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Jung Jae-il
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist
Jung Jae-il (born in 1982 in Seoul) is a multi-instrumentalist who works in both pop and film music. He wrote the music for two films by Bong Joon-ho: Okja (2017) and Gisaengchung (2019). For the latter he wrote pieces in Baroque style, such as The Belt of Faith, a seven-minute orchestral cue accompanying a cunning plan by the poor family. The stately music is at odds with what is happening, and that makes the scene ironic. For the series Ojing-eo geim (2021) he wrote Way Back Then: a childlike tune on recorder and castanets, instruments from the Korean primary school, to the rhythm of a well-known Korean cheering clapping pattern (3-3-7). The simple theme was recognised worldwide.
Listening
The Belt of Faith · Jung Jae-il, 2019
Way Back Then · Jung Jae-il, 2021- Opening · Jung Jae-il, 2019
Discography
Studio albums
- 2019기생충 (soundtrack)
- 2021오징어게임: Music From the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2022BROKER (soundtrack)
- 2022psalms
- 2024Squid Game 2: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2025Mickey 17: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2025Squid Game 3: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series (soundtrack)
- 2025Twinless: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (soundtrack)
- 2026Ponies: Original Series Soundtrack (soundtrack)
Other work
- 2017Okja
- 2019Gisaengchung
- 2021Ojing-eo geim (tv)
In School of Rock
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- Film Music MapNL Map
- The Dream Factory: Film Reel 6NL Reader
Mentioned in other articles
- Korean New Wave Genre
For Gisaengchung (2019), Jung Jae-il wrote music that sounds like a Baroque suite while a poor family infiltrates a rich household.