TALKIN' AROUND #03. Soundscape and Author-Driven Documentary: From Murray Schafer to Ibero-American Practice
From Chuse Fernandez Soundworks by Chuse Fernandez
April 5, 2026 · 5 min
About this episode
The episode explores author-driven sound documentary through the lens of Murray Schafer, emphasizing the role of soundscapes in storytelling.
Thinking about author-driven sound documentary through the lens of Murray Schafer is not an exercise in erudition: it is a toolbox. The soundscape, that totality of sounds within an environment, with its keynotes, signals, and soundmarks, offers a framework for listening before narrating, and for assuming that the environment does not merely “accompany” a story: it is part of the plot, a character with agency. Acoustic ecology also suggests an ethic: to record, edit, and distribute in ways that do not impoverish the sonic fabric from which we draw. This AI-generated podcast develops a conversation on the subject, which can be complemented by the author’s article published at https://www.academia.edu/143433019/Paisaje_sonoro_y_documental_de_autor_de_Schafer_a_la_pr%C3%A1ctica_iberoamericana Este episodio incluye contenido generado por IA.
People in this episode
Host: Chuse Fernandez
Topics covered
- sound documentary
- acoustic ecology
- soundscape
- Murray Schafer
- Ibero-American practice
- environmental storytelling
Keywords
- sound documentary
- Murray Schafer
- acoustic ecology
- soundscape
- environment
- storytelling
- Ibero-American
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ibero-American Practice
Books & works: Paisaje sonoro y documental de autor de Schafer a la práctica iberoamericana
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