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Saturday Cinema - Nov. 23, 2024

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel for music from detective, police and crime films, including The Godfather, Knives Out, The Fugitive and more. This show is inspired by Sgt. Shawn Watson of the Maple Grove police, who listens to Saturday Cinema on patrol every week and has gotten other officers to join in. Listen now!

Playlist

Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Koch 7792

Dial M for Murder: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1101

Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

The Inspector Clouseau Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 2320

A Shot in the Dark: A Shot in the Dark
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
RCA 59882

Sleuth: Overture
Composer: John Addison
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80189

Vertigo: Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051

The Godfather: A Symphonic Portrait
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86

The Thomas Crown Affair: Windmills of your Mind/La valse des lilas
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloists: Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8743

Bullitt: Main Title
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Conductor: Lalo Schifrin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Aleph 18

Knives Out!
Composer: Nathan Johnson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Mondo 111

JFK: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Jerry Junkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony
Reference 142

Chinatown: J.J. Gittes
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 1129

Sherlock Holmes: Discombobulate
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Gavin Greenaway
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
WaterTower 36175

The Naked Gun: Theme from the Motion Picture and "Police Squad" TV Series
Composer: Ira Newborn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
BSX 2012

The Fugitive: Main Titles
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Marty Paich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Elektra 61592

Dick Tracy: Main Titles
Composer: Danny Elfman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sire 26264

The Big Sleep: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136

Murder on the Orient Express: Suite
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46634

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