Lee Byung-woo (; born January 22, 1965) is a South Korean guitarist and composer of film scores. He has composed music for more than twenty films, including the segment "Memories" in ''
Three'' (2002), ''
A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), ''
All for Love'' (2005), ''
The Host'' (2006) and ''
Mother'' (2009).
Lee's music for ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' was described by ''
OhmyNews
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'' as "one of the best film scores ever composed for a Korean film". He won Best Music at the 2004
Shanghai International Film Festival for ''
Untold Scandal'', and in 2006 his score for ''
The King and the Clown'' won the same accolade at the
Blue Dragon Film Awards
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. In 2007, Lee received a further Best Music nomination at the 44th
Grand Bell Awards
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The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
for ''
For Horowitz''.
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44th Grand Bell Awards [대종상영화제: Family Ties Wins Best Film"] , ''Twitch'', 9 June 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
Filmography
* ''Three Friends'' (1996)
* ''Kill the Love'' (1996)
* ''My Beautiful Girl, Mari'' (2002)
* ''My Beautiful Days'' (2002)
* '' Three'' ("Memories") (2002)
* '' A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003)
* '' Untold Scandal'' (2003)
* '' Rules of Dating'' (2005)
* '' The Red Shoes'' (2005)
* '' All for Love'' (2005)
* '' The King and the Clown'' (2005)
* '' For Horowitz'' (2006)
* '' The Host'' (2006)
* ''Voice of a Murderer
''Voice of a Murderer'' (; lit. "His Voice") is a 2007 South Korean crime thriller-drama film written and directed by Park Jin-pyo, starring Sol Kyung-gu and Kim Nam-joo. It was the third top-grossing domestic film of 2007, with 3,143,247 tickets ...
'' (2007)
* '' Miracle on 1st Street'' (2007)
* ''Soo
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'' (2007)
* ''Bunt'' (2007)
* '' My Son'' (2007)
* '' Hansel and Gretel'' (2007)
* '' Tokyo!'' (2008)
* ''Haeundae Haeundae may refer to:
*Haeundae Beach, an urban beach in Busan, South Korea
*Haeundae District, a district of Busan, South Korea
*Haeundae station
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'' (2009)
* '' Mother'' (2009)
* ''Harmony
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'' (2010)
* '' Romantic Heaven'' (2010)
* '' The Face Reader'' (2013)
* '' Ode to My Father'' (2014)
References
"Gonggil’s Theme"
''The Dong-a Ilbo'', 10 May 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
* Chun Su-jin
"You may not know his name but you’ve heard his music"
''JoongAng Daily'', 19 July 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
"Music director of 'The Host' Lee, Byeong-Woo makes his first online game soundtrack"
''Koreacontent.org'', 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
* Han Sang-hee
''The Korea Times'', 20 October 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
External links
Lee Byung-woo
at HanCinema
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1965 births
Living people
South Korean film score composers
Peabody Institute alumni