Seindah Rembulan

Seindah Rembulan (As Beautiful as the Moon) is a 1980 Indonesian film directed by Syamsul Fuad. It features Iis Sugianto, Sys NS, Chrisye, and Lydia Kandou in a story about a singer working to support her family. It spawned a soundtrack album.

Seindah Rembulan
Handbill
Directed by	Syamsul Fuad
Produced by	Karkam Leo Rinto Harahap
Written by	Deddy Armand
Story by	Rinto Harahap
Starring	Iis Sugianto Sys NS Lydia Kandou Chrisye
Music by	Rinto Harahap
Cinematography	John Santosa
Edited by	Muryadi
Production company	Melanie Film
Release date	1980 (1980)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Indonesia
Language	Indonesian

Plot

A pop music singer (Iis Sugianto) must perform to help her family, including her ailing father. Meanwhile, her boyfriend (Sys NS) and another couple (Chrisye and Lydia Kandou) also sing.

Production

Seindah Rembulan was directed by Syamsul Fuad and featured songs written by Rinto Harahap. Sys NS and Iis Sugianto were cast in the leading roles, while Lydia Kandou was cast as another leading woman.[1]

Pop singer Chrisye, who had previously had a cameo in 1979's Gita Cinta dari SMA (Love Song at High School) but otherwise never had a role in a film, was convinced to participate by his friend Sys NS; Sys NS asked him "when is the next time you will feel what it is like to date a movie star?" Chrisye, used to the recording industry where he could record as he wished, was upset by the frequently laid-back nature of production and waiting for others. He occasionally fought with the director and threatened to walk out several times. After filming was finished, he decided never to make another movie.[1]

Release and reception

Seindah Rembulan was released in 1980 and fairly successful.[1] The theme song continues to be performed, such as at a tribute concert to Rinto Harahap in Jakarta in April 2012, where it was performed by Iis Sugianto in a duet with Marcell.[2]

Soundtrack album

Seindah Rembulan
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	1980
Genre	Soundtrack

A soundtrack album also entitled Seindah Rembulan was released along with the film. It featured Iis Sugianto and Chrisye, a pair which Denny Sakrie – a reporter with Rolling Stone Indonesia – described as being polar opposites in their musical style. It also featured songs sung by other Indonesian artists. The songs were written by Rinto Harahap and Chrisye, after Jockie Soerjoprajogo left the project because of creative differences.[3]

The album featured two versions of the theme song. The first, a duet by Sugianto and Chrisye, featured musical direction by Chrisye. The second, directed by Rinto Harahap, had Sugianto perform the song solo.[3] Akmal Nasery Basral, writing in Tempo magazine twenty years afterwards, called Chrisye's vocals less "whiny" then Sugianto's.[4] Sakrie wrote that Sugianto and Chrisye were like oil and water, with their vocals not mixing well.[3]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Seindah Rembulan" ("As Beautiful as the Moon")	Rinto Harahap	Chrisye and Iis Sugianto
2.	"Jangan Tinggalkan Ku Sendiri" ("Don't Leave Me Alone")	Rinto Harahap	Iis Sugianto
3.	"Selamat Tinggal" ("Farewell")	Rinto Harahap	Grace Simon
4.	"Gaun Kelabu" ("Grey Dress")	Dorie K.	Christine Panjaitan
5.	"Sabda Alam" ("Nature's Order")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Chrisye

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Vocals	Length
1.	"Dewi Mayang" ("The Goddess Mayang")	Chrisye	Chrisye
2.	"Sang Surya" ("The Sun")	Iechan	Iis Sugianto
3.	"Jumpa Lagi" ("Meet Again")	Jelly Tobing	Maryance Mantaow
4.	"Biarkan Saja" ("Let It Be")	Rinto Harahap	Iis Sugianto
5.	"Seindah Rembulan" ("As Beautiful as the Moon")	Rinto Harahap	Iis Sugianto

Notes

1. ^
   Original: "... kapan lagi ngerasain pacaran sama bintang film?"

References

Footnotes

1. Endah 2007, pp. 213-214.
2. Benke 2012, Ngomong Saja Susah.
3. Sakrie 2010, Seindah Rembulan.
4. Basral 2005, Chrisye Belum Berlalu.

Bibliography

• Basral, Akmal Nasery (11 April 2005). "Chrisye Belum Berlalu" [Chrisye Has Not Gone]. Tempo (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
• Benke, Benny (13 April 2012). "Ngomong Saja Susah, Apalagi Nyanyi" [Speaking is Difficult, Let alone Singing]. Suara Merdeka (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
• Endah, Alberthiene (2007). Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal [Chrisye: A Musical Memoir] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 978-979-22-2606-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Sakrie, Denny (10 October 2008). "Seindah Rembulan". Denny Sakrie's Music House (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.