Melangkah Di Atas Awan
Promotional poster
Genre
Screenplay by
Story byShanker RS
Directed byPutu Wijaya
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Melangkah Di Awan"
by Ronny Sianturi
ComposerDwiki Darmawan
Country of originIndonesia
Original languageIndonesian
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producerRaj Indra Singh
Producers
  • Chand Parwez Servia
  • Shanker RS
CinematographyKokoq Priatmoko
EditorTeddy Setyadi
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22 minutes
Production companyKharisma Starvision Plus
Original release
NetworkIndosiar
Release11 September 1997 (1997-09-11)[1] –
5 March 1998 (1998-03-05)

Melangkah Di Atas Awan (lit. 'A Walk in the Clouds') is a 1997 Indonesian musical drama television series directed and co-written by Putu Wijaya. It stars Inneke Koesherawati, Peggy Melati Sukma, Adjie Massaid, and Ronny Sianturi.[2] This was the last television appearance of Ryan Hidayat before his death on 8 February 1997.

Starvision commissioned the series on 6 January 1997 after the success of drama-based series such as Mutiara Cinta, Nikita, Mentari Di Balik Awan, and Harkat Wanita.

Synopsis

Indra, a man who works on Harun's garage, gave his first salary and share his feelings with his mom, Diah, a housekeeper. When Diah's family was not allowing Indra to enter 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 having a romantic relationship. Later, Indra was decided to marry Ayu, in which all of his companies grew bearing her name.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Inneke Koesherawati as Rita, Jaya's wife. She dies after the office is on fire.
  • Peggy Melati Sukma as Ayu, Diah's niece and Indra's wife
  • Adjie Massaid as Jaya, an aspiring lyricist
  • Ronny Sianturi as:
    • Indra, a successful businessman and garage owner, married to Ayu.
    • Yudi, an aspiring singer in which Asrul and Rita praised his voice

Supporting

  • Slamet Rahardjo as Sastro, a quirky musician who has poverty against Tita
  • Mieke Wijaya as Maryam
  • Bella Saphira and Verrial as Mona
  • Adipura as Asrul
  • Mien Brojo as Diah, Indra's mother
  • Rita Nasution as Tita, Sastro's wife
  • Torro Margens as Danardi, Sastro's songwriting friend
  • Dien Novita as Haryati, a businesswoman who was angry at Indra and Ayu.
  • Ryan Hidayat as Jaka, Jaya's stepbrother. The series was released posthumously after Hidayat's death.

Production

Casting and development

On 6 January 1997, it was announced that Starvision reveal the series' title, Melangkah Di Atas Awan, alongside its cast.[3] The cast were Inneke Koesherawati, Peggy Melati Sukma, Adjie Massaid, Ronny Sianturi, Slamet Rahardjo and Adipura.[4] Originally, Bella Saphira was cast in the series, portraying Mona, Jaya's girlfriend.[5] While Rahardjo, who portrays Sastro, states that he was a fan of Putu Wijaya and was cast in the series, because Wijaya directed it.[6] Ryan Hidayat was originally planned to direct the series, but he was died during the filming.[7]

Music

Dwiki Darmawan and Eddy D. Iskandar wrote the main title theme for the series, marking their second soundtrack collaboration with Starvision, after Bidadari Yang Terluka. Ronny Sianturi performs as Yudi and sings the series' theme song, "Melangkah Di Awan", released in 1997.[8] It was peaked at number 5 in Aneka Top 13 Indonesian Hits, dated to 15 November 1997.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Post 1997, Melangkah Di Atas Awan.
  2. ↑ "Melangkah Di Atas Awan: Asrul Berselingkuh Dengan Rita". 1 October 1997. Archived from the original on 12 October 1999. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Perannya Cocok sebagai Pemeras Wanita". Suara Pembaruan. 10 January 1997. Archived from the original on 30 January 1997. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Popular 1997, Bisikan Pria Sejati.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ Film 1997.
  8. ↑ Liner notes for Melangkah Di Atas Awan.
  9. ↑ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  • "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.
  • "Mengenang Ryan Hidayat" [Ryan Hidayat in memoriam]. Film. 7 March 1997.
  • Melangkah Di Atas Awan (liner notes). Ronny Sianturi. Musica. 1997.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)


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