On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel celebrates great directors of the past and present, including music from films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion, Ava DuVernay and Greta Gerwig. Listen now to two full hours of your favorite film music!
Episode Playlist
Suspicion: Prelude
Franz Waxman
A History of Hitchcock: Dial M For Murder
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
4:40
The Informer: Suite
Max Steiner
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
4:36
Stagecoach: Narrative for Orchestra
Richard Hageman
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
6:38
The Quiet Man: Suite
Victor Young
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
9:29
Rebecca: Suite
Franz Waxman
Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman
National Philharmonic Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
7:47
Spellbound Concerto
Miklos Rozsa
Earl Wild Goes to the Movies
London Promenade Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt, conductor
Earl Wild, piano
8:04
Family Plot: Finale
John Williams
To Catch a Thief: A History of Hitchcock II
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Paul Bateman, conductor
3:53
Psycho: Prelude
Bernard Herrmann
Chiller
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
1:33
1941: March
John Williams
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:26
Orchestra Rehearsal
Nino Rota
The Symphonic Fellini/Rota
Czech Symphony Orchestra
Derek Wadsworth, conductor
4:05
8 1/2: Walking the Gangplank
Nino Rota
Nino Rota: Music For Film
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Riccardo Muti, conductor
5:31
Amarcord
Nino Rota
The Symphonic Fellini/Rota
Czech Symphony Orchestra
Derek Wadsworth, conductor
5:11
Little Women: Dr. March's Daughters
Alexandre Desplat
Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Studio Orchestra
Alexandre Desplat, conductor
4:47
You've Got Mail: Empty Store
George Fenton
Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration
Studio Orchestra
2:51
The Piano: Big My Secret
Michael Nyman
Cinematic Piano
Michael Chertock, piano
3:01
The Color Purple: Theme
Quincy Jones
1985 At the Movies
Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
David Newman, conductor
Belinda Broughton, violin
4:45
Jurassic Park: Theme
John Williams
John Williams: The Berlin Concert
Berlin Philharmonic
John Williams, conductor
5:36
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