Erwin Romulo

Movies

On the Job: The Missing 8
Music Director
Inspired by true events, the film chronicles the story of Sisoy Salas, a corrupt journalist seeking justice for his colleagues, and convict Roman Rubio, a hired gun who is regularly brought out of prison to perform assassinations.
11,103
Music
A documentary featuring survivor stories of state-sponsored violence during the Martial Law years of the dictator, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Sr. Thousands were jailed, tortured, raped and killed while communities were massacred in the crossfire between state forces, Maoist rebels and Muslim separatists. In 2013, the Philippine government passed a landmark law which officially recognized these atrocities and mandated compensation for the victims, funded by the illegally-acquired wealth of Ferdinand & Imelda Marcos hidden in their Swiss Bank accounts. 11,103 victims were given compensation as a result of the law.
Day Zero
Music
When society breaks down due to a violent outbreak that turns victims into undead monsters, a former elite soldier breaks out of jail to find his family. Against the odds, he fights against hordes of undead, hoping to finally reunite with his wife and daughter. But he also discovers that in a world of hunger, uncertainty, and desperation, the living can be just as dangerous as the undead.
MIGHTY ROBO V
Music
When a documentary crew covers the Philippine Giant Monster Defense Institute's MIGHTY ROBO V Program, they learn that maybe the wrong people were hired for the job.
History of Ha
Jack Agawin
Successful ventriloquist Hernando returns home after several years away, with plans to marry his sweetheart and settle down. Heartbroken when things don’t go to plan, Hernando decides he will only communicate with the world through his puppet Ha. The pair accompany a nun, a sex worker and a teenage boy on their way to a remote island where gold has been discovered, a journey that holds fateful consequences.
Songs Happen Like Refrains in a Revolution
Executive Producer
A woman tries to write a song. She looks for the right words and melody in places and through people. Through a hand-drawn map from a woman thrice her age, she finds people who have found what she is looking for. They tell her about how they found them. She listens, then she sings. We hear not a song, but a cry for a sing-along.
Midnight in a Perfect World
Music
In the near future, Manila is an almost-utopian city, but they still believe in ghost stories. Nobody survives the mysterious blackouts that happen in random parts of the city after midnight. Nobody believes the horrors in its darkness are even real. Four friends are about to find out that you don’t need to believe, for it to come for you.
Don’t worry, we still hear you
Executive Producer
A filmmaker reflects on the late film critic Alexis Tioseco’s wish list for Philippine Cinema.
Kuwaresma
Music
Luis finds out that his twin has just died, and comes back home to find out the cause of her death. He soon realizes that the darkness in their house never left.
Elise
Music
As their paths cross again several years later, Bert has a hard time acknowledging that he is still in love with Elise.
Never Tear Us Apart
Music
An aging spy, his delusional wife, and promiscuous son are driven into madness as they confront the terrors caused by the monster known as The Shadow.
BuyBust
Original Music Composer
A special forces team is sent to snuff out a drug den, but find themselves trapped inside it after being set-up and betrayed.
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery
Sound Designer
Andrés Bonifacio is celebrated as the father of the Philippines Revolution against Spanish colonial rule. This eight-hour epic examines this myth, undertaking an expedition into history through various interwoven narrative threads, held together by an exploration of the individual’s role in history.
Gayuma
Music
A dark tale of fatal obsession and erotic passion, centers on a young student artist mesmerized by a beautiful and mysterious figure drawing model in his art school.
Honor Thy Father
Music
A family is caught in a financial ruin after being involved in a ponzi scheme.
Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2
Music
A family of bloodthirsty monsters descends on the city to take revenge on the man that caused the death of so many of their own.
ABCs of Death 2
Music
Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.
On the Job
Music
On The Job is about the ambitions and passions of four men trying to make a living, for themselves and their families. It shows the parallels between two prison inmates who are contract killers, and the two agents of the law investigating the murders. As they get caught in a web of machination of corrupt government officials, their jobs lead them on a head-on collision against each other with their loved ones as collateral damage.
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget
Himself
Erwin Romulo, the late Alexis Tioseco’s best friend, recalls the events after the critic and his girlfriend’s untimely death in their home in Quezon City. Diaz makes use of one long take to allow Romulo an uninterrupted narration of the events. The pain of recalling is palpable.
Mondomanila
Musician
Mondomanila tells the story of teenage anti-hero Tony de Guzman and the rough neighborhood he calls home.
Wanted: Boarder
Music Supervisor
Story of an aswang who finds a boarder just to eat his innards afterwards
Fangs of Darkness
Sound Designer
Hukbalahaps in the forests are suddenly terrorized by an "aswang" who seems to be killing them one by one.
1st Time
Sound Designer
Three stories, all first times
1st Time
Writer
Three stories, all first times
Keka
Sound Designer
A girl vows to avenge her boyfriend killed by frat boys.