We cannot simply listen to our urban past. Yet we encounter a rich cultural heritage of city sounds presented in text, radio and film. How can such »staged sounds« express the changing identities of cities? This volume presents a collection of studies on the staging of Amsterdam, Berlin and London soundscapes in historical documents, radio plays and films, and offers insights into themes such as film sound theory and museum audio guides. In doing so, this book puts contemporary controversies on urban sound in historical perspective, and contextualises iconic presentations of cities. It addresses academics, students, and museum workers alike. With contributions by Jasper Aalbers, Karin Bijsterveld, Carolyn Birdsall, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Andreas Fickers, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Patricia Pisters, Holger Schulze, Mark M. Smith and Jonathan Sterne.

我们不能简单地倾听我们的城市历史。然而，我们遇到了丰富的城市声音文化遗产，在文本、广播和电影中呈现。这种 "舞台上的声音 "如何表达城市不断变化的身份？本书收集了关于阿姆斯特丹、柏林和伦敦的历史文献、广播剧和电影中的声音舞台的研究，并对电影声音理论和博物馆音频指南等主题提出了见解。这样一来，本书将当代城市声音的争议放在历史的角度，并将城市的标志性展示放在背景中。本书针对学术界、学生和博物馆工作人员。Jasper Aalbers, Karin Bijsterveld, Carolyn Birdsall, Ross Brown, Andrew Crisell, Andreas Fickers, Annelies Jacobs, Evi Karathanasopoulou, Patricia Pisters, Holger Schulze, Mark M. Smith and Jonathan Sterne的贡献。