Harmoni Cinta : an album by Gita Gutawa

Harmoni Cinta

Harmoni Cinta is an album that was released by Gita Gutawa in 2009 under Sony Music Indonesia. The album's purpose was to contribute a portion of the sales to help underprivileged students receive an education. It was created through a collaboration between Gutawa and several Indonesian musicians, such as her father Erwin, as well as renowned artists such as Melly Goeslaw and Glenn Fredly. The production process took around nine months, starting in June 2008 and ending in March 2009. Dick Lee, a songwriter from Singapore, also contributed to the album by composing the song "Remember." Harmoni Cinta includes a cover of the title song from Chrisye's Aku Cinta Dia album.

The recording of Harmoni Cinta involved several locations around the world. The vocals were recorded in Jakarta, while the orchestral pieces were recorded separately by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Sofia Symphonic Orchestra in their respective cities. The album was mixed in two different studios, with six songs mixed at 301 Studio in Sydney and the remaining six mixed at Aluna Studio in Jakarta. "Aku Cinta Dia" was later mastered in New York at Sterling Sound Mastering. This collaborative effort resulted in work on the album taking place across four different continents.

Gita Gutawa played a bigger role in the creation of Harmoni Cinta compared to her first self-titled album. She was involved in determining the album's overall concept, selecting the songs to include, and even wrote five of them. The album itself is a combination of light and enjoyable teen pop with orchestrated classic pop. Like her previous album, Gita Gutawa explored themes such as young love, friendship, family ties, and worldliness.

One of the album's tracks, "Parasit," is a story of puppy love between two pre-teens, with references to biology, physics, and geography, including the Sahara Desert, Antarctica, and outer space. Another track, "Harmoni Cinta," features extravagant orchestral backing, while "Mau Tapi Malu" has a more coquettish tone with Gita singing alongside Mey Chan and Maia Estianty. "Remember" is a bilingual track with both English and Indonesian lyrics, and traditional instruments are used in its arrangement. The remaining tracks, "Selamat Datang Cinta," "Meraih Mimpi," "Lullaby," and "When You Wish Upon a Star," are slower and more minimalistic in style.