On this episode of Saturday Cinema for the first weekend of September, host Lynne Warfel surveys music from films about working folks and school days. The program includes selections from the scores of 9 to 5, Norma Rae, Mary Poppins, Dead Poet's Society and Goodbye, Mr. Chips.
Playlist
A Beautiful Mind: Closing Credits
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 440016 B
Mary Poppins Medley
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 454736
Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Arista 11015
Raiders of the Lost Ark March
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
Jurassic Park: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
Cocoon: Theme
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146
Norma Rae: It Goes Like It Goes
Composer: David Shire
Soloists: Maureen McGovern - soprano
Kritzerland 20011
Irma la Douce: Theme
Composer: Marguerite Monnot
Conductor: Johnny Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Andre Previn - piano
Columbia 8834
You've Got Mail: Empty Store
Composer: George Fenton
Conductor: George Fenton
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 6015
Driving Miss Daisy: End Titles
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Harry's Wondrous World
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
DG 29939
Tom Brown's Schooldays: Overture
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Ramon Gumba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic
Chandos 10046
Goodbye Mr Chips: Theme
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Marco Polo 223732
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
The Belles of St. Trinian's: Comedy Suite
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 9851
Big: Opening
Composer: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 67059
Love Story Theme
Composer: Francis Lai
Soloists: Michael Chertock - piano
Telarc 80357
St. Elmo's Fire: Love Theme
Composer: David Foster
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Mike Lang - piano
Varese Sarabande 6151155
Rudy: Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Dead Poets Society: Keating's Triumph
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Milan 35980
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