--- name: "Dalpalan" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dalpalan" roles: ["Composer"] born: "16 July 1966" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T20:14:58.957086+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dalpalan Composer. Born 16 July 1966 in Seoul, South Korea. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 16 July 1966, Seoul, South Korea - **Also known as:** 강기영, Dalparan, Kang Ki-young - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalpalan, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12582742, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0657343/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69085 ## Streaming the US now - **Netflix:** [*Kingdom*](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Dalpalan, born Kang Ki-young on 16 July 1966 in Seoul, South Korea, is a film score composer and music director. He began his career as a first-generation Korean heavy metal and electronic musician, playing in bands including Sinawe, H2O and Pipi Band. He started composing for film in 1997 with *Bad Movie* and made his full debut as music director with *Lies* (1999). In 2002, Dalpalan co-founded the film music group Pitch Present with Jang Young-gyu, Bang Jun-seok and Lee Byeong-hoon. He has frequently collaborated with Jang Young-gyu on scores including *A Bittersweet Life* (2005), *The Good, the Bad, the Weird* (2008) and *The Wailing* (2016). His other notable film work includes *The Yellow Sea* (2010), *The Call* (2020), *20th Century Girl* (2022) and *Unlocked* (2023). He has also composed for television series such as *Kingdom* (2019) and its follow-ups. Dalpalan has received several awards for his film scores, including Blue Dragon Film Awards for Best Music on *The Wailing* (2016) and *Believer* (2018). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Kingdom* (2019), Fi1m 84, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md) ## Complete filmography (78) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *OK! Madam: Bon Voyage* (2026), Original Music Composer - *Soul Mate* (2026), series, Original Music Composer - *HAPPILY EVER AFTER.* (2026), Original Music Composer - *The King's Warden* (2026), Original Music Composer - *The People Upstairs* (2025), Original Music Composer - *Romantics Anonymous* (2025), series, Original Music Composer - *Mantis* (2025), Original Music Composer - *Mercy for None* (2025), series, Original Music Composer - *Big Deal* (2025), Original Music Composer - *Lobby* (2025), Original Music Composer - *Escape* (2024), Original Music Composer - *My Name Is Loh Kiwan* (2024), Original Music Composer - *A Killer Paradox* (2024), series, Original Music Composer - *Brave Citizen* (2023), Original Music Composer - *Moving* (2023), series, Original Music Composer - *Killing Romance* (2023), Original Music Composer - *Unlocked* (2023), Original Music Composer - *Phantom* (2023), Original Music Composer - *Gentleman* (2022), Original Music Composer - *Glitch* (2022), series, Original Music Composer - *20th Century Girl* (2022), Original Music Composer - *Secret Royal Inspector & Joy* (2021), series, Original Music Composer - *Kingdom: Ashin of the North* (2021), Original Music Composer - *Move to Heaven* (2021), series, Original Music Composer - *The Call* (2020), Original Music Composer - *Collectors* (2020), Original Music Composer - *Samjin Company English Class* (2020), Original Music Composer - *Heart Attack* (2020), Original Music Composer - *Me and Me* (2020), Original Music Composer - *The King's Letters* (2019), Original Music Composer - *Hotel by the River* (2019), Original Music Composer - *Kingdom* (2019), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/kingdom.md) - *Door Lock* (2018), Original Music Composer - *The Accidental Detective 2: In Action* (2018), Original Music Composer - *Believer* (2018), Original Music Composer - *Love+Sling* (2018), Original Music Composer - *Claire's Camera* (2018), Original Music Composer - *Master* (2016), Original Music Composer - *Vanishing Time: A Boy Who Returned* (2016), Original Music Composer - *Yourself and Yours* (2016), Original Music Composer - *The Wailing* (2016), Original Music Composer - *Assassination* (2015), Original Music Composer - *The Silenced* (2015), Original Music Composer - *My Ordinary Love Story* (2014), Original Music Composer - *For the Emperor* (2014), Original Music Composer - *Cold Eyes* (2013), Original Music Composer - *Secretly, Greatly* (2013), Original Music Composer - *South Bound* (2013), Original Music Composer - *Man on the Edge* (2013), Original Music Composer - *The Thieves* (2012), Original Music Composer - *El Fin del Mundo* (2012), Original Music Composer - *60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero* (2011), Director - *Countdown* (2011), Original Music Composer - *The Front Line* (2011), Original Music Composer - *Quick* (2011), Original Music Composer - *Moby Dick* (2011), Original Music Composer - *The Yellow Sea* (2010), Original Music Composer - *Foxy Festival* (2010), Original Music Composer - *A Million* (2009), Original Music Composer - *Antique* (2008), Original Music Composer - *The Good, the Bad, the Weird* (2008), Original Music Composer - *Like Father, Like Son* (2008), Original Music Composer - *Love Exposure* (2007), Original Music Composer - *Tazza: The High Rollers* (2006), Original Music Composer - *The Fox Family* (2006), Original Music Composer - *Dasepo Naughty Girls* (2006), Original Music Composer - *Aachi & Ssipak* (2006), Original Music Composer - *Les Formidables* (2006), Original Music Composer - *A Boy Who Went to Heaven* (2005), Original Music Composer - *The Aggressives* (2005), Original Music Composer - *A Bittersweet Life* (2005), Original Music Composer - *Three... Extremes* (2004), Original Music Composer - *R-Point* (2004), Original Music Composer - *A Bizarre Love Triangle* (2002), Original Music Composer - *The Coast Guard* (2002), Original Music Composer - *Resurrection of the Little Match Girl* (2002), Original Music Composer - *Lies* (2000), Original Music Composer - *Timeless Bottomless Bad Movie* (1997), Original Music Composer --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/dalpalan