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The Voice of Majika
Article posted March 20, 2006

Music is magic that almost everyone can attempt to conjure. But not everyone is as astig as Kitchie Nadal. The part-pop, part-rock princess lends her talent as the composer and songwriter of the theme of the latest telefantasya of GMA, Majika.

She shares how the idea came about by saying "Sinabi na nila yung story, how it will go. From there, na-inspire ako to write the song. Well, it definitely doesn't sound the like my usual kind of music so, na-excite na ako. I was really excited when I was doing it."

This is the first time that Kitchie was asked to write a song specifically for a television show. Despite her success as a solo artist, as a composer she has always wanted to create tunes that will compliment images on-screen."This is my dream come true, to write songs for movies, for soundtracks. Because I love movies" she said. In fact, she remembers being particularly moved by the original soundtrack of the film, Great Expectations.

As an artist, how much of the song Mahika is from Kitchie? How much of it is based on the story of the show?

"I think it's more of my influence. I have a little background about Filipinos believing in magic. I'm studying Psychology. I have a subject in Filipino psychology as in this sem. From there, doon ko nakuha yung mga ideas yung totoo, why are we so fond of magic, ganoon"she answered.

It was indeed a helpful coincidence because Kitchie was given only three weeks to compose and record the song. But the result was better than what the artist herself expected. GMA top executive, Wilma Galvante herself relayed why they chose Kitchie. "Usually, we get a traditional love song. This time, lumihis na naman kami. We thought, why don't we get Kitchie? Why don't we get a rocker type pero naririnig at naiintindihan siya ng masa? Lyrics niya, music niya. Nung pinakinggan namin, magical siya." she commented.

Listen and watch the magic unfold in Majika, weeknights during GMA Telebabad.

*article taken from igma.tv