In case you haven't seen it yet, Sound of Metal is a film that follows the journey of metal drummer and addict Ruben (Riz Ahmed) as he begins to lose his hearing.
Basically, the movie is great and here are some behind-the-scenes facts about it:
11....and the lead singer of a Black Sabbath tribute band called Hands of Doom ASL ROCK.
12.The games Diane (played by Lauren Ridloff) and her students play are real ones Ridloff brought from her personal experiences to the film.
13.Before production, supervising sound editor Nicolas Becker brought Marder to an anechoic chamber — a room designed to absorb all sound — so they could experience what it's like to not hear anything, just the sound of their bodies.
14.The sounds Becker created for Ruben's cochlear implants were based on descriptions.
15.The film was actually in development for about a decade before getting made.
16.And finally, this is filmmaker Darius Marder's first feature film as a director. Previously, he was best known for writing the screenplay for The Place Beyond the Pines.