The hanging acoustic ceiling tile doesn't help much with the pounding on the floor above you. However that problem can be solved by putting down an acoustic substrate before putting the floor in. It is also possible to hang the railing in such a way that it doesn't vibrate as much.
On top of that you can actually buy pretty good tiles that deaden the sound. Put in insulation in the joists as well.
The drywall option sounds interesting. I'm thinking you can't do much with the floor above you, so maybe putting insulation into the ceiling is one option. I'm not sure how much it does though.
Always found it interesting that people would suggest the acoustic tiles would deaden sound when it is generally recommended to air gap walls for better sound protection. Wouldn't the railing system be a conductor for the sound?
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