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Oscars Deep Dive: A Changing of the Guard

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Oscars Deep Dive: A Changing of the Guard

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February 18, 2023

Join Saturday Cinema host Lynne Warfel as she continues her Oscars deep dive, focusing on winners from the ‘70s and ‘80s. It was a major shift in filmmaking with the arrival of Steven Spielberg, Star Wars, John Williams, The Godfather, Jerry Goldsmith, John Barry and more. Randy Haberkamp, executive vice president of the Library Archives and Sci Tech for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, is back to talk all things cinema. Listen now and check out the playlist below!

Playlist

Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
John Williams: The Berlin Concert (Album)
Berlin Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:38

Love Story Theme
Francis Lai (Composer)
Cinematic Piano (Album)
Michael Chertock, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 3:24

Summer of '42: The Summer Knows
Michel Legrand (Composer)
Stephane Deneve (Conductor)
Cinema (Album)
Brussels Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Renaud Capucon, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 3:39

Limelight: Eternally
Charlie Chaplin (Composer)
Francis Shaw (Conductor)
Charlie! Music from the Classic Films of Charles Chaplin (Album)
Munich Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:59

The Way We Were
Marvin Hamlisch (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Unforgettable (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:40

The Godfather Part II: Main Title/The Immigrant
Nino Rota (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:50

Jaws: Main Theme
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:52

The Omen: Main Title
Jerry Goldsmith (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Hollywood Nightmares (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:24

Star Wars: Main Theme
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:45

A Little Romance: Main Title
Georges Delerue (Composer)
Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:15

The Right Stuff: selections
Bill Conti (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Star Tracks Ii (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:42

Chariots of Fire
Vangelis (Composer)
Nocturnes: The Piano Album (Album)
Vangelis, Piano (Soloist)
Duration: 5:27

E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)
John Williams (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
John Williams: The Berlin Concert (Album)
Berlin Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:57

A Passage to India: Adela's Theme
Maurice Jarre (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music of Maurice Jarre (Album)
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:24

Out of Africa: Theme
John Barry (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
The Hollywood Sound (Album)
London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 3:47

Out of Africa: Flight over Africa
John Barry (Composer)
Joel Mcneely (Conductor)
1985 at the Movies (Album)
Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:43

Out of Africa: I Had a Farm in Africa
John Barry (Composer)
Stephane Deneve (Conductor)
Cinema (Album)
Brussels Philharmonic (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Renaud Capucon, Violin (Soloist)
Duration: 3:31

The Last Emperor
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Composer)
Ryuichi Sakamoto (Conductor)
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Cinemage (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:19

The Little Mermaid: Main Title; Happy Ending
Alan Menken (Composer)
J.A.C. Redford (Conductor)
The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album)
Studio Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:37