Jingle commissioned by real-estate tech startup Zipmatch for their music video. 

Watch it now: http://youtu.be/_Xsp3ALh4x8

Written by Migi de Belen & Aina Sevilla. Performed and arranged by Migi de Belen & Aina Sevilla. Additional synth + recorded, mixed, and mastered by AA Enriquez. 

Settle Down (The S-M-A-R-T Way)

Teach Yourself French

Commissioned by a group of De La Salle University students for their winning entry to the Kraft iTaste Business Challenge (2010). I'm playing the guitar and singing backup vocals while the main vocals were generously provided by Tina Diaz. Recorded and directed by Gabo Pagcaliwagan.

Kraft Eden Cheese Jingle

Originally for a telco client pitch. We didn't win, so I sent the song to Philpop 2015 instead. Made it to the top 143!

Dito Sa TMbayan

This song was commissioned by Closeup Philippines to be the "anthem" of the brand's Forever Summer 2013 event. Electronics by me, recording and mastering done by Eric Perlas (Tower of Doom Studios).

"Closer Than Ever" by Nights of Rizal (feat. Aia de Leon, prod. NoR & Tower of Doom)

Inspirational Piano Track

Recorded at home in June 2011 as guide tracks for a full band project that never really materialized. I've chosen to retain the original mix, monsoon and birdsong and all. It's Togtog Time!

Written, Performed, and Produced by Migi de Belen
Photography by Julian Rodriguez
"July Rain" first appeared on UP Music Circle's Homegrown compilation series.

VERSE: F#m7 - C#m7 - Bm7
CHORUS: C#m7 - DM7
C#m7 - CM7 - Bm7

VERSE 1
Grey canals overflowing onto the streets
knee-deep, but no one sees their own feet.
Holding up umbrellas, but nowhere to go;
turning back, cars have nowhere else to go
like the sewer water, plastic cups
and cigarette butts floating over the sidewalks.
 
CHORUS 1
July rain splash-splashing on concrete.
(July rain, July rain.)
How are we supposed to make it back home?
(July rain, July rain.)

VERSE 2
The back seat is warm and dry but I
know we're gonna get so wet.
Two silhouettes and shadows of raindrops
are sliding across each other.
The radio's turned up really loud
but save for the rain,
there's hardly a sound.

CHORUS 2
July rain tap-tap-tapping on the roof.
(July rain, July rain.)
How are we supposed to make it back home?
(July rain, July rain.)

July rain splash-splashing on concrete.
(July rain, July rain.)
How are we supposed to make it back home?
(July rain, July rain.)

BRIDGE
All that is washed away
is on the streets, a sea of gray,
and it keeps on rising,
keeps on rising.

CHORUS 3
July rain splash-splashing on concrete.
(July rain, July rain.)
How are we supposed to make it back home?
(July rain, July rain.)
July rain tap-tap-tapping on the roof,
(July rain, July rain.)
How are we supposed to make it back home?
(July rain, July rain.)

How are we supposed to make it back home,
do we even wanna make it back home?

Migi de Belen - July Rain

Recorded at home in June 2011 as guide tracks for a full band project that never really materialized. I've chosen to retain the original mix, monsoon and birdsong and all. It's Togtog Time!

Written, Performed, and Produced by Migi de Belen
Photography by Julian Rodriguez
"July Rain" first appeared on UP Music Circle's Homegrown compilation series.

VERSE: Em7 - A7
PRECHORUS 1: G - F#m - Em - F#m - G - A
CHORUS: Em7 - A7
PRECHORUS 2: G - F#m - Em - F#m - Gm - Bm
BRIDGE: G - A x3  D - A - G - G/F#
 
VERSE
I wake up, I hit my head
and fall back in bed with you
in my dream.

I wake up, I pull the sheets
over my head as the sun, it blinds me.

PRECHORUS 1
I tell myself open your eyes
but it's bright and I might
hurt myself if I try.

CHORUS
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.

VERSE 2 
I wake up, I feel so dead
I fall back in bed with you
in my dream.

I wake up, I curl up to the shape
of the pillow that's beside me.

PRECHORUS 2
I tell myself get on your feet,
I feel weak when I sleep
just to wake up without you.

CHORUS
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.

BRIDGE
I'm never gonna make my bed
and no one's gonna make me do it,
I'm never gonna make my bed when all I do
is crawl back into it.

CHORUS
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.
I wake up,
I hit the snooze.

Migi de Belen - Hit The Snooze

Recorded at home in June 2011 as guide tracks for a full band project that never really materialized. I've chosen to retain the original mix, monsoon and birdsong and all. It's Togtog Time!

Written, Performed, and Produced by Migi de Belen
Photography by Julian Rodriguez
"July Rain" first appeared on UP Music Circle's Homegrown compilation series.

VERSE: AM7 - D7 +9 - AM7 - E7 + 9
CHORUS: C#m7 - Cm7 - Bm7 4x - C#m7 - C7 - Bm7
BRIDGE (from CHORUS): C#m7 - Cm7 - Bm7 - Bb - E7 - F - F#m
GM7 - DM7 - EM7 - BM7

VERSE 1
Everybody wants to be lonely, sometimes.
Everybody wants to feel afraid
of themselves: they sit across a big screen in the dark,
for the first time they will feel their hearts.
 
CHORUS
But sometimes, I feel like I'm
the only one, teetering on a ledge
as the streets spread out below me.
The city from above glimmers like the hem of a dress,
the city from above, it looks so edgeless, edgeless.

VERSE 2
Everybody wants a taste of the dangerous, sometimes,
so when it's over they can tell themselves, "hey,
it's all right!" So at night they're poisoning themselves
to feel alive, trying to drown out the urge for flight.

CHORUS
And sometimes, I feel like I'm
the only one, teetering on a ledge
as the streets spread out below me.
The city from above glimmers like the hem of a dress,
the city from above, it looks so edgeless, edgeless.

BRIDGE
Don't you want to fly sometimes
and not just think about it?

CHORUS
'Cause sometimes, I feel like I'm
the only one, teetering on a ledge
as the streets spread out below me.
The city from above glimmers like the hem of a dress,
the city from above, it looks so edgeless, edgeless.

Migi de Belen - On A Ledge

Take a look at my two playlists for Official Jingles and Official Scoring work. 

I make music beds for corporate AVPs and podcasts; I also write jingles. I'm a full-time advertising copywriter AND freelance musician. This account features my commercial work.

email: migidebelen at gmail dot com
call/text: 0927 944 9893

Listen to my personal projects too! Visit http://soundcloud.com/nightsofrizal and http://soundcloud.com/milenmusic. Thanks for visiting!

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