The Song Spinner is a 1995 Canadian fantasy film (based on the original novel of the same title by Pauline Le Bel), following the story of a kingdom where all forms of noise and music have been outlawed by a fascist Captain.

[1] The Song Spinner stars Meredith Henderson as Aurora, with supporting actors including Patti LuPone, John Neville, David Hemblen, Julian Richings, Lorne Cossette and Matthew Lerigny, among others.

Aurora, a little girl, lives in Shandrilan, an authoritarian kingdom where the tyrannical Captain Nizzle and King Frilo, The Magnificent, have banned all loud noises and music, arresting anybody who fails to abide by these rules.

Charles Cassady of Cliff47 stated, "beautifully filmed in Nova Scotia, The Song Spinner is that rare thing, an all-new fairy tale for all ages that doesn't spoof itself silly, but rather delivers its timeless allegory with grace, understated urgency, and a visual testure reminiscent of a Brueghel painting come to life.

It’s not easy to figure out which age bracket the producers have in mind for their audience, but the program has a haunting quality, a Middle European feel, that spells fairy tale despite the curious explanation, at long last, for Zantalalia’s exile.

[5] The Song Spinner had a moderate Hallmark video release on VHS cassette in the 1990s, and was broadcast in the United States on Showtime as their Christmas Eve Special (1996), while airing several times on CBC-TV in Canada.