On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates moms, grandmas and mother figures — human and otherwise — with music from Steel Magnolias, Forrest Gump, Dumbo and more. Listen now!
Playlist
Little Women: Dr. March’s Daughters
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 702752
Steel Magnolias: Suite
Composer: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Forrest Gump: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 66430
Holberg Suite: Prelude
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Conductor: Neeme Jarvi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra
DG 437520
Home Alone: Holiday Flight
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 48232
Little Women: Suite
Composer: Thomas Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 66922
The King and I: Medley
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278
Brave: Through the Castle
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: James Shearman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 1405202
Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Arista 11015
Lady and the Tramp: What Is A Baby?/La La Lu
Composer: Oliver Wallace
Orchestra/Ensemble: Disney Studio Chorus
Walt Disney 607057
The Incredibles: The Glory Days
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 611007
The Lion in Winter Suite
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6015
Terms of Endearment: Theme
Composer: Michael Gore
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168
A Christmas Story: Glorious, Beautiful Christmas
Composer: Paul Zaza/Carl Zittrer
Conductor: Paul Zaza
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Rhino 522315
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: excerpts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
Cinderella Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Julie Andrews, vocals
RCA 2005
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