This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, with host Lynne Warfel, features great classic Christmas movies including Elf and The Preacher’s Wife. In the second hour, we take an in-depth look at Dimitri Tiomkin’s score for It’s a Wonderful Life including songs that Frank Capra cut from the movie. Listen now and check out the playlist below!
Playlist
Elf: Papa Elf
John Debney (Composer)
Robert Ziegler (Conductor)
Christmas at the Movies (Album)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:22
Klaus: The Legend of Klaus
Alfonso G. Aguilar (Composer)
Klaus (Music from the Netflix Film) (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:55
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Scrooge Appears
Mychael Danna (Composer)
Nicholas Dodd (Conductor)
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Music from the Motion Picture (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 1:52
The Man Who Invented Christmas: In the Season of Hope
Mychael Danna (Composer)
Nicholas Dodd (Conductor)
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Music from the Motion Picture (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:02
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane (Composer)
Traditional Christmas Classics (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Judy Garland, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 2:45
White Christmas: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep
Irving Berlin (Composer)
Irving Berlin's White Christmas: Selections from the Hollywood Musical (Album)
Joseph J. Lilley and His Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Bing Crosby, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 3:07
March of the Toys
Victor Herbert (Composer)
Arthur Fiedler (Conductor)
Pops Christmas Party (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:52
The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite
Danny Elfman (Composer)
Elfman Movies Scores (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 9:02
White Christmas
Irving Berlin (Composer)
White Christmas (Album)
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Bing Crosby, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 3:04
The Preacher's Wife: Joy to the World
Traditional (Composer)
The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album (Album)
Georgia Mass Choir (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Whitney Houston, Vocals (Soloist)
Duration: 4:41
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Tomorrow Is Christmas, It's Practically Here/Welcome Christmas
Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Soundtrack) (Album)
MGM Studio Chorus (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Boris Karloff, Narrator (Soloist)
Duration: 4:58
It's a Wonderful Life: Main Title/ Heaven/ Ski Run
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:32
It's a Wonderful Life: Death Telegram/ Gower’s Deliverance
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:44
It's a Wonderful Life: George and Dad/ Father’s Death
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:45
It's a Wonderful Life: Love Sequence
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:26
It's a Wonderful Life: Wedding Cigars/ George Lassoes Stork
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:44
It's a Wonderful Life: Dilemma/ Bank Crisis/ Search for Money/ Potter’s Threat
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:13
It's a Wonderful Life: Clarence’s Arrival
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:25
It's a Wonderful Life: George is Unborn/ Haunted House
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:09
It's a Wonderful Life: Pottersville Cemetery/ Wrong Ma Bailey/ Wrong Mary Hatch/ The Prayer
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:49
It's a Wonderful Life: It’s a Wonderful Life
Dimitri Tiomkin (Composer)
Sundance Film Music Series, Vol. 1: It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Carol & Miracle on 34th Street (Album)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:45
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Christmas at Hogwarts
John Williams (Composer)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:57
A Visit from Saint Nicholas (‘Twas the Night Before Christmas)
John Williams (Composer)
Joy to the World (Album)
The Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Robin Williams (Soloist)
Duration: 3:49
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