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The Sound of Silence (2019) is a thoughtful drama starring Peter Sarsgaard and Rashida Jones. The film follows a man who works as a “house tuner,” helping people adjust the energy of their homes, while confronting his own emotional challenges. With a meditative pace and deeply reflective storytelling, the movie explores themes of human connection, personal growth, and the search for balance and understanding in life.  The Sound of Silence 2019, The Sound of Silence full movie, Peter Sarsgaard The Sound of Silence, Rashida Jones The Sound of Silence, contemporary drama film, emotional journey movie, character driven drama, personal growth story, human connection film, introspective drama movie, thoughtful storytelling cinema, reflective life story, modern 2010s drama, contemplative journey movie, life balance story, engaging narrative film, inspiring drama movie, moving emotional story, psychological reflection film, meditative drama cinema, thoughtful character film, introspective life journey

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00:00:00You

00:00:3025, 30, 35, 40, 41, 42, Parkinson, make it 42, the noise in Times Square,

00:01:00deprives us of 42% of our hearing.

00:01:21Stop the phonograph fire.

00:01:30Stop it.

00:01:32Stop it.

00:02:04I don't know.

00:02:34What are you listening to?

00:02:36I'm not listening to anything.

00:02:40Nothing?

00:02:42I'm right.

00:02:44These are for hearing nothing.

00:02:52So, how much longer is this gonna take, man?

00:03:04Look, I thought I was paying you to soundproof my apartment or something.

00:03:18It's a B-flat.

00:03:20What is?

00:03:22Your heating unit.

00:03:24That's a shitty radiator.

00:03:26You do hear the noise, though, right?

00:03:30Your problem is your heating unit.

00:03:32When paired with the low tones produced by your kitchen appliances,

00:03:34the note emitted from your radiator is contributing to your...

00:03:40...anxiety.

00:03:42Really?

00:03:46Mm-hmm.

00:03:48Mm-hmm.

00:03:50Mm-hmm.

00:03:52...

00:03:56...

00:04:00...

00:04:02Call this number next Tuesday afternoon if you have any other issues.

00:04:32Hello, you've reached the answering machine of Peter Lucia.

00:05:02If I've given you my number, you've dialed it correctly, but at the wrong time.

00:05:08Please briefly describe your situation and leave a telephone number.

00:05:15Hey, Peter, this is Brian Mauston down in Tribeca.

00:05:20Listen, you know I was a little skeptical at first, but I honestly haven't slept this well in months.

00:05:29Thank you for whatever you did to my plunder.

00:05:33Hi, I got your number from my friend Alex.

00:05:37I'm looking to set up an appointment for, well, whatever you did for Alex.

00:05:44He and his girlfriend are getting along great right now.

00:05:49My number is 646-240-008.

00:05:53The radiator is contributing to your anxiety.

00:06:02Did you hear the noise, though, right?

00:06:07It's a B-flat.

00:06:10What is it?

00:06:11Your heating unit.

00:06:12What is it?

00:06:34Field test, Central Park, G Major.

00:07:04Field test, Central Park, G Major.

00:07:34Field test, Central Park, G Major.

00:08:04Field test, Central Park, G Major.

00:08:14I guess you're Peter.

00:08:16Yeah.

00:08:17I'm Ellen.

00:08:18Do you want to go inside?

00:08:22Actually, I would prefer to ask you some questions

00:08:23outside the apartment first, before we enter.

00:08:26Oh.

00:08:28OK.

00:08:29You want to have a seat?

00:08:34That's helpful for me if I record this.

00:08:37You don't mind?

00:08:39Sure, that's fine.

00:08:41It's a lot more formal than I expected.

00:08:45I've found that when clients talk about their homes,

00:08:48when inside them, they tend to speak less directly

00:08:51about the issue.

00:08:54Right.

00:08:55It can be difficult to talk about a relationship problem,

00:08:58in this case, your apartment, with a partner present.

00:09:06I never thought about it that way.

00:09:09So to begin, you'd describe to me your person.

00:09:15My person?

00:09:17Yourself.

00:09:18Oh, like, um, say my name, introduce myself,

00:09:23like that kind of thing?

00:09:24As you wish.

00:09:26Um, well, my name is Ellen Chasen.

00:09:29I am from Ohio.

00:09:31But now I live in New York.

00:09:36Perhaps, uh, you could describe your issue to me now.

00:09:40I, um, I am always tired.

00:09:44Exhausted, actually.

00:09:46By the time I get to the office in the morning,

00:09:49I am tired again.

00:09:51And where do you work?

00:09:54Um, I work at a non-profit, um, for low-income families.

00:09:59It's in Midtown.

00:10:01And do you walk to work?

00:10:03Yeah, I get to help people every day.

00:10:06So, watching them, they get to start their lives over.

00:10:10I get to see that.

00:10:12It's nice.

00:10:13No, no, I, I asked, do you walk to work?

00:10:17Oh, uh, sorry.

00:10:20Um, no, it would be like 40 blocks.

00:10:24I need an extended period of time in each room.

00:10:40Specifically kitchen, bathroom, bedroom.

00:10:44Yeah, that's no problem.

00:10:46Can I get you some water or anything?

00:10:49Actually, I need it just like this.

00:10:51No additional sounds.

00:10:53No additional appliances.

00:10:54No.

00:10:58No, thank you.

00:10:59Kitchen.

00:11:29Censer, can I get you?

00:11:31Okay.

00:11:35Censer?

00:11:36Censer.

00:11:39Censer.

00:11:42Censer, can you pop it?

00:11:44Censer.

00:11:54Censer.

00:11:55Censer.

00:11:56Censer.

00:11:57Censer.

00:11:58I don't care what I do.

00:12:24Hilary.

00:12:26Hi, yeah, sorry.

00:12:27I can't talk because I have a company right now.

00:12:30No, that's not why.

00:12:34Yeah, okay, I'll see you later.

00:12:36Okay, bye.

00:12:48So, at this point I'll need to go into your bedroom,

00:12:51if that's all right with you, Ella.

00:12:53Well, I typically save this visit for last

00:12:55since it is the most personal,

00:12:57but hopefully you feel a little more comfortable with me by now.

00:13:02Of course.

00:13:03By all means.

00:13:06Can I watch?

00:13:10Hmm.

00:13:11When do I lie down?

00:13:14Is that typical?

00:13:16You mentioned over the phone that you're having trouble sleeping at night.

00:13:21Is that right?

00:13:22Is that right?

00:13:23Yes.

00:13:35Hmm.

00:13:37It helps me if I recreate your morning routine as closely as possible.

00:13:41Would you say you're a side sleeper?

00:13:44No.

00:13:45No.

00:13:46I'll have to review my materials to be certain, but I think your problem is in the kitchen.

00:14:02Do you eat bagels every morning?

00:14:05Uh, uh, no.

00:14:08Sometimes.

00:14:10Usually toast with some fruit.

00:14:15I think you need a new toaster.

00:14:18That should do it.

00:14:19I noticed your toaster produces an E-flat, and your refrigerator hums at a clear G.

00:14:36Now the foundation note is a subtle but condensing seed throughout the entire apartment.

00:14:42Here.

00:14:43Here.

00:14:53Hear that?

00:14:54Hmm?

00:14:56The mechanical sound?

00:14:58Or, uh, perhaps it's wind patterns on the east side?

00:15:07It's remarkably consistent.

00:15:13Anyway.

00:15:14New toaster should solve your problems.

00:15:17Why do you think it's that simple?

00:15:20Technically, your refrigerator's a perfect fifth.

00:15:23And the minor third created by your toaster, combined with the tonic from your neighborhood.

00:15:29And, uh, you've got a depression.

00:15:34So I'll have a new model sent over soon.

00:15:38But we should talk in the next few days.

00:15:41Yes, of course.

00:15:43All right?

00:15:44Come on.

00:15:45Come on.

00:16:13The next few days.

00:16:14I don't know why.

00:16:15We…

00:16:16than...

00:16:17Sorry.

00:16:18Okay!

00:16:19You not get busy.

00:17:53Maybe I should just move to Brooklyn.

00:17:55Want to swap apartments?

00:17:57Yeah.

00:17:58You're still napping.

00:17:59I know.

00:18:00It's nice.

00:18:01It's great.

00:18:02But sometimes it's a little weird living there.

00:18:06The apartment's a little big.

00:18:10And I still get Patrick's mail.

00:18:12I hate that.

00:18:16Anyway, it's cheap.

00:18:18So, why should I leave?

00:18:20Here's to red stabilized apartment.

00:18:24Shit.

00:18:26Oh, here.

00:18:27Let me get you over here.

00:18:28It's okay.

00:18:29I'll grab a towel.

00:18:30There's some towels on the counter there.

00:18:32Okay.

00:18:33Why is everything unplugged?

00:18:42Oh.

00:18:43Yeah.

00:18:44That's Landon's latest phobia.

00:18:45Phobia?

00:18:46He's afraid the apartment will catch fire when we're not at home.

00:18:50Or when we're asleep.

00:18:52Or when we're eating dinner.

00:18:54Or when we're having sex.

00:18:56Okay.

00:18:57It's not a phobia, it's a safeguard.

00:18:58So you just leave it all unplugged?

00:19:00Spontaneous electrical fires are way more common than you think.

00:19:03Okay?

00:19:04Especially in cities.

00:19:05I read about them all the time.

00:19:07It's his OCD.

00:19:09So where are you reading about this?

00:19:10The internet.

00:19:11So how did it go with that house tuner we set you up with?

00:19:15Yeah.

00:19:16Anyway, Landon loves that guy.

00:19:17I love that guy.

00:19:18Yeah, it was, um...

00:19:19It was a little weird.

00:19:20Weird how?

00:19:21Why?

00:19:22You creep?

00:19:23No, no, no, no.

00:19:24Not creepy at all.

00:19:25At all.

00:19:26Although he did lay on my bed.

00:19:27That sounds creepy.

00:19:28But not in a creepy way.

00:19:30Not...

00:19:31He's not a creep.

00:19:32He was actually very polite and very professional.

00:19:35He told me that, um, I need to get a new toaster.

00:19:40What?

00:19:41Why is that so funny?

00:19:42Maybe that's helpful.

00:19:43It sounds ridiculous, but he was talking to me about the tonic of my neighborhood

00:19:50and how my refrigerator is contributing to this oppressive cord.

00:19:57Yeah.

00:19:58What?

00:19:59Yeah, that's his thing.

00:20:00Right.

00:20:01Here, look.

00:20:02This is from Talk of the Town.

00:20:03According to Peter Lucian, the silence is full of sound.

00:20:06As his practice offers solutions for depression, anxiety, fatigue, all of which are triggered

00:20:12by the sonic details of our homes, he explains.

00:20:15After an impromptu tour of the converted Cold War-era fallout shelter he calls home.

00:20:20This guy's so fucking cool.

00:20:22Lucian points out the meticulous labels attached to each appliance, bearing notes and musical chords.

00:20:27Weird, but kind of sexy.

00:20:29Is he single?

00:20:30Are you serious?

00:20:31Only you would find that sexy, by the way.

00:20:33So what do you think?

00:20:34Are you gonna give it a whirl?

00:20:36I'm fine.

00:20:37Really.

00:20:38I mean, I think all this therapy is just too much.

00:20:43It's not for me.

00:20:44Really?

00:20:45I just need to find a way to get some rest.

00:20:48When Landon was training for his marathon last fall, he found a great acupuncture place

00:20:53in Greenpoint.

00:20:54That was from an IT band.

00:20:57Yeah.

00:20:58That's what I'm saying.

00:20:59So maybe it's worth taking a look at.

00:21:01But those are different things.

00:21:02Yeah, but acupuncture.

00:21:24in Greenpoint.

00:21:25Alright, now it's in Greenpoint.

00:21:30I'm sorry.

00:21:31I'm sorry.

00:21:33I'm sorry, but I'm not sure.

00:21:35I'm sorry.

00:21:36I'm sorry.

00:21:37I'm tomorrow's.

00:21:38I'm not sure how much information on Michael he is.

00:21:40I'm sorry maybe.

00:21:41Maybe he's still a little bit quiet.

00:21:42He doesn't answer his question.

00:21:43That's a big surprise.

00:21:45He doesn't answer anything.

00:21:46It's just a small sandwich.

00:21:47I'm sorry.

00:21:49I think so.

00:21:50I'm sorry.

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00:24:23One always sees exactly what one's looking for,

00:24:26not because it's there,

00:24:28but because one desperately wants to believe that it's there.

00:24:32You're saying my research is faulty?

00:24:35No.

00:24:37I'm just cautioning you not to make it too personal,

00:24:39perhaps even obsessive.

00:24:41One must be obsessive in this field of ours,

00:24:44but we have to be careful of too much faith

00:24:51in our own ideas.

00:24:52Excuse me, sorry to interrupt.

00:24:55Peter, this is Samuel Diaz, my TA.

00:24:59I'm advising him on his thesis.

00:25:01So are you still thinking of leaving academia?

00:25:04Formally, yes.

00:25:07I need to get my student loans paid off.

00:25:15I thought your research was really fascinating.

00:25:19Me?

00:25:20Yes.

00:25:25They pick everything apart.

00:25:28Anyone without a PhD gets run through the gauntlet.

00:25:32I could, if you'd like,

00:25:34refer you to some standard guidelines

00:25:36for formatting and publishing.

00:25:40Or perhaps Peter could be a person

00:25:41and talk to you about that lab position

00:25:43that, uh, you're after.

00:25:53Welcome back to the new American Journal of Sound Radio Hour.

00:25:59I'm your host, Dr. Elizabeth Brookings.

00:26:02On today's show,

00:26:03we're discussing the feature story

00:26:04from our latest issue

00:26:06about new findings concerning the Windsor Hall.

00:26:10And how does this all relate to the apartment tunings you conduct?

00:26:40Are you familiar with the concept of a macroscope?

00:26:45You mean a very big microscope?

00:26:48Um, it's a way of seeing things that are larger, so in this case it's a way of seeing patterns.

00:26:56Once the predominant harmonies are determined, they're translated here.

00:27:01So all of this, in a sense, is a macroscope.

00:27:06Typically, I know the solution to a client's issues before I even arrive.

00:27:15And it always works?

00:27:19D...F...A...D minor. That's amazing.

00:27:28You read music?

00:27:30I took piano lessons when I was a kid.

00:27:33You did?

00:27:34Uh-huh.

00:27:36How's your pitch?

00:27:39Sam?

00:27:40How's your pitch?

00:27:43Decent.

00:27:44Uh, my graduate work was on, uh, cochlear neurons in mice.

00:27:49I love the ear.

00:27:51Hmm.

00:27:52Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:27:56Huh, ha, ha, ha.

00:27:57He's pretty cold.

00:27:58Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:27:59Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:28:01Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

00:28:02But at the wrong time, please briefly describe your situation.

00:28:32And leave a telephone number.

00:28:36Hey, Peter.

00:28:38Uh, it's Ellen, Jason.

00:28:42I know, I know we didn't have a call scheduled.

00:28:46I'm not sure how this works.

00:28:48I guess maybe you'll call me back or...

00:28:51Um, thank you for, for coming over.

00:28:56Uh, God, this, this probably sounds so strange.

00:29:00I don't want you to think that I'm calling you because I'm crazy or lonely or...

00:29:08I got the toaster.

00:29:10Um, and I, I'm just wondering if there's anything else I could be doing, you know?

00:29:18When I could expect the prescription to work or...

00:29:26I'll see a change.

00:29:31Okay, thanks. Bye.

00:29:33Bye.

00:29:43Bye.

00:29:44Bye.

00:29:48Red checked.

00:29:51I'm sorry.

00:29:52Bye.

00:29:54Bye.

00:29:55Bye.

00:29:56Bye.

00:29:56Anyway, new toasters should solve your problems.

00:30:14Really think it's that simple?

00:30:19Your refrigerator humps in a clear G.

00:30:22You know, the foundation.

00:30:27Have you remodeled recently?

00:30:29Have you seen any major changes?

00:30:32No, just minor stuff.

00:30:35No new codes of paint or redecorating or anything like that, if that's what you mean.

00:30:43That's what I mean.

00:30:47How would you describe your place?

00:30:50My foot?

00:30:52Yeah, your apartment.

00:30:56Perhaps we should go upstairs now.

00:31:04Field test requirements.

00:31:07Financial destructive.

00:31:10D minor.

00:31:13Confidence.

00:31:14Replace.

00:31:15Carnegie Hall.

00:31:19E minor.

00:31:20Calm.

00:31:21Precise.

00:31:22Lower east side.

00:31:23A flat.

00:31:24Dissonant.

00:31:25Grand Central Station.

00:31:26Off peak.

00:31:30B minor.

00:31:31Gentle.

00:31:32Patient.

00:31:33A flat.

00:31:34A flat.

00:31:35A flat.

00:31:36A flat.

00:31:37Dissonant.

00:31:38Grand Central Station.

00:31:40Off peak.

00:31:42B minor.

00:31:43Gentle.

00:31:44Patient.

00:31:45B minor.

00:31:46B minor.

00:31:47Gentle.

00:31:48Patient.

00:31:49B minor.

00:31:50Gentle.

00:31:51Patient.

00:31:52Not at all.

00:31:53Quarter.

00:31:54Bones.

00:31:55A flat.

00:31:56What happened?

00:31:57A flat.

00:31:58A flat.

00:31:59A flat.

00:32:00A flat.

00:32:01A flat.

00:32:02A flat.

00:32:03B foods.

00:32:04A flat.

00:32:05I tried to solve.

00:32:06A flat.

00:32:07A flat.

00:32:08A flat.

00:32:09A flat.

00:32:10All hours.

00:32:11A flat.

00:32:12A flat.

00:32:13A flat.

00:32:14It didn't matter.

00:32:15Maybe I can't stop.

00:32:16Welcome to Sensory Holdings.

00:32:33Please select an atmosphere while you wait.

00:32:37Desert air.

00:32:39And you must be the house tuner.

00:32:54Peter.

00:32:55Harold Carlisle.

00:32:56We're really glad you finally accepted our invitation.

00:33:00Your assistant mentioned potential for financing my research.

00:33:03Of course, of course.

00:33:05The recent New Yorker article really piqued my interest.

00:33:08So, uh, my assistant pulled materials for our meeting.

00:33:17And it turns out we've actually used some of your designs.

00:33:21How do you mean?

00:33:23Well, the echo decay timer.

00:33:25I understand.

00:33:27At least I heard it was born in the, uh, basement of the Met.

00:33:31Uh-oh.

00:33:33I had a position in the preservation department.

00:33:36It's maintaining period instruments for musical performances to be historically accurate.

00:33:43I mean, we've significantly upgraded the device in the last decade, but the EDT-1 was...

00:33:51It was a cornerstone for concert recording.

00:33:55It was never intended for that purpose.

00:33:58Oh.

00:33:59Well, excuse me.

00:34:00I, um...

00:34:01What was it for them?

00:34:04I was studying harmonic resonance.

00:34:07And, uh, the manufacturer retained my patent in exchange for custom fabrication, but I never wanted it to be marketed for the public.

00:34:17Well, it was a revolutionary product.

00:34:22Tool.

00:34:23Tool.

00:34:24Tool.

00:34:25Of course.

00:34:26I no longer engage with outside fabricators.

00:34:30Well, our clients are Fortune 500 creatures.

00:34:34You're more of a provider for houses, right?

00:34:39Homes.

00:34:40Bespoke domesticity.

00:34:43That's what friends of mine might call it.

00:34:46But really, that's what we're interested in.

00:34:49The market is changing, and we want to cater our products to our customers' private lives.

00:34:55I-I'm offering you an opportunity, Peter.

00:35:20Huh.

00:35:22How has Equilibrium delivered?

00:35:24Well, it's wall colors, fragrances, soundscapes.

00:35:29And our technologies allow our specialists to survey entire homes virtually.

00:35:36Virtually?

00:35:37Well, I mean, it's currently just a web chat, but honestly, you know...

00:35:44The virtual component isn't bulletproof, but the clients love it.

00:35:49Our technologies and our muscle could give you a chance to create an entire atmosphere.

00:36:00Just imagine the ability to influence like that.

00:36:04I think that I've had a very positive influence on the lives of my clients.

00:36:16We bought the matching set when we moved in.

00:36:31I thought you lived alone.

00:36:33I do.

00:36:34I do.

00:36:35I do.

00:36:36Yeah, this is a very long time ago.

00:36:38Mm-hmm.

00:36:39I didn't think it mattered.

00:36:41It shouldn't.

00:36:43So you've been using this every morning?

00:36:46Every morning.

00:36:48You've got a problem here.

00:36:53What do you mean?

00:36:56Mm-hmm.

00:36:57Your feelings continue?

00:37:01Yes, my, um, my feelings continue.

00:37:13Perhaps I should visit your work.

00:37:16Really?

00:37:17To understand what you're doing that might be conflicting with the results.

00:37:21Does anyone have to be there?

00:37:25Well, ideally it would be in the morning.

00:37:28But I could visit in the afternoon and try to replicate a morning scenario.

00:37:34It's just...

00:37:36It's a very unusual thing to have to explain.

00:37:39You know, I like to keep things at my job kind of...

00:37:43Discreet.

00:37:44I understand.

00:37:46Um...

00:37:53Maybe I could come by next week.

00:37:58Okay.

00:38:16What does red mean?

00:38:33It's just an anomaly.

00:38:35Does it affect the research?

00:38:37Of course not.

00:38:39Good.

00:38:41Because I already notified the journal to expect your submission.

00:38:47Can I help you with that?

00:38:50No.

00:38:59You know, I was actually thinking that I could process the tapes a lot faster with the university servers.

00:39:04Uh...

00:39:05Our computers are very efficient.

00:39:08Well, everything here works just fine.

00:39:10Yes.

00:39:11But...

00:39:12It would...

00:39:14Help speed up the workflow.

00:39:17And save me a lot of time because...

00:39:19Obviously I'm still looking for a...

00:39:22Full-time position elsewhere.

00:39:25Bee-

00:39:39Beyond publishing I think there will be a lot of other applications.

00:39:46You know.

00:39:47Once people understand the patterns and the influences,

00:39:53you can do so much with this.

00:40:01How do you mean?

00:40:04I don't know.

00:40:07I guess urban design, architecture, home products.

00:40:13This is about universal constants, not commerce.

00:40:24I'm sorry, I just...

00:40:34Stick out your tongue.

00:40:35My tongue? Really?

00:40:37I can see things on your tongue that can help me.

00:40:43Do you exercise regularly?

00:40:49Sometimes.

00:40:53Okay.

00:40:55You can go to the Blue Room now.

00:40:59Yeah, where should I change?

00:41:03Where should I change?

00:41:33How long do I have to keep these in for?

00:41:45The feeling is deep, but the needles are not.

00:41:49Okay, but...

00:41:51Okay, but...

00:41:5330, sometimes 60 minutes.

00:41:55Okay, I guarantee.

00:41:57I've got here now, but...

00:41:58I've got a lot of people.

00:41:59I've got a lot of people inside.

00:42:01Go.

00:42:02I unhappy with my dad.

00:42:04So...

00:42:05Let's go.

00:42:06First time, let me...

00:42:08Go.

00:42:09Help me.

00:42:10Help me.

00:42:11Help me.

00:42:13Help me.

00:42:14I'll just...

00:42:16Help me.

00:42:17Help me.

00:42:18Help me.

00:42:19Help me.

00:42:20Help me.

00:42:21Help me.

00:42:22Help me.

00:42:23Help me.

00:42:24Uncle Steve, thank you if you want to come here.

00:42:54Uncle Steve, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.

00:44:28Please select an atmosphere for your ride.

00:44:42Ocean breeze.

00:44:46Budget surplus.

00:44:47We'll look at the 3K.

00:44:48It's really great you guys.

00:44:49Let's begin with you.

00:44:51The bad news is we still have to attend

00:44:53the computer's office.

00:44:54I know.

00:44:55I know.

00:44:56It is bullshit.

00:44:56Feel free to have a seat.

00:45:00Ellen's just wrapping up.

00:45:26So, let's go.

00:45:32So, let's go.

00:46:05Sorry, I'm a little late. My meeting went long.

00:46:13Is everything okay?

00:46:19Honestly, I don't normally work in offices.

00:46:23There's just so much.

00:46:35So I think I've got a good sense of this space.

00:46:41Well, you know, I actually cleared my afternoon,

00:46:47so maybe we can go somewhere and discuss this further?

00:46:54Yeah, well, I know some place close.

00:46:55Thanks.

00:47:15More hot water, Peter?

00:47:17Uh, yes, certainly.

00:47:21Thank you, Alfred.

00:47:23Yes, thank you.

00:47:30You've really constructed a unique little world for yourself in the city, haven't you?

00:47:35I've lived here for over a decade, and I don't know, I still feel like there's so much that's unfamiliar to me.

00:47:47Like someone else built it up.

00:47:51He was very organized about things.

00:48:00The matching nightstands.

00:48:04He always had an idea or an opinion about everything.

00:48:09It was nice, you know, to not have to make choices for myself.

00:48:14It sounds silly, but I remember after he was gone, the remote felt so odd in my hand, like I didn't know what any of the buttons were for.

00:48:36Sorry, that's probably way too personal.

00:48:40It's fine.

00:48:44What about you?

00:48:52I'm very consumed with my work, actually.

00:48:55I'm publishing a piece on human behavior.

00:48:59How sound influences the way that people connect with each other.

00:49:08Well, I mean, you obviously have a calling.

00:49:10You know, just to see you study and observe the way that you do.

00:49:19I'm a little envious, honestly.

00:49:23Did you study science?

00:49:26No.

00:49:29Music theory.

00:49:30I learned by dissection how a piece of music works, what are its parts.

00:49:36You know, Bach, the composer Bach.

00:49:38His ability to trick our ears into believing that we're hearing multiple instruments from a single violin.

00:49:45Or Stravinsky.

00:49:45He, and his dissonance designed to alienate an audience.

00:49:52Or Beethoven, his use of suspense and delayed gratification.

00:49:59But all of these composers were using neurological techniques that scientists hadn't even defined yet.

00:50:05And once I understood that, and, um, how their music functioned, I guess I just went on from there.

00:50:20To tuning people's apartments?

00:50:22Yes, yes, but no.

00:50:26I, it's, um, just the influence of sound.

00:50:31The power it has over people's lives.

00:50:35They may not even know it.

00:50:38You know.

00:50:40Yeah.

00:50:41It's, um, so complex.

00:50:45I'm intrigued.

00:50:46I have a very, very close friend who's a neuroscientist at Columbia, and his students are reviewing my findings next week in a group session.

00:51:00It's very informal, and if you're interested in learning more, um, I don't know.

00:51:07I don't know.

00:51:37I don't know.

00:52:07So, how do you feel in the morning?

00:52:37I do. I do. Yeah, this is a very long time ago. I didn't think it mattered.

00:52:52It shouldn't.

00:52:58Your feelings continue?

00:53:00Yes, my feelings continue.

00:53:14Hello, you've reached the answering machine.

00:53:44Hello? Can I help you?

00:53:51No, he's not in right now. But I can take a message.

00:53:57Sensory Holdings, he said?

00:54:03Uh, I'm Sam.

00:54:07Yes, I work with him.

00:54:11Yes, I work with him.

00:54:16I work with him.

00:54:20I work with him.

00:54:53You Peter's colleague?

00:55:12Ellen.

00:55:13Hi.

00:55:14Upper East Side, C-scale with an E-flat toaster bubble.

00:55:18Oh.

00:55:19I like to think I have better qualities than that to describe me.

00:55:26So did Peter tune your apartment?

00:55:33We're working on it.

00:55:35You mean it didn't work?

00:55:38Well, Ellen's entire soundscape points to a specific trigger in her apartment.

00:55:45Um, but there is, there is distraction.

00:55:50So I've had trouble locating the specific trigger.

00:55:54Well, that's interesting.

00:55:55You make it sound so complicated.

00:55:58It is complicated.

00:55:59No, no.

00:56:00I think what your friend is saying, Peter, is that you make it sound too complicated.

00:56:03But however, knowing Peter, I'm sure he could show you a diagram in the whole G major theory.

00:56:10That's right.

00:56:11It's a pleasure to meet you.

00:56:12And you're welcome here.

00:56:13Thank you so much.

00:56:14Yeah.

00:56:15You told me you two are old friends.

00:56:16She was, um, just interested in seeing the group.

00:56:21Ah, am I discovery?

00:56:23Oh, well, it'll be good to have an outside perspective on this.

00:56:28Listen, unfortunately we had to postpone your review until the next session.

00:56:35You know, I'm sorry.

00:56:38In preparation of Andrew's thesis defense, we're going to be workshopping...

00:56:45Hi, this is me.

00:56:46This is Mark.

00:56:47This is Mark.

00:56:50Should we, um...

00:56:51No.

00:56:52Before I forget, there's something I wanted to give you.

00:57:02It will help.

00:57:04It's something I've been working on.

00:57:06So you just plug it into an available outlet that emits a wash.

00:57:10Um, preferably one that doesn't share a circuit with a microwave or a hair dryer.

00:57:16Okay.

00:57:19You want me to hold it?

00:57:20No, it's fine.

00:57:21I'll just stick it in my purse.

00:57:23So, I'm excited to hear more about this G major theory.

00:57:28Okay.

00:57:39Your honors from Columbia are very impressive.

00:57:44And your work with Peter Lucian.

00:57:46Did you accompany him on his house calls?

00:57:49No.

00:57:52But we've been working especially hard on consolidating his data on the city as a whole.

00:57:58Samuel Diaz.

00:57:59It's a pleasure to meet you in person.

00:58:03I'm Harold.

00:58:04Very nice to meet you, Harold.

00:58:06Uh, you know, we're big admirers of Peter here.

00:58:09We were actually just discussing the new work he and Sam are doing.

00:58:12Oh.

00:58:13Uh, well, it's Peter's discovery.

00:58:16I assume he discussed the urban sound patterns with you.

00:58:19Um, have there been any updates?

00:58:23Uh, yes, actually.

00:58:24It's very, very exciting.

00:58:34My biggest client project to date.

00:58:44So these beams reach true ground.

00:58:47Reach true ground.

00:58:49What's true ground?

00:58:51Oh, it means they reach all the way down to the earth.

00:58:55It's a hard thing to come by in New York City, but we designed these so they make contact with bedrock.

00:59:01And what's the point of that?

00:59:04Well, grounding current is really the only way to achieve true electrical silence.

00:59:14That sounds like a total luxury in this city.

00:59:17Oh, well, the future tenant is an electrophysiologist, and he takes true ground and silence very seriously.

00:59:28Sounds nice, true silence.

00:59:30Mm-hmm.

00:59:32Also expensive.

00:59:34Well, I guess expense is relative to perceived value.

00:59:38Right?

00:59:39Well, please don't tell me you're gonna make me ground my apartment.

00:59:41No.

00:59:42No.

00:59:43Get all that.

00:59:44See the order.

00:59:45And the city?

00:59:46Well, yeah.

00:59:47I mean, the grid.

00:59:48Right?

00:59:49And it's flawed at points, but there are all these connections.

00:59:51Light going from red to green.

00:59:52Walk, don't walk.

00:59:53Instructions, right?

00:59:54Right?

00:59:55But what I found is that there's something deeper at work.

00:59:58Um, an invisible system, but powerful nonetheless.

00:59:59Um, an invisible system, but powerful nonetheless.

01:00:01And the city?

01:00:02Well, yeah.

01:00:03I mean, the grid.

01:00:04Right?

01:00:05And it's flawed at points, but there are all these connections.

01:00:08Light going from red to green.

01:00:09Walk, don't walk.

01:00:10Instructions, right?

01:00:11But what I found is that there's something deeper at work.

01:00:20Um, an invisible system, but powerful nonetheless, sounds that in a sense guide people through

01:00:33the city.

01:00:34Mm.

01:00:35Yeah?

01:00:36I mean, they're not conscious of it, but it's there.

01:00:39And it's different in all parts of the city.

01:00:42Mm.

01:00:43In the financial district, it's the key of D minor.

01:00:48And it's frenetic.

01:00:50It's fast-paced.

01:00:52It's reckless.

01:00:55And then lower east side's A flat.

01:01:02Once you get done, you'll blow the dissonance.

01:01:09And Central Park is predominantly G major.

01:01:13That's where I made my first discovery.

01:01:17It's the sound of nostalgia.

01:01:20It's calm, idyllic, lyrical.

01:01:25Field test 14, Central Park, G major.

01:01:32So each part of the city has a different chord?

01:01:49Well, every part of the city has its own instructive atmosphere.

01:01:56It's impossible to disconnect the sound from the collective state of mind.

01:02:02It affects the people.

01:02:05You understand?

01:02:07Oh, but I don't see the world that way.

01:02:11I mean, that's so rigid.

01:02:14I mean, if I'm downtown, I'm not destined to feel frenetic.

01:02:20I can choose to react to that and feel peaceful.

01:02:25I can choose to protect myself.

01:02:28It's not about seeing anything.

01:02:32It's about acknowledging what already exists, like gravity or light.

01:02:38These are just universal laws.

01:02:40Brian.

01:02:41Listen, these are rules that define our world.

01:02:44Why does it have to be this permanent thing that controls us?

01:02:50Why do people act the way they do?

01:02:54Why do people feel the way they do?

01:02:56There's a reason.

01:02:57Because they're people.

01:02:59They can.

01:03:00They choose to feel.

01:03:02But there are rules guiding their behavior that they can't see.

01:03:07There is an order here.

01:03:10Now, it's complex because we live in an old city.

01:03:13And the patterns are so complicated.

01:03:16But it's been written and rewritten.

01:03:20But it's there.

01:03:21It's been there for years.

01:03:22I don't feel like my life is written by anything.

01:03:26I feel like I make choices all the time.

01:03:30Uh-huh.

01:03:31Well, okay.

01:03:32Your apartment.

01:03:33C minor.

01:03:34It's a mundane key.

01:03:36It's the sound of resignation.

01:03:40Okay, well, I don't feel that way.

01:03:44And that resignation causes your restlessness.

01:03:47And there are unseen forces that are governing your choices.

01:03:53What about you?

01:03:54You're the only person who's not affected by anything?

01:03:57I'm not immune.

01:03:58No one is.

01:03:59Okay, so then how do you trust yourself?

01:04:01Because I can hear it.

01:04:02Because you can hear it.

01:04:03Because you can hear it.

01:04:08I'm gonna go just sleep, so.

01:04:38The program of the Noise Abatement Commission consists of a series of noise measurements

01:04:50to be made in different parts of the city at typical places and centers of popular interest.

01:05:00Among these measurements will be made tests of the deafening effect of the noise.

01:05:11I hold the receiver against the microphone instead of against my ear.

01:05:17Now I increase the intensity of the test tone until you can hear it.

01:05:30How much longer is he going to be here?

01:05:37I have to get up early for work.

01:05:38I think he's almost done.

01:05:54It's almost midnight, so...

01:06:00Is that ringing?

01:06:04Baby, come on.

01:06:05Get him up here.

01:06:08I'm sorry.

01:06:09I just need to take a few more readings and I can handle the rest of my office.

01:06:12I just need one more minute.

01:06:14One more minute.

01:06:15You know what?

01:06:17Don't worry about it.

01:06:18We can figure it out from here.

01:06:30Mr. Chujinski...

01:06:43I couldn't access your apartment for our 4 pm appointment.

01:06:48Please call me to reschedule at your earliest convenience.

01:06:53If Sam showed sensory my work, then they have all of it.

01:07:09He wouldn't do that, Peter.

01:07:11Fuck.

01:07:12And you can't fault him for taking a formal job.

01:07:15It's a good opportunity.

01:07:17They're my competition.

01:07:18It's theft.

01:07:19I wouldn't paint it so starkly.

01:07:21I mean...

01:07:22They're marketers.

01:07:23You're a...

01:07:25Explorer.

01:07:26Look, they can't take credit from my discovery if I bother shit first.

01:07:31We put so much emphasis on sound and thus overlook the value of those moments in between us.

01:07:57And let this remind us that silence is not empty, but immeasurably full.

01:08:30Dr. Brookings.

01:08:31Hello.

01:08:32It's Peter Lucian.

01:08:33Hi.

01:08:34Nice to meet you.

01:08:35Thank you so much for your talk.

01:08:36It was fascinating.

01:08:37And for your contributions to the field.

01:08:38You know, I've been reading The New American for just about as long as you've had the editorship.

01:08:40That's very kind.

01:08:41Um, thank you so much for coming tonight.

01:08:42I'm sorry, but I really must go.

01:08:43Uh, please enjoy your evening.

01:08:44Actually, um...

01:08:45I recently submitted a piece for the journal.

01:08:46I know these things take time, but I just thought I would inquire since I'm here.

01:08:50What did you say your name was?

01:08:51Peter?

01:08:52Peter?

01:08:53Peter?

01:08:54Peter?

01:08:55Peter?

01:08:56Peter?

01:08:57Peter?

01:08:58Peter?

01:08:59Peter?

01:09:00Peter?

01:09:01Peter?

01:09:02Peter?

01:09:03Peter?

01:09:04Peter?

01:09:05Peter?

01:09:06Peter?

01:09:07Peter?

01:09:08Peter?

01:09:09Peter?

01:09:10Peter?

01:09:11Peter?

01:09:12What did you say your name was?

01:09:13Peter Peter?

01:09:17Oh.

01:09:18I made a discovery identifying sound patterns in the city and your work was just a huge inspiration

01:09:25for me.

01:09:28I, uh, I honestly didn't think we'd have a chance to talk.

01:09:35No, I didn't think you were serious Mr. Lucia.

01:09:39Mr. Lucian, I must say, your methods are, um, most unusual.

01:09:46Have you seriously been researching these, um...

01:09:49Sound patterns, yes.

01:09:51They are principles that steer our behavior.

01:09:54I mean, it's verified based off of multiple field recordings.

01:09:59Oh, I'm sure you believe in this.

01:10:04So, perhaps you could submit it for peer review.

01:10:12Yes, yes, uh, I'll tell you what.

01:10:15Um, we will, uh, give it a closer look and we'll send you a proper, uh, response letter.

01:10:22All right.

01:10:23Okay? All right? All right.

01:10:24All right. Pleasure meeting you.

01:10:26It's nice to meet you.

01:10:27Take care.

01:10:34Let's go.

01:10:39...

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01:12:09Have you remodeled recently?

01:12:11Made any major changes?

01:12:16No, just minor stuff.

01:12:18I mean, no, um, new code 16 term.

01:12:22Um, redecorating or anything like that,

01:12:24if that's what you mean.

01:12:28Something has happened.

01:12:32That you're avoiding.

01:12:34What is it?

01:12:36No, just minor stuff.

01:12:38No, um, new coats of paint or, um,

01:12:43redecorating or anything like that,

01:12:44if that's what you mean.

01:12:46That's what I mean.

01:12:48How do you feel in the morning?

01:12:50How does this change make you feel?

01:12:53Unmotivated, irritated, heavy.

01:12:58Real cliche.

01:13:03Do you walk to work?

01:13:05Yeah, I get to help people every day.

01:13:08So, watching them, they get to start their lives over.

01:13:12I get to see that.

01:13:14It's nice.

01:13:18Do you know what it is?

01:13:20Yeah, pretty much.

01:13:22Once it's there, it's there.

01:13:25You know, I can't shake it.

01:13:29I don't feel like my life is written by anything.

01:13:33I feel like I make choices all the time.

01:13:36All the time.

01:13:38What about you?

01:13:39How do you trust yourself?

01:13:45What about you?

01:13:46How would you describe your place?

01:13:48My place?

01:13:49Yeah, your apartment.

01:14:06I think you can figure this out.

01:14:11What about you?

01:14:12What about you?

01:14:13What about you?

01:14:14How is the house?

01:14:15I have a你知道 of my life.

01:14:16I'll see you next time.

01:14:17I'm going to go to the house and use the house.

01:14:18Don't we can.

01:14:19We can.

01:14:20I don't want to.

01:14:21I don't know.

01:14:22It's a place to live.

01:14:23It's a place to live.

01:14:24That's a place to live.

01:14:25I have a place to live.

01:14:26The house is over here.

01:14:27I'm going to find you next time.

01:14:28You're going to be here.

01:15:29Jesus, watch where you're going.

01:16:59I've had some good weeks and I just wanted to tell you that you were right.

01:17:06You were right about this place.

01:17:07I needed to change something.

01:17:11I just needed to get rid of some old things, stop surrounding myself in the past.

01:17:19I just decided to be easy about it.

01:17:27You could do that too, Peter, if you want.

01:17:30I know it's your work to help people solve their problems, but the way that you see the world

01:17:39around you, I think that you miss out on connecting yourself.

01:17:46Actually, I'm so tired of people telling me what they think I should be doing, so you do

01:18:00what you want.

01:18:01Do what you want.

01:18:07Do what you want.

01:18:17I don't know.

01:18:47I don't know.

01:19:17I don't know.

01:19:47I don't know.

01:20:17I don't know.

01:20:47I don't know.

01:20:54Here.

01:20:56I called you.

01:21:08I called you.

01:21:10Can I listen?

01:21:14I don't know.

01:21:21I don't know.

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