Overview

• Exclusive stills from 'The History of Sound' have been unveiled, showing Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor in period-appropriate settings, including a piano bar and a pool scene.
• The film, directed by Oliver Hermanus, is an adaptation of Ben Shattuck’s award-winning short story and centers on a tender same-sex romance between two music students recording soldiers’ stories after World War I.
• Production faced delays due to pandemic-related financing issues and industry strikes, but filming was completed in 2024, with the final cut now in post-production.
• Hermanus emphasized his intention to create a universally accessible queer narrative that focuses on joy, companionship, and loss rather than struggles tied to sexuality.
• The film will premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and has secured theatrical distribution through MUBI, with a release date still to be announced.