BEAUTIFUL NOISE is an in-depth exploration of a music movement in the late twentieth century, a fascinating period when some innovative musicians mixed guitar noise into conventional pop song structures while maintaining a philosophy of letting the music speak for itself. Although many of the people interviewed are notoriously press shy they have opened up about their music and experiences from over 20 years ago, how they defied the rules and became sonic innovators that have inspired so many.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| AAlex AyuliSelf | Self |
 Billy CorganSelf | Self |
 Mark GardenerSelf | Self |
 Robert SmithSelf | Self |
 Trent ReznorSelf | Self |
| KKevin ShieldsSelf | Self |
| BBilinda ButcherSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| DDebbie GoogeSelf | Self |
| CColm Ó CíosóigSelf | Self |
| JJim ReidSelf | Self |
| WWilliam ReidSelf | Self |
 Bobby GillespieSelf | Self |
 Miki BerenyiSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
| EEmma AndersonSelf | Self |
| AAndy BellSelf | Self |
 Elizabeth FraserSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
 Robin GuthrieSelf | Self |
| SSimon RaymondeSelf | Self |
| IIvo Watts-RussellSelf | Self |
 Alan McGeeSelf | Self |
| NNic HarcourtSelf | Self |
| TToni HallidaySelf | Self |
| NNeil HalsteadSelf | Self |
 Rachel GoswellSelf (Archive Footage) | Self (Archive Footage) |
 Douglas HartSelf | Self |
| AAlan MoulderSelf | Self |
| AAdam FranklinSelf | Self |
 Wayne CoyneSelf | Self |
 John PeelSelf | Self |
| DDaniel HuntSelf | Self |