Jung Jae-il

Jung Jae-il (Korean: 정재일,Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ tɕɛ il]; born 7 May 1982) is a South Korean composer. He notably composed the score of critically acclaimed works: the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite, directed by Bong Joon-ho, and the television series Squid Game, which he earned a nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Biography

He was three when he first sat on a piano, played the guitar at nine, and at age 13, he posted an ad on a music magazine called Hot Music "to find bass drums and vocals to do a style of music that is similar to the British heavy metalband Carcass." He graduated from Seoul Jazz Academy.

He debuted as the bassist of the band gigs (which Jung Won-yong, vocalist Lee Juck and guitarist Han Sang-won were also part of) in November 1999. He released his first solo album "tear flower(눈물꽃)" in 2003. He also was a member of band Puri in their second album in 2007.

He went to serve the military when he was at the age of 30 (around 2012 or 2013). He played the piano at the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.

In 2021, he won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Score in a TV Show for Squid Game.