"We got along very well with Pietro’s workflow."
Nicola Pegg
Director & Producer
Soggetto Obsoleto
Soggetto Obsoleto
Soggetto Obsoleto è un cortometraggio diretto da Nicola Pegg, ambientato in una società distopica in cui gli individui vengono valutati periodicamente in base alla loro utilità sociale e rischiano di essere dichiarati "obsoleti".
La musica è volutamente assente per gran parte del film e entra solo nella sezione finale, durante il dialogo conclusivo tra padre e figlio.
La colonna sonora funziona come un momento di rivelazione emotiva, introducendo intimità e umanità dopo una lunga sospensione, e segnando un contrasto netto tra il sistema impersonale che governa la storia e il legame privato al suo centro.
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.
Trailer
Soundtrack
Ending Titles
Obsolete Subject And Past Times
Sitting On The Seashore
Case studies
Sitting on the Seashore, First Theme Entrance (Beach)
Sitting on the Seashore, First Theme Entrance (Beach)
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.
Delivery
Final mix plus alternates, clearly labelled. Revisions tracked.
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
00:00Piano ticks begin (time held, no melody)
00:32Theme enters on father reveal
01:44Cut before 'May I sit here with you?'
Wanted
Restraint. Internal breathing. Music that feels born inside the scene.
Avoid
Melodrama. Telegraphed emotion. Covering the first spoken line.
Final choice
B
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.
What they say about the work
"Pietro understood the scene immediately and delivered cues that fit the edit with minimal revisions."
Nicola Pegg
Director & Producer
Soggetto Obsoleto
"Fast, precise communication and an organized, on-time delivery."
Nicola Pegg
Director & Producer
Soggetto Obsoleto