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Celebrating the Oscars

Saturday Cinema - March 9, 2024

Join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate Oscars weekend on ‘Saturday Cinema’! The latest episode features winners for best score and best song from recent decades, including music from Titanic, The Lord of the Rings and Schindler’s List. Listen now!

Playlist

Titanic: Back to Titanic
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535

A Passage to India: Adela's Theme
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1047

Schindler's List: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
MCA 10969

Dances With Wolves: Themes
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80474

A Little Romance: Main Title
Composer: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Emma: The Wedding/End Titles
Composer: Rachel Portman
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6018

Shakespeare in Love: Main Title
Composer: Stephen Warbeck
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80551

Norma Rae: It Goes Like It Goes
Composer: David Shire
Soloists: Maureen McGovern, soprano
Kritzerland 20011

The Milagro Beanfield War: Theme
Composer: Dave Grusin
Conductor: John Scott
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Artist: Ouverture
Composer: Ludovic Bourse
Conductor: Ernst Van Tiel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Sony 97895

E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

Joker: Call Me Joker
Composer: Hildur Gudnadottir
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
WaterTower 32017

The English Patient: The English Patient
Composer: Gabriel Yared
Conductor: Harry Rabinowitz
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Fantasy 16001

Chariots of Fire: Main Theme
Composer: Vangelis
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 62592

Never On Sunday
Composer: Manos Hadjidakis
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393

The Hateful Eight: L'Ultima Diligenzi di Red Rock
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Ennio Morricone
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
London/Decca 4769489

Black Panther: United Nations/End Credits
Composer: Ludwig Goransson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Hollywood 2018

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: The Fellowship
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner 54928 

Up: Carl Goes Up
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 1372702

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