A
sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling
sound recordings in preparation for the final
sound mixing or
mastering of a
television program,
motion picture,
video game, or any production involving
recorded or
synthetic sound. Sound editing developed out of the need to fix the incomplete, undramatic, or technically inferior sound recordings of early
talkies, and over the decades has become a respected filmmaking
craft, with sound editors implementing the aesthetic goals of motion picture sound design.