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The Entertainment TV department of the GMA Network commissioned an all-original musical score for the series, with composer Von de Guzman creating the themes for the series.

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The theme song to the series is entitled Tayong Dalawa composed by Ogie Alcasid and sung by Gian Magdangal. In August 2011, the said show peaked at number 1 at the IMBd list of Best TV Shows for 2011. The TV series is filmed and shot in Hi-Def 1080p, as GMA Network plans on standardizing all of its shows to have and use HD cameras by the end of 2011, although it is broadcasted in 480i for standard definition as digital television has not yet been activated in the Philippines. Lucero would eventually bag the role Bagani and was signed up for the project. Sid Lucero was invited to audition, even though at that time he was still associated with rival network ABS-CBN. Newcomer Mikael Daez was casted as Lumad on January, 2011. Auditions were held to fill-out the remaining cast. Marian Rivera was the first actor to be attached to the show. Theater director and independent filmmaker Dennis Marasigan was hired as movement director. Neil Santillan of the University of the Philippines Diliman History Department served as history consultants for the show. The producers involved historians during the conception of the show. The production spent more or less two million Pesos for a single unit of Karakoa. It was made from an existing hull of a modern boat and was redesigned to fit the ancient descriptions of the legendary warship.

The production also built an ancient warship known as Karakoa. The scope of the series would require the filming of the scenes on-location as opposed to what the producers have done for Encantadia (a television series) which was shot in soundstages. The plot of the series, which involved pre-colonial setting, urged the producers to build sets on various locations such as Pagsanjan in Batangas, Bolinao, Pangasinan, and Bagac, Bataan. Initially titled 'Sultana', the show underwent major title changes before arriving to the final title 'Amaya', which was announced on November, 2010.ĭue to production requirements, GMA Network did not push the program's scheduled Q4 2010 airing but instead opted to delay the show's premiere to the 2nd Quarter of 2011. Multi-awarded actor and director Cesar Montano served as the host.Īmaya was conceived in late 2009 and was presented at the Q1 2010 GMA Network Trade Launch as part of the future programs to be launched by the network for 2010. It is set in the Visayas region in the mid-1500s.Ī primer titled Amaya: The Making of An Epic was aired on May 28 in the Philippines and May 29 on GMA Pinoy TV worldwide. This show is set on the time period prior to the Spanish occupation of the Philippines.

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Directed by Mac Alejandre, it premiered on May 30 on GMA Network and on Jon GMA Pinoy TV. Amaya is a Philippine historical fiction and period drama created and developed by Suzette Doctolero, with Marian Rivera in the title-role.

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