Milan hosts the first international festival dedicated to soundtracks It is called SLAM and will be held from November 14 to 16, 2025, at the Triennale
From November 14 to 16, 2025, the Triennale Milano will host the first edition of SLAM – Sounds Like a Movie, a new international festival entirely dedicated to music for cinema. Created by CAM Sugar in collaboration with Triennale Milano, SLAM aims to explore the relationship between sound and moving image, offering three days of events, screenings, concerts, talks, and listening sessions featuring artists, composers, and filmmakers from around the world.
Spread across some of Triennale’s most iconic spaces, the festival will feature over thirty events exploring the past, present, and future of film music. At the heart of SLAM are the exclusive concerts that will close each day of the festival. The Triennale Theater stage will host three internationally acclaimed artists: Lorenzo Senni, a leading figure in contemporary electronic music; Emile Mosseri, composer of the Oscar-nominated score for Minari; and Dustin O’Halloran & Ensemble, known for the soundtrack of Lion and for his contribution to contemporary film composition. The evenings will continue with DJ sets by CAM Sugar Sound System, the Beirut Groove Collective, and Franco-German producer Kangding Ray, winner of the 2025 Cannes Soundtrack Award.
Alongside music, SLAM will feature a rich program of screenings and talks. Among the most anticipated events is the screening of The Brutalist, followed by a conversation with Daniel Blumberg, winner of the 2025 Academy Award for Best Original Score. Among the panels scheduled are Cinema e Musica Ritrovata with Gian Luca Farinelli and Stéphane Lerouge, La paura ha un suono with Lamberto Bava and Claudio Simonetti, and Fashion Pentagramma, which will explore the relationship between fashion and sound with Luca Stoppini and Frédéric Sanchez.
The space Voce, designed for immersive listening experiences, will host a series of listening sessions dedicated to great masters and new voices in film music, including Écoutez le cinéma! by Stéphane Lerouge and Fellini by Rota curated by Andrea Fabrizii, along with a special workshop for younger generations led by Marta Salogni.
The closing day, Sunday, November 16, will be entirely dedicated to Ennio Morricone, featuring the talk Morricone Segreto with Mary Ramos and Holly Adams and the Omaggio a Morricone concert by pianist Enrico Pieranunzi, followed by a conversation with Nicola Piovani and Walter Veltroni.
