The History of Sound

Synopsis

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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Cast

Paul Mescal

Lionel Worthing

Josh O'Connor

David White

Chris Cooper

Older Lionel

Molly Price

Lionel's Mother

Raphael Sbarge

Lionel's Father

Hadley Robinson

Belle Sinclair

Michael Schantz

Bob Sinclair

Peter Mark Kendall

Nathan McCloud

Emma Canning

Clarissa Roux

Alison Bartlett

Samantha

Alessandro Bedetti

Vincent

Briana Middleton

Thankful Mary Swain

Gary Raymond

William Swain

Michael D. Xavier

Mr. Roux

Emily Bergl

Mrs. Roux

Aidan Redmond

John Conway

Aedin Moloney

Mary Conway

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Leo Cocovinis

Young Lionel

Tom Nelis

Lionel's Grandfather

Brian Hutchison

Hal

Crew

Art

• Dan West Storyboard Artist
• Deborah Jensen Production Design
• Jurasama Arunchai Art Direction
• Mary Fellows Set Decoration
• Chantal Rivera Assistant Set Decoration
• Patrick Barker Key Construction Grip
• Maximilian Bode Graphic Designer
• Grace Calderley Assistant Property Master
• Casey Devlin Set Dresser
• Benedetta Gagliardi Assistant Property Master
• Ryan Gertsen Construction Coordinator
• Cece Hobson Props

Camera

• Alexander Dynan Director of Photography
• Greg Arch "A" Camera Operator
• Greg Arch Steadicam Operator
• Stratton Bailey Key Grip
• Gwen Capistran Still Photographer
• Joy Carnebianca Second Assistant Camera
• Seth Crosby Grip
• Alessio Galasso Focus Puller
• Timur Gavrilenko Digital Imaging Technician
• Roberto Gentili "B" Camera Operator
• Andrew Landreville Grip
• Zeren Londah Additional Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Miyako Bellizzi Costume Design
• Michael Buonincontro Hair Department Head
• Sarah Graalman Makeup Department Head
• Melanie Licata Key Makeup Artist
• Beth Rolon Key Hair Stylist
• Michael Zambrano Hair Department Head
• Alison Evans Set Costumer
• Mia Flanagan Assistant Costume Designer
• Adrian Flores Wardrobe Supervisor
• Margaret Goldrainer Set Costumer
• Alexandra Kennedy Assistant Costume Designer
• Kat Lawhead Set Costumer

Crew

• Natalia Danilova Scenic Artist
• Michael Galgano Scenic Artist
• Nicholas Janaro Special Effects
• Joseph Sacco Special Effects Coordinator
• Drew Leary Stunt Coordinator
• Matt Berman Stand In
• Bianca Grimshaw Legal Services
• Chris Barnes Stunts
• Spencer Barnes Stunts
• Riley Barnes Stunts
• Rob Weintraub Stunts
• Aaron Joshua Stunts

Directing

• Oliver Hermanus Director
• 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
• Giulia Cosentino Second Assistant Director
• Benedetta Barroero First Assistant Director
• Luke Tolen Second Assistant Director

Editing

• Chris Wyatt Editor
• Mae Sussman First Assistant Editor

Lighting

• Alessandra Bellini Electrician
• Christopher Bird Electrician
• Reece Clemmons Best Boy Electric
• Cory Dahn Best Boy Electric
• Manoj Gurung Electrician
• Andrew Hubbard Gaffer
• Stefan Lan Rigging Gaffer
• Fabio Policastro Gaffer
• James Saluzzi Key Rigging Grip
• Caiya Sanchez-Strauss Additional Lighting Technician
• Josh Sheehan Lighting Technician
• Jay Warrior Lighting Technician

Production

• Lisa Ciuffetti Producer
• Andrea Roa Producer
• Andrew Kortschak Producer
• Thérèsa Ryan Producer
• Sara Murphy Producer
• 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

Sound

• 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
• Christopher J. Leone Boom Operator
• Marissa Littlefield ADR Editor
• Craig Mann Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• John-Paul Natysin Utility Sound
• Francesco Ravè Utility Sound

Visual Effects

• Agnes Asplund Visual Effects Supervisor
• Carl Persson Digital Compositor
• Aki Särkiniemi Digital Compositor

Writing

• Ben Shattuck Screenplay
• Ben Shattuck Short Story

Photos