As June comes to an end, join Lynne Warfel in the latest episode of Saturday Cinema for two hours of listeners’ requests for their favorite film music, including selections from Gladiator, The Godfather, and The Hunger Games. Listen now!
Playlist
The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
War of the Worlds Prelude
Composer: Leith Stevens
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80231
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Suite
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80383
Gladiator: Gladiator Theme (abridged)
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner 54928
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Hedwig's Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
Toy Story 2: When She Loved Me
Composer: Randy Newman
Soloists: Randy Newman, piano
Nonesuch 79689
Seabiscuit: Suite
Composer: Randy Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 772
On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Marin Alsop
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 508018
Body Heat: Main Title
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425
The Godfather: Suite
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Vincent Fanuele
Orchestra/Ensemble: Galway Pops Orchestra
Soloists: James Galway, flute
RCA 61326
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Composer: Ron Goodwin
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 10262
Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Koch 7792
The Red Violin: Main Title
Composer: John Corigliano
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Soloists: Joshua Bell, violin
Sony 63010
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1: The Mockingjay
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Pete Anthony
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Universal 22224
Eye of the Needle: Finale and Epilogue
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Miklos Rozsa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
La Dolce Vita
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 60706
A Man and a Woman: Main Theme
Composer: Francis Lai
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You
Composer: Michel Legrand
Soloists: Jessye Norman, soprano
Philips 422401
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