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Sohee Baek is a South Korean composer, pianist, and arranger based in London. She began her musical journey studying classical composition at Chung-Ang University in Korea. Now, she is expanding her skills to Film Music through a master’s degree in Electronic Music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, supported by the prestigious Korean Government Scholarship for Overseas Study in 2023-2025.
Her work spans live performances, film scoring, and teaching. Recently, she has performed at venues such as the Courtauld Gallery and the Barbican Cinema, and collaborated with independent filmmakers and film students from institutions including MET Film School, Arts University Plymouth, Queen Mary University, Central Saint Martins, MICA, and Chung-Ang University.
In 2022, Sohee was one of five composers selected for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Film Composers Lab. She was also honored as Korea's representative composer for the 49th Pan Music Festival, organised by the International Society of Contemporary Music in 2021.
Sohee is an experienced teacher, having guided more than 70 students of various ages in piano, music theory, and composition. As an accompanist, she has supported choirs and ensembles for over a decade, and currently performs with the Mixed-Up Chorus from Together Productions.
• London International Animation Festival 2024- Abstract Showcase, The Garden Cinema, Music commission by "Overthreaded" (directed by Lysander Wong, 2024)
• GSMD Film Music Showcase with Guildhall Session Orchestra, Milton Court Concert Hall, Music commissions by "The Clean Up" (directed by Samuel Green, 2024) & "Overthreaded" (directed by Lysander Wong, 2024)
• Silent Film & Live Music (2024), Barbican Cinema, Music commission by "Bed & Sofa" (directed by Abram Room, 1927): Opening scene
• The Road Ahead- a curated short film series, Barbican Cinema, Music commission by "Fireworks" (directed by Helen Iley, 2024)
• KTV National Film Festival Award 2020 for Best Independent Arts Film, Republic of Korea, "Selection" (directed by Shim Gyu-Taek, 2017)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Nov 2022 - August 2023
• https://www.rsno.org.uk/rsno-announces-2022-film-composers-lab-participants/
• Awarded a place on the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Film Composers Lab professional development scheme
• Rescored an extracted scene from To Walk Invisible (BBC One, 2016) & La Poulette Grise(Norman Mclaren) and had the score recorded by the RSNO. Received mentoring from the lead mentor, composer John Lunn (Downton Abbey, The Last Kingdom, Shetland) and co-mentor, Danai Kokogia.
The 49th PAN Music Festival 2021, Republic of Korea, Nov 2021
• Selected as a representative composer of Korea in ISCM competition for the festival and performed by Ensemble MCME from Russia
• Composed music for flute, clarinet in B-flat, violin, cello and piano inspired by L’Étranger (Albert Camus)