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Saturday Cinema

Hollywood Halloween

Saturday Cinema - 20221029

It’s showtime! This spooky episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features music from Halloween classics including Dracula, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice. Listen now and see the playlist below!

Playlist

King Kong: Overture
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Hollywood Nightmares (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:10

Dracula: Night Journeys
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Across the Stars (Album)
Recording Arts Orchestra Of Los Angeles (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 5:30

The Mummy: The Sand Volcano
Jerry Goldsmith (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Mega Movies (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:08

Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
John Morris (Composer)
Nic Raine (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:07

Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster
Franz Waxman (Composer)
Kenneth Alwyn (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
Westminster Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:41

Ghostbusters
Elmer Bernstein (Composer)
Elmer Bernstein (Conductor)
Elmer Bernstein by Elmer Bernstein (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Pops (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:48

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Bernard Herrmann (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music of Bernard Herrmann (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:02

Frankenstein Unbound: Main Titles/The Death of Elizabeth
Carl Davis (Composer)
Nic Raine (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:45

Beetlejuice: Main Titles
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
The Great Fantasy Adventure Album (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:05

Ghost: End Credits
Maurice Jarre (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music of Maurice Jarre (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:27

Hamlet: The Ghost
William Walton (Composer)
Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Walton: Hamlet; As You Like It (Album)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:15

Hamlet: The Ghost
Patrick Doyle (Composer)
Hamlet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:56

Sleepy Hollow: End Theme
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Scary Music (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:48

Sunset Boulevard: Prelude
Franz Waxman (Composer)
Joel Mcneely (Conductor)
Sunset Boulevard (Album)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:52

The Shining: Opening
Wendy Carlos (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Scary Music (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:02

Corpse Bride: Into the Forest
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Nick Ingman (Conductor)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:36

Rosemary's Baby: Sleep Safe and Warm
Krzysztof Komeda (Composer)
David Runtz (Conductor)
Maximus: The Greatest Movie Soundtracks (Album)
Radom Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Maksym Rzeminski, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 5:11

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Elfman Movies Scores (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:02

Edward Scissorhands: Main Title
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Robert Ziegler (Conductor)
Christmas at the Movies (Album)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:44

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