On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, guest host Bonnie North hits the high seas with music from pirate films, including selections from Pirates of the Caribbean, Hook and Captain Blood. Listen now to two hours of your favorite film music.
Playlist
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: selections
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682
Pirates of Penzance: Overture
Composer: Arthur Sullivan
Conductor: Alexander Faris
Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Nimbus 5066
Captain Horatio Hornblower Suite: Polwheal
Composer: Robert Farnon
Conductor: David Towse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Reference 47
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: He’s a Pirate
Composer: Klaus Badelt
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloists: Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8743
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: selections
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682
The Hunt for Red October: Hymn to Red October
Composer: Basil Poledouris
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80342
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Composer: Iva Davies/Christopher Gordon/Richard Tognetti
Conductor: Christopher Gordon
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 1574
Captains Courageous: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682
The Sea Hawk: Suite
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: James DePreist
Orchestra/Ensemble: Oregon Symphony
Delos 3234
Hook: Flight to Neverland
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 68419
Captain from Castile: Conquest
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682
Mutiny on the Bounty
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86
Hook: Smee’s Plan
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 68419
Hook: The Face of Pan
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 68419
Hook: The Lost Boys Ballet
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 68419
Hook: The Banquet Scene
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 68419
Captain Blood
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
DG 471347
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