The History of Sound

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2025 PG-13 2h 8m
6.3 /10
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The History of Sound
The History of Sound
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In 1917, two young music students attending the Boston Conservatory bond over a mutual love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song-collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

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WhiteBalloonProductions

This film didn't get the attention it deserved. It is a slow, slow burn, and patience is required. The payoff is explosive. What an incredible story, ...

Geronimo1967
30 Jan 2026

Man of the moment Paul Mescal also had a hand on the tiller of this drama about a musical prodigy (“Lionel”) who grew up subsistence farming in rural ...

bmnics
9 Nov 2025

Brokeback for Academics I liked it, but it needed much much much more music. My folk music loving heart is melting.

B
7 Nov 2025

The History of Sound: The Casablanca of the 21st Century "The History of Sound" is an incredibly powerful love story, I'm calling it the "Casablanc...

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