and I\u2019m extremely proud I did it with a team that pulled in the same direction.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-two-column-images-1KedgV wp-block-lazyblock-two-column-images\"><section class=\"fullwidth\">\n  <div class=\"container container--spaced-sm\">\n\n    <div class=\"row\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n      \n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item grid-item--square\">\n\n          <picture>\n            <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-02-3.jpg 768w\">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-02-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid grid-item-img\">\n          <\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-md-6\">\n        <div class=\"grid-item grid-item--square\">\n\n          <picture>\n            <source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-03-4.jpg 768w\">\n            <img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Website-image-03-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload img-fluid grid-item-img\">\n          <\/picture>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-text-full-width-fCyAi wp-block-lazyblock-text-full-width\"><section class=\"fullwidth text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    \n    \n    <p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cThe new renditions build upon the timeless melody composed by Zubir Said while bringing a fresh, contemporary perspective through everyday triumphs, resilience and hopes for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Leroy Lim, co-director of the films, said: \u201cWe wanted the two pieces of film to be a celebration of progress. But more importantly, of a sense of connection between our people, communities and nation. Just like the lyrics of the anthem: \u201cLet us unite in a new spirit (Dengan semangat yang baru),\u201d we hope that these films will be a rallying cry and inspiration for all Singaporeans, now and in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-quote-full-width-Z2d6KKI wp-block-lazyblock-quote-full-width\">  <section class=\"fullwidth fullwidth--top-lg text-center\" data-aos=\"fade-up\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n\n      <blockquote class=\"blockquote\">\n        We wanted the two pieces of film to be a celebration of progress. But more importantly, of a sense of connection between our people, communities and nation. \n        <cite>Leroy Lim, co-director of the films<\/cite>      <\/blockquote>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":77,"template":"","class_list":["post-9682","work","type-work","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"capability_ids":["988"],"client_id":"9681","hero_video":"","hero_image":{"ID":9683,"id":9683,"title":"Artboard 2","filename":"Artboard-2.jpg","filesize":841437,"url":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/work\/mccy\/mccy-national-anthem\/attachment\/artboard-2","alt":"","author":"77","description":"","caption":"","name":"artboard-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":9682,"date":"2026-01-13 19:48:09","modified":"2026-01-13 19:48:09","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-300x113.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":113,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-768x288.jpg","medium_large-width":640,"medium_large-height":240,"large":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-1024x384.jpg","large-width":640,"large-height":240,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-1536x576.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":576,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":720,"Header":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2.jpg","Header-width":1920,"Header-height":720,"Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2.jpg","Wide-width":1920,"Wide-height":720,"Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-768x720.jpg","Square-width":768,"Square-height":720,"Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-307x615.jpg","Tall-width":307,"Tall-height":615,"Mobile":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-768x720.jpg","Mobile-width":768,"Mobile-height":720,"Facebook":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-1200x630.jpg","Facebook-width":1200,"Facebook-height":630,"Grid-Item-Square":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-768x720.jpg","Grid-Item-Square-width":768,"Grid-Item-Square-height":720,"Grid-Item-Wide":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-768x384.jpg","Grid-Item-Wide-width":768,"Grid-Item-Wide-height":384,"Grid-Item-Tall":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Artboard-2-307x615.jpg","Grid-Item-Tall-width":307,"Grid-Item-Tall-height":615}},"meta-title":"MCCY (National anthem)","meta-description":"The two new films, titled \u2018Bersatu\u2019 (Unite) and \u2018Majulah\u2019 (Onward), focus on different aspects of the nation\u2019s story.","social-media-image":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Social-media-image-5.jpg","relateditems":false,"related_content_title":"You may also like","hide_related_items":[],"visible_on_home_page":["1"]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work\/9682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/work"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vccp.com\/singapore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}