Senandung

Senandung
Genre	Musical
Screenplay by	Alex Soeprapto Yudho
Directed by	Bobby Sandy
Starring	Devi Permatasari El Manik
Opening theme	"Senandung" performed by Binu Sukaman and Johnson Hutagalung
Composers	Billy J. Budiarjo Dian HP
Country of origin	Indonesia
Original language	Indonesian
No. of episodes	43
Production
Cinematography	Berti RPM
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Indosiar Productions
Original release
Network	Indosiar
Release	19 August 2000 (2000-08-19)

Senandung (English: "Humming") is an Indonesian musical television series produced in-house for Indosiar. Directed by Bobby Sandy, the series stars Devi Permatasari and El Manik in their lead roles. The series officially premiered on 19 August 2000 on that network.

Premise

The story of successful husband-and-wife team Hermawan Soedarsono and Yusnita. Yusnita founded the company that has gone international, while Hermawan, an operatic star turned vocal coach, felt worse with his idealism as a sole artist.

Cast

• Devi Permatasari as Rosilawati
  • Binu Sukaman provided Rosilawati's operatic voice; while Sophie Jasmin provided more poppy singing voice.
• El Manik as Hermawan Sudarsono, a vocal coach.
  • Johnson Hutagalung provided Hermawan's singing voice.
• Okky Asokawati as Yusnita ^[1]

Production

Production of Senandung began in 1997, when Suharto was still in power. That same year, Kirey was announced as the cast of the series. Principal photography was done at Bali, Yogyakarta, and Paris, France. ^{[2] [3]}

Music

Billy J. Budiarjo wrote 10 operatic songs for the series, with four of them are classifed as "heavy" while the others are more pop. ^[4] He originally composed the series' score, but following his death, Dian HP took over Budiarjo's scoring duties. ^[3]

Reception

Writing for Tempo, Devi's role as Rosilawati described as "possesive towards the collaborating singer". ^[5]

References

1. "Sinopsis Senandung". Nova. 27 August 2000. Archived from the original on 10 May 2003.
2. "Kirey Incar Senandung". Suara Merdeka. 19 September 1997. Archived from the original on 23 January 2001.
3. "Bobby Sandy's TV serial 'Senandung' to air next week". The Jakarta Post . 12 August 2000. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
4. "Senandung Getir Mantan Penyanyi Seriosa". Nova. 24 September 2000. Archived from the original on 22 July 2002.
5. "Sinetron Syndrome". Tempo . 16 January 2001.