"Majulah Singapura" is the national anthem of the Republic of Singapore. Composed by Zubir Said in 1958 as a theme song for official functions of the City Council of Singapore, the song was selected in 1959 as the nation's anthem when it attained self-government. Upon full independence in 1965, "Majulah Singapura" was formally adopted as Singapore's national anthem. By law, the anthem must be sung with Malay lyrics, but there are authorised translations of the lyrics of the anthem in Singapore's three other official languages: English, Mandarin and Tamil.

The national anthem is regularly performed or sung in schools and armed forces camps at ceremonies held at the beginning and/or the end of each day, during which the national flag is also raised and lowered and the national pledge is taken. Singaporeans are especially encouraged to sing the national anthem on occasions of national celebration or national significance such as at the National Day Parade, at National Day observance ceremonies conducted by educational institutions and government departments and at sporting events at which Singapore teams are participating.

Originally composed in the key of G major, the national anthem was officially relaunched in 2001 in the lower key of F major as it was said to allow for a "grander and more inspiring arrangement".

The recording of the national anthem was performed by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Choir, The recording was arranged by Michael Hurd. It was used on all stations of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now Mediacorp) during the 1990s until 2001.

Majulah Singapura - The National Anthem of Singapore (1989 official recording)

I included the 2014 Station ID Music at the end.

UPDATE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTzhAGvSf6U
ARCHIVE Music has found the excerpt of the Orchestral Theme. My track is featured at this video.

ABS-CBN Orchestral Theme (2000's)

This is the instrumental version of the 2007 GMA Kapuso jingle.

It is currently used in 70th anniversary promos, reused in their 2020 station notice since their previous sign-on/off notices in 2010-2014, promo plugs, anniversary specials, etc.

Composed / Arranged by: Louie Ocampo
Copyright (C) 2007 GMA Network Inc.

Majulah Singapura - The National Anthem of Singapore (1989 official recording)

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