South Korean Cinema. Music The traditional song used near the end of the film, while the adult monk is climbing the mountain, is called "Jeongseon Arirang", sung by Kim Young-im. The film score was composed by Ji Bark. Controversy A sequence was excised from the international version of the film, likely due to its animal cruelty. See also Contemporary culture of South Korea References External links Official website Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... And Spring at HanCinema Review of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring at The New York Times Review at koreanfilm.org 2003 films 2003 drama films Best Picture Blue Dragon Film Award winners Best Picture Grand Bell Award winners Fiction about animal cruelty Metaphysical fiction films Films about Buddhism Films directed by Kim Ki-duk 2000s Korean-language films Sony Pictures Classics films South Korean drama films South Korean independent films 2003 independent films Self-censorship Animal cruelty incidents in film Works about seasons 2000s South Korean films