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.
Contents
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.
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)