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Saturday Cinema

Veterans Day Salute

Veterans Day Salute

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, honors all those who served with two hours of film music from Bridge on the River Kwai, Saving Private Ryan, Victory at Sea and more. Listen now and see the playlist below!

Playlist

The Right Stuff: selections
Bill Conti (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Star Tracks II (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:42

Apollo 13: Main Title
James Horner (Composer)
James Horner (Conductor)
Apollo 13 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:34

Gettysburg: Main Theme
Randy Edelman (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
The Big Picture (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Timothy Berens, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 3:57

Friendly Persuasion: Main theme
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Aisle Seat (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:52

M*a*S*H: Theme
Johnny Mandel (Composer)
Television’s Greatest Hits: Volume 3 (Album)
Tv Themes Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: :55

Platoon: Theme
Georges Delerue (Composer)
Georges Delerue (Conductor)
In Session: A Film Music Celebration (Album)
Royal Scottish Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:56

The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
Stanley Myers (Composer)
Stanley Black (Conductor)
Digital Hollywood: Memorable Film Scores (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:12

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Colonel Bogey
Malcolm Arnold (Composer)
Richard Hickox (Conductor)
Arnold: Film Music (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:08

The Longest Day: March
Paul Anka (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:03

Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy
John Williams (Conductor)
Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture (Album)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:06

Glory: Closing Credits
James Horner (Composer)
James Horner (Conductor)
Glory Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:49

The Generals' March
Jerry Goldsmith (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:47

War Horse: The Homecoming
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
War Horse: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:06

The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Hugo Friedhofer (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:42

The Great Escape
Elmer Bernstein (Composer)
Elmer Bernstein (Conductor)
Elmer Bernstein by Elmer Bernstein (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Pops (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:16

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Finale
Malcolm Arnold (Composer)
Richard Hickox (Conductor)
Arnold: Film Music (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:06

Midway: March
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:12

Mr. Roberts: Suite
Franz Waxman (Composer)
Franz Waxman (Conductor)
Legends of Hollywood: Franz Waxman, Vol. 2 (Album)
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:21

Victory At Sea: The Song of the High Seas
Richard Rodgers (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:08

Victory at Sea: Beneath the Southern Cross
Richard Rodgers (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:28

Victory At Sea: Guadalcanal March
Richard Rodgers (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:10

Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture (Album)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:10

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