BINI's hit song 'Pantropiko' was composed by a film student

E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Angelika Sam Ortiz, the songwriter behind BINI&#x27;s hit song &quot;Pantropiko,&quot; shared her journey on creating what could be the summer anthem of Filipinos this year.</p><p>The rising composer was a film student when she composed &quot;Pantropiko.&quot; She aspired to express herself through writing aside from films, hence she decided to venture into songwriting.</p><p>In an interview with ABS-CBN News, Angelika relayed that the song was inspired by the beaches in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Actually po ang una kong naisip dito is kung anong unang magiging itsura ng MV since I’m a film student din po… Naisip ko na ang gandang visual kasi ng beach, lalo na sa Philippines,&quot; she said.</p><p>The songwriter also shared that she was thinking about her crush when she was writing the song.</p><p>&quot;Para maka-relate din yung younger generations,&quot; she said.  </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CzwAyuVSbhm/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=728&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A4478109.599999905%2C%22ls%22%3A3158159.5%2C%22le%22%3A3160422.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1053" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Angelika admitted that at some point she struggled to finish the song.</p><p>&quot;Bigla na lang siyang pumasok sa isip ko like ‘Oh shucks, wala na akong maisip.&#x27; Sabi ko why not ilagay na siya sa song, and ayun!&quot; she shared on her songwriting process.</p><p>She completed writing the song in ten days.</p><p>It was Julius James &quot;Jumbo&quot; De Belen, founder of FlipMusic Productions Inc., who invited Angelika to submit a song for BINI. </p><p>Angelika then worked with Paula Patricia &quot;Pow&quot; Chavez, Mart Sam “Mat” Olavides, Migz Cortes, and Rap Sanchez to produce the song. </p><p>&quot;Pantropiko&quot; was released as part of BINI&#x27;s EP <em>Talaarawan.</em></p><p>&quot;Sobrang feeling blessed and thankful siyempre sa FlipMusic, sa Star Music, and BINI for having &#x27;Pantropiko&#x27; as one of their songs sa EP nila,&quot; she said.</p><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcKxlh3lIC5/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=728&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A4576276.700000048%2C%22ls%22%3A3158159.5%2C%22le%22%3A3160422.2000000477%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="829" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>On her advice for aspiring songwriters, Angelica said: &quot;Labas niyo lang nararamdaman niyo sa songs and eventually darating din sa time na makukuha yung songs niyo or mari-release din yan.&quot;</p><p>Early this year, BINI reached 1.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/5/5/bini-reaches-4-5-million-monthly-listeners-on-spotify-1535" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BINI reaches 4.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify</strong></a></div><p>The group attributed their success on the platform to &quot;Pantropiko.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We started this year with just a 100,000 monthly listeners and in just two months nasa 1.4 million na kami sobrang laking jump nito that&#x27;s why it feels so unbelievable,&quot; BINI said.</p><p>They went on: &quot;Pinaka-nakatulong po sa amin ang &#x27;Pantropiko.&#x27; Grabe po &#x27;yung pag bloom po niya sa TikTok.&quot;</p><p>BINI has now reached 5.2 million monthly listeners on Spotify.</p>

<p>Angelika Sam Ortiz, the composer of BINI's 'Pantropiko,' shares her process in writing the hit song. </p>

Angelika Sam Ortiz, the composer of BINI's 'Pantropiko,' shares her process in writing the hit song.

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Did you know BINI's hit song 'Pantropiko' was composed by a film student?

Did you know BINI's hit song 'Pantropiko' was composed by a film student?

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Published May 14, 2024 08:30 AM PHT

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