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Halloween at the movies

Saturday Cinema - Oct. 28, 2023

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel explores music from flicks about monsters, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. Enjoy two hours of scary film music!

Episode Playlist

Corpse Bride: Into the Forest 
Danny Elfman 
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 
Studio Orchestra 
Nick Ingman, conductor 
4:35 

The Sixth Sense: Ghost in the House 
James Newton Howard 
Night After Night: Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan 
Studio Orchestra 
Gavin Greenaway, conductor 
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano 
3:52 

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale 
Bernard Herrmann 
Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music of Bernard Herrmann 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
5:02 

Hamlet: The Ghost 
William Walton 
Walton: Hamlet; As You Like It 
Academy of St Martin in the Fields 
Neville Marriner, conductor 
3:15 

Unchained Melody 
Alex North 
Always And Forever - Movies' Greatest Love Songs 
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 
John Mauceri, conductor 
3:28 

Ghostbusters 
Elmer Bernstein 
Elmer Bernstein By Elmer Bernstein 
Royal Philharmonic Pops 
Elmer Bernstein, conductor 
2:47 

Haunted Mansion: The Ghost Realm 
Kris Bowers 
Haunted Mansion (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 
Studio Orchestra 
3:22 

Beetlejuice: Main Titles 
Danny Elfman 
The Great Fantasy Adventure Album 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
2:05 

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite 
Danny Elfman 
Elfman Movies Scores 
Studio Orchestra
9:02 

Psycho: Prelude and The City 
Bernard Herrmann 
In Session: A Film Music Celebration 
Royal Scottish Orchestra 
Joel McNeely, conductor 
4:09 

Poltergeist: Main Theme 
Jerry Goldsmith 
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to The Sixth Sense 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Nic Raine, conductor 
4:20 

Bride of Frankenstein 
Franz Waxman 
Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
7:22 

Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby 
John Morris 
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to The Sixth Sense 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Nic Raine, conductor 
4:07 

Frankenstein Unbound: Main Titles/The Death of Elizabeth 
Carl Davis 
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to The Sixth Sense 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Nic Raine, conductor 
9:45 

The Mummy: The Sand Volcano 
Jerry Goldsmith 
Mega Movies 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
4:08 

Dracula: Night Journeys 
John Williams 
Hollywood Nightmares 
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra 
John Mauceri, conductor 
5:38 

Sleepy Hollow: End Theme 
Danny Elfman 
Scary Music 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
3:48 

The Shining: Opening 
Wendy Carlos 
Scary Music 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
3:02 

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