Soundtracker

Soundtracker

Year: 2010

Runtime: 88 mins

Language: English

Director: Nick Sherman

Documentary

Emmy‑winning sound recordist Gordon Hempton has spent three decades chasing nature sounds as they vanish. Filmmaker Nick Sherman spends 30 days in the wilderness, revealing an artist seeking perfection in this medium. Hempton’s ability to locate and convey sound turns the film into a meditation on a lost landscape and sensory experiences.

Hopeful
Bittersweet ending
Moderately emotional
Medium intensity
Steady pacing
Simple story

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Mumbai, Tango Charlie Night Club

The setting centers on Mumbai's bustling music circuit, moving between crowded clubs and recording studios. Tango Charlie, a nightclub owned by Charlie, serves as a key venue where Raunak's career begins and where his downward spiral accelerates. The city atmosphere—its nightlife, pressure, and glamour—drives the drama and soundtrack.

🎶 City 🎭 Music Scene 🏙️ Urban

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:36

Main Characters – Soundtracker (2010)

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Raunak Kaul (Rajeev Khandelwal)

A passionate, impulsive musician who thrives in loud club environments and studios. His hearing loss destabilizes his career but pushes him toward radical experimentation and reinvention.

🎵 Music 🎭 Ambition 🌀 Resilience

Banjo (Ankur Tewari)

Raunak's friend and collaborator who shares his dreams and navigates the late-night music scene with him. He embodies loyalty and the chaotic energy of the era.

🎸 Friend 🎶 Collaboration

Biscuit (Siddharth Coutto)

A member of Raunak's circle whose explosive outburst indirectly causes the disabling accident. He represents the volatile, high-energy environment of the clubs.

🥁 Chaos 🎭 Club life

Surendra (Yatin Karyekar)

Raunak's uncle and Tango Charlie's owner, who gives him his initial break. He embodies the business side of the music world and the risks of loyalty.

👔 Mentor 🏢 Club Owner

Charlie (Mohan Kapoor)

Club owner and later producer who sees a market in Raunak's disability. He illustrates the commercial pressures surrounding rising talent.

💼 Producer 🏢 Promoter

Shonali

An individual connected to Raunak during his crisis who leaves him, highlighting the strain personal relationships endure under the pressures of fame and recovery.

💬 Relationship 🕊️ Support

Gauri (Soha Ali Khan)

An instructor for the deaf who teaches Raunak lip-reading and helps him discover sound through visual and tactile cues. She becomes a key partner in his reinvention.

👂 Education 💖 Support

Dr. (Manu Rishi)

The doctor who warns Raunak about his deteriorating hearing and the dangers of continuing to abuse his ears and body.

🩺 Medical ⚠️ Warning

Self (Gordon Hempton)

A cameo that grounds the film's focus on sound and listening in the real world of soundscape expertise.

🎙️ Real-world 🌍 Sound

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:36

Major Themes – Soundtracker (2010)

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🎧 Hearing Loss

Raunak's rapid loss of hearing drives the narrative, forcing him to rethink music beyond hearing. The condition disrupts his identity as a performer and tests his resilience. It exposes the vulnerability of fame and the fragility of the body. His disability becomes a catalyst for innovation, as he learns to perceive sound in new ways.

🎭 Identity and Art

The film shows Raunak reinventing music through visual and tactile perception, lip-reading, and technology. It challenges the notion of what counts as music when hearing is compromised. The journey emphasizes resilience, adaptation, and the creative potential that emerges from limitation.

💫 Redemption and Fame

Raunak's comeback ride involves the spectacle of disability used as a narrative hook, yet he seeks a quieter path away from the spotlight. The industry is depicted as eager to monetize vulnerability, while his true aim becomes teaching others to hear differently. The ending suggests music as connection beyond sound, with Raunak choosing a life of teaching and personal fulfillment.

Last Updated: November 22, 2025 at 15:36

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