Saturday Cinema

With the best movie sequence of all time -- the chariot race -- 'Ben-Hur' also boasts one of the longest musical scores ever written, recorded in one of the most epic recording sessions ever scheduled.

Rachel Portman was the first female composer to win an Oscar for best musical or comedy score, for 'Emma' in 1996. But the later-nominated 'Cider House Rules' is one of her best scores.

Ennio Morricone's score to 1966's 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' is one of the most memorable and influential soundtracks in history.

Well-known as a movie-making wunderkind, Charlie Chaplin was also known to dabble in the musical arts.

You might think you know everything by multi-Oscar-nominated film composer John Williams, but there's a lot of his work that has flown under the radar. On this week's Flicks in Five and Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel surveys Williams' less-familiar music.

On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel looks at the work of Michael Giacchino. She will share some of his score to 2009's 'Star Trek,' which cleverly interweaves elements of Alexander Courage's melodies from the original TV series' score from the 1960s.

One of the great composers of Hollywood's Golden Age is Hungarian-born Miklos Rozsa. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear the 'Love Theme' from Rosza's score for 'The Lost Weekend'.

He considered film music to be 'operas without words' and his movie scores earned three Oscar nominations -- including one win for best original score. This week on Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel discusses Erich Wolfgang Korngold and shares music from his soundtrack to 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.'

From 'Dunkirk' to 'The Shape of Water,' 'Flicks in Five' and 'Saturday Cinema' host Lynne Warfel ranks her favorite film scores of 2017. Check out her top picks and let us know: What was your favorite movie music this year?

Join Lynne Warfel for an hour of holiday movie music that ranges from the sentimental to the completely cranky. And don't forget our holiday-themed Flicks in Five episodes, as Lynne surveys "White Christmas," "Scrooge," "Polar Express" and "It's a Wonderful Life."