Woody Pak

Woody Pak creates music for film, commercials, metaverse, XR, pop music, musical theater, and concert performances. He draws from an array of influences and tells musical stories while combining different genres from rock, hip-hop, jazz, classical and a multitude of other inspirations. Pak received numerous accolades and awards that include the 2021 BMI Film Music Award, Waikiki; 2015 Korea Musical Awards Best Composer, The Devil (더 데빌); 2002 Brooklyn International Film Festival Best Composer, Black Picket Fence; 1998 Billboard no. 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs, “Found A Cure” by Ultra Naté; and 1997 UK Gold record sales for “Free,” also by Ultra Naté.

Pak received his B.S. from MIT and M.A. from the Juilliard School of Music and is currently receiving his PhD in Korean Traditional Music Composition at Hanyang University. He was professor of applied music at the Seoul Institute of the Arts from 2014–2022 and from fall 2022, excited to be joining the faculty of screen scoring at Berklee. He frequently travels between East and West coasts, and Asia for various projects.