The History of Sound
6.8(124) 2025-09-12 128 minDramaRomanceMusic
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.
DirectorOliver Hermanus
ProducerLisa Ciuffetti
ProducerAndrea Roa
ProducerAndrew Kortschak
ProducerThérèsa Ryan
ProducerSara Murphy
ScreenplayBen Shattuck
ProducerZhang Xin
Cast & characters
Paul Mescal
as Lionel
Josh O'Connor
as David
Molly Price
as Lionel's Mother
Alison Bartlett
as Samantha
Michael Schantz
as Bob
Chris Cooper
as Older Lionel
Raphael Sbarge
as Lionel Sr.
Hadley Robinson
as Belle
Peter Mark Kendall
as Nathan
Emma Canning
as Clarissa
Gary Raymond
as William
Alessandro Bedetti
as Vincent
Michael D. Xavier
as Mr. Roux
Emily Bergl
as Mrs. Roux
Aidan Redmond
as John Conway
Aedin Moloney
as Mary Conway
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Leo Cocovinis
as Young Lionel
Tom Nelis
as Grandfather
Brian Hutchison
as Hal
Briana Middleton
as Thankful Mary Swain
Dawn McGee
as College Receptionist
