LSS (Last Song Syndrome)

2019 musical romantic drama film by Jade Castro From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

LSS (Last Song Syndrome) is a 2019 Filipino musical romantic drama film written and directed by Jade Castro. The film stars Gabbi Garcia, Khalil Ramos, Tuesday Vargas, and Filipino folk-pop band Ben&Ben.

Directed byJade Castro
Written by
  • Jade Castro
  • Siege Ledesma
Produced by
  • Armi Rae S. Cacanindin
  • Emmanuel A. Dela Cruz
  • Kren V. Yap
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LSS (Last Song Syndrome)
Film poster
Directed byJade Castro
Written by
  • Jade Castro
  • Siege Ledesma
Produced by
  • Armi Rae S. Cacanindin
  • Emmanuel A. Dela Cruz
  • Kren V. Yap
Starring
Cinematography
  • Malay Javier
  • Pao Orendain
Edited byJeremiah Domingo
Music byPat Lasaten
Production
companies
Distributed byFilm Development Council of the Philippines
Release date
Running time
105 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
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A co-production of Globe Studios, Dokimos Media Studios, and Ben&Ben, it had a theatrical release in the Philippines on September 13, 2019, as one of the entries of the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino.[1]

Plot

Aspiring musician Sarah and hopeless romantic Zack find themselves in the most unfortunate situations in their separate lives. Struggling to navigate through life, they both unexpectedly found a common bond in their love of music and being fans of Ben&Ben coincidentally. After a series of events and unexpected encounters with each other, will that love for the 9-piece Filipino folk-pop band eventually bring them together and mend their broken hearts?

Cast

Soundtrack

Ten original songs were featured in the film, namely "Ride Home," "Branches," "Leaves," "Kathang Isip," "Bibingka," "Fall," "Maybe The Night," "Mitsa (Salamat)," "Araw-Araw," and "Pagtingin" which are all performed by Ben&Ben.[2] For these songs, Ben&Ben received positive responses, with "Araw-Araw" winning Best Original Song at Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino Awards.

Release

LSS was one of the first 3 films the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) announced to be official entries for the 3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino,[3] where it premiered on September 13, 2019.[4]

LSS was also available for streaming on November 29, 2019, on iflix.[5] The film was screened on March 8 & 10, 2020 as an official entry under New Action! Southeast Asia category in the 15th Osaka Asian Film Festival in Osaka, Japan.[6]

Accolades

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Year Award-giving body Recipient(s) Award Result Ref.
2019
3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Khalil Ramos
Best Actor
Nominated [7][8]
Tuesday Vargas
Best Supporting Actress
Won
Best Director
Nominated
LSS (Last Song Syndrome)
Best Picture
Nominated
Siege Ledesma & Jade Castro
Best Screenplay
Nominated
Erickson Navarro
Best Production Design
Nominated
Pao Orendain & Malay Javier
Best Cinematography
Nominated
Pat Lasaten
Best Musical Score
Nominated
Araw-Araw by Ben&Ben
Best Original Song
Won
Aurel Claro Bilbao & Arnel Labayo
Best Sound Design
Won
LSS (Last Song Syndrome)
Special Jury Award
Won
LSS (Last Song Syndrome)
PISTAPP Audience Choice Award
Won
2020
7th Urduja Heritage Film Festival
Gabbi Garcia
Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical
Won [9]
2021
36th PMPC Star Awards for Movies
LSS (Last Song Syndrome)
Movie of the Year
Nominated [10][11]
Jade Castro
Movie Director of the Year
Nominated
Tuesday Vargas
Movie Supporting Actress of the Year
Nominated
Jeremiah Domingo
Movie Editor of the Year
Nominated
Pat Lasaten
Movie Musical Scorer of the Year
Won
Aurel Claro Bilbao & Arnel Labayo
Movie Sound Engineer of the Year
Nominated
Araw-Araw by Ben&Ben
Movie Theme Song of the Year
Won
Gabbi Garcia and Khalil Ramos
Movie Love Team of the Year
Nominated
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