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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!

The music of Star Trek movies

The music of Star Trek movies

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Star Trek,' Garrett Tiedemann takes a listen to the music of the franchise's movies.

Flicks in Five: Star Trek 50th Anniversary

Flicks in Five: Star Trek 50th Anniversary

As we approach the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek television series, this week's Flicks in Five will feature some of James Horner's score from 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'.

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The music of Star Trek on TV

The music of Star Trek on TV

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of 'Star Trek,' Garrett Tiedemann takes a listen to the music of the franchise's TV series.

Flicks in Five: Much Ado About Nothing

Flicks in Five: Much Ado About Nothing

In the latter part of the 20th century, Kenneth Branagh reigned supreme as the actor putting Shakespeare plays on film. In the cinematic version of Shakepeare's best comedy, Patrick Doyle provided the music.

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Flicks in Five: A Passage to India

Flicks in Five: A Passage to India

One of Hollywood's most lauded director-composer collaborations was that between David Lean and Maurice Jarre for 1984's 'A Passage to India'. This week on Flicks in Five, we'll hear Jarre conducting his own music for the film.

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Flicks in Five: Dances with Wolves

Flicks in Five: Dances with Wolves

'Dances with Wolves' changed both Kevin Costner's career as an actor and director as well as the place of Westerns in American film history. On Flicks in Five, we hear John Barry's Oscar-winning score.

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Flicks in Five: Elizabeth Taylor

Flicks in Five: Elizabeth Taylor

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares some of the Cleopatra Symphony, which evolved from Alex North's score to the 1963 epic film, Cleopatra.

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Flicks in Five: James Garner

Flicks in Five: James Garner

This week, Lynne Warfel pays tribute to James Garner, an actor she knew back in Los Angeles. Garner, Warfel says, was one of Hollywood's truly nice guys.

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Flicks in Five: Franz Waxman

Flicks in Five: Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman is known for some of the great music scores of the golden age of Hollywood, including 'A Place in the Sun', 'Sunset Boulevard', and 'Rebecca'. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear some of his iconic score for 'Bride of Frankenstein'.

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Flicks in Five: The Cowboys

Flicks in Five: The Cowboys

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from 1972's The Cowboys -- the story of a rancher whose ranch hands abandon him to go join a gold rush, leaving him to find replacements for a grueling, 400-mile cattle drive.

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About Saturday Cinema

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!