Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music - Softcover

Kermode, Mark

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1447230590 ISBN 13: 9781447230595

Verlag: Picador, 2026

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'Reveals the stories and the people behind your favourite film scores' – Nick de Semlyen, editor of Empire
‘Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight’ – Richard Ayoade

How can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air? How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers? And when does a soundtrack take on a life of its own?

Award-winning film critic Mark Kermode and radio producer Jenny Nelson embark on a full-throttle trip down the glorious rabbit hole of film composition to answer these questions and more.

Celebrating the emotional connection that audiences form with film music, exploring the evolution of film scoring from silent films to the present day, and examining how what we hear has an impact on what we see, Mark talks to some of his favourite composers and delves into the movie music he loves.

Including interviews with extraordinary talents from Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood to Oscar-winning composers Rachel Portman and Howard Shore, and the stories behind iconic soundtracks such as Jocelyn Pook’s Eyes Wide Shut, Michael Kamen’s Brazil, and Vangelis’s Blade Runner, Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound is a thrilling take on how great scores are brought to life on the silver screen, perfect for film buffs and music lovers alike.

'A celebratory tour d'horizon of film music history . . . Excellent' – Sight and Sound

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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 the author of several books on film and music including Hatchet Job and How Does it Feel? 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. Mark Kermode's Surround Sound is his seventh book.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Picador
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1447230590
• ISBN 13: 9781447230595
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384
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