Join the UK’s favourite film critic, Mark Kermode, and radio producer Jenny Nelson as they explore the emotional connection between great musical scores and the silver screen audience.

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.

Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound celebrates the emotional connection that audiences form with film music, explores the evolution of film scoring from silent films to the present day, and examines how what we hear has an impact on what we see. In the book, Mark talks to some of his favourite composers and delves into the movie music he loves. It includes 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.

Mark Kermode's Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music by Mark Kermode and Jenny Nelson is published by Picador on 11 September (£18.99). Copies will be available to purchase at the event and Mark and Jenny will be signing afterwards.

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’.

Jenny Nelson is a radio and podcast executive producer, music programmer and writer. Jenny was Programme Manager at classical music and entertainment station Scala Radio from 2019-2024.

The event is on Thursday 11th September at 7pm at the Savoy Theatre, Monmouth. Ticket £15 (£3 redeemable against the book at the event)

Tickets for the event available from Rossiter Books, Church Street, Monmouth

01600 775 572 or rossiterbooks.co.uk