Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music – Signed Copy
£18.99
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Exploring how great scores are brought to life on screen, award-winning film critic Mark Kermode and radio producer Jenny Nelson celebrate the emotional connection that audiences form with film music and examine how what we hear has an impact on what we see. Including interviews with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Oscar-winning composers Rachel Portman and Howard Shore, the book also shares the stories behind iconic soundtracks such as Jocelyn Pook’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and Vangelis’s ‘Blade Runner’.
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22.5cm (9in) x 14cm (5.5in)
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Exploring how great scores are brought to life on screen, award-winning film critic Mark Kermode and radio producer Jenny Nelson celebrate the emotional connection that audiences form with film music and examine how what we hear has an impact on what we see. Including interviews with Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and Oscar-winning composers Rachel Portman and Howard Shore, the book also shares the stories behind iconic soundtracks such as Jocelyn Pook’s ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and Vangelis’s ‘Blade Runner’.
Insights
Mark Kermode is a film critic, writer, broadcaster and musician. He is the co-presenter of the Sony podcast ‘Kermode and Mayo’s Take’ and the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Screenshot’. He is co-founder and double-bassist of the skiffle & blues band The Dodge Brothers, who (with pianist Neil Brand) provide live accompaniment to silent movies. Jenny Nelson is an award-winning audio producer and writer. She produced Mark Kermode’s film music show at Scala Radio from 2019-24, and in her previous role as Executive Producer at Classic FM she wrote a book about creative collaborations between film directors and composers.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Picador
- Hard cover
- Number of pages: 367
- ISBN: 9781447230564
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