m eSome quotes from reviews on Mark's music:
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China Blue:
"Chan’s music breathes serenity and contemplation… it captures a feeling and haunts with its melody. Integrating Chinese, Malay, Japanese and Western sounds, Chan hits his mark effortlessly…. real World Music!" Philip Cheah, BigO (Singapore's premier music magazine)
Travelling Under The Light Of The Full Moon:
"Chan has perfected his world of colliding sounds….pop transformed into reflective, inspirational music…. It heals, it’s singer-songwriter soul."
"For a long time now, we have wondered about the Singapore sound…. What is it that makes it both local and international ….. Chan’s trilogy of albums (China Blue, Nature Boy, Travelling) achieves that through sheer feeling…." Philip Cheah, BigO
The Other Actor:
"The Other Actor is an indication of strong composing talent…. It’s a big step forward for Southeast Asian aesthetics." 8 days magazine
"His haunting, sinuous compositions make the difference between a cerebral abstract play and a personal gut-level experience in the theatre." Hannah Pandian, theatre reviewer, Straits Times
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"Mark’s music fuses a variety of influences into one brilliant and expressive voice, rich with lyrical beauty. The score he wrote for my plays displays a mastery of theatrical technique, and also stands as engaging listening all on its own. Mr Chan is undoubtedly one of the emerging talents on the world music scene. "
David Hwang, playwright of M Butterfly
"Mark is an exceptionally talented Singaporean, I have long admired his songwriting skills, his singing and, more recently, his compositions for the Chinese flute." Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Republic of Singapore
LITTLE TOYS
(Silent Film Scoring, 2003 Hong Kong Arts Festival & 2003 Singapore Arts Festival)
Dear Mr Chan,My husband and I have attended many Arts Festival performances--Cesaria Evora, the French National Orchestra, the Hagen Quartet, Yundi Li--and as much as we thought we would LIKE Little Toys, we did not expect it to so thoroughly trounce, in our opinion, all of the other performances we had attended. The film itself was a revelation, and your music was sublime...
With my most sincere appreciation,Jacqueline Deley
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