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Lynne Warfel's picks

Saturday Cinema - Nov. 18, 2023

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel offers a surprise potpourri of her favorite scores. Listen now to two hours of great film music!

Episode Playlist

Modern Times: Smile 
Charlie Chaplin 
I Salonisti Play Music from Titanic, Casablanca, the Godfather 
I Salonisti 
4:31 

The Kid Fantasy 
Charlie Chaplin 
Chaplin's Smile: Song Arrangements for Violin and Piano 
Philippe Quint, violin 
9:52 

Tribute to Fred Astaire 
Alexander Courage 
On Stage 
Boston Pops Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor 
8:30 

To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title 
Elmer Bernstein 
Vintage Cinema 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
3:02 

Ochi chernye (Dark Eyes) 
Florian Hermann 
Duets 
Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra 
Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor 
Rolando Villazon, tenor 
3:24 

All About Eve: Main Title 
Alfred Newman 
Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
1:39 

Casablanca Suite 
Max Steiner 
Casablanca - Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
8:41 

Charade: Charade 
Henry Mancini 
Premier Pops 
Royal Philharmonic Pops 
Henry Mancini, conductor 
Henry Mancini, piano 
3:31 

Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme 
John Williams 
John Williams: The Berlin Concert 
Berlin Philharmonic 
John Williams, conductor 
4:38 

Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star 
Leigh Harline 
Serenade: The Love Album 
London Symphony Orchestra 
Keith Lockhart, conductor 
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin 
3:14 

La Cumparsita 
Gerardo H. Matos Rodriguez 
Latigo 
Quartet San Francisco 
4:20 

Grumpier Old Men: End Credits 
Alan Silvestri 
Beautiful Hollywood 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
3:48 

Bells are Ringing: The Party's Over 
Jule Styne/Betty Comden/Adolph Green 
Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings 
Original Broadway Cast Recording 
Judy Holliday, vocals 
2:41 

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 

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Main Theme 
Ernest Gold 
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Soundtrack 
Studio Orchestra 
3:17 

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