Lee Byeong-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 ''

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'' (2002), ''

A Tale of Two Sisters ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' () is a 2003 South Korean psychological horror film written and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film is inspired by a Joseon-era folktale entitled "Janghwa Hongryeon jeon", which has been adapted to film several times. T ...

'' (2003), '' All for Love'' (2005), '' The Host'' (2006) and ''

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'' (2009). Lee's music for ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' was described by ''

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'' as "one of the best film scores ever composed for a Korean film". He won Best Music at the 2004

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for ''

Untold Scandal ''Untold Scandal'' (; "Scandal: The Love Story of Men and Women in Joseon") is a 2003 South Korean historical film, historical romantic drama film directed by E J-yong, and starring Bae Yong-joon, Jeon Do-yeon, and Lee Mi-sook. Loosely based on t ...

'', and in 2006 his score for ''

The King and the Clown ''The King and the Clown'' () is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film starring Kam Woo-sung, Jung Jin-young, and Lee Joon-gi. It was adapted from the 2000 stage play, ''Yi'' ("You") about Yeonsangun of Joseon, a Joseon dynasty king and a co ...

'' won the same accolade at the

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. In 2007, Lee received a further Best Music nomination at the 44th

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for '' For Horowitz''. "[Korean Film News
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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) * ''

'' ("Memories") (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

Rules of Dating ''Rules of Dating'' () is a 2005 South Korean film starring Park Hae-il and Kang Hye-jung, and is the directorial debut of filmmaker Han Jae-rim. Plot Lee Yu-rim,a high school English teacher, is interested in dating Choi Hong, a student teach ...

'' (2005) * '' The Red Shoes'' (2005) * '' All for Love'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005) * '' For Horowitz'' (2006) * '' The Host'' (2006) * '' Voice of a Murderer'' (2007) * '' Miracle on 1st Street'' (2007) * '' Soo'' (2007) * ''Bunt'' (2007) * ''

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'' (2007) * ''

Hansel and Gretel "Hansel and Gretel" (; ) is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in 1812 as part of ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' (KHM 15). Hansel and Gretel are siblings who are abandoned in a forest and fall into the hands of a witch ...

'' (2007) * ''

Tokyo! ''Tokyo!'' is a 2008 anthology film containing three segments written by three non-Japanese directors and filmed in Tokyo, Japan. Michel Gondry directed "Interior Design", Leos Carax directed "Merde", and Bong Joon-ho directed "Shaking Tokyo" Pl ...

'' (2008) * '' Haeundae'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Romantic Heaven ''Romantic Heaven'' () is a 2011 South Korean melodrama about fate, love, loss, and redemption. Though the premise is sentimental, dealing with a variety of characters and their relationships in both life and the afterlife, it is very much in lin ...

'' (2010) * ''

The Face Reader ''The Face Reader'' (; lit. "Physiognomy") is a 2013 South Korean period action drama film starring Song Kang-ho as the son of a disgraced noble family who goes around Joseon and a ''gwansang'' expert. He is able to assess the personality, mental ...

'' (2013) * ''

Ode to My Father ''Ode to My Father'' () is a 2014 South Korean drama film directed by Yoon Je-kyoon. Starring Hwang Jung-min, Yunjin Kim, and Oh Dal-su, it depicts South Korean history from the 1950s to the present day through the life of an ordinary man, as he ...

'' (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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