Also fittingly, the award was presented by the film’s star, Riz Ahmed.
“We believe it’s one of the reasons the film has been received so beautifully.”
Becker and director Darius Marder made great efforts to portray Ruben’s experience authentically.
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Becker built a small microphone to fit in Ahmed’s mouth and capture the sound of his breathing.
Sound of Metalhas no real score; instead of music, it has these reverberations and distortions.
“The idea was to make it really, really naturalistic,” Becker told theWashington Post.
“When the audience is listening and looking at the film, it’s not illustrative.
It’s created a direct connection with their memories, you know?”
Sound of Metalis streaming on Amazon Prime.
