Kim Soo-chul
| Kim Soo-chul | |
| Hangul | 김수철 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金秀哲 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Su-cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Such'ŏl |
Kim Soo-chul (surname Kim; also spelled Kim Soochul or Kim Suchol; b. April 7, 1957) is a South Korean musician and composer. He often works with Korean traditional instruments, integrating them with Western instruments.[1] He has composed a number of film scores and has experimented with the use of the electric guitar to play sanjo, a traditional Korean instrumental genre.
Kim's stated goal is "to introduce the sound of traditional Korean music to a global audience."[1]
Discography
- Sori for Invocation
- Tae-Baek-San-Maek
- Guitar Sanjo (2002, Living Sound Productions)
Film Scores
- Whale Hunting (고래사냥) (1984), in which he also starred.[2][3]
- The Dirty Mob (중광의 허튼소리) (a.k.a. Nonsense of Jung-Kwang, 1986) [4]
- Place in the Sun (1988) [5]
- Chilsu and Mansu (1988)
- Black Republic (1990)
- Silver Stallion (1991)
- Kyongmachang Kanungil (1992) [6]
- Sopyonje (1993)
- The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
- My Dear Keum-hong (금홍아 금홍아) (1995), in which he also starred.
- Festival (1996)
- Downfall (1997)
- Blades of Blood (2010)
- Hanji (2011), directed by Im Kwon-taek [7]
Additional titles are listed in Imdb.com entry.
See also
- Korean music
- List of South Korean musicians
- List of North Korean musicians
- List of Korea-related topics
References
- ^ Harris, Craig. "Kim Soo-chul: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Whale Hunting". koreapop.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ Seo, Hyun-Suk. "To Catch a Whale: A brief History of Lost Fathers, Idiots, and Gangsters in Korean Cinema". thefilmjournal.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Dirty Mob, The". koreapop.com. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Place in the Sun - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Kyongmachang Kanungil - Cast, Reviews, Summary, and Awards". AllRovi. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Hanji (2011) - Full cast and crew". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
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