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The History of Sound

7.0(164)20252h 8m7

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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Status
Released
Budget
$2.5M
Box office
$3.2M
Language
English
  • world war i
  • boston, massachusetts
  • conservatory
  • folk music
  • road trip
  • maine
  • male homosexuality
  • period drama
  • new england
  • based on short story
  • oxford, england
  • lgbt

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United Kingdom, United States of America, Sweden

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalA23 Jan 2026
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival30 Aug 2025
    • TheatricalR12 Sept 2025
    • Digital / OTTRMUBI1 Nov 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival18 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical1523 Jan 2026
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMRussell Hobbs British Film Festival8 Nov 2025
    • TheatricalM18 Dec 2025
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical19 Sept 2025
    • Digital / OTTMUBI1 Nov 2025
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1319 Feb 2026
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival22 Oct 2025
  • BelgiumBE

    • PremiereOstend Film Festival3 Feb 2026
    • Theatrical25 Feb 2026
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival16 Oct 2025
    • Theatrical1426 Feb 2026
    • Digital / OTT14VOD12 Apr 2026
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical1429 Jan 2026
  • EstoniaEE

    • PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival7 Nov 2025
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival21 May 2025
    • PremiereDeauville American Film Festival 7 Sept 2025
    • PremiereFestival Chéries Chéris21 Nov 2025
    • Theatrical25 Feb 2026

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The History of Sound was released on 12 September 2025.

Audience reviews

4
  • B

    badelf

    11/7/2025

    9/10

    The History of Sound: The Casablanca of the 21st Century "The History of Sound" is an incredibly powerful love story, I'm calling it the "Casablanca" of the 21st century. That's not hyperbole. Like Bogart's immortal line: "If that plane leaves the ground and you're not with him, you'll regret it. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon and for the rest of your life." Oliver Hermanus's film understands the we…

  • B

    Bessie

    11/9/2025

    Brokeback for Academics I liked it, but it needed much much much more music. My folk music loving heart is melting.

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/30/2026

    7/10

    Man of the moment Paul Mescal also had a hand on the tiller of this drama about a musical prodigy (“Lionel”) who grew up subsistence farming in rural Kentucky. With little to entertain the family but their own skills, he was not only a singer but he could imagine music as something altogether more tangible than most. It’s at a conservatory that he encounters kindred spirit “David” (Josh O’Connor) and swiftly the two …

  • W

    WhiteBalloonProductions

    2/9/2026

    This film didn't get the attention it deserved. It is a slow, slow burn, and patience is required. The payoff is explosive. What an incredible story, brought to life by actors who have such a gift and understanding of the power of subtlety and nuance.

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