| Birth date | January 22, 1965 (age 61) |
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| Birth place | Seoul, South Korea |
| Occupation | guitarist, composer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Headercolor | transparent |
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| Hangul | %이병우 |
| Hanja | 李丙雨 |
Lee Byeong-woo (Korean: 이병우; born January 22, 1965) is a South Korean guitarist and composer of film scores. He has composed music for more than twenty films, including the segment "Memories" in Three (2002), A Tale of Two Sisters (2003), All for Love (2005), The Host (2006) and Mother (2009).
Lee's music for A Tale of Two Sisters was described by OhmyNews as "one of the best film scores ever composed for a Korean film".[1] He won Best Music at the 2004 Shanghai International Film Festival for Untold Scandal,[2] and in 2006 his score for The King and the Clown won the same accolade at the Blue Dragon Film Awards.[3] In 2007, Lee received a further Best Music nomination at the 44th Grand Bell Awards for For Horowitz.[4]
Filmography
- Three Friends (1996)
- Kill the Love (1996)
- My Beautiful Girl, Mari (2002)
- My Beautiful Days (2002)
- Three ("Memories") (2002)
- A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
- Untold Scandal (2003)
- Rules of Dating (2005)
- The Red Shoes (2005)
- All for Love (2005)
- The King and the Clown (2005)
- For Horowitz (2006)
- The Host (2006)
- Voice of a Murderer (2007)
- Miracle on 1st Street (2007)
- Soo (2007)
- Bunt (2007)
- My Son (2007)
- Hansel and Gretel (2007)
- Tokyo! (2008)
- Haeundae (2009)
- Mother (2009)
- Harmony (2010)
- Romantic Heaven (2010)
- The Face Reader (2013)
- Ode to My Father (2014)
- Emergency Declaration (2021)
- Virus (2025)
References
- ^ Kyu Hyun Kim, "'A Tale of Two Sisters'" Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, OhmyNews, 8 August 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ Shanghai International Film Festival Archived 2007-11-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ Darcy Paquet, ""Host" monster slays Blue Dragon ceremony"[dead link], Variety, 16 December 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- ^ "[Korean Film News] 44th Grand Bell Awards [대종상영화제] : Family Ties Wins Best Film" Archived 2008-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, Twitch, 9 June 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- "Gonggil’s Theme" Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Dong-a Ilbo, 10 May 2006. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- Chun Su-jin, "You may not know his name but you’ve heard his music" Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine, JoongAng Daily, 19 July 2007. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- "Music director of 'The Host' Lee, Byeong-Woo makes his first online game soundtrack"[dead link], Koreacontent.org, 22 February 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
- Han Sang-hee, "Guitarist Lee to Perform For Fans" Archived 2024-02-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Korea Times, 20 October 2008. Retrieved on 26 October 2008.
External links
- Lee Byung-woo at HanCinema
- Lee Byung-woo at IMDb
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