The description relates to parametric directional propagation for sound modeling and rendering. One implementation includes receiving virtual reality space data corresponding to a virtual reality space. The implementation can include using the virtual reality space data to simulate directional impulse responses for initial sounds emanating from multiple moving sound sources and arriving at multiple moving listeners. The implementation can include using the virtual reality space data to simulate directional impulse responses for sound reflections in the virtual reality space. The directional impulse responses can be encoded and used to render sound that accounts for a geometry of the virtual reality space.