THE PRICE OF SOUND

A character-driven music crime drama set in Taiwan’s underworld and music industry in the 1980s–90s. Blending emotional depth with commercial appeal, the film explores origin, guilt, revenge, and redemption through the story of a young man who rises from darkness with a voice the world cannot ignore.

Born into a small-time gangster family, CHIANG Ching-ho dreams of escaping the violent world left by his father through music. After his father dies in a gang fight, debt, betrayal, and survival push him into the very underworld he once despised. Years later, he debuts as singer-songwriter CHIANG Cheng and becomes a rising star. But before the Golden Melody Awards, anonymous exposés reveal his past—escort work, gang violence, casino manipulation, and revenge. As public opinion turns against him, he must face the truth: is he only a victim, or has he become the monster he once hated?