This has been a big challenge for me, due to my pain hyperacusis and tinnitus, but now I feel very happy to have been able to compose for and participate in performances once again.
Sound of Real: A Music Composer’s Reactions to ‘Sound of Metal‘
One day, a musician’s worst nightmare comes true. Without any warning at all, he permanently loses his hearing, plunging headlong into deep, bottomless silence. This is not only an elevator pitch for “Sound of Metal,” but also a description of what actually happened to me 11 years ago.