Squid Game composer Jung Jae-il on his biggest joys in life: cats, death metal & collaboration — Composer Magazine

I’m always nervous when I’m working on a new film, regardless of how successful it’s going to be.

Composer Magazine — Spitfire Audio Words by Mat Ombler In the last four months of 2021, I’d bet good money that more people were listening to Jung Jae-il’s music than any other musician on the planet. If you thought making it through December 1st to Christmas Eve without hearing Last Christmas by Wham! was difficult, try making it through a single day towards the end of 2021 without hearing someone mention Squid Game . Impossible. Critics praised the South Korean TV series for its dystopian and often brutal social commentary on modern-day capitalism. When it became a global phenomenon almost i

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