Gavin Friday and Michael Heffernan wrote and produced original music for a compelling new documentary about the artist Francis Bacon. A landmark Arts and Culture documentary for RTÉ 1 celebrates the 30th anniversary of the death of the Irish-born artist, Francis Bacon, (1909-1992) one of the greatest figurative painters of the twentieth century.
2022
RTE
Gavin: ‘Working on the music for this documentary on Francis Bacon was so spontaneous. It just musically happened, but then the man’s work and paintings have been for years deeply engraved into that beautiful mad box room in my brain.’
Presented and narrated by U2’s Adam Clayton, a huge admirer of Francis Bacon, this insightful documentary traces the artist’s time in Ireland and examines the complex relationship Francis Bacon had with Ireland, the country of his birth. “Francis Bacon, The Outsider” aired on RTÉ 1, Thursday 15 December.
