Andy Boroson

Andy Boroson

Audio editor, music director, and pianist

I grew up near Boston and graduated from Harvard with a degree in music, then moved to New York, where for fifteen years I worked in theater as a music director and pianist. I’ve also worked as a writer, book editor, and puzzle designer. I currently live in Massachusetts and work as a freelance audio editor.

Podcasts

Settling the Score

2017–present · Film score discussion · Co-host and editor

Three to four hours of unstructured conversation are reduced to a roughly 90-minute episode and densely illustrated with musical clips. The goal is to maintain the feeling of naturalness and spontaneity despite the obvious post-production layer and quasi-educational overtones, by keeping both the clips and the spoken train of thought intuitively motivated and responsive to one another, second for second. This entails extensive, subtle rhythmic editing. (I’m pretty sure we’ve hit on the most labor-intensive possible format for a “casual discussion” podcast!)

No. 41 · North by Northwest
From 2020, tightly packed with analytical musical examples.
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No. 72 · Beetlejuice
The latest episode, from 2026. As the topics have become less canonical, the editorial rhythm has relaxed for a more naturalistic, chatty feel.
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Shift Happens

2023–present · Zoom interview podcast, produced and hosted by Claudia Mahler · Editor

I supply intros, outros, and transitions to the client’s specifications and musical choices; basic cleanup of interview subjects and fine-toothed cleanup of the host; and light content editing and consultation.

No. 31 · with Sophie Grégoire Trudeau
May 14, 2025
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Audiobook & audio drama

“Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad”

2020 · After M. R. James · Immersive audio production

I’ve always been fascinated by audio drama techniques, and intrigued by what I see as still-untapped potential in “immersive” audiobook production. During the Covid lockdown in 2020, as an exercise, I picked a public-domain ghost story and created a fully immersive version.

Since this was a private experiment, I borrowed readers from existing sources: the narrator is taken from a professional recording, while the character voices were “cast” from the many amateur readings available online. The dialogue scenes don’t make for great listening, so rather than the whole hour-long story, here’s a 24-minute excerpt from the middle, where the narrator dominates and the stereo soundscape is highlighted.

Excerpt
Headphones encouraged.
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Music direction

A couple of recordings from my years in New York theater.

“Something to Be Proud Of” Adding Machine (World Premiere Recording) · Music director and pianist YouTube ↗ “Light Upon the Hill” February House (Original Cast Recording) · Music director and pianist YouTube ↗