John Barry's Golden Touch preview

Peek Behind the Screen with Bafta for some special insights into film at Somerset House. This series of talks accompanies Film4 Summer Screen and is your chance to hear directors, actors and industry insiders in animated and interesting discussions.

Thursday 28 July 2011:
John Barry's Golden Touch
The late John Barry is undoubtedly one of cinema’s greatest composers. Well known for his outstanding, brand-defining scores for the Bond series from ‘Dr. No’ through ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’, he also wrote the music for countless other major features: ‘Petulia’, ‘The Lion in Winter’, ‘Walkabout’, ‘Midnight Cowboy’, ‘Out of Africa’, ‘Body Heat’, among them. Over the years, he received 5 Oscars, a BAFTA and 4 Grammy awards, an amazing record which also reflects the high regard in which he is held by the industry. In this event, Barry’s musical sons and daughters take us through a rich array of his spectacular scores to celebrate his particularly golden touch.

Doors open at 18.30 for ticket collection and a complimentary drink in the Behind The Screen bar in the Great Arch Lobby. All talks start at 19.00 in the Screening Room and last one hour. The Great Arch Lobby and the Screening Room are on Level 2 of the South Building in Somerset House, ticket-holders should arrive at the Embankment Entrance.

Please note that Behind The Screen tickets and the Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House tickets are sold separately (ie. Behind The Screen tickets do NOT give you access to the main film).

Tickets through: www.somersethouse.org.uk / Ticketmaster 0844 847 1715
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