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Saturday Cinema

Hollywood Halloween

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It’s showtime! This spooky episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features music from Halloween classics including Dracula, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice. Listen now and see the playlist below!

Playlist

King Kong: Overture
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Hollywood Nightmares (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:10

Dracula: Night Journeys
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Across the Stars (Album)
Recording Arts Orchestra Of Los Angeles (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 5:30

The Mummy: The Sand Volcano
Jerry Goldsmith (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Mega Movies (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:08

Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
John Morris (Composer)
Nic Raine (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:07

Bride of Frankenstein: The Creation of the Female Monster
Franz Waxman (Composer)
Kenneth Alwyn (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
Westminster Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:41

Ghostbusters
Elmer Bernstein (Composer)
Elmer Bernstein (Conductor)
Elmer Bernstein by Elmer Bernstein (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Pops (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:48

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Bernard Herrmann (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music of Bernard Herrmann (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:02

Frankenstein Unbound: Main Titles/The Death of Elizabeth
Carl Davis (Composer)
Nic Raine (Conductor)
A History of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Sixth Sense (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:45

Beetlejuice: Main Titles
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
The Great Fantasy Adventure Album (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:05

Ghost: End Credits
Maurice Jarre (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music of Maurice Jarre (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:27

Hamlet: The Ghost
William Walton (Composer)
Neville Marriner (Conductor)
Walton: Hamlet; As You Like It (Album)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:15

Hamlet: The Ghost
Patrick Doyle (Composer)
Hamlet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:56

Sleepy Hollow: End Theme
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Scary Music (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:48

Sunset Boulevard: Prelude
Franz Waxman (Composer)
Joel Mcneely (Conductor)
Sunset Boulevard (Album)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:52

The Shining: Opening
Wendy Carlos (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Scary Music (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:02

Corpse Bride: Into the Forest
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Nick Ingman (Conductor)
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:36

Rosemary's Baby: Sleep Safe and Warm
Krzysztof Komeda (Composer)
David Runtz (Conductor)
Maximus: The Greatest Movie Soundtracks (Album)
Radom Chamber Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Maksym Rzeminski, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 5:11

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Elfman Movies Scores (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:02

Edward Scissorhands: Main Title
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Robert Ziegler (Conductor)
Christmas at the Movies (Album)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:44

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