soundtrack will be available on Spotify and other digital platforms. The production of the soundtrack was made possible after the KL-based theatre company was selected for the Independent Music Funding Programme, facilitated by Cultural Economy Development Agency .soundtrack is a 13-song indie folk pop album, telling the story of two teenagers in Ipoh – Jason and Orked.
“The show sold out in 2019 and it sold out again in 2020 in between lockdowns. We know that Malaysians are eager to relive Jason and Orked’s story again and again. Now, audiences can experience the musical forever, in the comfort of their own living rooms, ” says Shafeeq Shajahan, founder oflast May during the first national lockdown, and chose to revive the musical on stage last August when it played to a live audience in Kuala Lumpur.
“The songs we have created are a beautiful homage to Yasmin Ahmad’s film. We hope it takes you back to a simpler time and that you love it, ” adds Badrish Isdin, who also contributed as co-composer., all performed by theatre actors Badrika Baluch and Joshua Anthony Gui, who played the roles of Jason and Orked in the musical. Irena Taib of indie pop outfit The Impatient Sisters helped with the album’s folk pop sound and production.