New Song Music Composers & Song Composers

• Musical style was profoundly influenced when he encountered the music of the indigenous tribes of mindoro in 1953. He then embarked on his life's work dedicated to the understanding and preservation of Filipino traditional music. His extensive research and fieldwork resulted an immense collection of recorded music taken from the remote mountain village and far-flung inland communities in the Philippines. He is a national artist for music - Jose Maceda
• Her compositional style is demostrated a fusion of easter and wester style using instruments, melody, harmony, and rhythm. She is particularly known for incorporating indigenous Filipino instruments into orchestral productions. She is a national artist for Music - Lucrecia Kasilag
• The first Filipino composer who conducted his own works at camegie recital hall in New York City started composing when he was still studying at Silliman university in the southern city of Dumaguete. Among his numerous compositions is the musical play andres bonifacio, and dakilang anak pawis. - Jerry Dadap
• One of the most accomplished musicians in the Philippines best known as a liturgical composer whose body of works leans towards religious figures and events. His versatility as a pianist, composer, arranger, theorist, and teacher is widely recognized - Manuel Maramba
• His compositional style features chromaticism, music seria, and electronic components, combined with indigenous Philippine music elements. He held the position of center Ethnomusicology and was appointed professor emeritus of the same institution. He is a national artist for music. - Ramon Santos
• He is one of asia's leading figures in liturgical music, having composed hundreds of liturgical pieces, mass settings, hymns, and songs for worship. At the asian institute of liturgy and music, a school for church musicians which he founded, he supervised the publication of a new asian hymnal containing mostly works of asian composers. He is a National Music for Artist - Francisco Feliciano
• He is the founding music director of the metro manila community orchestra, The UP Festival Orchestra, and the Crosswave Symphony Orchestra. He is noted for conducting the premiere performances of the works of Filipino composers as well as other asian composers. His own musical compositions have been performed by well-known international artists and ensembles - Josefino Toledo
• An associate professor in composition and theory, ethnomusicologist, cultural activist, and writer. Has explored innovative territories and unusual musical treatment in his works. He is known for writing music utilizing unorthodox musical instruments such as bean pod rattles, leaves, iron-nail chimes, various Asian instruments such as bamboo scrapers and bamboo flutes, and vocal music using Asian vocal techniques. - Jonas Baes
• A composer, teacher, and musical arranger. He arranged the Philippine National Anthem and the local classic kataka-taka for the Boston Pops Orchestra when it performed the philippine independence night in Boston in 1972. He wrote a total of more or less 120 move theme songs, and composed more than 250 scores for movies. - Restie Umali
• He was a classical and jazz composer, musical arranger, and bass player. He is widely considered by modern Filipino jazz musicians as "one of the founders of traditional jazz in the Philippines." - Angel Peña
• Was considered "A nationally acclaimed composer of numerous popular filipino classics." He composed songs for some of the country's top popular singers such as sharon cuneta, basil valdez, regine velasquez, zsa zsa padilla, pilita corrales, martin nieverra, and Kuh ledesma. He wrote the classic kapantay ay langit, a move theme song, as well as child, the English-langguage version of Freddie Aguilar's signature song Anak. He also served as President of the Filipino Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, inc. - George Canseco
• Was a composer, singer, and musical arranger. He composed and recorded romantically soulful songs. He was the award-winning musical director of the television musical program "Aawitan Kita." - Leopoldo Silos
• He made it to the Guinness Book of records for being the only person to make music with a leaf. He also wrote the lyrics for over 4,000 songs, and received numerous awards for his musical achievements in film. He is national artist for Music and Literature - Levi Celerio
• A composer of the nationalistic song Bayan ko. Acknowledged as the "Dean of Filipino Movie Composers and Musical Directors, he became the music director of movie production companies like Sampaguita, LVN, Royal, Excelsior, Lea, and Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions - Constacio de Guzman
• Was a composer, conductor, and musical director. He composed the popular song "Dahil Sa Iyo" in 1938. In 1975 the Philippine Government Cultural Association awarded him the Cultural Achievement Award in Popular Music. He received the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining in 1986 - Mike Velarde
• He was an accomplished composer of traditional Filipino love songs. His popular works include Dungawin Mo Hirang, Bakya Mo Neneng, Caprichosa, Sa Libis ng Nayon, and Kataka-taka - Santiago Suarez
• Was a composer, film scorer, musical director, and music teacher; and was named national artist for music in 1999. His works embodied the Filipino sense of musicality, with the classical sound of the kundiman evident in many of his ballads. To this day, his compositions continue to be popular and well-loved. He is a national artist for music. - Ernani Cuenco