| Touch the Sound | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Evelyn Glennie |
| Cover: | Touch the Sound soundtrack cover.jpg |
| Genre: | Experimental music, free improvisation |
| Label: | Normal (Germany) |
| Producer: | Filmquadrat (Munich), Skyline (Edinburgh) |
| Prev Title: | Shadow Behind the Iron Sun |
| Prev Year: | 1999 |
Touch the Sound is a soundtrack by Scottish percussionist Evelyn Glennie of the 2004 documentary film Touch the Sound by German filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer about Glennie, who is profoundly deaf. It was released on CD in 2004 by German record label, Normal.
The soundtrack consists of musical improvisations by Glennie, solo and with other musicians, including English experimental musician Fred Frith. Glennie and Frith were filmed improvising in an abandoned sugar factory in Dormagen, Germany, and six of the tracks on the soundtrack were recorded in the factory. In 2007 Frith and Glennie released an album, The Sugar Factory which used material from those sessions.
In a review at AllMusic, Stephen Eddins gave the soundtrack four stars out of five, and said that "This is not a recording in which Glennie's virtuosity is on display, but one that showcases her sensitivity to the world around her, and that's a wonderful thing to hear."
Source: Soundtrack liner notes.