If you have paid close attention to power lines, you might have noticed metal spring-like structures close to the transmission towers. These spring-like structures are known as lightning arresters, ...

Inside Darius Marder and Nicholas Becker's experiment to create subjectivity through a point of hearing. At the heart of every filmmaking decision is one question: Where is the audience in ...

As Riz Ahmed's drummer loses his hearing and learns how to live in the new world he discovers in, 'Sound of Metal' sound editor and designer Nicolas Becker blended unique soundscapes to create an ...

For a movie about a heavy metal drummer, Sound of Metal revels in the silence. Blackgammon’s music is a punishing hiss that pummels fans with distorted guitars, growling vocals and double-kick drums.

In the universe of cinematic drummers, Ruben Stone, the heavy metal drummer in Darius Mauder’s “Sound of Metal,” is a classic Andrew Nieman. In short, he's a case study of how dedication, obsession ...