Score to Screen with Jung Jaeil (Parasite)

Composer Jung Jaeil is the featured guest on this Score to Screen podcast. The Parasite composer tells of his experiences working alongside director Bong Joon-ho and crafting the minimalist, piano-driven original score for the Academy Award-winning film. Parasite highlights the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street smarts but not much else. Be it chance or fate, these two houses are brought together and the Kims sense a golden opportunity. Masterminded by college-aged Ki-woo, the Kim children expediently install themselves as tutor and art therapist, to the Parks. Soon, a symbiotic relationship forms between the two families. The Kims provide “indispensable” luxury services while the Parks obliviously bankroll their entire household. When a parasitic interloper threatens the Kims’ newfound comfort, a savage, underhanded battle for dominance breaks out, threatening to destroy the fragile ecosystem between the Kims and the Parks. Jung Jaeil is a Korean musician, composer, and music director who began his music career in his teens and has since become recognized in the industry as a man of wide-ranging talents. His scores include Okja and the 2019 Palme D'Or and Best Picture Oscar winner Parasite. The Score to Screen podcast series is produced and hosted by Crossover Media's Max Horowitz. Listen to the Parasite Soundtrack here and purchase the vinyl here. Listen to the official Jung Jaeil Spotify playlist here. To learn more about Sony Soundtracks visit: https://lnk.to/sonysoundtracksPD Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices