{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b173b90aa100df920bedd/6ab0605e2e2acf0b98ba9b99?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mark Kermode & Jenny Nelson","description":"<p>What makes a film soundtrack genuinely terrifying? And why can a few notes of music stay with us for decades?</p><p>This week on <strong>Scarred for Life</strong>, we’re joined by legendary film critic <strong>Mark Kermode</strong> and writer <strong>Jenny Nelson</strong>, authors of <em>Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music</em>, to explore the strange, powerful and sometimes downright disturbing relationship between film, music and memory.</p><p><br></p><p>Mark and Jenny discuss how film scores can create fear, tension and atmosphere — from Bernard Herrmann’s iconic <em>Psycho</em> score and the unsettling theremin sounds of <em>The Day the Earth Stood Still</em>, to Pino Donaggio’s haunting music for <em>Don’t Look Now</em> and the chilling childlike vocals which wrap out <em>The Night of the Hunter</em>. They also get into <em>Utopia</em>, <em>Twin Peaks</em>, <em>Rosemary’s Baby</em>, <em>Poltergeist</em> and why children singing can be one of the creepiest sounds in cinema.</p><p>Mark also reveals one of his earliest cinematic scars: the wonderfully bizarre but surprisingly disturbing <em>Dougal and the Blue Cat</em>, while Jenny recalls the childhood trauma of <em>Flowers in the Attic</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, Mark talks about his experiences improvising live music for silent films, and the pair explain what readers can expect from <em>Surround Sound</em> — a book packed with first-hand stories from composers, directors and the people who actually make movie music.</p><p>If you've ever wondered why film soundtracks stick with us and how some have evolved into musical synonyms which can be sung instead of using a particular word (Psycho, JAWS), then you're really going to enjoy this episode. </p><p> </p><p>CONTENT WARNING: there is brief discussion of adult themes (sexual assault) in the episode so please be advised.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Scarred for Life</strong> is the podcast about the films, television, books, music and experiences that left a lasting mark on us — The Podcast for Traumatised Nostalgics</p><p><br></p><p>Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup</p><p>To join Scarred Club and get fortnightly bonus episodes, ad-free listening and access to the members forum - sign-up here - https://scarredforlife.supportingcast.fm</p><p>Send us a voice note on WhatsApp - 07457 404 279</p><p>Follow us on socials:</p><p>Scarred For Life - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Production Company - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lock It In Studio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Andy Bush - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠</p><p>Produced and edited by Nikki Druce @MacabreLondon</p>","author_name":"Lock It In Studio"}