Lee Byeong-woo (Korean: 이병우; 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 Byeong-woo | |
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| Born | January 22, 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | guitarist, composer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이병우 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Byeong-u |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Pyŏng-u |
Lee's music for A Tale of Two Sisters was described by OhmyNews as "one of the best film scores ever composed for a Korean film".[1] He won Best Music at the 2004 Shanghai International Film Festival for Untold Scandal,[2] and in 2006 his score for The King and the Clown won the same accolade at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[3] In 2007, Lee received a further Best Music nomination at the 44th Grand Bell Awards for For Horowitz.[4]
Filmography
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References
edit- ^ Kyu Hyun Kim, "'A Tale of Two Sisters'" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, OhmyNews, 8 August 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ Shanghai International Film Festival Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ Darcy Paquet, ""Host" monster slays Blue Dragon ceremony"[permanent dead link], Variety, 16 December 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ "[Korean Film News] 44th Grand Bell Awards [대종상영화제] : Family Ties Wins Best Film" Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Twitch, 9 June 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- "Gonggil’s Theme" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, 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" Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, JoongAng Daily, 19 July 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- "Music director of 'The Host' Lee, Byeong-Woo makes his first online game soundtrack"[permanent dead link], Koreacontent.org, 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- Han Sang-hee, "Guitarist Lee to Perform For Fans" Archived 2024-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Korea Times, 20 October 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
External links
edit- Lee Byung-woo at HanCinema
- Lee Byung-woo at the Korean Movie Database
- Lee Byung-woo at IMDb
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