Instead, the entire soundscape was built from a single, continuous drone that didn't sound like wind at all. It sounded like dozens of overlapping human whispers, stretched and pitched down until they resembled a low, vibrating hum.

The film opened on a long, sweeping shot of an empty street lined with dead, golden trees. Visually, it was stunning. But as Liam listened, he realized something was deeply wrong with the audio.

– A zero-byte file that refused to open.

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