Blumberg, Daniel - The Brutalist (Original Soundtrack) (2LP Vinyl) (Vinyl LP)

Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Original Score. That the film, shot in vintage VistaVision format, is driven by its music becomes clear right from the start: it opens with a gripping 10-minute overture composed by Daniel Blumberg. The story follows Hungarian architect László Toth (Adrien Brody) as he rebuilds his life in post-war America.

The film score blends grand brass orchestrations, lyrical piano melodies, and improvised jazz, embodying the brutalist design aesthetic with its rich and resonant sound. For this, Blumberg collaborated with musicians from the UK and across Europe, including Axel Dörner (trumpet), Evan Parker (saxophone), Sophie Agnel (piano), and John Tilbury (piano).

For the film’s jazz club scene, Blumberg assembled a quartet that performed live on set, creating one of the film’s most dynamic pieces. In the film’s epilogue, set in the 1980s, synth-pop pioneer Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure) can be heard transforming the film’s main theme into a synth- and drum machine-driven track.

Tracklisting:

SIDE A 

1. Overture (Ship)  
2. Overture (László)  
3. Overture (Bus)  
4. Chair  
5. Van Buren's Estate  
6. Library  
7. Jazz Club  
8. Porn  

SIDE B 

1. Monologue  
2. Up the Hill  
3. Pennsylvania  
4. Bicycle  
5. Steel  
6. Intermission  

SIDE C 

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
   

SIDE D 

1. New York  
2. Stairs  
3. Carrara  
4. Marble  
5. Tunnel  
6. Construction  
7. Heroin  
8. Search Party  
9. Epilogue (Venice)