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A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arranger and songwriter for [[Cathay Organisation]]'s [[Cathay Organisation#Studio operations|Keris Film Productions]] for 12 years, composing numerous songs for the company's Malay Singaporean films. He is believed to have written up to 1,500 songs, with less than 10% of them ever recorded.<ref name=zs1>{{citation|title=Universal Music to handle Zubir Said's songs|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] (Life!)|date=24 August 2007|page=24}}; See also {{citation|author=Noelle Loh|title=Tuning in anew to Zubir Said: He might be known for Majulah Singapura, but the late composer's other works are set for a new lease of life|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_164642.html|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=7 October 2007}}.</ref> |
A self-taught musician, Zubir also worked as a score arranger and songwriter for [[Cathay Organisation]]'s [[Cathay Organisation#Studio operations|Keris Film Productions]] for 12 years, composing numerous songs for the company's Malay Singaporean films. He is believed to have written up to 1,500 songs, with less than 10% of them ever recorded.<ref name=zs1>{{citation|title=Universal Music to handle Zubir Said's songs|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]] (Life!)|date=24 August 2007|page=24}}; See also {{citation|author=Noelle Loh|title=Tuning in anew to Zubir Said: He might be known for Majulah Singapura, but the late composer's other works are set for a new lease of life|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_164642.html|newspaper=[[The Straits Times]]|date=7 October 2007}}.</ref> |
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An ethnic [[Minangkabau people|Minangkabau]], it has been said that Zubir was viewed by many as a composer with a "true Malay soul",{{Weasel inline|date=July 2022}} as his songs were interwoven with historical messages and Malay truisms, and that he and his Minangkabau contemporaries awoke a wave of national consciousness in the 1950s. |
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==Early years== |
==Early years== |
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=="Majulah Singapura"== |
=="Majulah Singapura"== |
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{{main article|Majulah Singapura}} |
{{main article|Majulah Singapura}} |
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Singapore, then a [[British overseas territories#History|British colony]], had been conferred city status by a [[royal charter]] from [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1951. In 1958, the [[City Council of Singapore]] approached Zubir to compose a song for the city to be titled "Majulah Singapura", which was a motto to be displayed in the Victoria Theatre after its renovation.<ref>{{citation|title=National anthem – Majulah Singapura|url=http://www.a2o.com.sg/a2o/public/html/etc/07_anthem.htm|publisher=Access to Archives Online (a2o), National Archives of Singapore|access-date=30 December 2007}}.</ref> Zubir's song, "[[Majulah Singapura]]" ("Onward Singapore"), was first performed by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble during the grand finale of a concert staged in the Victoria Theatre on 6 September 1958 to celebrate its official reopening. When [[Self-governance of Singapore|Singapore attained self-government]] in 1959, the Government felt that a [[national anthem]] was needed to unite the different races in Singapore. |
Singapore, then a [[British overseas territories#History|British colony]], had been conferred city status by a [[royal charter]] from [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in 1951. In 1958, the [[City Council of Singapore]] approached Zubir to compose a song for the city to be titled "Majulah Singapura", which was a motto to be displayed in the Victoria Theatre after its renovation.<ref>{{citation|title=National anthem – Majulah Singapura|url=http://www.a2o.com.sg/a2o/public/html/etc/07_anthem.htm|publisher=Access to Archives Online (a2o), National Archives of Singapore|access-date=30 December 2007}}.</ref> Zubir's song, "[[Majulah Singapura]]" ("Onward Singapore"), was first performed by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble during the grand finale of a concert staged in the Victoria Theatre on 6 September 1958 to celebrate its official reopening. When [[Self-governance of Singapore|Singapore attained self-government]] in 1959, the Government felt that a [[national anthem]] was needed to unite the different races in Singapore. |
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==Awards and honours== |
==Awards and honours== |
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Zubir receives dozens of awards and honours from in and outside of Singapore for his massive contributions to the Malay world in songs and music and to Singapore. Some of his awards and honours were not in the list below. |
Zubir receives dozens of awards and honours from in and outside of Singapore for his massive contributions to the Malay world in songs and music and to Singapore. Some of his awards and honours were not in the list below. |
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On 22 August 2007, Zubir's family signed an agreement with [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] in Malaysia for the latter to manage his works while the [[copyright]] in the songs remains with his family. The idea to do so came after his daughter Dr. Rohana met Sandy Monteiro, senior ASEAN vice-president of the Universal Music Publishing Group in 2005 through Monteiro's wife, who was a good friend of hers. Dr. Rohana was reported as saying: "It is time to hand over the songs in order to revive them two decades after my father's passing. I hope to ensure that his songs continue to live in the hearts of young artists in Malaysia."<ref name=zs1/> |
On 22 August 2007, Zubir's family signed an agreement with [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music]] in Malaysia for the latter to manage his works while the [[copyright]] in the songs remains with his family. The idea to do so came after his daughter Dr. Rohana met Sandy Monteiro, senior ASEAN vice-president of the Universal Music Publishing Group in 2005 through Monteiro's wife, who was a good friend of hers. Dr. Rohana was reported as saying: "It is time to hand over the songs in order to revive them two decades after my father's passing. I hope to ensure that his songs continue to live in the hearts of young artists in Malaysia."<ref name=zs1/> |
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It is said that Zubir was viewed by many as a composer with a "true Malay soul", as his songs, traditional but yet modern and patriotic, were interwoven with historical messages and Malay truisms. Journalist A. Samad Ismail commented that Zubir and his Minangkabau contemporaries awoke a wave of national consciousness in the 1950s.<ref name=Bahizal/>{{Better reference|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=July 2022}} |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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