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Saturday Cinema - July 27, 2024

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 CaribbeanHook 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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