Something I’ve heard a few times is that a sound shouldn’t be put into a story unless it has a plot significance. Otherwise, it’s only filler and should be cut. I politely disagree because our sense of hearing is one of the most important ones. Some days it might even be more essential than sight. After all, you react to noises more often than sights. For example, you see something heavy falling off a shelf and you cringe when it smacks the floor. Maybe you jump if you didn’t see it. The point is that the sound is what you’re responding to instinctively instead of the sight. Honestly, I sometimes wonder if our reaction to sound is quicker than our reaction to visual stimuli.
One of the most specific ways that sound/hearing is used is when you have a character trying to be stealthy. Thieves, assassins, spies…
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