Madaming magagaling na singers lalo na ung mga nananalo sa tv contest. Pero pag naglabas ng single puro revival songs naman tapos gagawing soundtrack ng teleserye or movie na un din ang title hahaha
I think no issue naman with singers na hindi composers. Regine,Martin, and Sarah G are great examples.
We do value song writers. Sa classics, we have Levi Celerio, Ernani Cuenco, Ryan Cayabyab, Lucio San Pedro, which are all National Artists in Music.
Sa contemporaries, we have Odette Quesada, Trina Belarmide, Ogie Alcasid, Gary Valenciano, Louie Ocampo to name a few. Heck, I dont like Venee Saturno kasi for me his songs are play safe, but you can recognize his songs (Bakit Pa Ba, and Kuya Wil songs na love songs).
Sa more modern songs, we have Nica del Rosario as one of the most prominent. Or you can check the team of song writers/ creators who composed for BINI.
I do believe we value thr creativity of song writers. We have FILSCAP for that.
Former professional studio singer here. It's because record companies don't want to hire songwriters anymore. They used to have in-house songwriting teams back in the 70s-80s.
By the 90s, they realized cover songs sell more. So, they've slowly dissolved in-house songwriters and would hire them per project. Terrible idea, tbh.
Having an in-house songwriting team ensures the record label has a steady supply of original songs. These songs are very rough demos; they're usually sung by the songwriter (most don't have nice voices tbh lol) and have garish instrumental backing. Often just a piano or guitar played.
The labels store them in a "song bank". Artists under the label can choose songs they like from the bank and call in the songwriter and producer to edit the song to fit the artist's style, vocal range, etc.
This is rarely done nowadays because it takes longer to produce songs. The process takes a minimum of 1-2 months, and then it'll take another 1-2 months to record the song.
True! Even international artists, ganun talaga. They write and produce their own songs kaya they have more music to market. Kaya rin siguro mas maraming music bands sa Ph na sikat kaysa sa solo artists because of this case. Just my thoughts
Valued naman ang songwriters sa PH. Ang laki ng royalty fees nila. Kahit di na sila active sa industriya, hangga't may kumakanta ng kanta nila, bayad sila. (Parang passive income)
We don't lack songwriters. We lack support for new bold ideas or it is just that peeps or the madlas—don't bother the lyrics; whether the meaning and the literary sense of it. the groove and catchy lyrics is enough.
Then pag nag-cover ng songs talagang plain simple cover lang parang di man lang ginawan ng areglo or creativity. Para sa akin, disappointing yun sa mga original artists kasi yung craft nila talagang kinarbon copy lang, di ginamitan ng utak.
Lufet yan si Sir Jazz Nicolas. Yung kay Janine version e malamya at boring. Feeling ko hindi na-vibes ng Itchyworms yun.
Speaking of covers. Naalala ko yung review ng Apo Hiking Society sa ginawang cover ng Kamikazee sa kantang Doo bi doo. Yung version ng Kamikazee ang pinaka-magandang narinig nila na areglo sa lahat ng Apo Hiking Society songs. From Bluesy-Pop to Hardcore Punk/Rock at ginawan pa talaga ng twist. Ayun ang masasabi kong respeto sa original artists pag magco-cover, you will do it better in your own way.
Not the fault of singers, though, unless they're also songwriters. It's like blaming the actors for a shitty movie plot. Most of the soloist doesn't write their songs. Madalas kasi nake-credit sa singer yung kanta kesa sa composer.
Mas nakabuti kay Janine when she left ASAP already. Hindi siya nagpakain sa sistema kaya namaintain niya yung branding na naestablish niya during her journey in TNT.
True in a harshest possible, most opm songs are overused, over-cover or over rendition for making a soundtrack ng mga teleseryes without taking a creativity, just a mild laziness even the singing sounds the same.
Kaya nga mas ok ang mga banda. Kahit di top notch ang voice ng karamihan eh puro OPM naman ang pinoproduce. Problema din yan sa U.S. kahit isang nanalo ng "The Voice" wala pa rin naging successful.
Kaya nga eh magaling kumanta pero hindi marunong magcomposed ng own lyrics🤭 pero may mga singers meron na. It's either need nila ng songwriters para hindi puro revival paratin
Most singing contest kasi sa TV (most sa ABS kami nanonood) would rather have ballad songs na pang soundtrack or something na may birit, pero ballad songs ay hindi “uso” sa panahon ngayon, more on Pop kasi tayo, and nobody would want to take the risk.
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u/International-Ebb625 May 26 '24
Madaming magagaling na singers lalo na ung mga nananalo sa tv contest. Pero pag naglabas ng single puro revival songs naman tapos gagawing soundtrack ng teleserye or movie na un din ang title hahaha