Jade Riccio released on ABS-CBN Star Music YouTube channel the music video for “The Denial Song,” the official soundtrack of the iWant original series “Nurse the Dead.”
The MV weaved together memorable scenes from the supernatural comedy–the first Filipino program filmed in Hollywood–with Jade’s heartfelt performance, offering audiences another way to experience the story beyond the series itself.
Jade is the sole Hall of Fame recipient of the 37th Aliw Awards, an honor earned after five consecutive wins, including Best Classical Performer of the Year and Best Female Crossover Performer of the Year. She continues to shape the next generation of artists as the founder of RMA Studio Academy, whose student roster includes Kapamilya singer-actress Maymay Entrata.
“The Denial Song” was composed by “Nurse the Dead” creator Mark Labella, capturing the emotional weight behind the series, where loss, love, and the struggle to let go become just as haunting as the supernatural world surrounding it.
Centering on a Filipino family navigating grief and the journey of moving forward, the core of “Nurse the Dead” served as the inspiration for the song. “Heaven can wait, I’m not ready yet” becomes more than a refrain—it becomes a quiet plea from someone who cannot bear to say goodbye. Likewise, the line “I’d rather keep your ghost than learn to love you less” captures the impossible choice grief often presents, between accepting loss and holding on to the memory of someone deeply loved.
“The Denial Song” MV was directed by Wesley Villarica and produced by Birns & Sawyer Studios Canada, Parallax Studios, and RMA Studio Academy.
Watch “The Denial Song” MV on Star Music YouTube and continue streaming “Nurse the Dead” on iWant. The series stars Jelynn Sophia Malone, alongside Anthony Jennings, Princess Punzalan, Ruby Rodriguez, Gigette Reyes, and Tootsie Guevara.
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