Jung Jae-il

Jung Jae-il (Korean: 정재일,Korean pronunciation: [tɕʌŋ tɕɛ il]; born 7 May 1982) is a South Korean music composer. He notably composed the score of award-winning movies Okja and Parasite, both directed by Bong Joon-ho,^[2] as well as the score of the television series Squid Game, the latter earned a nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music in 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jung.

Jung Jae-il 정재일
Background information
Born	(1982-05-07) 7 May 1982 (age 42)[1] Seoul, South Korea
Genres	New-age, contemporary jazz, ballad, folk
Instrument(s)	Piano, guitar
Years active	1999–present
Korean name
Hangul	정재일
Hanja	鄭在日
Revised Romanization	Jeong Jae-il
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏng Chaeil

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'^[3] "to find bass drums and vocals to do a style of music that is similar to the British heavy metalband Carcass."^[4] He graduated from Seoul Jazz Academy.^[1] He debuted as the bassist of the band gigs (which Jung wonyoung, vocalist Lee Juck and guitarist Han sangwon were also part of) in November 1999.^[5][6] He released his first solo album "tear flower(눈물꽃)" in 2003.^[4] He also was a member of band Puri in their second album in 2007.^[7][8] He went to serve the military when he was at the age of 30 (around 2012 or 2013) ^[3] He played the piano at the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.^[9] In 2021, he won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Score in a TV Show for Squid Game.^[10]

Discography

Film composing

Year	Title	Director	Studio/Publisher
1997	Bad Movie[11]	Jang Sun-woo	Miracin Korea Film Company
2001	Flower Island[12]	Song Il-gon	C&Film Production
2002	Resurrection of the Little Match Girl[13]	Jang Sun-woo	Kihwik Cine
2003	Wonderful Days[14]	Kim Moon-saeng	Palisades Tartan
2004	Temptation of Wolves[15]	Kim Tae-kyun	Showbox
2007	Venus and Mars[16]	Han Ji seung	Cinema Service
2009	Marine Boy[17]	Yoon Jong-seok	CJ Entertainment
2009	Baram(Wish)[18]	Lee sung han	Sidus F&H
2014	Sea Fog	Shim Sung-bo	Next Entertainment World
2017	Okja	Bong Joon-ho	Netflix (International), Next Entertainment World (South Korea)
2019	Parasite	Bong Joon-ho	Barunson E&A
2022	Broker	Hirokazu Kore-eda	CJ Entertainment
2025	Mickey 17	Bong Joon-ho	Warner Bros. Pictures

Television composing

Year	Title	Director	Original network
2021	Squid Game[19]	Hwang Dong-hyuk	Netflix

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated work/Nominee	Result	Ref.
Baeksang Arts Awards	2022	Technical Award (Music)	Squid Game	Won	[20]
Buil Film Awards	2019	Best Score	Parasite	Won	[21]
Grand Bell Awards	2020	Best Original Music Score		Won	[22]
Hollywood Music in Media Awards	2021	Best Original Score for a TV Show or Limited Series	Squid Game	Won	[23]
		Best Main Title Theme for a TV Show (Foreign Language)		Nominated	[10]
Korean Music Awards	2004	Best New Artist	Jung Jae-il	Won	[24]
		Song of the Year	"Tear Flower"	Nominated	[25]
	2010	Best Jazz & Crossover Performance	The Methodologies (with Kim Chaek)	Won	[26]
		Best Jazz Album		Nominated	[27]
	2015	Best Crossover Album	bari, abandoned (with Han Seung-seok)	Won	[28]
	2018		And There, The Sea At Last (with Han Seung-seok)	Won
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	2022	Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music	Squid Game	Nominated	[29]

References

1. "정재일" (in Korean). Cine21. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
2. "정재일 음악감독, "잘 들리지 않는 저음으로 압박감을 나타낸다든가…"" (in Korean). Cine21. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
3. "아름다운 것에 마비되지 않고 산다는 것". designhousem+.
4. "'오징어게임'의 천재 음악가…드디어 세상이 그를 알아줄까 [스밍]". Chosun Ilbo. 2021-09-29.
5. "긱스". Melon.
6. "정재일이 되뇌는 경건한 주문 "기억하고 찾아내야…진실의 순간들을"". Hankyoreh. 2021-03-11.
7. Aiyumi. "Jeong Jae Il". Nautiljon. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
8. "Neo-Sound Of Korea". Melon.
9. "'천재 뮤지션' 정재일, 남북정상회담 '하나의 봄' 빛내다". edaily. 2018-04-28.
10. "2021 Music in Visual Media Nominations". Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
11. "'너의노래는' 정재일 "중2 때 청불영화 '나쁜영화' 참여, 엉망이었다"". mydaily. 2019-01-18.
12. "'기생충' 정재일 "바로크·트로트 뒤섞인 정체불명 곡, 영화 속 괴상한 분위기 담고싶었죠"". Seoul economy. 2019-06-09.
13. "성냥팔이 소녀의 재림 OST". Melon.
14. "[판 추임새] 21살 뮤지션 정재일에 쏟아진 갈채". JoongAng Ilbo. 2003-12-11.
15. "'너의 노래는' 천재 작곡가 정재일, 봉준호·아이유·이적 감동". The Korea Economic Daily. 2019-01-18.
16. "싸움 OST". Melon.
17. "<옥자> 정재일 음악감독 - 강원도는 기타, 뉴욕은 오케스트라, 도살장은 일렉트로닉..." Cine21. 2017-07-17.
18. "바람ost". Melon.
19. "'기생충' '오징어게임' 정재일 "이래서 천재라는구나"" (in Korean). Financial news. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
20. Kim Na-young (May 6, 2022). "OTT의 강세, '오징어 게임' TV부문 대상·'D.P.' 3관왕 (종합)[백상예술대상]" [OTT's strength, 'Squid Game' TV category, 'DP' 3 awards (Comprehensive) [Baeksang Arts Awards]] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved May 6, 2022 – via Naver.
21. Kil, Sonia (2019-10-06). "Busan: 'Parasite' Wins Six Prizes at Buil Film Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
22. Kil, Sonia (2020-06-04). "'Parasite' Wins Five Prizes at Korea's Grand Bell Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
23. Lee, Jae-lim (2021-11-18). "Music director Jung Jae-il wins prize at 2021 HMMA for 'Squid Game'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
24. "'더더밴드' 올해의 앨범상 영예". Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Naver News. 2004-03-18. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
25. "'YOU','고백','러브홀릭','어쩌다','눈물꽃'…한국대중음악상 노래상후보에 올라". inews24 (in Korean). 2004-03-02. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
26. "한국대중음악시상식 '의미있는' 그들만의 축제[종합]". Maeil Business (in Korean). 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
27. "'대중음악상' 인디 강세 속 걸그룹 '약진'…이소라 최다 노미네이트". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). 2010-03-09. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
28. "정재일, 제15회 한국대중음악상 최우수 크로스오버 음반 수상". Ten Asia (in Korean). 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
29. "Jung Jae-il". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

External links

• Jung Jae-Il's YouTube channel