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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