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Films in the National Parks (and other lovely locations) with guest host Ward Jacobson

Saturday Cinema - Aug. 17, 2024

This week on Saturday Cinema, guest host Ward Jacobson celebrates the National Parks, featuring music from North by Northwest, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Forrest Gump. Listen now!

Playlist

Star Trek: Main Theme
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Telarc 80433

A River Runs Through It: Main Theme
Composer: Mark Isham
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440

North by Northwest: Main Title
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030

North by Northwest: Conversation Piece
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1045

Star Trek V: Main Theme and March of the Klingons
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446403

Dances With Wolves: Farewell and End Title
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: John Barry
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46982

The Big Country
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141

How the West Was Won
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141

Star Wars: Princess Leia’s Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: A Busy Man
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80231

Forrest Gump: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 66430

Journey to the Center of the Earth: selections
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
London/Decca 443899

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 2698

The Shining: Opening
Composer: Wendy Carlos
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80580

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

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1: The Mockingjay
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Pete Anthony
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Universal 22224

Spartacus: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 79446

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