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Soggetto Obsoleto

Role: ComposerFormat: ShortYear: 2021

Soggetto Obsoleto is a short film directed by Nicola Pegg, set in a dystopian society where individuals are periodically evaluated according to their social usefulness and risk being declared "obsolete."

The score is deliberately absent throughout most of the film and enters only in the final section, during the closing dialogue between father and son.

Music is used as a moment of emotional revelation, introducing intimacy and humanity after prolonged restraint, and marking a clear contrast between the impersonal system that governs the story and the private bond at its core.

Proof Quotes

"We got along very well with Pietro’s workflow."
Nicola PeggDirector & ProducerProject: Soggetto Obsoleto
"Pietro understood the scene immediately and delivered cues that fit the edit with minimal revisions."
Nicola PeggDirector & ProducerProject: Soggetto Obsoleto
"Fast, precise communication and an organized, on-time delivery."
Nicola PeggDirector & ProducerProject: Soggetto Obsoleto
Nicola PeggDirector & ProducerProject: Soggetto Obsoleto

Soundtrack

Case Studies

Sitting on the Seashore, First Theme Entrance (Beach)

Soggetto Obsoleto · Reveal · 01:44

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Goal
Crack open Marco's emotions for the first time, without turning the moment into catharsis. Let the theme enter on the father reveal, then cut before the first line so dialogue lands clean.
Result
The scene finally breathes, but the ending lands in minor, keeping the release incomplete. The theme reads as recognition, not commentary.
File delivery
Final mix plus alternates, clearly labelled. Revisions tracked.
Video
Context

Marco reaches the beach. His father is already there, facing the sea. This is the first cue where the score is allowed to bloom fully. The music must open emotional space from the inside, not illustrate the location.

Music in/out
In: 00:00 Piano ticks begin (time held, no melody)
Change: 00:32 Theme enters on father reveal
Out: 01:44 Cut before 'May I sit here with you?'
Note: This is intentionally the first full cue. It opens the film emotionally, but exits before the first spoken line so the dialogue lands pristine.
What was needed
Wanted: Restraint. Internal breathing. Music that feels born inside the scene.
Avoid: Melodrama. Telegraphed emotion. Covering the first spoken line.
Options tested
  • A: Only piano ticks. No theme. Too cold, no emotional doorway.
  • B: Theme on father reveal (light strings + piano + airy synth), stop right before the first request to sit.
  • C: Theme earlier during the walk. Feels manipulative and telegraphs the moment.
Final choice: B
How the music sounds

Goal: unlock Marco's emotions for the first time after a full film of restraint, but without catharsis. 0:00-0:32: only piano ticks, acting as an emotional clock (time held, no melody). 0:32-1:44: the theme, in G major, enters on the father reveal with piano leading, light strings, and an airy synth bed. The orchestration stays deliberately clean and restrained so it opens space without pushing the viewer, then cuts before 'May I sit here with you?' so dialogue lands clean. Harmony keeps a major colour but lands in minor: G-F#m-A-Em, with B minor withheld until the final chord (promise held back, release not complete).

Delivery details
  • Delivery format: WAV (linear PCM)
  • Specs: 48 kHz, 24-bit
  • Sync: aligned to final picture
  • Stems: Piano, Strings, Synth
  • Alt: reduced version for dialogue/editorial flexibility
  • Clean filenames and versioning
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