So much of the Oscars conversation around A24is astonishing The Brutalist (out in select theaters beginning December 20) has been whether it will be nominated for Best Picture. Based on the reviews, it seems like a close lock. Brady Corbet’s nearly four-hour epic, about a Jewish architect (played by Adrien Brody) who survives the Holocaust and emigrates to the United States, has a 97 percent “Fresh” rating on Rotten Tomatoes and has been hailed as a “new great American masterpiece.” But don’t forget the other categories The Brutalist can (and should!) be nominated in, including Best Original Score.

Composer Daniel Blumbergs The Brutalist score is an impressive feat, and now you can hear it for yourself. Milan Records has shared the film’s three-part overture, “Overture (Ship),” “Overture (László)” and “Overture (Bus),” ahead of the release of the full soundtrack on December 13.

“Brady and I wanted there to be continuous music for the first 10 minutes of the film, and the entire opening sequence was recorded and choreographed to the music using my first demos,” Blumberg said in a statement. “The overture introduces the principal players who appear throughout the film – including pianists John Tilbury, Sophie Agnel and Simon Sieger; Axel Dörner on trumpet; Evan Parker on sax – and it also covers the whole spectrum of sound and dynamics, the cacophony of the brass, the repetition of the prepared piano, the more lyrical piano melodies and the instrumental techniques that blur with the diegetic sound. With the overture, I wanted to create this extremely disorienting, sensory overload that immediately immerses you in the film.”

You can listen to the overture below and see The Brutalist trailer above.

The Brutalist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is out 13/12 via Milan Records. You can find more information here.