| Genre: | Romantic comedy Teen drama Musical |
| Director: | Dolly Dulu |
| Location: | Baguio |
| Producer: | Cathy Magdael-Abarrondo |
| Editor: | Noah Tonga |
| Endtheme: | (Episodes 1-5, 7) (Episode 6) (Episode 8) |
| Composer: | Jonathan Manalo |
| Music: | Paulo Protacio |
| Country: | Philippines |
| Num Episodes: | 8 |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Network: | iWantTFC |
| Company: | Dreamscape Entertainment |
Lyric and Beat is a Philippine musical teen drama streaming television series. Directed by Dolly Dulu, the series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022, on iWantTFC.
This series pays tribute to the "20 years of music" of ABS-CBN Music's creative director Jonathan Manalo.[1]
Lyric (Andrea Brillantes), a bubbly and aspiring singer, is willing to do everything to fulfill her dream despite her father's (Lito Pimentel)
Four official soundtrack volumes for the series were released between August and September 2022, and consists of tracks mostly composed by Jonathan Manalo with some notable contributions from cast member Jeremy Glinoga, Vice Ganda, Itchyworms's co-lead vocalist Jazz Nicolas, and TV Patrol co-anchor Bernadette Sembrano.
The first volume includes an earlier released single "Ako Naman Muna" by Angela Ken, albeit not a Manalo original composition, is also part of the series. The second volume includes "That Hero" by Iñigo Pascual, Kidwolf, and Theo Martel.
| Lyric and Beat, Vol. 01 (Original Soundtrack) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | Lyric and Beat Vol 01 (Official Soundtrack).jpg |
| Recorded: | 2022 |
| Studio: | The Purple Room, Quezon City |
| Genre: | OPM, Indie pop, Soundtrack |
| Length: | 27:40 |
| Language: | Filipino, English |
| Label: | Star Music, StarPop |
| Lyric and Beat, Vol. 02 (Original Soundtrack) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2022 |
| Genre: | OPM, Indie pop, Soundtrack |
| Length: | 22:21 |
| Language: | Filipino, English |
| Label: | Star Music, StarPop |
| Lyric and Beat (Original Soundtrack Vol. 03) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2022 |
| Genre: | OPM, Indie pop, Soundtrack |
| Length: | 20:55 |
| Language: | Filipino, English |
| Label: | Star Music, StarPop |
| Lyric and Beat (Original Soundtrack Vol. 04) | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2022 |
| Genre: | OPM, Indie pop, Soundtrack |
| Length: | 22:26 |
| Language: | Filipino, English |
| Label: | Star Music, StarPop |
Due to the restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, production was done with safety protocols implemented, and all actors and production staff underwent lock-in taping in Baguio until, as per Instagram update from cast member Darren Espanto, taping has concluded in March 2022.[6] Prior to lock-in tapings, the cast have attended workshops and rehearsals in December 2021.[7]
Brillantes, Fedelin, Espanto, Bonifacio, Ken, Glinoga, and Belarmino (on her first acting project) are first announced as main cast members in late 2021. In February 2022, fresh from his stint in , Echarri was included as main cast member. Volante meanwhile reprise his role as an actor.
An earlier teaser was released in November 2021 on ABS-CBN Entertainment's social media platforms, initially to be premiered on iQiyi after the Philippine media company and the Chinese online on-demand video streaming platform created a partnership, with ABS-CBN already producing content for iQiyi, including Hello, Heart and Saying Goodbye.[8]
However, in a new teaser released in July 2022 on its YouTube channel, it was announced that it will be released on iWantTFC this August 2022. No details to such a move was made. The full trailer was released on July 13, 2022, on iWantTFC's social media platforms with August 10, 2022, as the slated release date. After the trailer's release, the hashtag #LyricAndBeatTrailer made it to the top trending topics in Twitter Philippines.
Most of the music being used feature original compositions from ABS-CBN Music creative director Jonathan Manalo who has made about 400 original compositions since becoming the grand winner of the 2001 edition of Himig Handog with his winning piece Tara Tena.[9] [10]
The series premiered on August 10 to September 23, 2022, on iWantTFC.
The series had its Philippine TV Premiere from October 9 to November 27, 2022, on Yes Weekend Sunday primetime on Kapamilya Channel, Kapamilya Online Live and A2Z replacing Run to Me and was replaced by third season of Click, Like, Share. It also aired international via TFC (The Filipino Channel).