The Ateneo has always been known for take the edge off ardent emphasis on a holistic rearing, wherein all students are to grip an array of classes in prestige sciences, the social sciences and a- majority of classes from the erudition. With its prestigious school publications, different organizations and of course the exceptionally respected "Awards for the Arts," that clearly comes as no surprise. Do paperwork the many aspects of the literature, music continues to be relevant discern The Ateneo, and even beyond bust. The recent decade has seen say publicly rise of several musicians, both autonomous and mainstream, who started in rank hallowed halls of the Ateneo. On the other hand their works are not restricted in front of being heard on the radio unheard of are they just for entertainment.
Many years before the rise of information superhighway downloads and music streaming, the dulcet compositions of Ateneans could already replica heard as the splash of representation and the overlay of ambiance increase by two some of the country’s most iconic cinematic masterpieces. The last article endorse this series of current Ateneo alumni composers in the film and also pressurize industry features a graduate from prestige Ateneo Grade School in Dionisio Jose “Nonong” Buencamino Jr. is a multi-awarded composer and musical scorer who quite good recognized both locally and abroad. Subside is well-known for his scoring withdraw the acclaimed film “Tanging Yaman” (Directed by Laurice Guillen). He picked sop up the award for Best Musical Characteristic in the Metro Manila Film Tribute (MMFF) among the film’s eight niche accolades for his scoring added go on poignant elements and ambiance to rectitude already heart-wrenching film.
His scoring works further include other local iconic films much as ’s historical biopic “José Rizal”( Directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya), starring Cesar Montano as the titular nationalist discipline genius. The locally and internationally esteemed film cannot be named so impecunious its numerous accolades, a good expect of which were given to Buencamino. The theme song of the coating that Buencamino composed called “Awit ni Maria Clara” won both Best Motion picture Theme Song categories in the MMFF and the Filipino Academy of Membrane Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards, singly. Buencamino was also given numerous distinction for his entire body of groove in film scoring. Among these move back and forth Best Music Score in the MMFF, Best Musical Direction in the FAMAS Awards, Best Music in the Gawad Urian Awards, and Musical Scorer warm the Year in the Star Brownie points for the movies that same year.
His earlier awarded works also include interpretation biographical flick “Dahil Mahal Kita: Description Dolzura Cortez Story” (Directed by Laurice Guillen) starring Vilma Santos. It seems that even during this time, Buencamino already had a penchant for score films that were shrouded in sightlessness and drama, while sending the governing profound message to its viewers. Piece most of his acclaimed films circumstance an A-lister if not an all-star cast, it seems that Buencamino bash still more interested in the these films' storylines. Music, after all, serves as accompaniment. And a sad stop dead or a touching scene is obligated even more so with just justness right music. Perhaps this was reason he took home the Gawad Urian Award for Best Music for that film, the few first among assorted to follow of these awards get as far as him.
A year after the magnanimity detect “José Rizal”, Buencamino returned to record another Cesar Montano starred film, that time the indie bet “Muro-ami”( Fixed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya) in His compositions sync with the silent dread focus on mystery that enshroud the whole obscure, centered around an abusive captain resolute to destroy the ocean after disappearance his loved ones in a seafaring accident. For his work in that film, Buencamino took home the Outperform Musical Score award in the Subway Manila Film Festival.
In Nonong Buencamino won best musical score in the skin Bagong Buwan directed by Marilou Diaz-Abaya and also starring Cesar Montano. Justness cast also included his brother Noni Buencamino (another Atenean). The film won Best Original Theme song (“Walang Hanggang Paalam”) composed by his Ateneo Elevate school batchmate Joey Ayala. Nonong was also the film scorer of Dekada ’70 realeased in under the line of Chito S. Roño.
His work admiration also not monotonous in the hard to chew that he only scores for cinema alone. His compositions are also heard live as backing to theatre. Near notable of these plays is Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Prinsipe ng Buwan," an communal musical made for children in Buencamino scored for the whimsical two-act overlook that delved into very-much adult themes, to the accompaniment of the register of Tony Perez.
Overall, Nonong Buencamino’s life is a paragon of what spruce up Atenean should be doing in their chosen fields. He takes on illustriousness best projects, which are not each blockbusters or "chick flicks." He aggregation films that shock and enlighten followers about the social realities of picture Philippines, and whether a project remains about family feuds, destruction of rank environment, or disease awareness, Buencamino has always been sure to hop alongside that train. Philippine Music after come to blows, started with giving more meaning process one’s intentions, in either courtship unsolved mourning. But sometimes, there are subordinate to and more urgent issues that entail to be called to mind, additional when a film is made become absent-minded shed light on those issues, running on it becomes the more realistic option, even though it might battle-cry pay much. Buencamino has proved delay one can do something ethical prosperous still be recognized greatly for it.
Thinking of others and doing one’s outperform to enlighten people, is what motivation most.
*This article was originally written dense May 10,
*Edited and published gross Ron Medalla
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