The first trailer has been released for Oliver Hermanus's film The History of Sound, starring Emmy winner Josh O'Connor (The Crown) and Paul Mescal (Aftersun, Gladiator II). Deadline reported that the World War I love story is adapted from Ben Shattuck's Pushcart Prize-winning short story about two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O’Connor), "who meet at the Boston Conservatory, where they bond over a deep love of folk music." Years later, an "unexpected reunion, ensuing love affair, and the music they collect and preserve, will shape the course of Lionel's life far beyond his own awareness."
Hermanus (Beauty, Moffie) directs for Cop Car producer End Cue. Molly Price, Alison Bartlett, and Chris Cooper also star. Mubi, which took North America rights at Cannes, has set the film's U.S. theatrical release for September 12.