OPM Songs

”𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦, 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”

1. SUSI by Ben&Ben

“𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙞” a stirring acoustic ballad about refusing to give up and finding one’s self amid the adversities of chasing a dream was composed by the twins, Paolo and Miguel.

The song wasn’t meant for any specific purpose other than being an outlet to pour their hearts on. But somehow, Paolo said, the message of “Susi” ended up echoing that of “Goyo.” “One of the movie’s taglines is ‘Tandaan mo kung sino ka.’ We didn’t write the song with the film in mind, so we find it shocking that they share the same theme,” he related. “It must be destiny.”

By seamlessly melding the sensibilities of folk and pop music—both local and foreign into emotive, stirring tunes, Ben&Ben has been steadily gaining traction, especially on the live music scene, where their gigs are frequently populated by young fans.

“𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘶𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦,” said Paolo who, together with miguel.

Aside from drawing inspiration from folk music, Paolo and Miguel also experiment with indigenous instruments.

Writer Of the Article: Allan Policarpio (Reporter)

”𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.”

2. KANLUNGAN by Noel Cabangon

”𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙣” is a song that has various meanings, thoughts, and messages and is also very heartwarming that tickles the tears you have been hiding in your hearts. It is a song about reminiscence that gives us the feeling of nostalgia. In addition, it is a bit mysterious and it uses many figures of speech. This song is really implied full of meanings.

This music tackles a story of how should not waste the time because we cannot go back to the past. What we have now is the present time and we should live it to the fullest. And It also portrays the significance of remembering the old years we have, those memories we once cherished because everything we have done be it past or present, was already part of us.

According to Isabel Angela Galanga, the song is all about the Filipino culture, music reflects the life of common, mostly rural Filipino. They have a strong connection with nature. Music became their sanctuary. Like the lyrics of the song, it reflects the story of the persona, remembering his childhood and memories of his past.

We like this song because for us this simply tells us that we would meet certain people and be separated with them by some circumstances that is beyond our control. But when we would meet again time surely pass by. It sounds so beautiful. The rhythm and tune is calm. For us this song truly defines OPM. It talks not only to the mind but also to the soul. Noel Cabangon is truly a legitimate and talented artist and musician. He sings his heart out. He is a natural.

‘𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦.’

-𝓕. 𝓢𝓬𝓸𝓽𝓽 𝓕𝓲𝓽𝔃𝓰𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓭

Writer of the Article: Ella and Kim: The buddies blog

LEADER: Lyan Kim Ragosta (Encoder/Contributor/Creator)

Members:

Francis Harvey Ynion (Article Researcher/Contributor)

Charlie Denzel Sta. Ana (OPM Songs Researcher/ Contributor)

Sean Kristofer Guiamlang (Article Researcher/Contributor)

Alrics Salandron (Article Researcher/Contributor)

Dominican Placencia (Article Researcher/Contributor)