Hello mga ka-channel, magandang araw sa inyo. Ito po si Chito Miranda. And today, ang pag-uusapan natin ay songwriting.
Okay, songwriting. Una-una, let me start off the discussion by saying na hindi po ako expert sa topic na ito at hindi rin ako. I don't consider myself as a...
As a magaling na songwriter. Okay? I could be considered...
I am a professional songwriter. That's what I do for a living. And I have written more than a hundred songs, siguro.
And some of which are good songs, siguro, for me. Pero hindi ko talaga kinukonsiderin sa sarili ko na magaling na songwriter because ako mismo frustrated ako sa mga nasusulat ko because I haven't written a song that I'd say... Kaya ko sabihin na napakaganda ng kandang yan.
Which I think is good also. Pero yung point ko dyan is, ang i-discuss ko, mag-discuss ako about songwriting because I know how to write songs. But hindi ko sinasabi na, sundan nyo to because magaling ako.
We'll discuss it later. Kung sinitingin ko talaga ng magagaling. And yung pangalawa, gusto ko rin sabihin muna bago tayo mag-proceed is, ang bawat songwriter, may iba-ibang proseso. iba't iba ang songwriting process ng mga songwriters yung iba, melody muna, meaning yung tono iba naman, yung music muna kunyari, Urban Dove they start off with riffs or kamikaze, alam mo yun yung tugtugan muna, then lalatagan na ng lyrics iba naman, lyrics muna, then tsaka nila lalagyan ng tono what I'm trying to say is, iba-iba yan and walang proper or tingin ko ha, for me as someone who is who is a songwriter pero not an expert, again, no?
Tingin ko, walang proper way yan. We all have our own napamamaraan kung paano magsulat ng kanta. And we will discuss it later also.
And lastly, before we start, no? Gusto ko din muna i-explain na naniniwala ko na iba't iba ang dahilan ng mga tao sa pagsulat ng kanta. Okay? And this is very important also. Regardless of what you're Kung ano yung dahilan mo sa pagsulad ng kanta, okay lang yan.
Okay? Yung iba kasi nagsusulat dahil form of self-expression. They could express themselves better through song.
Tulad ng mga poets, alam mo yun, may nararamdaman sila they'd rather express it mas may drama when they express it through poetry or mas naririlil niya emotion nila. Iba naman, gusto lang mong patawa, alam mo yun, self-expression din yan. Pero gusto ko gumawa ng nakakatawang kanta.
Kunyari, may paboritong kanta. Banal na aso, dati, up to now, isa yun siya mga paborito ng kanta, Banal na aso. Pero ginawa namin si Kanini kasi nakakatawa.
It's not too, hindi siya for self-expression. It's just fun. Iba naman, pera, di ba?
Some of the most well-respected songwriters do it for the money. And okay lang yan. I'll give you an example, si Ryan Kiyabiyag. Meron siyang, bibigyan siya ng pera, gawa ang kanta, ganun.
And sobrang galing yan Well respected yan Diba? And yung iba naman Sa trend lang O meron pang Magaling na songwriter Pinari si Lito Camo O si Katang Novelty Gawa tayong novelty Again It's about money Pero Again Nothing against that Diba? Gusto naman sumikat O let's come up with something Na magviral Which is okay lang din yan It's not It might not be about the money But Yung pagiging kilala Magiging Gusto lang sumikat Na Gawa tayong ng kanta na This will Bring us into the spotlight, which is okay lang din.
Basta lahat may kanya-kanyang dahilan. Yun yung point ko. And whatever it is, it's okay.
Pero we will discuss it also. And the reason why sinabi ko yung mga yan, kasi una-una, kaya gusto ko sabihin na hindi ako expert because if you're here for technicalities, and alam mo yun, tingin mo may matututunan, sana may matutunan ka, pero kung tingin mo, naghanap ka dito ng expert na tulong. Kung yung magagabayan ka sa pagsulat ng kanta.
This is not the vlog for that. Ito, si-share ko lang kung paano yung songwriting tips ko and kung paano yung proseso ko. Okay, una-una, let me explain my process. As I said, yung iba, nagsusulat muna ng lyrics.
They have a story in mind. They have gawa sila ng lines, that rhyme, expressing a thought. Tapos may lyrics na sila. That's what some people do. Tapos lalagyan ng tono.
Yung iba naman, melody muna. May music, tapos lalagyan na ng melody. Tapos, tsaka nilalatagan ng letra.
Okay? And yung iba, riff muna. Wala pang melody.
Kung baga yung riff muna ng guitars, yan yung sinasabi ko ng music muna. I think yun yung three naman na concept yan eh. Pero ako, my process is sabay ko ginagawa yung tono, melody, at yung kwento, yung lyrics. Because, for me ah, kasi mas lyricist ako eh than a musician. Okay, so, minsan, nagdedepende yung tono ko sa nangyayari sa kwento.
So, mas mag-iintroduce ka ng kwento, lalatagan mo muna ng, kumaga sa pelikula, opening scene muna, or establishing shot. Gusto ko steady muna siya, but it needs to capture agad the attention of whatever. Kung nga, magbukas ka pa ng tuna, it puts you in a scenario agad. Okay, tapos, Biglang pagdating sa chorus, tama na yan. Kung baga, and sometimes mag-iintroduce ka ng concrete or culminating idea kung baga sa bridge.
And mag-iiba din siya. Kung dun mo lalagay yung pinakamasakit na binabasura ng iba ang siyang pinapangarap ko or mga ganun ba. So it's really the pet.
Tapos kailangan may beaten yun and kailangan may... So what I'm trying to say is that... lyrics, my lyrics, sometimes and the tono, more importantly, nagde-depende sa kung anong sinasabi ng kanta.
Okay? Kasi mas may dating para sa akin. So that's what I do.
Sabay. Okay? Never nag-work sa akin na may lyrics ako tapos gagawa ko ng tono.
Never ko nagawa. Yan talaga yan. Minsan kami magbibigit, may magbimessage sa akin. Idol, may kanta ako. Ito yung lyrics.
Pakilagyan naman ng tono. Hindi ko talaga kaya gawin yan. Kasi yan ang problema ko eh.
Lyrics, wala akong problema. I could write about anything. Kasi I'm a writer naman talaga. More than a songwriter. Pero kaya ko nalagyan ng simplest na tono.
Kaya simple yung mga ganta ng paroke. Pero hindi ko kaya gawin na may lyrics ako, gagawin ko ng tono. Hindi ko talaga kaya yan. Mas kaya ko pa yata bigyan ako ng tono.
Tapos lalagyan ko ng lyrics. Because I'm just a lyricist. Okay?
Nagkataon lang na kaya ko Lagyan ng simple tunes And that has worked for That has worked For parokya And okay Yung goals ko naman As a songwriter Basically before When we started I started writing songs At the age of 14 yata Gumawa ko ng rap song And kasi fan ako ni Andrew E And gumawa ko ng rap song na love song, pindarin ko sa mga kaimigan ko na yun. And they didn't believe na ako'y gumawa. So I felt, compliment yun for me. Kasi tingin nila sa akin, ungas-ungas lang. Then I came out with a rap na love song.
Tapos oh, kala nila nang bubola lang ako. So na-flatter ako. Pero walang nangyari sa kanta. It was just, and another song naman, the next song that I remember writing was yung Nung third year, it's because I had a crush on this girl.
Siyempre. Well, no judging, pero I had a crush on this girl. And gumawa ko ng love song na gustong gusto ko talaga.
Yung pampakiling. It's one thing to say na, uy, crush kita. And it's another to write.
Poetry na. Basahin mo to. Ganda.
Which I also did. Pero iba din yung may kanta. Tapos mas, for me, mas nakakakilig yung may tono. Diba na, you create, not, nag-create ka ng something na. In effort, kumbaga.
And yung tono, it brings the emotion to a different level, tingin ko. So, what I'm trying to do, what I'm trying to say is, Nung sinimulan ko yan, it was because may gusto kong i-express. Yan yung sinasabi ko na songwriting is about self-expression.
Isa yan. And to be fair, we also did songs for money. May endorsement kami, kailangan ng jingle. Sulot ako ng kanta. And isang money, napakalaki inspiration yan.
for me as a songwriter, if you really need the reason I'm discussing this is for you to find out what kind of songwriter you are you should know your purpose also kung bakit ka nagsusulat ng kanta may mga friends ako na magaling sila magsulat ng kanta and their primary Goal is to join contests and banalo sila ng milyon-milyon and nothing's wrong. Pagalingan talaga sila ng kanta. Pero wala akong sa level na yun eh. Ako, kumbaga sa photography or sa painting, I just draw what I want for personal reasons lang. And alam mo yun, sa atin-sa atin lang.
For the people who want to enjoy it. Like, kunyari nga, Chikinini or Nakawang Wallet ko, pang sarili lang yan. Nagkataon lang na nagkaroon ko may nang banda.
So it became... It was introduced to a larger market. Okay?
And, ah, ngayon, syempre, ah, ah, we also do songs na ikagaganda rin ng, ng album. Kung bagay, not self-expression, pero gusto ko, oh, ang dami nating rap, gusto ko ng album natin may rap song. So, it's not about sa kasikatan, it's not about the money, but, meron akong finifil na void to make a, an album more well-rounded. May purpose din yan. Kung baga sa mga may mga play and the situation sa play, sa story, demands a story about high school life, then you'll come up with a song sa high school life.
It's not about the money, it's not about gusto si Mika, there's not self-expression, meron ka lang purpose. And the reason why I'm discussing this is the first, I think, the first step for me na gusto kong i-discuss if you want to be a songwriter, or if you already are but you want to find out kung anong klaseng songwriter ka is para ma-find out muna yung tunog mo. Diba? Ano bang klaseng songwriter ka? Kung baga sa banda, anong genre natin?
Anong klaseng tugtuga natin? For me, the perfect way to find out kung anong klaseng songwriter at kung anong klaseng music yung mapoproduce mo is To write songs or to write a song na as if walang makakarinig as in ikaw lang. Okay? Kung narinig nyo na expression na dance as if no one is watching. Ayan.
And sing as if no one would hear. As in wala kang pakailang, kahit wala kang sa tono, wala kang pakailang sumayo kung baka mukha kang gago. And same thing with songwriting. Write songs as if no one would hear them.
Meaning, No matter how stupid or no matter how dark or how honest the song is, if you lagyan mo sa utak mo na walang makakarinigin to kundi ikaw, I think you'll come up with something that you think will be beautiful. What you will honestly think is beautiful for you. And kung ano yung maganda para sa'yo, yun yung classical songwriter. Okay?
Again, nothing against songwriters na ay susulat ako. Diyos kong magagandaan sila dito. Siyempre, mayroon kang gusto mo iniisip na audience. I'm just saying na hindi ko kaya gawin yun. Kasi ang hirap na magsulat ng kada.
Ipe-pressure ko pa yung sarili ko kung paano pa. Kung ano yung marinig ng mga tao. And I think it, ano eh, not one ruins the song for me, ah. Yung iba, perfect yan.
Kunwari si Rico Blanco, I'm sure when, nung sinusulat niyang Himala, alam niya na agad na maghihit yan. Kahit siya yung tanungin mo. Alam niya na agad, sinusulat niya pala yung himala. Alam niya na nasisikat yan. Kasi alam niya madami mga karinig.
Pero ako hindi ko kayang gawin yun. So ako, magsusulat lang ako. And hopefully, secondary na yun. Hopefully, matripa ng mga tao.
Pero what I need to do first is, as a songwriter, ma-please ko yung sarili ko, which is very important. And secondly, magustuhan ng mga kabanta ko because they need to interpret the song for me also. And Lastly, syempre, sana matripa ng mga makikinig ng parokya. Pero as a selfish songwriter, magustuhan man nila o hindi yan, hindi yan yung priority.
Okay? Mas importante sa akin as a songwriter na magustuhan ko. Because if I come up with something that I honestly think is beautiful, that's the type of songwriter na yun akong klase.
Okay? So very important yung, yun, tapos na yung process. Okay? And, well, tip pa lang yan. And yung reason for songwriting.
Okay. So, yun. Write as if no one would hear the song.
Meaning, may gusto kang line. Okay. No matter how stupid it is.
Excited na akong magchampurado. Iyan yung gusto mong gawin na kantay. Gawin mo. Tapos, minsan, may isin mo, magugustuhan kaya nito? Hindi pa corny?
Or, parang may katunog? Or, Nagamit na tong line na to. Huwag mo nang isipin yun. Okay? Sekundary na lang yun.
Isip mo na muna kung ano yung gusto mong sabihin, kung anong gusto mong kantahin. Okay? Huwag mo na muna isipin yung mga karnig. And that will help you come up with something that is honestly yours.
Okay? Kahit nakakaupay mga ibang tono na yan. Tandaan mo, lahat ng mga kanta na naririnig mo at nagugusto mo, still store mo sa utak mo. And yun at yun yung magiging influence mo. when it comes to coming out with songs. So, huwag mo na muna isipin yun.
Kasi minsan, nagre-recording kayo. Kabanda mo, tas may ginawa kang tone or may ginawa siyang riff. Katunog ng ganyan, nagiging hindrance agad yung ano eh.
Nagiging hindrance agad yan. Na lumiliit yung horizons instead of broadening it. But again, it works for other bands. Kasi huwag yan. Kasi katunog na ganyan, they see it as a guide.
At least, napipinpoint nila kung saan nila gusto pumunta. Unfortunately, I don't have that luxury because ang hirap sa akin magsulat ng kanta. So, I just write what I feel like writing. So, I'm sure may mga nakarinig na niya na dyan ang kanta na paroke na may katanungin na ganyan ah. Ay, parang ganito.
Parang E-heads or parang yano. Eh, sila yung paborito ko eh. So, yun yung mga, yun yung na-influencehan, na-influencehan talaga ako ng mga kanta nila.
And I don't, I don't... well, syempre magsabi na, ay katulog na ganyan or ginamit na ni Ellie yung ganyan tono. Sa totoo lang, I don't care when people say that.
Kasi minig ko talaga, oh, totoo, kasi paborito ko sila. So, yan. Yan ang isang sakin most powerful tip na may bibigay ko. Okay, na write as if no one would listen. Ay, mali.
Write as if no one would hear the song.