Jo Yeong-wook

For the footballer, see Cho Young-wook.

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Yeong-wook (Korean: 조영욱, occasionally romanized as Cho Young-wuk; born January 1, 1962) is a South Korean film score composer and music director. He is most widely known for his collaborations with director Park Chan-wook.^[1][2]

Jo Yeong-wook
Born	(1962-01-01) January 1, 1962 (age 63) South Korea
Other names	Cho Young-wuk
Occupation	Music supervisor
Years active	1997–present
Korean name
Hangul	조영욱
Revised Romanization	Jo Yeonguk
McCune–Reischauer	Cho Yŏnguk

Filmography

Film

Year	Title		Note
	English	Korean
1997	The Contact	접속
1998	The Quiet Family	조용한 가족
	If the Sun Rises in the West	해가 서쪽에서 뜬다면
1999	Tell Me Something	텔 미 썸딩
	Happy End	해피엔드
2000	Bloody Beach	해변으로 가다
	Joint Security Area	공동경비구역 JSA
2001	A Day	하루
2002	Public Enemy	공공의 적
	Ardor	밀애
2003	The Classic	클래식
	Silmido	실미도
	Oldboy	올드보이
	If You Were Me	여섯 개의 시선
2004	Too Beautiful to Lie	그녀를 믿지 마세요
	Some	썸
	Lovely Rivals	여선생 vs 여제자
	Flying Boys	발레 교습소
2005	Blood Rain	혈의 누	[3]
	Sympathy for Lady Vengeance	친절한 금자씨
2006	A Dirty Carnival	비열한 거리	[4]
	Traces of Love	가을로
	I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK	싸이보그지만 괜찮아
2007	Miss Gold Digger	용의주도 미스 신
2008	Out of My Intention	나도 모르게	short film
	Public Enemy Returns	강철중: 공공의 적 1-1	also credited as producer
2009	Thirst	박쥐	[5][6]
	White Night	백야행: 하얀 어둠 속을 걷다	[7]
	Invitation	초대	short film
2010	Seoul	서울
	Moss	이끼
	The Unjust	부당거래
	Interview with the Vampire		short film
	Mirror, Mirror		short film
2011	GLove	글러브
	Q&A	백문백답	short film in If You Were Me 5, 2011
	The Client	의뢰인
	Pandora		short film
2012	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	범죄와의 전쟁: 나쁜놈들 전성시대
	Hand in Hand
	The Concubine	후궁: 제왕의 첩
	Deranged	연가시
2013	New World	신세계
	The Berlin File	베를린
	Fists of Legend	전설의 주먹
	Mai Ratima	마이 라띠마
	Hide and Seek	숨바꼭질
	Tough as Iron	깡철이
	The Attorney	변호인
2014	Mad Sad Bad	신촌좀비만화
	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	군도: 민란의 시대
2015	Gangnam Blues	강남 1970
	The Shameless	무뢰한
	Minority Opinion	소수의견
	The Beauty Inside	뷰티 인사이드
	Inside Men	내부자들
	The Tiger	대호
2016	The Handmaiden	아가씨
	Pandora	판도라
2017	Lucid Dream	루시드 드림
	A Single Rider	싱글라이더
	The Sheriff in Town	보안관
	A Taxi Driver	택시운전사	[8]
2018	The Spy Gone North	공작
	The Drug King	마약왕
2019	Mal-Mo-E: The Secret Mission	말모이
	Innocent Witness	증인
	The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil	악인전
2020	The Man Standing Next	남산의 부장들
	The Closet	클로젯
2021	Seo Bok	서복
	Cliff Walkers	悬崖之上
2022	Decision to Leave	헤어질 결심
	Hunt	헌트
2023	Honey Sweet	달짝지근해: 7510
2024	Revolver	리볼버
	Uprising	전,란
	Harbin	하얼빈
2025	The Match	승부
	No Other Choice	어쩔수가없다

Television

• The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
• Narco-Saints (2022)
• The Sympathizer (2024)
• Nine Puzzles (2025)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
8th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2000	Best Music	Joint Security Area	Won
2nd Korean Film Awards	2003	Best Music	The Classic	Won
11th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2003	Best Music	The Classic	Won
41st Grand Bell Awards	2004	Best Music	Oldboy	Won
24th Korean Film Critics Association Awards	2004	Best Music		Won
3rd Korean Film Awards	2004	Best Music		Won
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2009	Best Music	Thirst	Won	[9]
18th Chunsa Film Art Awards	2010	Best Music	Moss	Won
21st Buil Film Awards	2012	Best Music	Nameless Gangster: Rules of the Time	Nominated
33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Best Music		Won	[10][11][12]
7th Asian Film Awards	2013	Best Original Score		Nominated	[13]
22nd Buil Film Awards	2013	Best Music	The Berlin File	Won
50th Grand Bell Awards	2013	Best Music	New World	Won
50th Grand Bell Awards	2013	Best Music	Hide and Seek	Nominated
34th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2013	Best Music		Nominated
23rd Buil Film Awards	2014	Best Music		Nominated	[14]
The 10th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival	2014	Jecheon Film Music Award	Jo Yeong-wook	Won
23rd Buil Film Awards	2014	Best Music	Kundo: Age of the Rampant	Won	[15]
34th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2014	Best Music		Won	[16]
51st Grand Bell Awards	2014	Best Music		Nominated	[17][18][19]
35th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2014	Best Music		Won	[20][21]
24th Buil Film Awards	2015	Best Music	The Shameless	Won
36th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2015	Best Music	The Beauty Inside	Nominated
37th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2016	Best Music	The Handmaiden	Nominated
25th Buil Film Awards	2016	Best Music		Nominated
26th Buil Film Awards	2017	Best Music	A Taxi Driver	Nominated	[22]
54th Grand Bell Awards	2017	Best Music		Nominated	[23]
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards	2017	Best Music		Won	[24]
12th Asian Film Awards	2017	Best Original Music		Nominated	[25]
Asian Film Awards	2023	Best Music	Decision to Leave	Nominated	[26][27]
Blue Dragon Film Awards	2022	Best Music		Won	[28][29]
Buil Film Awards	2022	Best Music		Won	[30][31]
Grand Bell Awards	2022	Best Music		Nominated	[32]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards	2022	Best Music		Won	[33]
Korean Film Producers Association Award		Best Music and light[a]		Won	[34]

Notes

1. Team, Jo Yeong-wook (music) and Shin Sang-yeol (lighting)