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Oscars Deep Dive: The Beginning

Oscars Deep Dive: The Beginning

This week’s episode of Saturday Cinema is the first of five shows that features music that won at the Academy Awards. This episode focuses on winners from the ‘30’s and ‘40’s and the origins of the Oscars with special guest Randy Haberkamp, Executive Vice President, Library Archives and Sci Tech for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences! Listen now!

Playlist

The Informer: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:36

Anthony Adverse
Erich Korngold (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
The Sea Hawk (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:57

The Adventures of Robin Hood: Suite
Erich Korngold (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Captain Blood: Classic Film Scores for Errol Flynn (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 12:23

The Wizard of Oz: Concert Suite
Harold Arlen (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:52

Stagecoach: Narrative for Orchestra
Richard Hageman (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:38

Wuthering Heights: Cathy's Theme
Alfred Newman (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Always and Forever - Movies' Greatest Love Songs (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:32

Dark Victory: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Classic Film Scores for Bette Davis (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:25

Now, Voyager: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Always and Forever - Movies' Greatest Love Songs (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:32

Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star
Leigh Harline (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Wish Upon a Star (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:23

The Devil and Daniel Webster: Sleigh Ride
Bernard Herrmann (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Chiller (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 1:53

Song of Bernadette
Alfred Newman (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Captain from Castile: The Classic Film Scores of Alfred Newman (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:57

Since You Went Away: Love Theme
Max Steiner (Composer)
You Must Remember This (Album)
Gregg Nestor, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 2:03

Spellbound: Suite
Miklos Rozsa (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Vintage Cinema (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:16

The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Hugo Friedhofer (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:42

The Red Shoes: Ballet
Brian Easdale (Composer)
Rumon Gamba (Conductor)
The Film Music of Brian Easdale (Album)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Cynthia Millar, Ondes Martenot (Soloist)
Duration: 15:37

The Heiress Suite
Aaron Copland (Composer)
Leonard Slatkin (Conductor)
Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music for Movies (Album)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:09

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