The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album composed by Daniel Blumberg for the 2024 film The Brutalist by Brady Corbet. It was digitally released by Milan Records on December 13, 2024.
Production Composer Daniel Blumberg had written over two hours of music for the film. He stated that his biggest challenge was finding the right instruments to evoke the time periods of the film. He used brass instruments like the trumpet to convey "very peculiar sounds related to the construction".
The soundtrack opens with an overture in three parts, as Blumberg and Corbet wanted the first 10 minutes of the film to have continual music. The opening sequence of the film was choreographed and filmed to Blumberg's demos of the overture.
Release The soundtrack was released digitally on December 13, 2024. Ahead of the soundtrack's release, the three overture tracks were released on November 22, 2024.
Track listing
Accolades
+ The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) awards and nominations Award Year Category Recipients Result Academy Awards 2025 Best Original Score Daniel Blumberg Astra Creative Arts Awards 2024 Best Original Score Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2024 Best Original Score British Academy Film Awards 2025 Best Original Score Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2024 Best Original Score Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 Best Score Golden Globe Awards 2025 Best Original Score Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards 2024 Best Musical Score Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards 2024 Best Score New York Film Critics Online Awards 2024 Best Use of Music Phoenix Critics Circle 2024 Best Score San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards 2024 Best Original Score Satellite Awards 2025 Best Original Score Seattle Film Critics Society Awards 2024 Best Original Score St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2024 Best Music Score Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards 2024 Best Score World Soundtrack Awards 2025 Film Composer of the Year Discovery of the Year
Personnel All music composed by Daniel Blumberg Daniel Blumberg – producer, recording engineer, piano, harmonica, keyboards, synthesizer Peter Walsh – producer, mixing engineer, recording engineer, percussion, brass Frank Arkwright – mastering engineer Sophie Agnel – piano John Tilbury – piano Tom Wheatley – double bass Joel Grip – double bass Elena Kakaliagou – French horn Pierre Borel – alto saxophone Seymour Wright – alto saxophone Evan Parker – soprano saxophone Axel Dörner – trumpet Carina Khorkhordina – trumpet Hilary Jeffery – trombone Simon Sieger – tuba, trombone, piano Robin Hayward – tuba James Dunn – percussion Michael Griener – percussion Steve Noble – percussion Antonin Gerbal – drums Vince Clarke – synthesizer, drum machine Adrien Brody – vocals (tracks 9, 24)
Release history +Release history and formats for The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Various December 13, 2024 Milan
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