Melangkah Di Atas Awan (lit. 'A walk in the clouds' or 'Walking in the clouds') is an Indonesian musical fantasy television series that was first aired on Indosiar for nineteen episodes between September 1997 and March 1998. Directed and co-written by Putu Wijaya, the series centers on Indra, a college student who gave his first salary and shared his feelings with his mother, Diah. Indra has a strong relationship with his widow Ayu, and his housekeeper Haryati. Overarching themes include a focus on love and relationships as well as the importance of socialisation and humanity.[1]
| Melangkah Di Atas Awan | |
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| Genre | |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Shanker RS |
| Directed by | Putu Wijaya |
| Starring |
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| Theme music composer |
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| Opening theme | "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" (performed by Ronny Sianturi) |
| Composer | Dwiki Darmawan |
| Country of origin | Indonesia |
| Original language | Indonesian |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Raj Indra Singh |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Kokoq Priatmoko |
| Editor | Teddy Setyadi |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
| Production company | Starvision |
| Original release | |
| Network | Indosiar |
| Release | 11 September 1997 – 5 March 1998 |
Starvision commissioned the series alongside its cast on 6 January 1997, after the success of Mutiara Cinta, Nikita, Mentari Di Balik Awan, and Harkat Wanita. The series were dedicated to actor and singer Ryan Hidayat, who died of typhus seven months before the premiere. It first aired on Indosiar on 11 September 1997, and featured the commercially successful musical number "Melangkah Di Atas Awan", written by Eddy D. Iskandar, composed and arranged by Dwiki Darmawan and performed by Ronny Sianturi, which received generally positive reviews and peaked at number 5 in Aneka Top 13 Indonesian Hits chart in November of that year. The series concluded on 5 March 1998, as a result of Sianturi's growing popularity and music career.
Plot edit
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Indra is a newlywed college student who works on Harun's garage and gave his first salary during his first job. He began to share his feelings with his mother, Diah. When Diah's family prohibits Indra to enter the house from the front door, he decided to stop his mother's chores. Later Haryati offers Ayu, a girl who live in the village to succeed Indra, then she fell in love with Jaya until Haryati forbids them and Jaya will instead to having a crush with Rita, a sneaky, greedy girl.
After Haryati drove Ayu away, Rita started to calling her boyfriend, Yudi, to succeed Ayu. Although Yudi knew Jaya, he refused Rita to cheat in her relationship because she did not want to insult Jaya. Ayu later hospitalized because of her illness, then she told Diah and wants to be married with Indra after her recovery. They finally married at their house, in which all of Indra's companies grew bearing Ayu's name. Ayu and Diah remembered Indra to make his companies are not important, so Indra was struggle to find successful ways because he obsessed to exceed Haryati's poverty.
When Mona invited Maryam to arrive at the dinner gala, her disease fared worse, while Asrul forced to arrive. Sastro decided him to break up with Mona, then Asrul told Jaya and Jaka were brothers-in-law. At the cafe, Yudi became a singer, then Asrul, Rita, Sastro and Tita looked at him, while singing. Sastro decides that Yudi would became a successful singer because of his beautiful voice while he remembers Sastro was a successful record producer. Later, the relationship between Rita and Asrul were infidelite, resulting Haryati shocked while Rita returned to home. At the hospital, Asrul apologized Haryati and accused his problem.
After that, Jaya invites Danardi to live at his home, then abruptly met Ayu, who has pregnancy. Indra was not hear those news when he is busy to held the grand opening of his garage. Meanwhile, Yudi signed a contract at Sastro's record label. He notifies and invites Jaya to meet Sastro, then they gave an example of a song titled "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" ("A walk in the clouds") in which Yudi finally sing it and became the title track on his album. Ayu praised him when the song issued on the album cover reads "Lagu untuk Ayu" ("A song to Ayu") at the bottom. Maryam reported that Asrul and Rita would murder Jaya, although Haryati find it unreliable.
Characters edit
Main edit
- Rita (portrayed by Inneke Koesherawati), Jaya's wife. She dies after the office is on fire.[2]
- Ayu (portrayed by Peggy Melati Sukma), Diah's niece and Indra's wife.
- Jaya (portrayed by Adji Massaid), an aspiring lyricist[3]
- Indra (portrayed by Ronny Sianturi), a successful businessman and garage owner, married to Ayu.
Recurring edit
- Yudi (singing voice provided by Ronny Sianturi), an aspiring singer in which Asrul and Rita praised his voice.[4]
- Sastro (portrayed by Slamet Rahardjo), a quirky musician who has poverty against Tita.
- Maryam (portrayed by Mieke Wijaya), Haryati's former housewife
- Mona (portrayed by Verrial), Yudi's girlfriend.
- Asrul (portrayed by Adipura in early episodes and Adji Massaid in later episodes), a burglar who kidnaps Mona.
- Diah (portrayed by Mien Brojo), Indra's mother and mistress who was insulted by Haryati.
- Tita (portrayed by Rita Nasution), Sastro's wife.
- Danardi (portrayed by Torro Margens), Rita's father and Sastro's songwriting friend.
- Haryati (portrayed by Dien Novita), a businesswoman who was angry at Indra and Ayu.
- Jaka (portrayed by Ryan Hidayat), Jaya's stepbrother. The series was released posthumously after Hidayat's death.
- Anita, a nurse who helps Jaya when he has illness at the hospital.[2]
Production edit
Casting and development edit
On 6 January 1997, it was announced that Starvision reveal the series' title, Melangkah Di Atas Awan, alongside its director, Putu Wijaya and its cast,[5] with actors Slamet Rahardjo and Adipura were cast as Sastro and Asrul respectively.[6] Originally, actress Bella Saphira was cast in the series, portraying Jaya's girlfriend.[7] Rahardjo states that he was a fan of the director and was cast in the series, because he directed it.[8] Filming and production began in January 1997, under its working title Melangkah Di Awan.[9]
This series were dedicated to actor Ryan Hidayat, who was died because of typhus seven months before the release.[10]
Music edit
The main title theme for the series, "Melangkah Di Atas Awan", was primarily composed and arranged by Dwiki Darmawan and the lyrics were penned by Eddy D. Iskandar, marking their second soundtrack collaboration with Starvision, after Bidadari Yang Terluka. Distinctively from the series, Ronny Sianturi sang the song as the singing voice of Yudi.[11] The theme song received generally positive reviews and peaked at number 5 in Aneka Top 13 Indonesian Hits, dated to 15 November 1997.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ Post 1997, Melangkah Di Atas Awan.
- ^ a b "Rita Tewas dalam Kebakaran". Melangkah Di Atas Awan. Episode 6. 23 October 1997. Archived from the original on 7 October 1999.
- ^ "Jaya Menciptakan Lagu untuk Yudi". Melangkah Di Atas Awan. Episode 4. 9 October 1997. Archived from the original on 28 January 1999.
- ^ "Asrul Berselingkuh Dengan Rita". Melangkah Di Atas Awan. Episode 3. 1 October 1997. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999.
- ^ "Putu Wijaya dalam syukuran sinetron 'Melangkah Di Atas Awan'". Bintang. 15 January 1997. Archived from the original on 15 November 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Perannya Cocok sebagai Pemeras Wanita". Suara Pembaruan. 10 January 1997. Archived from the original on 30 January 1997.
- ^ Popular 1997, Bisikan Pria Sejati.
- ^ "Slamet Rahardjo hadir dalam syukuran sinetron 'Melangkah Di Atas Awan'". Bintang. 15 January 1997. Archived from the original on 15 November 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Putu Wijaya Garap Sinetron 'Roman Picisan'". Berita Yudha. 6 February 1997. p. 7.
- ^ Film 1997, Mengenang.
- ^ Liner notes for Melangkah Di Atas Awan.
- ^ Sunny 2000, Ronnie Sianturi memburu.
- ^ Aneka 1997, Top 13 Hits.
- Further reading
- "Melangkah Di Atas Awan, Langkah-Langkah Cinderella" [Melangkah Di Atas Awan, steps of Cinderella]. Surabaya Post. 11 September 1997. Archived from the original on 2 March 1999.
- "Bella Saphira, Bisikan Pria Sejati". Popular. 1–31 July 1997. Archived from the original on 4 May 1998.
- "Top 13 Hits Indonesia – 15 November 1997". Aneka. 15 November 1997.
- "Ronnie Sianturi memburu angka 80.000". NewsMusik. May 2000. Archived from the original on 28 August 2002. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- "Mengenang Ryan Hidayat" [Ryan Hidayat in memoriam]. Film. 7 March 1997.
- Melangkah Di Atas Awan (liner notes). Ronny Sianturi. Musica. 1997.
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