Composer’s Talk with Daniel Blumberg
- Time
- Feb 18th 2026
- Location
- Radialsystem / Halle
- Guests
- Daniel Blumberg
Academy Award–winning composer Daniel Blumberg ("The Brutalist") has built a career by trusting instinct over certainty. His music begins in a place of raw emotion, leaning into tension and unpredictability, where discomfort becomes part of the creative spark. His scores, most recently for "The Testament of Ann Lee" (in Berlinale Special), are opening space for feelings that are often difficult to frame. In this conversation, Daniel dives into his musical curiosity, exploring his love for improvisation, and his willingness to get lost in the process, shaping a body of work that thrives on chaos and confusion, and the surprising clarity that can emerge from both.
Daniel Blumberg
Daniel Blumberg is a singular voice in contemporary composition, a musician, songwriter, and multidisciplinary artist whose work blurs the lines between improvisation, minimalism, and experimental song. In 2025, he won both the Academy Award and BAFTA for his epic score to The Brutalist (dir. Brady Corbet) and his latest work include the original songs and score for Mona Fastvold’s film The Testament of Ann Lee (2025) and the score for Gianfranco Rosi’s film Below The Clouds (2025).
A longtime collaborator with avant-garde musicians such as Maggie Nicols, Billy Steiger, Tom Wheatley and Steve Noble, Blumberg has released several solo albums on Mute and performed at institutions including the ICA and Cafe OTO. With a practice rooted in intensity, vulnerability, and artistic autonomy, Daniel Blumberg is redefining the possibilities of the contemporary film score and the song itself.