The Host (also titled Monster ()) is the soundtrack album to the 2006 film of the same name directed by Bong Joon Ho. The film's original score is composed by Lee Byung-woo and released through Musikdorf in South Korea and Milan Records internationally.
Release The album was released in South Korea under the Musikdorf label in 2006. This version of the album featured 40 tracks, while the international version distributed by Milan Records consisted only 23 tracks.
Track listing
South Korea release The titles of the songs are mentioned in Korean languages, with the romanization of the English title as noted. The official English title is listed separately.
International release
Reception Derek Elley of Variety stated "Lee Byeong-woo's pounding drum music, is impressive". Manohla Dargis of The New York Times and Dana Stevens of Slate called the score "fascinating" and "exceptional", while Jim Emerson of RogerEbert.com called it "magnificent". Tim Clark of Soundtrack.Net had stated that Byung-woo's work in The Host "exemplifies his ability to shape thematic material to suit a wide variety of moods without ever overpowering the images."
Accolades +AwardCategoryNominee(s)Result51st Asia Pacific Film FestivalBest SoundChoi Tae-young 44th Grand Bell AwardsBest Sound EffectsLee Seung-chul, Choi Tae-young 5th Korean Film AwardsBest SoundChoi Tae-young Best ScoreLee Byung-woo
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