about sohee
Sohee Baek is a South Korean composer, pianist, and arranger based in London. She began her musical journey studying Composition at Chung-Ang University in Korea. She has recently completed a Master's degree in Composition (Electronic Music) with Distinction at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (GSMD), fully funded by the prestigious Korean Government Scholarship for Overseas Study from 2023 to 2025. Currently, she is a Junior Fellow at the GSMD.
Her work spans live performances, film scoring, and music education. Her arrangement of “Suteki Da Ne” from Final Fantasy X was recently performed by the Sonaris Ensemble at the BAFTA Games Awards 2026. Her films have been selected by several prestigious film festivals, including London International Animation Festival 2026, Vienna Shorts 2025, and It's Nice That's Ones to Watch 2025.
Most recently, she has served as curator, music director, and composer for Korean Folk Tales: A Blend of Korean and Western Sound, a collaborative traditional music project, which performed at St Giles Cripplegate. Through this project, she developed a keen interest in exploring the intersection between Korean traditional and Western classical music, blending acoustic instruments with electronic sounds. She is currently working on her own albums, driven by a desire to discover the beauty within these sounds while shaping her unique musical identity.
As a composer, Sohee has received recognition from several prestigious institutions. In 2022, she was selected as one of the five composers for the Royal Scottish National Orchestra’s Film Composers Lab. She was also named Korea's representative composer for the 49th Pan Music Festival, organised by the International Society of Contemporary Music in 2021.
A dedicated educator with a strong foundation in music theory, sight-reading and harmony, Sohee has taught more than 50 students in piano, music theory and composition. As an experienced piano accompanist, she has supported churches and choirs for over a decade, and has been performing with the Mixed-Up Chorus from Together Productions since 2024, deepening her engagement with community music.
testimonials
Creatively intuitive, Narratively astute, Sohee Baeks delightful collaborative presence and relentless pursuit of authenticity was quite frankly invigorating. She fearlessly bared the burden of the films emotional resonance and elevated the work beyond anything I thought possible. Her eagerness to experiment and her capacity for patience constituted to perhaps my favourite collaboration of the entire process, her work ethic was honestly inspiring. Can’t wait to continue our collaboration on future projects, was an absolute pleasure to work with. - Teva McNeilly, Independent filmmaker
Fast, professional and exactly what I wanted. Sohee was a pleasure to work with. - Beau Maguire, MetFilm school
Stunningly beautiful arrangements that captivated the audience. - Eleanor FinestonRobertson, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
Wow, it’s so beautiful! I think your work on the music has been such a huge inspiration and encouragement for me to keep working and pushing to make this film what I envision! - Noah Wolf, Maryland Institute College of Art
Working with Sohee was an incredible experience. Her exceptional talent as a composer truly shone through in her remarkable soundtrack for our film. Sohee's music played a pivotal role in heightening tension, amplifying the characters' emotions, and establishing an eerie and ominous tone from the first note, perfectly encapsulating and building on our vision. This experience truly showed me how powerful the combination of cinema and music can be; Sohee's soundtrack didn't just accompany the visuals; it enhanced and elevated them, creating a richer and more immersive storytelling experience. Sohee was incredibly collaborative and easy to work with, making the entire process a true pleasure, I look forward to hopefully working with her on future projects! - Lucas Blaxall, Queen Mary university