# The Brutalist (soundtrack)

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.

## Accolades

The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) awards and nominations :
| Award | Year | Category | Recipients | Result |
| Academy Awards | 2025 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| Astra Creative Arts Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Boston Society of Film Critics Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| British Academy Film Awards | 2025 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards | 2025 | Best Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Golden Globe Awards | 2025 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Indiana Film Journalists Association Awards | 2024 | Best Musical Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| New York Film Critics Online Awards | 2024 | Best Use of Music | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Phoenix Critics Circle | 2024 | Best Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| Satellite Awards | 2025 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| Seattle Film Critics Society Awards | 2024 | Best Original Score | Daniel Blumberg | Nominated |
| St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Music Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |
| Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards | 2024 | Best Score | Daniel Blumberg | Won |

## 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 enginer
* 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) | Ref. |
| Various | December 13, 2024 | Digital downloadstreaming | Milan | |