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The History of Sound

Released: 2026-01-14
Homepage: https://mubi.com/en/films/the-history-of-sound
Studios: End Cue, Film4 Productions, Tango Entertainment, Fat City, Storm City Films, Closer Media, Film i Väst, Filmgate Films,


Two young music students, Lionel and David, attending the Boston Conservatory in 1917, bond over their shared love of folk music. They reconnect a few years later, embarking on a song collecting trip in the backwaters of Maine.

Director / Directors

Oscar Crane
Third Assistant Director
Bobby Johnsen
Second Second Assistant Director

Josh Muzaffer
First Assistant Director
Alex Scricco
Second Assistant Director
Gordon Bell
Script Supervisor



Cast

Paul Mescal
Character: Lionel
Josh O'Connor
Character: David
Molly Price
Character: Lionel's Mother

Alison Bartlett
Character: Samantha
Michael Schantz
Character: Bob
Chris Cooper
Character: Older Lionel

Raphael Sbarge
Character: Lionel Sr.
Hadley Robinson
Character: Belle
Peter Mark Kendall
Character: Nathan

Emma Canning
Character: Clarissa
Gary Raymond
Character: William
Alessandro Bedetti
Character: Vincent

Michael D. Xavier
Character: Mr. Roux
Aidan Redmond
Character: John Conway
Aedin Moloney
Character: Mary Conway

Leo Cocovinis
Character: Young Lionel
Tom Nelis
Character: Grandfather
Brian Hutchison
Character: Hal


Production and Crew

Andrea Roa
Producer

Dan West
Storyboard Artist
Alexander Dynan
Director of Photography

Tim Haslam
Producer
Sara Murphy
Producer

Ben Shattuck
Screenplay
Paul Mescal
Executive Producer

Lia Buman
Executive Producer
Tim Headington
Executive Producer
Neil Shah
Executive Producer

William Horberg
Executive Producer
Richard D. Lewis
Executive Producer
Farhana Bhula
Executive Producer

Ollie Madden
Executive Producer
Gabrielle Nadig
Executive Producer
Dennis Masel
Executive Producer

Zhang Xin
Producer
Deborah Jensen
Production Design

Jurasama Arunchai
Art Direction
Mary Fellows
Set Decoration
Miyako Bellizzi
Costume Design

Susan Shopmaker
Casting Director
Toni Child
Set Decoration
Chantal Rivera
Assistant Set Decoration

Erin Acker
Makeup Artist
Michael Buonincontro
Hair Department Head
Federica Emidi
Key Makeup Artist

Sarah Graalman
Makeup Department Head
Sonja Gregoire
Hairstylist
Melanie Licata
Key Makeup Artist

Arianna Palmucci
Key Hair Stylist
Beth Rolon
Key Hair Stylist
Tayler Winer
Makeup Artist

Michael Zambrano
Hair Department Head
Samson Jacobson
Assistant Unit Manager
Alessandro Papa
Unit Production Manager

Vittorio Ventura
Unit Manager
Patrick Barker
Key Construction Grip
Maximilian Bode
Graphic Designer

Grace Calderley
Assistant Property Master
Natalia Danilova
Scenic Artist
Michael Galgano
Scenic Artist

Casey Devlin
Set Dresser
Benedetta Gagliardi
Assistant Property Master
Ryan Gertsen
Construction Coordinator

Jisun Kim
Assistant Art Director
Elena Latorre
Art Department Coordinator

Laura Latorre
Set Dresser

Charlotte Pinney
Art Department Production Assistant
Judith C. Posey
Property Master

Gianmarco Rolli
Assistant Art Director
Justine Yeh
Art Department Coordinator
Isabelle Zacharia
Assistant Set Decoration

Isaac Derfel
Sound Effects Editor
Guy Francoeur
Foley Artist
Ruy García
Supervising Sound Editor

Leonardo Giambi
Boom Operator
Brian N. Joseph
Boom Operator
Richard Hart
Sound Mixer

Robyn Huey
Utility Sound

Craig Mann
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John-Paul Natysin
Utility Sound
Francesco Ravè
Utility Sound

Matt Rigby
Dialogue Editor
Roberto Sestito
Sound Mixer

Nicholas Janaro
Special Effects
Joseph Sacco
Special Effects Coordinator
Agnes Asplund
Visual Effects Supervisor

Carl Persson
Digital Compositor
Aki Särkiniemi
Digital Compositor
Spencer Barnes
Utility Stunts

Tyler Galpin
Utility Stunts
Drew Leary
Stunt Coordinator
Greg Arch
"A" Camera Operator

Greg Arch
Steadicam Operator

Gwen Capistran
Still Photographer

Joy Carnebianca
Second Assistant Camera
Reece Clemmons
Best Boy Electric

Cory Dahn
Best Boy Electric
Alessio Galasso
Focus Puller
Timur Gavrilenko
Digital Imaging Technician

Roberto Gentili
"B" Camera Operator
Manoj Gurung
Electrician

Stefan Lan
Rigging Gaffer
Zeren Londah
Additional Grip

Shannon Madden
"B" Camera Operator
Dean Martinez
First Assistant Camera
Thomas Patrick
Digital Imaging Technician

Matthew Richards
Digital Imaging Technician
Kali Riley
Focus Puller

Adam Russell
Second Assistant "A" Camera
James Saluzzi
Key Rigging Grip
Caiya Sanchez-Strauss
Additional Lighting Technician

Josh Sheehan
Lighting Technician
Chandler Tucker
Digital Imaging Technician
Jay Warrior
Lighting Technician

Dave Wells
Key Grip
Lorenzo Zama
Digital Imaging Technician
Matteo Zanchi
Best Boy Electric

Randi Glass
Casting Associate
Allison Hall
Extras Casting

Chiara Mazzanti
Casting Assistant
Alison Evans
Set Costumer
Mia Flanagan
Assistant Costume Designer

Adrian Flores
Wardrobe Supervisor
Alexandra Kennedy
Assistant Costume Designer

Kat Lawhead
Set Costumer
Amos LeBlanc
Ager/Dyer
Luna Lopez
Assistant Costume Designer

Michael Maida
Finishing Producer
Mae Sussman
First Assistant Editor

Joseph Cairns
Location Manager
Francesco Colicigno
Location Manager
Chris Coyne
Location Scout

Doyle Lewis
Assistant Location Manager
Sophronia Ma
Assistant Location Manager
Connor McEwen
Location Assistant

Sarah Brady Stack
Location Manager
Lucy Bright
Music Supervisor
Adriana Alpizar
Assistant Production Coordinator

Angela Argese
Production Assistant
Matt Berman
Stand In
Evan Cathcart
Production Coordinator

Demetra Mertakas
Production Assistant
Coral Naudet
Production Assistant
Jo Ann Gredell
First Assistant Accountant

Bianca Grimshaw
Legal Services
Serena Morrone
Production Office Coordinator
Danielle Ruby Philippa
Production Accountant

Eduardo Sobrino
Production Supervisor
Dylan Tarason
Production Consultant
Maria Teresa Taratufolo
Production Assistant