Kermode on Film

Recorded in the mosquito-infested fields of Latitude Festival, Mark and Jack dig into film music to mark the paperback release of Mark's book Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music, co-written with Jenny Nelson.

They talk composer-director shorthand including John Williams and the "shark" scene from Jaws, Hans Zimmer and Christopher Nolan's one-page brief for Interstellar; they discuss the "great soundtrack, shame about the film" phenomenon referencing S. Darko, Cannibal Holocaust, Exorcist II: The Heretic; and how Jack worked with composer Benjamin Squires on his own short film The Second Time Around.

Mark also talks about Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells and the eerie 15/8 time signature that makes The Exorcist's theme feel so wrong, and gives some hard-won advice on sticking with a creative career when nobody's paying you yet.

Titles mentioned in this episode include:
Spider-Man
The Social Network
Drive
Interstellar
Man of Steel
Superman
The Lord of the Rings
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
The Wolfman (2010)
Jennifer 8
S. Darko
Donnie Darko
Cannibal Holocaust
Exorcist II: The Heretic
The Exorcist
Don't Look Now
E.T.
Jaws
Jurassic Park
You Were Never Really Here
There Will Be Blood
The Zone of Interest
Wicked / Wicked: for Good
Mary Poppins (Blunt-era)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Blade Runner
Drive My Car
Psycho
Suspiria
The Shining
The Odyssey
The Second Time Around (Jack Howard's brilliant short film, now available on Channel 4)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Jack Howard.

Recorded by Richard Gay.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

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In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to Imran Perretta about his moving debut feature ISH and to Jason Isaacs about the eight projects he's filmed back to back recently

If you missed the first half of this edition of Mark Kermode Live in 3D at the BFI Southbank, listen to episode 290, in which Mark talks to founder of the Straight 8 Film Competition Ed Sayers about his documentary feature SUPER NATURE, a stunning exploration of the natural world filmed on Super 8 Film by 40 filmmakers from all across the world. And he talks to Sian Clifford about her surreal mockumentary LADY.

MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

Opening title quotes from:
· Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
· Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
· Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
· The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

© HLA Agency
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey at the Sun Pub on Drury Lane

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Silent Running (1972)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Dunkirk (2017)
Society (1989)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Spirited Away (2001)
Interstellar (2014)
Inception (2010)
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy (2001-3)

With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production
Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop
© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of Kermode on Film, Mark talks to the founder of the Straight 8 Film Competition, Ed Sayers about his documentary feature SUPER NATURE, a stunning exploration of the natural world filmed on Super 8 Film by 40 filmmakers from all across the world.

Next, he welcomes Sian Clifford to talk about her new feature LADY, a surreal mockumentary which follows a lonely aristocrat's attempt to find the spotlight. Sian discusses her love for comedy, ten years of FLEABAG and her childhood fascination with Laura Dern.

Tune in to next week's Kermode on Film to hear the other half of July's MK3D when Mark talks to Imran Perretta about his debut feature ISH and to Jason Isaacs about the eight projects he's filmed back to back.

Take a front row seat for the 115th edition of MK3D at the BFI Southbank. Enjoy!

MK3D shows happen live every month. Head over to the BFI website if you’d like to join us in the audience at the BFI Southbank.

Opening title quotes from:
· Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, Walt Disney Productions – featuring Julie Andrews)
· Nope (Jordan Peele, Universal Pictures – featuring Keke Palmer)
· Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, HandMade Films – featuring Richard E. Grant)
· The Exorcist (William Friedkin, Warner Bros. – featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair)

This episode was produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop, and edited by Alex Jones.

Image by Julie Edwards.

Kermode on Film and MK3D are HLA Agency productions.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Kermode and Jack Howard discuss Matt Johnson's Canadian comedy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie at the Sun pub in London's West End.

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Back To The Future (1985)
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
The Hangover (2009)
Borat (2006)
Backrooms (2026)
Obsession (2025)
Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
The Holdovers (2023)
Blackberry (2023)

With thanks to Richard Gay and The Sun Pub on London's Drury Lane.

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production
Produced by Hedda Lornie Archbold and Nicki Glossop
© HLA Agency
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.