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The History of Sound

2025 · 128 min

A tender, aching period romance that unfolds slowly, steeped in folk music and quiet longing, leaving a lingering sadness.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, grief, memory, isolation
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
memory
isolation
identity
Places: countryside
big city
school
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong