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Oscars Deep Dive: A New Century

Oscars Deep Dive: A New Century

Join Saturday Cinema host Lynne Warfel as she continues her Oscars deep dive, focusing on winners from the ‘90s and ‘00s. These decades feature music from Dances With Wolves to Il Postino, the first Oscar win for a female composer, Rachel Portman, and the arrival of Lord of the Rings. Listen now and check out the playlist below!

Playlist

Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken (Composer)
Robert Ziegler (Conductor)
Lang Lang: The Disney Book (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Lang Lang, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:08

Dances With Wolves: Farewell and End Title
John Barry (Composer)
John Barry (Conductor)
Dances With Wolves Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:49

Aladdin: A Whole New World
Alan Menken (Composer)
Lang Lang: The Disney Book (Album)
Lang Lang, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 4:16

Schindler's List: Theme
John Williams (composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Boston Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Itzhak Perlman, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 4:15

The Lion King: Hakuna Matata
Hans Zimmer (Composer)
Nick Glennie-Smith (Conductor)
The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Nathan Lane, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 3:34

Il Postino: Main Theme
Luis Bacalov (composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Cinema Serenade (Album)
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Itzhak Perlman, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 3:46

The English Patient: The English Patient
Gabriel Yared (Composer)
Harry Rabinowitz (Conductor)
The English Patient Original Soundtrack Recording (Album)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:37

Emma: Emma
Rachel Portman (composer)
Joel Mcneely (Conductor)
Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (Album)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:58

Emma: The Wedding/End Titles
Rachel Portman (composer)
Kenneth Alwyn (Conductor)
Cinema's Classic Romances (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:18

Titanic: Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch
James Horner (composer)
James Horner (Conductor)
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:30

Babel: Deportation/Iguazu
Gustavo Santaolalla (composer)
Babel: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture (Album)
Gustavo Santaolalla, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 4:49

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Silk Road
Tan Dun (composer)
Tan Dun (Conductor)
Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Album)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello (Soloist)
Duration: 3:09

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow
Tan Dun (composer)
Tan Dun & Chen Xie Yang (Conductor)
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Album)
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Yo-Yo Ma, Cello (Soloist)
Duration: 2:58

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: The Fellowship
Howard Shore (composer)
Nic Raine (Conductor)
Best Film Classics 100 (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:52

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: A Storm is Coming
Howard Shore (composer)
Keith Lockhart (Conductor)
Oscar and Tony: Award-Winning Music from the Stage and Screen (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:29

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: The Grey Havens
Howard Shore (composer)
Howard Shore (Conductor)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Album)
London Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
James Galway, Flute (Soloist)
Duration: 6:00

Brokeback Mountain: 2
Gustavo Santaolalla (composer)
Brokeback Mountain Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Gustavo Santaolalla, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 1:59

Brokeback Mountain: 3
Gustavo Santaolalla (composer)
Brokeback Mountain Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Gustavo Santaolalla, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 2:14

Atonement: Atonement
Dario Marianelli (Composer)
Benjamin Wallfisch (Conductor)
Atonement: Music from the Motion Picture (Album)
English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 5:19

Atonement: The Cottage on the Beach
Dario Marianelli (composer)
Benjamin Wallfisch (Conductor)
Atonement: Music from the Motion Picture (Album)
English Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 3:25

Up: Married Life
Michael Giacchino (composer)
Tim Simonec (Conductor)
Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:11

Up: Carl Goes Up
Michael Giacchino (composer)
Tim Simonec (Conductor)
Up: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:33

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