Listening to spatialized sound by electronic means was one of the new experiences that awaited listeners in the years following the Second World War. As far as new forms of audiotechnical listening in France goes, one of the stereophonic listening situations that had the greatest impact on audiences was son et lumière, the first of which was presented at the Chambord château in 1952 with music composed by Maurice Jarre. The soundtrack of this show was the diffused via a novel stereophonic setup. These son et lumière shows initiated many listeners to new forms of directional listening a skill that would then be called upon by a generation of avant-garde composers. This article explores the musical dimension of these son et lumière presentations in order to evaluate their impact on the development of new generalized forms of listening that conquer space through stereophony.