I learned over the KATHA Yahoogroups that Pinoy Dream Academy is looking for song submissions. Sixteen songs - in the vein, I imagine, of A Moment Like This, Believe, and Inside Your Heaven, among other American Idol I-will-survive-and-triumph-over-adversity tracks - will be chosen, and each composer gets P100,000.00.
Wow. I want in on that action. 
And here’s a chance for you to get in on that action, too! LOL Give me a song title that I can use for my entry to the Pinoy Dream Academy songwriting competition. I’ll use the song title I like best, and will give the person who suggested it P3,000 if the song (with your title!) makes it into the finals.
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July 14, 2006 at 3:16 am
Andrew
How about:
“Hold On, the Dream Is Still Alive, (Do Not) Release Me From This Competition or You Will See Me Cry”
If that doesn’t win for most Wilson-Phillips song titles in a single title, then I give up.
AC
July 14, 2006 at 7:35 am
Phisch
“Own It”
Just sounds like a song title.
July 14, 2006 at 7:51 am
ganns
Andrew: My answer to your scintillating suggestion also comes from Wilson Phillips:
“Give It Up.”
July 14, 2006 at 7:52 am
ganns
Phisch: That’s a thought.
It’s quite original. Hm…
July 18, 2006 at 1:57 pm
ruel
i also wanna join the songwriting competition. I already have the melody and the lyrics but no accompaniment yet (piano)… may be you can help…^_^. I’ll give you a fair deal.
e-mail me if you are interested: alexander_d187@yahoo.com
How About:
One First Step
This Is Our Song
Stay Longer
I Made You Smile
When The World Stops Dreamin
Begin
Try It Tomorrow
Song of My Heart (jees!)
More than Happy
It’s Not Over Yet
What Makes Me Smile
Play My Song
I’m Afraid To Leave
See You Around
I’ll Sing the Angel’s Song
Winner
haay, naparami yata. Mamili ka na lang…kung me magustuhan ka. God bless…
July 18, 2006 at 2:15 pm
ganns
Wow, those are certainly a lot of song titles. I wonder how long it took you to come with them.
I record my demos - including two of four songs on my MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/ganns) - at SoundWeavers Recording Studio in Makati. [http://www.sound-weavers.com] They charge P900 an hour, inclusive of instruments and assistance.
If you’re willing to invest in it, I’ve scheduled a Tuesday night recording session to record my entries. You’re more than welcome to join me there so we can record your entry too; once we start work on your song, however, the recording fees fall on your tab.
God superbless and thanks much!
July 18, 2006 at 2:18 pm
ganns
Your email doesn’t work, man.
July 21, 2006 at 11:00 am
joseph asilo caido
im just trying to make a song that can fit to the programme and also to my self.im tyring my very best to get the job as a seaman,its been 3yrs.since i graduate but sad to say still no job.i wrote this song for all the person who trys hard to have their dream for her/his future and for their family.kahit inaapakan at nilalamangan,tiis lang ang kailangan.hope you like it.
July 21, 2006 at 11:14 am
joseph asilo caido
im just trying to make a song that can fit to the programme and also to my self.im tyring my very best to get the job as a seaman,its been 3yrs.since i graduate but sad to say still no job.i wrote this song for all the person who trys hard to have their dream for her/his future and for their family.kahit inaapakan at nilalamangan,tiis lang ang kailangan.hope you like it.
BUHAY
sa simula ay masaya
ngayon ay puro na problema
ba’t ganito ang buhay ko
puro malas ang natamo
laging inaapakan pagkatao ko
laging nilalamangan
refrain:
wala na bang kaligayahan
wala na bang kaginhawaan
sana ay madarama ko
ang buhay na walang gulo
churos:
kailan kaya darating
ang kasiyahan na aking hiling
kung darating man ang saya
sana ay tuloy tuloy na
sa tuwing akoy nasa simbahan
laging dasal ko’y kaginhawaan
at nakikiusap ng lubos
na sana’y makaraos
pangarap ko’y makaahon sa kahirapan
pangarap ko sanay iyong pagbigyan
rep.refrain and churos;
July 21, 2006 at 11:18 am
joseph asilo caido
im just trying to make a song that can fit to the programme and also to my self.im tyring my very best to get the job as a seaman,its been 3yrs.since i graduate but sad to say still no job.i wrote this song for all the person who trys hard to have their dream for her/his future and for their family.kahit inaapakan at nilalamangan,tiis lang ang kailangan.hope you like it.09193531909 callme or text if you like it
BUHAY
sa simula ay masaya
ngayon ay puro na problema
ba’t ganito ang buhay ko
puro malas ang natamo
laging inaapakan pagkatao ko
laging nilalamangan
refrain:
wala na bang kaligayahan
wala na bang kaginhawaan
sana ay madarama ko
ang buhay na walang gulo
churos:
kailan kaya darating
ang kasiyahan na aking hiling
kung darating man ang saya
sana ay tuloy tuloy na
sa tuwing akoy nasa simbahan
laging dasal ko’y kaginhawaan
at nakikiusap ng lubos
na sana’y makaraos
pangarap ko’y makaahon sa kahirapan
pangarap ko sanay iyong pagbigyan
rep.refrain and churos;
July 21, 2006 at 11:33 am
joseph asilo caido
heres another one.just trying to be me.
MY DREAM
time is running fast
and my life still in
the road of nowhere
how i wish i am the
the one that can
have what i want
churos:
trials,how pity am
trials,thats my life now
trails,when will you dissapear
trials,\i wish you’re gone
and hope happines will come
im tring to get the oppurtunity
for my future and
for my family
but still no light
to get that perfect sight
when,when,when.
can i be in
rep. chorus
July 21, 2006 at 11:36 am
joseph asilo caido
call me or text me if you like 09193531909
July 21, 2006 at 11:41 am
ganns
Joseph, you have a good and sincere heart. That’s the first step, I imagine, towards becoming a good songwriter - expressing yourself and the emotions you feel. God superbless!
July 25, 2006 at 12:35 am
pinoydreamacademy.info
Hey dont forget to visit the site for Pinoy Dream Academy at http://www.pinoydreamacademy.info
July 25, 2006 at 10:53 am
ganns
That’s not the official website.
July 26, 2006 at 1:11 am
a. ruel
hey, thanks…wow. i made a quick calculation here…900/hr…i will need…umm…let’s say 10 hrs…that’s…hehehe. have second thoughts now on recording my songs. I will ask yet for divine intervention. MONEY. anyway thanks for the info. soundweavers. now i know where to go when im ready to record my songs.
i visited your (http://www.myspace.com/ganns). I like your song THIS TIME. It’s like i was listening to NSYNC melodies. their No Strings Attached album has this kind of melody. fantastic. pop. the one who sang the..
U Can’t find somebody new
But i tell you noone cant love you…
has the voice teenage girl would love to listen to. i can tell, man. sometimes we can tell what song ang maghi-hit. kaya lang di ko yata narinig ‘to noon.
i think i forgot my .ph in my email ad last time.
keep doing good songs!
July 26, 2006 at 9:57 am
ganns
Thanks, Ruel. ‘This Time’ was never released to radio. It was an album track on my old band’s indie release. Thankfully, though, I managed to ’sell’ ‘This Time’ to a recording artist who’s including it in a new album coming out very soon. I’m not at liberty to disclose who it is just yet, but I’ll be sure to announce it once it’s final.
There’s a .ph in your email? Ah, kaya pala.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’d advise you to still keep at recording your material. You don’t necessarily need 10 hours if you’re making a demo. If you’re looking for record-release quality, yes, but if you’re just making a demo, so it doesn’t have to be so topnotch. The record labels and talent agencies know what they’re looking for, so no amount of studio gloss will change a poor quality song, and no amount of cheap recording can disguise a hit.
Be blessed!
July 30, 2006 at 3:01 pm
rodj Bartolome
Intro:
I
Ako nayon ay nag-iisa
Sa madilim kong kahapon
Kahapong di na sana nangyari pa
kaya ngayon ang pagdurusa ay naging banta
sa buhay kong nabalot
sa hirap at dusa
Chorus:
Kung ako’y lalaya sa
kasalanang di ko nagawa
di na sana pagdurusa
ang sa akin ay pinagpala
masakit man ngunit
walang magagawa
kailangang tanngapin pagsubok
nang Maylikha……
ha..ha…
II
Gabi at araw ay
mistulang walang buhay
sa harap nang pader at
malamig na bakal
pag-asa ko ay di na dudungaw
sa bintanang langit lang
ang abot tanaw
III
kabataan ko’y sa kulungan na lumipas
ngunit ang mga pangarap ko
ay di parin maglalaho
at nang magkaroon ng silbi
ang buhay kong ito
na hiram lang sa maykapal
na habang tumatagal ay
nilalamon na ng panahon
Coda:
Tanging tiwala lang at pag-ibig
ang makapagpalaya sa
kasalanang ni kailan di ko nagawa
(repeat chorus)
(Repeat Stanza II and III)
(repeat Chorus)
July 30, 2006 at 9:17 pm
istrap
SWEET LITTLE ANGEL
By: ISTRAP
I.Many years gone passes by
And I miss your sweetest smile
Remembering the days with you
Years to come to say I Love you
Many years I haven’t see your face
And I miss your warm embrace
Until the coldest wind came in the night
I think I have to say
CHORUS I
Come my sweet little angel
Hold me tight and don’t let me go
My sweet little angel
I wish ill never let you go
Oh I missed your smile
And the words I want to hear
Oh please say you love me too
II.Oh I’m afraid to say to you
What my heart want to say for you
I kept praying for my little angel
To stay with me everywhere I go
CHORUS II
When my darkest night had already come
You let me keep to your lovely arms
And when the falling stars came in tonight
I think I have to say
Repeat Chorus:
III.But the time has to say goodbye
To my sweet little angel
But I forgot to say the words
Now I can’t sleep when I think of you
Cause many years I haven’t see your face
And I miss your warm embrace
And when the coldest wind came in the night
I think I’ll have to say
Repeat Chorus:
Oh please say you love me too (5x)
Composers:
Ruffel Jake Agpawa
Jason Marron
Mark Robinson Sawadi
Michael Sawadi
Manny
Navy Base, Baguio City
0702802006
July 31, 2006 at 12:26 pm
ganns
Hi Rodj and istrap!
Those lyrics certainly do communicate a lot of emotion. I eventually ended up not joining the Pinoy Dream Academy competition, but I encourage you and/or your co-composers to record that and take a chance by sending it to the local record labels. You never know.
August 17, 2006 at 6:44 pm
Shel
gud pm
ask ko po may result n po b or finalist sa dream songwrting
August 22, 2006 at 11:49 am
reymund catalan
helo po.. im reymund, GENSAN , 15 years old..
mahilig ako magtugtog ng piano at gitara. dahil dito, nakagawa ako ng apat (4) na kanta..nakuha ko ang idea ng mga kanta sa poem then gi edit ko..di ako mkapaniwala dahil nkagwa ako nitong kanta sa idad kong ito… hindi masyado maganda ang boses ko pero marunong din akong kumanta.. i hope u like it.
I LOVE MYSELF
BY: REYMUND CATALAN
Intro: C-Bm-Am-G 2X
I. G - Bm- C-D
I love myself I am
there’s nothing I need to change
I’ve always been the perfect me
There’s nothing to rearrange
ref 1: G-G7-C-Cm
G-D-G
I am wonderful and capable
Of being the best I can
And I love myself
Just the way I am…
II G-Bm-C-D
I love the way you are
There’s nothing you need to do
When you feel the love inside myself
It’s easy to love you
ref 2: G-G7-C-Cm
G-D-G
Behind your fears,
your rage and tears,
I see you shining star
And I love you
Just the way you are…
Chorus
C D
I love the world it is
Bm Em
As I can clearly see
Am D
that all the things I judge are done
G G7
Why people just like me…
(same chords)
So till the birth of peace on earth
That only love can bring
I help it grow by loving
Me with in…..
III
I love myself I am
And still I want to grow
The change outside can only come
When deep inside I know…
Ref:
I am wonderful and capable
Of being the best I can
And I love myself
Just the way I am…
-instrumental- (piano/organ)
(repeat refrain 1, then chorus twice)
ill just send the next songs next time kasi time na namin..
here’s my contact # 09103239960
September 4, 2006 at 1:03 pm
a.ruel
nice title…I LOVE MYSELF…but a bit funny…
November 23, 2006 at 11:00 am
tsuki!!
i dont care ruel!!!!!!!!!!!!!haha!!!!!!!!!!!1
November 30, 2006 at 1:42 pm
jessavell lopez
i love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!pda
January 24, 2007 at 4:30 pm
frechy
hi, i like the song of pda scholars!!!!!!
February 16, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Ruffel Jake Agapawa
Time span is too short. I can’t be able to record my songs with my band into that given date. Actually i have composed 14 songs and the genres are all classified as pop rock. If only i have the money I would record my songs by myself agreeing with ganns!!!
March 6, 2007 at 1:13 am
claire
Can you please help me find a choral piece entitled “I am.” The first lyrics were: ‘I am the root of David, I am holy holy Lord, God almighty which was and is and is to come, I am, I am that I am, I am… I don’t know the composer so twas really hard. I’ve been searching for it for a year now and i can’t find it. Claire