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19 July 2026 London (United Kingdom)
Kes: Live Soundtrack
Elysian Collective - Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall
Program Info: John Cameron - Kes
Ken Loach’s chronicle of boyhood experiences soars with a live performance of the soundtrack by Elysian Collective, with an introduction by Jarvis Cocker.
A remarkable feat of British filmmaking, Kes is Loach’s 1969 coming-of-age drama following Billy, whose expectations lead no further than the local mines.
Everything changes, however, when Billy finds a kestrel he begins to train in the art of falconry. Billy’s devotion to Kes allows him to rise above the dark realities of his life and soar as high as the human spirit will take him.
Set in Yorkshire, Kes is considered by many to be a definitive film of the region. Rough Trade founder Geoff Travis explains their connection to the wider area and to the movie:
‘Rough Trade has a long history with Sheffield starting with Cabaret Voltaire and continuing with Pulp, whilst Manchester was where The Fall, Blue Orchids and The Smiths all came from.
‘We made many, many trips to both cities in the early days of Rough Trade in an effort to see shows and in our attempts to sign those bands … we appreciated the kind of genius exhibited in this film that was perhaps native to the region. It’s simply one of our favourite films ever, and we wanted to celebrate that!’
Watch the film with a live performance of John Cameron’s stunning soundtrack by Elysian Collective, which breathes a different light into an already touching piece of cinema. Jarvis Cocker, frontman of Pulp, introduces the film on our stage.
Elysian Collective is a collaborative ensemble specialising in contemporary and improvised music. They first formed in 1999 as the Elysian Quartet, an experimental string quartet. Following the death of their violist in 2015, they reformed some years later as a more flexible ensemble. The group have recorded and performed with artists such as Pulp, Fontaines DC, The Last Dinner Party, IDLES, Pet Shop Boys and Florence + the Machine. Film score credits include The Lovely Bones, In The Loop and Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
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