Saturday Cinema

A trailblazer in the field of filmmaking, Jane Campion's award winning short film The Piano is highlighted by smooth harmonies and the majestic flow of piano notes in this score written by Michael Nyman.

Inspired by the boisterous percussion section, Maurice Jarre directs the BBC Concert Orchestra in featuring these prominent instruments in his score of Lawrence of Arabia.

Who knew that just two notes could cause such terror?

Elmer Bernstein, the versatile, Oscar-winning composer who scored such movie classics as The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Escape and True Grit, is the focus of this week's Flicks in Five.

Morricone's score for 'The Mission' eclipses the film's gorgeous and award-winning cinematography.

As the Fourth of July approaches, Flicks in Five features one of James Cagney's most enduring roles, and one of his favorites: 'Yankee Doddle Dandy'.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from the great film composer Max Steiner.

This week on Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares some of Elmer Bernstein's score from 1962's 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel will share some of Alan Menken's score from 'Beauty and the Beast'.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from John Williams' dark, often overlooked score, for the 1991 conspiracy-thriller, 'JFK'.