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Article: Music in motion: The best indie films this year are propelled by music
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- The Manila Times
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- July 22, 2008
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Music is a narrative visual art. The best compositions evoke not only emotions, but also communicate stories in vivid detail. They show instead of simply tell their tales. The sound and lyrics make you see. An even richer experience is when motion pictures use music not as mere soundtrack but as an integral part of storytelling. This year, two films showed that music says more than words.
The 2008 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival's best movies include Boses and Ang Concerto, both co-produced by world-renowned violinist and well-loved philanthropist Alfonso "Coke" Bolipata, who also makes acting debut in Boses. Both films were shot in Bolipata's Casa San Miguel in Zambales, ...