The Brutalist Case

The New Frontiers of Integrated Soundtrack

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Keywords:

Integrated soundtrack, Film music, Daniel Blumberg

Abstract

This paper aims to examine how the trend of a holistic conception of the soundtrack, fostered by technological progress, is assuming new forms in recent productions. Through a case study of Daniel Blumberg’s score for The Brutalist (Brady Corbet, 2024), the paper highlights a new variation of the concept of the integrated soundtrack.

Author Biography

  • Maria Socci, Naples Academy of Fine Arts

    A media music composer and high school literature teacher, she is currently a PhD candidate in Film Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples. She graduated with honors in Modern Literature and then specialized with honors in Media Music Composition at the “Santa Cecilia” Conservatory in Rome. She has attended advanced courses at prestigious institutions such as the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the Accademia Chigiana. Since 2023, she has been collaborating with the online magazine Cinefacts.it, writing a column on cinema and music. Since 2019, she has composed soundtracks for audiovisual projects.

References

S. Corelli, S. Mainetti, G. Martinelli, Dialoghi, Musica, Effetti: il Suono nell’Audiovisivo, Lambda Edizioni, Roma 2024.

S. Agugliaro, Comporre musica per film in ambiente digitale. Interviste ai protagonisti, NeoClassica, Roma 2025.

R. Calabretto, L. Cossettini (a cura di), Le nuove scritture musicali per il cinema, Libreria Musicale Italiana, Lucca 2022.

K. J. Donnelly, Occult Aesthetics. Synchronization in Sound Film, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2014.

K. Kalinak, Musica da film. Una breve introduzione, tr. it. E. M. Ferrando, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010.

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Published

31-05-2026

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 00 (2026): The new frontiers of cinema and audiovisuals

Section

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Copyright (c) 2026 Maria Socci (Author)

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How to Cite

The Brutalist Case: The New Frontiers of Integrated Soundtrack. (2026). BLACKOUT. Cinema and Other Visions, 1(00). https://blackout.abana.it/index.php/blackout/article/view/14

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