Contemporary music brings in very interesting new twist to the traditional music. Especially with the technological advances made in the world, composers have also recreated new music deriving much inspiration from the past and the present.
Leong Yoon Pin for one is a leading figure in Singapore's music scene. Through his music, he has helped to create a national identity for Singaporeans. He has been able to reinvent traditional songs, with the use of contemporary music styles.
Leong Yoon Pin is one of the early composers in Singapore. In this song Dayong Sampan, he has used a Western orchestra to play it.
Other interesting composers include Joyce Koh. Her music is very unlike that of Leong Yoon Pin, and focuses not on creating songs that have a clear Singaporean essence to it. The following piece by her is actually a reinterpretation of the Beckett's play: Waiting for Godot. A very interesting piece indeed.
