Sound of Noise

2010
R
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

10K

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A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.

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A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of guerilla percussionists whose anarchic public performances are terrorizing the city.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 5 nominations total

Trivia
At the concert the main character's brother is conducting the 2nd movement Haydn's Symphony No 94, the Surprise. It features one loud note - a wake up note - to rouse the possibily sleeping audience, but also as a way of poking fun at the overly pretentious listeners. This fits exactly with one theme of this movie where they are poking fun at the pretentious nature of modern artists who believe everything they make is significant.

Quotes
Sanna: This is a gig! Everybody keep calm! Move! We don't want to hurt anyone! We're only here for the music! You are our audience! Sit down, listen, and nobody will get hurt!

Crazy credits
This is a work of fiction. Don't try this at home - electricity kills!

Connections
References Music for One Apartment and Six Drummers (2001)

Soundtracks
Symphony No. 94 in G Major - Surprise
Written by Joseph Haydn
Performed by The Malmö Opera Orchestra

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Featured review

8/10

Swedish madness!

Viewed at the Festival du Film, Cannes 2010

Now that you've read the plot summary... Okay, a group of drummers terrorise a city with their daring musical 'raids' while a tone deaf, music hating, detective tries to track them down... The Sound of Noise is the kind of dark comedic madness only the Scandinavians do so well: percussionists as musical terrorists laying down the beat for an entire city.

This is a conceit built around the musicians themselves, taking several of their set-piece numbers and weaving them into a narrative structure. In this sense, seen as a film with the classic three act structure, story and character development etc., Sound of Noise is less successful. But as a showcase for amazing musical ability and sheer imagination, this film cannot be beaten.