Daniel Blumberg - The Brutalist OST - CD - Pre Order 2/5/25

This is a pre order title for release 2.5.25 (Release date subject to change)

Nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Original Score, and shot in the glorious, vintage VistaVision format, Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist stands as a monumental achievement in filmmaking. Opening with a mesmerizing and continuous 10-minute overture, composer Daniel Blumberg’s music sets the stage for the film’s epic narrative, which spans multiple decades and follows fictional Hungarian architect László Toth (played by Adrien Brody) as he rebuilds his life in post-war America.

Encompassing large-scale brass orchestrations, intimately lyrical piano melodies and freewheeling, improvisational jazz, The Brutalist’s score is as ambitious and broad in scope as the film itself. Envisioning the score as slabs of sound – rich and resonating while also measured and restrained – the music developed into the sonic embodiment of the Brutalist design aesthetic, where imposing scale and raw textures meet values of simplicity and economy. To craft its singular sound, Blumberg worked with a cast of boundary-pushing musicians and improvisers, traveling across the UK and Europe with a custom-built remote recording setup to capture his players on location. Exploiting the tension between the fluidity of improvised music and the meticulous precision of film scoring, Blumberg coaxed out beautifully rich and resonant performances from his collaborators, including avant-garde innovators Axel Dörner (trumpet), Evan Parker (saxophone), Sophie Agnel (piano), and John Tilbury (piano), to name a few.

The double CD edition from Milan Records includes the 32-track score alongside credits and film photography designed by The Brutalist title designer Sebastian Pardo in close collaboration with Daniel Blumberg 

TRACKLISTING  

1. Overture (Ship)

2. Overture (László)

3. Overture (Bus)

4. Chair

5. Van Buren’s Estate

6. Library

7. Jazz Club

8. Porn

9. Monologue

10. Up the Hill

11. Pennsylvania

12. Bicycle

13. Steel

14. Intermission

CD-2

1. Erzsébet

2. Handjob

3. Bath

4. Building Site

5. Ribbon Cutting

6. Picnic by the Lake

7. Gordon's Dinner

8. Looking at You

9. Vidui

10. New York

11. Stairs

12. Carrara

13. Marble

14. Tunnel

15. Construction

16. Heroin

17. Search Party

18. Epilogue (Venice)

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