Sound of Metal's Brilliant Sound Design
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- Опубліковано 24 лип 2024
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Chapters:
00:00 The Sound of Sound of Metal
00:40 The Soundscape of Hearing Loss
01:56 Perspectives in Recording
03:17 The Importance of Contrast
06:22 Foley in The Foreground
08:33 Hearing The Character Arc - Фільми й анімація
Thank you to Alex Knickerbocker for his help with this video! I found his channel last year, and I think he makes some of the best content about sound recording and post on UA-cam, so go check him out and subscribe! ua-cam.com/users/AlexKnickerbocker
Thanks Thomas! Was great speaking with you about the sound of such a powerful film. 🔊
@@axk your channel (and sound in film in general) is so underrated. Can’t appreciate it enough 🙏
I don’t think this is related, but adding to the dramatization of deafness, were the first scenes with sign language. It didn’t have subtitles on, and I was getting so frustrated until I realized, that’s exactly what Ruben was feeling like. They start adding subtitles after he learns.
Great mention! I also noticed this too and thought it was a cool little detail that further helped us empathise with Ruben and what he was experiencing.
I noticed this, too! An incredible sense of immersion placed upon the audience! It was especially noticed as I watch with subtitles with my mom, and they stopped when the signing would normally have been spelled out. Wonderful decision and film.
This movie is a masterpiece. I went from “I feel sorry for him. He’s not going to hear anything ever again.” To “I’m so happy for him. He’s not going to hear anything ever again.” Silence is peace.
As someone with hearing loss. I used to play bass. Now I can't. I can't recognize songs I used to know. I feel I can't watch this movie without crying. I cant hear these details.
Enjoy what you have.
I’m not in your place, and i think the closest i will get to knowing what it feels like is through how it was portrayed in the film. However, i do recommend you to watch the film even if you don’t get to enjoy the sound to its fullest. Above all, what stands out in this movie for me, is its silence and its portrayal of the deaf community. I think it’s a beautiful film that might make you cry, but that’s the beauty of it
Man, that sucks a lot. Here's my email gabsauvage@gmail.com if you need emotionnal support at any given moment feel free to ask
Guitarist with hearing loss. I watched this last night and it made me incredibly emotional. It terrifies me that I will most likely have to go through the same experience as Ruben and ultimately accept that I will eventually have to quit music - a passion of mine - for good. However, I hope to come to the same point of acceptance as Ruben does by the end of the film. It definitely made me realize that we take a lot of what we have for granted.
Absolutely, enjoy what you have.
@@joshguye I am so sorry you have to go through it. I hope you find strength within and turn this challenge into something that will make sense to you
Omg I just realised: The sound of metal is not just the sound of heavy metal music but also the sound of metal you get through the METALLIC cochlear implant!
Right also it could be viewed as the vibration you would recognize as sound like when ruben was playing with the other kid in the park hitting the slide.
The sounds through the cochlear implant only sound metallic in the first few months after activation. Your brain eventually adjusts and makes everything sound natural again. Not perfectly natural mind but close to it.
The ending is one of my favourites, if not just recently then possibly ever. The longer they held onto that shot and the silence, the more I soaked it up and felt the full impact of what Riz's character was experiencing.
I agree! I wish it would’ve been maybe 15-30 seconds longer, it was such a beautiful scene!
@@mattmccune5560 idk. I think if it lasted any longer it might have dragged and that is th last thing you want. I think it wasn't too short and wasn't too long. Just the right amount of time to soke up the brilliant dialogueless scene
When that scene happened I heared ringing in my ears and as someone who has that normally I just thought it was me but then I took my headphones off and realised that's what he was hearing and when I noticed that I lost it I cried through the whole credits I think this is the best movie I have ever heard
@@Jakeyisdead if you mean best sound effects, you would probably be right. It has some of the best sound design I have ever heard in a movie
I know this comment is a year old, but if you enjoyed this ending perhaps you’d appreciate Portrait of a Lady on Fire. One of the only final scenes that has beat Sound of Metal’s for me :)
Favorite movie of the year definetly. The scene where his girlfriend's singing slowly turns into how he hears it with his implant got me crying for the rest of the film... damn
That was a terrifying scene. It must be so sad to be inable to hear the beauty of music
@@souljacem especially when music was his life.
Yeh that scene gave me severe anxiety for about 10 minutes, creepy but so well made
which scene are you talking about
@@exhaustnotemusic5835 it is almost at the end when they're in her family meeting
I cried in the part where he hears his ex gf and her father singing. Music will never be the same for him. So excellent and heartbreaking.
No disrespect to Chadwick Boseman and other nominees, but Riz Ahmed has given out the best performance of the year (together with Mads Mikkelsen) and I truly think he is the one who deserves to win this year in any award.
He absolutely killed it. Working on this video, I just stopped a few times to watch the scene where he (mild spoilers) asks for money- the amount of emotion and conflict that play across his face in that scene- incredible.
Mads in Another Round, right?
Yeah for me, Chadwick is good in a forgettable movie. Also it's kind of a look at me performance.
My top 2 performances so far of 2020!
@@ThomasFlight Sound of Metal has to win an Oscar for Best Sound Editing or Mixing ryte? It's rly that gr8👌the technique n style of making
I loved the fact the movie started with the sound of metal music and ended with the noise of a metal bell
@@hunsinger and the cochlear implant, and the literal metal music genre
So crazy how sound can make a movie so emotional. I nearly teared up when Reuben put on his hearing aids for the first time.
SPOILERS FUCK... lol jk 😇
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The whole 3rd act of this movie is heart breaking (and beautiful) and is one of the best I’ve seen. I think (and hope) that this movie lives on for years to come
I found the scene emotional when he put his cochlear implants off.
Agreed. Btw cochlear implants work differently from hearing aids and its really interesting. Hearing aids just amplify the sounds as you already hear them, so it sounds pretty much "normal," unlike the implants, which use their own sound processor to bypass the ear and send stimuli directly to the nerve. So they can be used for completely deaf people. Not trying to nitpick just wanted to share
And I felt at peace when he took them off
I just got done with this film and man I’m blown away. This is one of those beautiful films which leaves an indelible mark on you. The whole experience was so emotional and the ending was amazing. It just made me realise which I don’t often, that hearing just like other senses is like a privilege which we fail to be grateful for.
SPOILER: The scene where Lou sings with her Dad was, in my opinion, the best use of perspective shifting in the film. They held on the normal audio for so long, finally steadied on Ruben's face, and even then waited what felt like forever to actually shift to what it sounded like for him. They had already shown how unpleasant his implants were, but that moment just really hit it home. So well handled, and it built up so much anticipation.
The sound is amazing, would be disappointing if it doesn't get Oscar nomination at least
I'd love to see it
Good news, it got a lot of nominations!
@@EvaQuielIon 6 to be exact. I think Anthony Hopkins might take the lead oscar win (even tho the lead in this was exceptional), but this movie should definitely win sound design. Such a good movie.
@@EvaQuielIon And it won for sound design (that's what it should have won for!
I've been in bands for over 40 years. I have had some frightening experiences with hearing loss as a result. This film was very emotional for me.
The first half of Sound of Metal feels like horror to me. The slow loss of hearing portrayed by the sound design truly brought the experience to life, especially in the morning routine scene. It really explores how our whole identity can be tied to what and how we take in the world.
The combination of the use sound and perspectives was one of my FAVORITE things about this movie. The scene of him building and testing out his drum kit in the RV while still at the rehab facility is one of the best examples of that. A true masterpiece. I hope it wins well at the Oscars!
A movie this thoughtful and immersive is rare.
I hope it gets some Oscar love!
This scene was the most accurate depiction of AA/NA / recovery in general that I’ve seen.
The actor who played the man who ran the deaf center absolutely nailed a substance abuse counselor. I felt like I’ve met that guy when I watched it
Riz Ahmed is underappreciated, he is great in The Night Of
I hope this film wins best picture, even though I liked I'm Thinking of Ending Things more, I know the Oscars won't nominate that one. The Sound of Metal is an absolute masterpiece.
I'm Thinking of Ending Things was so good
If this movie doesn’t win best sound at the oscars, I’m going to flip a table
No need to ^.^
This movie was deeply personal to me since I am also a drummer that has tinnitus. I even made my own video about this movie because of how deeply I related to it and it was my favorite movie I watched last year! Excellent video!
After the movie I was so sad and googled about CI implants. Looks like they're not THAT bad as shown in the movie (maybe bad configuration, cheap model?), so some people can even enjoy music with Cochlear implants.
I just wanted to calm myself a bit. It was so depressive.
@@sashabagdasarow497 I also read that most of the implants are covered by insurance. That helped me cope with the depressing nature of this movie as well.
There can be no better definition of Grace than to find blessings and what looks like a curse. This movie was powerful.
As a metal drummer myself, this film really hit home. The use of sound in this film is something I've never encountered before, it's done so staggeringly well.
Right, I feel like this was a horror film for drummers 😭
Sound truly is the new frontier of cinema.
The score for The Matrix says as much as the script does.
Such an outstanding performance, Riz Ahmed deserves this Oscar!
Really glad you spoke to the two different sounds of metal in the film; the contrast, significance, and impact. I’ve listened to several interviews, hoping someone would cover it. Not only were you the first, you also captured it beautifully and poignantly. Thx.
I read a piece by Indiewire that the sound design on the film was exquisite and in tune with Ruben Stone's (the character that Riz plays) hearing loss. I have to say I wasn't disappointed.
Maybe one of the most deserved Oscars for sound design. It was a novel approach, with an incredible result.
Thanks for the video on such an intimate film. I loved the use of sound as a major character in the film, building up to the beauty of silence in the last shot of the film
Wonderful video. I looooooved the movie and as an audio engineer, sound designer and producer, it's always nice to see someone delving into the audio side of the film process. I did location sound for a few years and it's a really difficult job to do well.
Trust a film about hearing loss to make people aware about the power of SOUND!
It is 50% of the film even though most screen professionals are concerned about what a film looks like.
Sound is emotional, perceptual and physical. 👏the sound crew should be congratulated on this one 🙌
Great video, thanks Thomas!
This film is so powerful man, I keep coming back to it at times of stress and I feel the need to get grounded during my free time.
Awesome! Love that this film is getting love from video essayists. Danny Boyd just posted a great essay on this yesterday.
Thank u! Really good video
Sound of Metal has made it on the list to being one of my favorite films. Absolutely loved it, and of course your essay here is phenomenal, as always!
WhT is that ringing sound effect called in movies like when a bomb goes off and and the character is disoriented
I think you're probably describing something akin to tinnitus.
Thank you so much for this! Watching just the 5 minutes of your video, I had to look up for the movie and come back for your review.
your videos open my eyes, I'm shocked by how many things I learn every time
Thank you guys for detailed explanation how Sound of Metal's sound design works. It helped me to get more from the movie, than before I watched without noticing these details.
Such a great film, thank you for the breakdown!
this film was easily in my top 10 of 2020. every aspect was exquisitely executed. definitely one to recommend to friends/family I’ve found everyone I shared it with connected with it in a personal/deep way. ✨
I love the effort in this video and the film
good explanation, thank you very much for the video!!! :D
I had a chance to work with one of the two guys on that sound team, super incredible guy. I have yet to see this movie, but hearing him talk about the production process was awesome.
Best of 2020. It hits harder everytime I see it!!
Great video! If you listen to the Tonebenders-episode, Becker talks about how the implant audio was achieved with ircams audiosculpt, which uses FFT to give full control of frequencies over time to mangle and play with the audio. There's probably downsampling/bitcrushing maybe achieved with other software but pretty sure most of it was achieved with audio sculpt.
Excellent video for a great movie!
Oooh never heard of this movie before but now I’m sold! What a perfect example of how to skillfully execute a narrative through sound
Wonderful video!
I’m going to say this just in case no one else has. I appreciate the closed captions, even though I can hear. Some hearing people might not realize captions aren’t always available for things because they don’t rely on them, but I think it is important to appreciate basic accessibility measures because otherwise they might continue to be limited in scope, mostly to things explicitly for people with hearing loss.
Now I know what exactly makes this movie so unique and emotional. Thanks!
Brilliant film and great video!
I think sound team did an excellent job conveying the feeling of anxiety caused by the distorted sound of the cochlear implants. The party scene where Ruben is overwhelmed by the various noises made me so tense. My hearing is ok but in sometimes when too many people are talking (for e.g., at a large dinner party or at a concert when too many people are talking and I can't focus on the music), I experience the same sense of anxiety that I think Ruben was experiencing at Lou's father's birthday party.
The audio gave me goosebumps, thats why it won oscars
Incredible film. They portray the deaf community very accurately as well. It seems like the vast majority do not see it as a disability.
I'm not seeing anyone mention that he was finally able to sit still at the end
i didn't really expect that joe's speech to ruben about stillness was a foreshadowing of the ending scene
Flight! Flight! Flight!
Fascinating information.
I really love this analysis. Thank you. Sound of Metal is my fav film of 2020.
Watched this with my friend yesterday. His reaction is probably best to describe the movie.
"Man, I feel like I'm deaf watching this."
And I still felt that way after a few hours watching the movie 😂
Wow I think this is the best movie of 2020 with the best performance by Riz Ahmed
I really enjoyed this video, makes me wanna see the movie now.
Haha, is this the Derek Coblentz I know? The one that showed me The Great Escape and Ocean's 11 growing up and helped form my love of movies? Either way- Sound of Metal is great, definitely check it out.
Thanks Serj!
Great essay as always @Thomas Flight . Sorry to see it's cold in your place Sir, that you need to wear woolen cap inside! All the best :-)
It's a bit cold around here but it's more to cover the mess I've grown during COVID :)
When he was about to get his implants on, I was feeling as hopeful as Ruben for him to hear again, but then it wasn't what I expected and goddamn that was a tearjerker
Thanks for the spoiler alert. I'm going to watch and come back to this.
My father lost hearing completely in one ear, and he’s been losing the hearing in the ear that still works. This movie made me think about him, it was very emotional
Probably Ahmed 's finest role.
this just got put on prime uk.
I haven't seen a film so powerful in a long time...
Truthfully, I just came here to cry. 😆
I knew seeing even just a small clip from this movie would do it and it did. This was one of the hardest movies to get through as a musician. He goes through one of my deepest fears and it's unbelievably accurate in every aspect. It's one of my favourites but I don't know that I'll be capable of watching it again. Overwhelmingly stunning film.
I watched the movie just because I saw the thumbnail, and gosh I am so glad I watched it with headphone, this movie is amazing.
After seeing it I watched your video juste to realise even more how good it is.
“Thank you all for making this film.” - Beethoven
You are most underrated bro, lots of love from India
🙌
Notice also how the film only follows Ruben the whole time. It really helps to make us understand things from his perspective. Many films with an isolated protagonist do this, but how dedicated Sound of Metal is to this really brings it home.
its amazing to say I know one of the producers on this movie and it is such a fantastic film.
I REALLY want to see this film but in my country, theatres are still closed and it is not available on prime :,(
I hate to say it because it’s important to support good films but... pirate it
@@umbrellacorporation4435 nahhh I can wait, if it was a blockbuster I would have but this is a small indie film, it needs the support
@@juanmam.2113 yea but if we all start pirating indie films in 20 years they will be non-existent
@@juanmam.2113 "big budget" is fairly subjective but THESE are the kind of films worth supporting, not the blockbusters and if you live in a country where the only way of watching a film is illegally, it's totally okay but I live in France, I just have to wait.
@@juanmam.2113 if that is the case, all the power to you
The ending reminds me a lot of the end of Pi by Darren Aronofsky- *spoiler* the protagonist sits peacefully on a bench after trepanning himself to stop the relentless stream of information he was experiencing
Isn't contact mic also used in Silent Voice ?
Again another brilliant movie with a great score
This movie is so great, more people need to see it.
I have what I believe is mild hearing loss in my right ear, which can be annoying when I have headphones on cus now everything's slightly panned to the left, I still have 360 sound in general but if I put my finger in my left ear everything sounds slightly quieter and a little muffled... it's such bs to me that natural hearing is a one way ticket
I remember watching Sound of Metal for the first time and I had to take a break after 20 minutes because I got really dizzy and almost fainted. Having to go through the same experience as Ruben was going through was horrible, but it was so beautifully crafted
What kind of contact mic would be a good option?
I’ll say this is now in my top 10 of the best movies of all time, true lesson in sound design
This is the first movie I've ever seen where I immediately thought "Damn... this better win Best Sound at the Oscars." So deserving of this award, and even if they didn't win, I'll never forget how much this movie made me appreciate what I have.
This film makes me miss an actual movie theater, regular TV or headphones is not the same
High quality surround sound headphones are the way to go. I saw this at TIFF and the audience noises were very noticeable.
incredible film. kind of shocking it's a directorial debut.
Sound of Metal was my film of the year 2020.
Is it weird that I already knew all this without having to learn about it
2:40 Am I supposed to hear something here?
Welp time to restart the video
Riz Ahmed... Well for starters, What an incredible & talented artist... He is The AVATAR of an Brilliant Character Actor.... Intelligent.. Insightful... Intense.
Check out the movie Noise (2007). Similar in that the main character is dealing with a hearing issue, and the sound editing is amazing in my novice opinion.
Y'all need to watch The Tribe. 2014 film shot entirely using sign language with no subtitles.
One other great achievement in sound editing for this movie was making Riz Ahmed sound like Gary Vaynerchuk.
I wish you could talk more about the MAKERS behind the sound of Sound of Metal.
Have u seen the disciple( 2020 )?
Thomas!!!