Heal (Southeast Asian artists song)

"Heal" (stylized in all caps) is a song produced by Jonathan Manalo and released on September 11, 2020 by Star Music. The song was produced as a collaboration song featuring all-female Southeast Asian singers,[1] to extend the love and spur unity for everyone's healing during these hard times as well as in response to the COVID-19 pandemic situation.[2][3]

"HEAL"
Song by Southeast Asian artists
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2020 (2020-09-11)
GenrePop
Length
  • 4:45 (song)
  • 5:10 (music video)
  • 5:16 (lyric video)
LabelStar Music
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jonathan Manalo
Music video
"HEAL" on YouTube

Overview

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"HEAL" was produced as part of the eponymous project that is the first in Southeast Asia.[2] It also part of the #StreamToDonate project, wherein participating artists donating their share of fees and royalties to “Pantawid ng Pag-ibig” (A Bridge to Love), a fund-raising campaign by ABS-CBN which aims to provide relief to Filipinos who have lost their sources of income and livelihood due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Production

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"HEAL" was composed by ABS-CBN music creative director, Jonathan Manalo, Tarsier Records founder Moophs and Alex Godinez, also known as Xela, with Manalo serves as its overall producer.[2][4] The song was performed by 14 Southeast Asian all-female singers,[5][6] consisting of Filipino singers: Kyla, KZ Tandingan, Jayda, Moira Dela Torre, Jona and Lesha; Indonesian singers: Rini Wulandari and Yura Yunita; Malaysian singers: DOLLA and Shalma Eliana; Singaporean singers: Haneri and Haven and Thai singer, Valentina Ploy.[2][7][8] According to project head, Naomi Enriquez: "The all-female lineup was really intended for the music because that's how the demo sounded, that's how the vision of our creative director was".[9] The project was finalized during the COVID-19 situation.[10]

Themes

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Elyse Ilagan, writing for One Mega, wrote that the song "delivers a message of hope and healing" while "choosing love to overcome hate and negativity in the world".[10]

Credits and personnel

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Credits and personnel adapted from liner notes.[11]

Song
  • Jonathan Manalo, Moophs, Alex Godinez - songwriters
  • Theo Martel, Jonathan Manalo - arrangements
  • Jonathan Manalo - arrangements, producer
  • Tim Recla (The Purple Room) - mixer
  • Jett Galindo (The Bakery USA) - mastering
Project team
  • Roxy Liquigan - overall executive-in-charge
  • Jeff Victoria - advertising and promotions head
  • Naomi Enriquez - project head
Music video
  • Naomi Enriquez, Jeff Victoria, William Garcia - concept
  • Jaliza Baluyut - editing, animation
  • Christine Cheng - graphics
  • Jean Gonzales, Tristan Lunar - VTR
  • Christian Cajocson - promo specialist

References

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  1. ^ Kathleen A. Llemit (27 September 2020). "Girl power gives off 'healing' vibes". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "All-female Southeast Asian artistes unite for ABS-CBN Music's "Heal" project". ABS-CBN Corporation. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Southeast Asian artists unite for "Heal" project". Manila Bulletin. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "All-female, SE Asian fund-raising track "Heal" to drop Sept 11". Inquirer. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "All-Female Southeast Asian Artists unite for ABS-CBN Music's HEAL Project". Lionheart TV. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  6. ^ Renee Nuevo (7 September 2020). "14 Southeast Asian artists are collaborating on a song called HEAL". Metro Style. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  7. ^ Surej Singh (11 September 2020). "Kyla, Haneri, Valentina Ploy among 14 Southeast Asian singers on charity single, Heal". NME. Retrieved 24 November 2020. The project, orchestrated by ABS-CBN, features artists from the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand.
  8. ^ "KZ, Kyla, Jona, Moira team up with Southeast Asian artists for ABS-CBN Music's Heal Project". Myx. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Female Southeast Asian artists collaborate for ABS-CBN Music's Heal project". ABS-CBN News. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b Elyse Ilagan (15 September 2020). "EXCLUSIVE: The Heal Project Southeast Asian Artists On Healing, Music and Mental Health". OneMega. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  11. ^ HEAL (media notes). Various artists. Star Music. 2020.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)