Lee Dong-june (
Hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...
: , born 5 February 1967) is a music
composer
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.
Etymology and def ...
from
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...
.
Career
Lee's career as a composer mostly focused on
film score
A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...
.
Lee composed
AFC Anthem
The "AFC Anthem" is played at the beginning of football matches and tournaments organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, usually as players enter the field.
History
Lee Dong-june composed this anthem i ...
in 2014
Filmography
Film
* 1997 ''
Green Fish
''Green Fish'' () is a 1997 South Korean neo-noir crime film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars H ...
'' - as Music composer.
* 2002 ''
2009: Lost Memories'' - as Music composer.
* 2004 ''
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War'' - as Music composer.
* 2013 ''
Miracle in Cell No. 7'' - as Music composer.
* 2023 ''
Road to Boston
''Road to Boston'' () is a 2023 South Korean biographical sports film written and directed by Kang Je-gyu starring Ha Jung-woo, Im Si-wan, Bae Seong-woo and Kim Sang-ho. It tells the story of Korean athletes who participated in the Boston Inte ...
- as music composer.
Awards
*
Grand Bell Awards
The Grand Bell Awards (), also known as the Daejong Film Awards, is an awards ceremony presented annually by The Motion Pictures Association of Korea for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Grand Bell Awards retains prestige as the oldest co ...
in Best Music for ''
Green Fish
''Green Fish'' () is a 1997 South Korean neo-noir crime film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong, who also co-wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars H ...
''
*
Blue Dragon Film Awards
The Blue Dragon Film Awards () is an annual awards ceremony that is presented by ''Sports Chosun'' (a sister brand of the ''Chosun Ilbo'') for excellence in film in South Korea.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards considers only blockbusters and popula ...
- Nominated for Best Music for ''
Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War''
References
External links
Official websiteLee Dong-jun at KMDb.or.kr
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1967 births
South Korean composers
South Korean film score composers
Living people