Welcome to Learning to Listen

November 2026

Thanks for being here at the beginning of Learning to Listen.

I’m starting this newsletter to share thoughts and observations about how film, television, games, and emerging media shape the way we listen. Once a month, I’ll send an essay drawing on my work as a sound editor, my teaching, and whatever catches my ear. You don’t need a background in sound to follow along.

This week, I’m heading to Denmark for Sonic Days, where I’ll take part in three sessions: revisiting my dialogue editing work on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood, joining a live Tonebenders podcast conversation about the future of dialogue editing, and discussing my work as a re-recording mixer on the forthcoming game Exodus with Audio Director Stephen Brown.

From there, I’ll continue on to Stockholm to meet with more of the sound community.

It feels like a good place to begin: listening to how other people approach their work. I’ll share my first reflection after I return.

Each essay will also live here on my website, so you can read and share it.

In the meantime, I’d love to hear from you: is there a film, show, or game whose sound has stayed with you? Reply to the email, or write to me through the contact page.

Thanks for listening,
Korey