A spatialized audio system, comprising: a frame configured to be worn on a head of a user; a plurality of speakers attached to the frame; a head pose sensor configured to collect head pose data of the user; a head pose processor configured to determine a head pose of the user from the head pose data; a spatialized audio processor configured to generate spatialized audio data based on the determined head pose of the user; a cinema audio processor operatively coupled to the spatialized audio processor, wherein the cinema audio processor is configured to generate cinema audio data; and a second plurality of speakers configured to generate cinema sound corresponding to the generated cinema audio data, wherein the plurality of speakers are configured to generate first sound corresponding to the generated spatialized audio data, wherein the cinema audio processor is configured to transmit first timing information to the spatialized audio processor, wherein the spatialized audio processor is configured to receive the first timing information from the cinema audio processor at a first time to synchronize the first sound with the cinema sound at the first time, characterized in that the plurality of speakers attached to the frame are configured such that, when the frame is worn by the user, each of the plurality of speakers are disposed at a respective non-zero distance from the user's head, such that each of the plurality of speakers does not contact any surface of the user's head, including the user's ears; and the spatialized audio system further comprises an optical sensor; and the first timing information comprises an optical cue in a video corresponding to the cinema sound or an optical cue projected separately from a video corresponding to the cinema sound, the optical cue being watermarks detectable by the optical sensor. a frame configured to be worn on a head of a user; a plurality of speakers attached to the frame; a head pose sensor configured to collect head pose data of the user; a head pose processor configured to determine a head pose of the user from the head pose data; a spatialized audio processor configured to generate spatialized audio data based on the determined head pose of the user; a cinema audio processor operatively coupled to the spatialized audio processor, wherein the cinema audio processor is configured to generate cinema audio data; and a second plurality of speakers configured to generate cinema sound corresponding to the generated cinema audio data, wherein the plurality of speakers are configured to generate first sound corresponding to the generated spatialized audio data, wherein the cinema audio processor is configured to transmit first timing information to the spatialized audio processor, wherein the spatialized audio processor is configured to receive the first timing information from the cinema audio processor at a first time to synchronize the first sound with the cinema sound at the first time, characterized in that the plurality of speakers attached to the frame are configured such that, when the frame is worn by the user, each of the plurality of speakers are disposed at a respective non-zero distance from the user's head, such that each of the plurality of speakers does not contact any surface of the user's head, including the user's ears; and the spatialized audio system further comprises an optical sensor; and the first timing information comprises an optical cue in a video corresponding to the cinema sound or an optical cue projected separately from a video corresponding to the cinema sound, the optical cue being watermarks detectable by the optical sensor.