Modulations: Cinema for the Ear is a 1998 American documentary film on the history of electronic music. It is accompanied by a soundtrack album and the 2000 book ' by Peter Shapiro. The project was directed by Iara Lee, the maker of the documentary film Synthetic Pleasures.
In a negative review, Ron Wells of Film Threat wrote, "It's ironic that a film about music you stay up all night listening to, just put me to sleep."
Stephen Holden of The New York Times was more positive, writing, "[D]espite its shortcomings, Modulations is an invaluable primer that begins to make sense of a rapidly changing sonic world that in many people's minds is only a grating, intimidating jumble of unwelcome noise."