The History of Sound
Plot.
Two young men during World War I set out to record the lives, voices and music of their American countrymen.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Paul Mescal
Lionel / Executive Producer

Josh O'Connor
David

Molly Price
Lionel's Mother

Alison Bartlett
Samantha

Michael Schantz
Bob

Chris Cooper
Older Lionel

Raphael Sbarge
Lionel Sr.

Hadley Robinson
Belle

Oliver Hermanus
Director / Screenplay

Michael D. Xavier
Mr. Roux

Dan Bittner
Actor

Lisa Ciuffetti
Producer

Samuel H. Levine
Friend

Andrew Kortschak
Producer

Andrea Roa
Producer

Dan West
Storyboard Artist

Alexander Dynan
Director of Photography

Ben Shattuck
Screenplay / Novel

Tim Haslam
Producer

Sara Murphy
Producer

Thérèsa Ryan
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

Chris Wyatt
Editor
Details.
This Movie Is About.
world war i
folk music
gay love
gay theme
lgbt
Wiki.
The History of Sound is an upcoming historical romantic drama film written and directed by Oliver Hermanus. Based on the short story of the same name by Ben Shattuck, it's about the relationship between two men (Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal) who meet in 1916 and then travel together in the summer of 1919 to record the folk songs of their countrymen in rural New England.