Sound of Noise

The musical mayhem -makers in the Sound of Noise use anything and everything as instruments to wreak havoc on their city – roadways, power lines, unconscious men, bank notes and bulldozers. Their drive-by drumming and beguiling beats are the centerpiece of a story about a hypersensitive police detective engaged in his own battle with music and musicians.  

There’s not much missing from The Sound of Noise. The Swedish film is one part cop drama, two parts musical and a dash of romance.  It all comes together to tell the story of Amadeus Warnebringe, the oldest son in a very talented musical family, who fights a band of rogue beat artists who are using the city, it’s infrastructure, residents and institutions for their renegade attacks.

Billed as a musical thriller and considered one of the best films at Fantastic Fest 2010, Sound of Noise is clever and fun. Watching the detective work out the details of the musical terrorists while trying to avoid music all together presents some strange and amusing scenes. Ultimately, Warnebringe solves the crimes and finds his own kind of peace from the noise of the city and his disproving family. Throw in the attraction he’s beginning to feel for the groups leader and the confusing way their rhythms are curing his musical allergy and you’ve got a charming film that leaves you tapping your feet while rooting for the bad guys.