This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from films that pay tribute to those who have served our country. Selections include Saving Private Ryan, The Deer Hunters, Forrest Gump and more. Listen now!
Playlist
Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dreamworks 50046
The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
Composer: Stanley Myers
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: John Williams, guitar
Sony 63000
Patton: Entr’acte
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Midway: Main and End Titles
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Rick Wentworth
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Gettysburg: Main Theme
Composer: Randy Edelman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Timothy Berens, guitar
Telarc 80437
Gettysburg: Reunion and Finale
Composer: Randy Edelman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440
Glory: Closing Credits
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Virgin 86150
Forrest Gump: Feather Theme
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80474
The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788
Victory at Sea Suite
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Sergiu Comissiona
Orchestra/Ensemble: Houston Symphony Orchestra
Pro Arte 263
The Longest Day: March
Composer: Paul Anka
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037
M*a*S*H: Theme
Composer: Johnny Mandel
Orchestra/Ensemble: TV Themes Orchestra
TVT 1300
Mr. Roberts: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Franz Waxman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5257
Born on the Fourth of July: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops OrchestraSony 64147
Semper Fidelis
Composer: John Philip Sousa
Conductor: Keith Brion
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Sousa Band
The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
Since You Went Away: Love Theme
Composer: Max Steiner
Soloists: Gregg Nestor, guitar
Cambria 1030
Band of Brothers Suite No. 1
Composer: Michael Kamen
Conductor: Michael Kamen
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra
Sony 89719
Platoon: Theme
Composer: Georges Delerue
Conductor: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Saving Private Ryan: Omaha Beach
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dreamworks 50046
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Craig Jessop
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Mormon Tabernacle 711
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