Diwa de Leon | |||||||
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 Diwa De Leon, 2019 | |||||||
| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) Manila, Philippines | ||||||
| Nationality |  Philippines | ||||||
| Occupation | Composer | ||||||
| Known for | Scores in film, television, and games | ||||||
| Notable work | Music in Survivor Philippines | ||||||
YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
| Genre | Music | ||||||
| Subscribers | 262,000 | ||||||
| Total views | 54 million | ||||||
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Diwa de Leon (born 1980) is a Filipino composer, arranger and musician based in Maryland, United States. He makes music mainly for television shows, films, and stage productions, with his most notable work the arrangement of GMA Network's Survivor Philippines theme music. His songs have been included in multiple films such as Emir (2010).[1] In 2008, he won the Cinema One Originals Best Musical Score award for his work on the film Kolorete[2] and Best Music Score for Kamera Obskura at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.[3] In 2018, he won the Outstanding Original Composition award for Ibong Adarna Ballet at the 10th Gawad Buhay Awards.[4] He is a founding member of the world music group Makiling. His first mainstream film project was for Mamarazzi (2010), produced by Regal Films.
He has over 262,000 subscribers to his "String Player Gamer" YouTube channel, where he posts covers of video game and pop music as well as music reviews and reaction videos.[5][6]
- ^ Garcia, Rose (January 13, 2010). "Chito Roño directs first Filipino full-length musical film". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Dimaculangan, Jocelyn (December 12, 2008). ""Kolorete" receives Best Music Award instead of "Alon"". PEP.ph. Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
- ^ Tariman, Pablo A. (2012-10-28). "The making of a young film scorer". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ "10th Gawad Buhay: Aicelle Santos, Baron Geisler, 'Ang Pag-uusig,' 'Ibong Adarna' among big winners". Inquirer Lifestyle. April 12, 2018.
- ^ Lapena, Carmela G. (2012-01-11). "Diwa de Leon and his hegalong project". GMA Network. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Caruncho, Eric S. (August 9, 2015). "Two strings two worlds combine in Diwa de Leon". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 26, 2019.