Jung Jae-il (,; born May 7, 1982) is a South Korean composer known for writing the scores of the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite and the Netflix television series Squid Game, which earned him a nomination for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Biography Jung Jae-il was three years old when he first played piano, and he picked up the guitar at nine. When he was 13, he posted an ad in the magazine Hot Music, "to find bass drums and vocals to do a style of music that is similar to the British heavy metal band Carcass". Jung graduated from .
In 1999, he joined the band Gigs (which , vocalist Lee Juck, and guitarist were also part of) on bass guitar. He released his first solo album, Tear Flower (눈물꽃), in 2003. In 2007, he played with the band Puri on their second album.
Jung performed on the piano during the April 2018 inter-Korean summit.
In 2021, he won the Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Best Score in a TV Show for Squid Game.
Partial discography Studio albums Tear Flower (눈물꽃) (2003)
Film YearTitleDirectorStudio1997Bad MovieJang Sun-wooMiracin Korea Film Company2001Flower IslandSong Il-gonC&Film Production2002Resurrection of the Little Match GirlJang Sun-wooKihwik Cine2003Wonderful DaysKim Moon-saengPalisades Tartan2004Temptation of WolvesKim Tae-kyunShowbox2007Venus and MarsHan Ji seungCinema Service2009Marine BoyYoon Jong-seokCJ Entertainment2009Baram (Wish)Lee sung hanSidus F&H2014Sea FogShim Sung-boNext Entertainment World2017OkjaBong Joon-hoNetflix (international), Next Entertainment World (South Korea)2019ParasiteBong Joon-hoBarunson E&A2022BrokerHirokazu Kore-edaCJ Entertainment2025TwinlessJames SweeneyRepublic PicturesMickey 17Bong Joon-hoWarner Bros. Pictures2026Possible LoveLee Chang-dongNetflix
Television YearTitleDirectorOriginal network2021–2025Squid GameHwang Dong-hyukNetflix2026PoniesSusanna FogelPeacock
Video games YearTitleDeveloperPublisherNotesRef(s)TBAWoochi the WayfarerLoreVaultNexon Games
Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryNominated work/nomineeResultRef. Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Technical Award (Music) Squid Game Buil Film Awards2019Best ScoreParasiteGrand Bell Awards2020Best Original Music ScoreHollywood Music in Media Awards 2019Best Original Score – Feature Film 2021Best Original Score for a TV Show or Limited SeriesSquid GameBest Main Title Theme for a TV Show (Foreign Language)Korean Music Awards2004Best New ArtistJung Jae-ilSong of the Year"Tear Flower"2010Best Jazz & Crossover PerformanceThe MethodologiesBest Jazz Album2015Best Crossover Albumbari, abandoned2018And There, the Sea at LastPrimetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards2022Outstanding Original Main Title Theme MusicSquid Game Chanel Next Prize2021 Winners of the Chanel Next PrizeJung Jae-il
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