Parasite: Live in Concert
Concert Type
Orchestral, movie music
Instrumentation & Soloists
2 2[1.2/ca] 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — T+2-Perc — str
Strings: 10.8.6.6.4
Percussion: glockenspiel, tam-tam, drum kit, waterphone
Composer & play-director: Jung Jae-il — conductor, piano, synth, celeste, harpsichord, guitar, musical saw, vocals (supplied by Concert Lab)
Total: 41 musicians, plus Jung Jae-il
Repertoire Includes
The complete score to Parasite by Jung Jae-il, performed live to picture — 34 cues, 1:00:08 of live performed music across the film.
Act 1
Opening
Conciliation I
On the Way to Rich House I & II
Conciliation II
Plum Juice I & II
Mr Yoon and Park I, II & III
Conciliation III
The Belt of Faith
Act 2
The Belt of Faith (Entr’acte)
Moon Gwang Left
Camping
The Hellgate
Heartrending Story of Bubu
Zappaguri
Ghost
The Family is Busy
Busy to Survive
The Frontal Lobe of Ki-taek I
Water, Ocean
Water, Ocean Again
The Frontal Lobe of Ki-taek II
It’s Sunday Morning
The Frontal Lobe of Ki-taek III
Blood and Sword
Yasan I
The Frontal Lobe of Ki-taek IV
Yasan II
Epilogue
Ending
Soju One Glass
Three diegetic cues are played back from recording: Handel’s Rodelinda (twice) and Gianni Morandi’s In ginocchio da te.
Running Time
Act 1 — 0:44:17, of which 0:16:46 is live performed music
Interval — 0:20:00
Act 2 (incl. Entr’acte) — 1:29:49, of which 0:43:22 is live performed music
Whole show — 2:14:06, or 2:34:06 including interval
Live performed music — 1:00:08 across 34 cues, played live to picture throughout
About the Performance
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the South Korean Maestro Jung Jaeil conduct and perform his own composition for Bong Joon Ho’s masterpiece Parasite with orchestra - while the film plays on the big screen.
Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite is one of the most acclaimed and awarded films of the century, winning the rare double of the Cannes Palme d’Or and Academy Award for Best Picture, amongst an avalanche of other accolades.
In this concert Jung Jaeil performs on the piano, synth, celeste, harpsichord, guitar, musical saw, vocals AND conducts <the orchestra> through his warped take on the pomp and finery of European baroque as our protagonists, the Kim family, infiltrate the home and lives of the ultra-wealthy Park family, only to discover a sickness at the heart of their system of capital.
Jung Jaeil has rapidly risen to become one of the most celebrated and sought after film composers of his generation. Following his breakout score for Parasite, he has composed the iconic score for Squid Game (seasons 1-3), the 2022 Palme d’Or nominated Broker, Bong Joon Ho’s 2024 sci-fi Mickey 17 and MIFF 2025 selection, the James Sweeney written and directed Twinless.
Jung Jaeil says:
“Composing the score of Parasite for Director Bong Joon Ho was a life changing experience for me, and it’s a work I’m incredibly proud of. I’m so excited to conduct and perform this original score Live in Concert at the <venue> this <month>”
Film classification
Australia MA15+ · New Zealand R13 · South Korea 15 · Japan PG12 · United Kingdom 15 · Ireland 16 · France Tous publics with warning · United States R
These are the film’s cinema classifications and may differ in a live setting.
The element of live music heightens the tension and drama of the plot in a way that cannot be emulated in a conventional movie theatre. ★★★★★ — Dr Nicholas Ng, Limelight
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