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Exploring the best in film music, with host Lynne Warfel. Listen live at 10 a.m. central every Saturday on YourClassical Radio — now 2 hours! And be sure to follow us on Letterboxd!


Lynne has been at this radio thing since 1984 when she fell into an historic job at KFAC AM and FM, the commercial classical station in Los Angeles.  She was the first woman staff announcer in the station's history, and it was such big news back then, it made the LA newspapers and national radio publications.  She is thrilled women in radio is no longer newsworthy.


Lynne Warfel

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, celebrates Leonard Bernstein with some of his rare film scores with music from ‘On the Town,’ ‘On the Waterfront’ and of course, ‘West Side Story.’ Listen now!


Celebrating the rare, but fabulous films scores of Leonard Bernstein.

Bernstein Birthday Bash

Saturday Cinema

Penguin Random House

On the anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, this week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, looks at some of the films of Marilyn, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor and more. Listen now!


Films that celebrate the women who were considered classic "bombshells" on the anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe.  Music from films starring Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren and more.


Hollywood Bombshells

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This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features YOUR requests including some really interesting and lesser heard film music from ‘Kikujiro’ and ‘Princess Mononoke.’ Listen now!


Listener Requests for July

July Listener Requests

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with guest host Bill Morelock, features composers who supplied the music foundation for those suspenseful Hitchcock scenes. Not just Herrmann! Listen now!


Hitchcock Muses:  Bernard Herrmann, Miklos Rozsa, Dmitri Tiomkin and (wait for it)  John Williams. 

Hitchcock and His Muses

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Hitchcock's Muses

On the anniversary of the first Moon landing, this week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with guest host Bill Morelock, features films with an interplanetary theme including tracks from ‘Star Trek,’ ‘The Martian’ and ‘Apollo 13.’ Listen now!


Near the anniversary of the first moon landing, films with an outer space theme.

To the Moon, Alice!

Photo Courtesy of NASA

"To the Moon, Alice!"

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features films that are set in, on or under the water including  ‘On Golden Pond,’ ‘A River Runs Through It, ‘The Sea Hawk’ and lots more.  Dive in and listen now!


The Water's Fine!

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This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features flicks that have 4th of July scenes, or just give you that 4th of July feeling including ‘The Music Man,’ ‘1776’ and more. Listen now!


Films with memorable July 4th scenes or summer memories.

THE Fourth of July.

Listen to classical music written and inspired by the sound fireworks.

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The Fourth (of July)

From you to me and back to you! This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features great ideas from the Saturday Cinema audience, INCLUDING a ‘showdown’ between the Tex Ritter and Frankie Laine versions of “Do Not Forsake Me” from ‘High Noon.’ Listen now!


Listener Requests for June

June Listener Requests

Superheroes and their flicks.  Super, Bat and Spider Men.  Women of Wonder, and more!


It's a Bird!  It's a Plane!

A Batman costume from the 1995 Batman Forever film 

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This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, is a celebration of Judy Garland on her 100th birthday. Listen now!


Celebrating the 100th birthday of Judy Garland.