CJ ENM has released a soundtrack album for the South Korean comedy thriller No Other Choice. The album features the film’s original music composed by Cho Young-wuk (Oldboy, The Handmaiden, Thirst, Decision to Leave,The Sympathizer, The Little Drummer Girl, Lady Vengeance, Nine Puzzles) & The Soundtrackings. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s title track after the jump. No Other Choice is co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook and stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Yejin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Cha Seung-won, Yeom Hye-ran and Yoo Yeon-seok. The movie is based on the novel The Ax by Donald Westlake and follows a man on a desperate hunt to eliminate his competition for a new job after an abrupt layoff from the paper company he served for 25 years.
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Weekly Film Music Roundup (December 26, 2025)
Opening in theaters nationwide this weekend following special 70mm presentations last week is the comedy drama Marty Supreme co-written and directed by Josh Safdie and starring Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Tyler Okonma, Fran Drescher, Kevin O’Leary and Abel Ferrara. The film’s original music is composed by Danie Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) (Uncut Gems, Good Time, Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Bling Ring,The Mountain). A24 Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score yesterday. Check out our previous article for the full album details and to learn more about the A24 release.
Also opening wide is the horror comedy Anaconda co-written and directed by Tom Gormican and starring Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Daniela Melchior, Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn and Selton Mello. David Fleming (Superman, The Last of Us, Eternity, Damsel, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Alto Knights, Jim Henson: Idea Man, Americana) has composed the film’s original music. Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score yesterday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the Sony Pictures Classics release.
Cho Young-wuk Scoring Park Chan-wook’s ‘No Other Choice’
Composer Cho Young-wuk is reteaming with director Park Chan-wook on the upcoming South Korean comedy thriller No Other Choice. The film is based on the novel The Ax by Donald Westlake and stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Yejin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, Cha Seung-won and Yoo Yeon-seok. The movie follows a man who is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he worked tirelessly for many years and grows increasingly desperate in his hunt for new work.