Poster Saturday Cinema
MPR
Saturday Cinema

November listener requests

Saturday Cinema - Nov. 30, 2024

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for their favorite film music, including selections from The Hobbit, Steel Magnolias, and Galaxy Quest. Listen now!

Playlist

The Hobbit: Old Friends
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner 39372

Peter Gunn: Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80183

Two for the Road: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 24503

Hatari!: Baby Elephant Walk
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 55938

Once Upon a Time in the West: Suite
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Ennio Morricone
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
London/Decca 25323

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Suite
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80383

Driving Miss Daisy: End Titles
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Cider House Rules: End Credits
Composer: Rachel Portman
Conductor: David Snell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89031

Steel Magnolias: Suite
Composer: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Age of Innocence: End Credits
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 57451

The Last of the Mohicans: Main Theme
Composer: Trevor Jones
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6018

Saving Mr. Banks: selections
Composer: Thomas Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 193110

Monsters, Inc.: Boo's Adventures in Monstropolis
Composer: Randy Newman
Conductor: Randy Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 607127

Galaxy Quest: Main Theme
Composer: David Newman
Conductor: John Morris Russell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Fanfare Cincinnati 15

Ice Age: Opening Travel Music
Composer: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

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

Love the music?

Donate by phone
1-800-562-8440

Show your support by making a gift to YourClassical.

Each day, we’re here for you with thoughtful streams that set the tone for your day – not to mention the stories and programs that inspire you to new discovery and help you explore the music you love.

YourClassical is available for free, because we are listener-supported public media. Take a moment to make your gift today.

More Ways to Give

Your Donation

$5/month
$10/month
$15/month
$20/month
$

Latest Saturday Cinema Episodes

VIEW ALL EPISODES

Latest Saturday Cinema Episodes

Feel-good flicks

Feel-good flicks

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel shares music from movies that give you a boost to start the New Year, including ‘E.T.,’ 'The Princess Bride,’ ‘Mary Poppins’ and more. Listen now!

1:58:58
Send in your Saturday Cinema requests!
Lynne Warfel shares her Christmas movie watch list

Lynne Warfel shares her Christmas movie watch list

On Saturday Cinema, I mentioned in passing that my sons, Peter and Joshua, and I had a list of Christmas films we watched in a certain order. In response to the many listener requests I’ve received, here’s our list, starting with ‘Miracle on 34th Street.’

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel honors famous folks who died in 2024, remembering their careers and films we love. Selections include music from ‘The Color Purple,’ ‘Hook’ and ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Listen now!

1:58:56
Hollywood Holiday: Ebenezer Edition

Hollywood Holiday: Ebenezer Edition

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel features music from all the great films that celebrate Dickens’ classic, A Christmas Carol, as well as a couple films inspired by Dickens. Listen now!

1:58:57
More Hollywood Holiday

More Hollywood Holiday

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel keeps the holiday spirit going with music from classic and newer films that celebrate the holidays, including ‘Elf,’ ‘White Christmas,’ ‘Babes in Toyland,’ ‘Klaus,’ ‘The Polar Express’ and ‘A Christmas Story.’ Listen now!

1:59:00
Hollywood Holiday kickoff

Hollywood Holiday kickoff

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel kicks off December with music from classic and newer films that celebrate the holidays, including ‘Miracle on 34th Street,’ ‘The Bishop’s Wife,’ ‘Little Women,’ ‘Home Alone’ and ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas.’ Listen now!

1:58:57
November listener requests

November listener requests

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for their favorite film music, including selections from ‘The Hobbit,’ ‘Steel Magnolias,’ and ‘Galaxy Quest.’ Listen now!

1:58:59
'Book 'em, Danno!'

'Book 'em, Danno!'

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

1:58:58
November birthdays

November birthdays

This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate November birthdays in the world of film, including Viven Leigh, Claude Rains and Burt Lancaster — plus a couple of belated birthdays from October. Listen now!

1:59:57
VIEW ALL EPISODES