조영욱 (Jo Yeong-wook)

[wat11]

Here's another composer whose works I find very enjoyable... Jo Yeong-wook or Cho Young-wook.

If you like waltzy music, a bit of chamber and live action music, then he's worth a try! He's especially known for movies such as Old Boy, Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, Thirst and I'm a Cyborg but that's OK. I like the soundtrack for Sympathy for Lady Vengeance the best; it's simply an eargasm for me.

You should check out his latest, "Kundo" soundtrack if you know and like him! Now. Especially the first cd. It's almost a tribute to Ennio Morricone but still unique.

Samples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfGjmU40ZHk Oldboy - The Last Waltz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bELvqhtxuLw Oldboy - For Whom the Bell Tolls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp8n4CKU2Yc Oldboy - Count of Monte Cristo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3MdO-wF5qI Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - Geumja's Prayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe5OT4hgKxQ Sympathy for Lady Vengeance - The Letter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a2HtetqHkQ Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - Mareta, Mareta No'm Faces Plorar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t10TiIu1R28 Sympathy For Lady Vengeance - Pull the Trigger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp0QZ9UzKwI I'm a Cyborg But Thats OK - Chumchunun Saibogu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-mphpZtK14 Thirst - Bach on Radio

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebf42AKxI10 Thirst - A Cute Vampire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BwOWPlYyt0 Kundo Soundtrack (the whole thing!)

Enjoy!

 

[ritardando]

I've watched Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (which I love) and I find the music lovely but never really bothered to look for the composer lol. Will listen to his works more later :)

 

[wat11]

I loved the film too! The music is very bittersweet and references to Bach and Vivaldi took me by surprise.

The whole Vengeance trilogy was really good but my favourite would be Lady Vengeance.