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The stories of movie music: Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson

Saturday 18 October, 7pm

One of the UK’s most recognisable film critics, Mark Kermode, is joining us at the festival to discuss his new book.

£12

Mark Kermode will be discussing his new book Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music with Jenny Nelson which is published this September.

headshots of Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson

Co-authored with radio producer Jenny, the book is a deep dive into the world of movie soundtracks and gives an insight into the emotional connection that audiences form with film music.

Mark and Jenny will be in conversation with the composer and Director of Music Technology Professor Matthew Fairclough.

As well as an award-winning film critic, Mark is also a musician and radio and television presenter and hosts a popular film review podcast Kermode & Mayo’s Take with former BBC Radio broadcaster Simon Mayo.