On this week’s episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel talks with Emmy-nominated producer and author Steven C. Smith about his recent book The Music of Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood's Most Influential Film Composer. Smith also has written and produced more than 200 biographies and documentaries for A&E's Biography series, appeared on Turner Classic Movies and presented for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Find out about Steiner’s early life as a wunderkind in Vienna, his arrival in the United States working on Broadway and his quick move to Hollywood, where at 41 he embarked on an amazing film career, one that has influenced many contemporary composers. The music includes selections from Now, Voyager, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, The Searchers, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Dark Victory, The Informer and A Summer Place.
Playlist
King Kong: Overture
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
Hollywood Nightmares (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:10
The Informer: Suit
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:36
Gone With The Wind: Tara Theme
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Williams (Conductor)
Aisle Seat (Album)
Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:41
King Kong: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:21
Now, Voyager: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Wilson (Conductor)
Hollywood Soundstage (Album)
Sinfonia of London (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 14:35
The Searchers: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Paul Bateman (Conductor)
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne (Album)
City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:22
Jezebel: Waltz
Max Steiner (Composer)
John Mauceri (Conductor)
The Great Waltz (Album)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 2:10
Since You Went Away: Love Theme
Max Steiner (Composer)
You Must Remember This (Album)
Gregg Nestor, Guitar (Soloist)
Duration: 2:0
Casablanca Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Casablanca - Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 8:41
Dark Victory: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Classic Film Scores For Bette Davis (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 6:25
Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Casablanca - Classic Film Scores for Humphrey Bogart (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:47
Johnny Belinda: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 5:09
A Summer Place
Max Steiner (Composer)
Erich Kunzel (Conductor)
Hollywood's Greatest Hits (Album)
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 4:07
The Big Sleep: Suite
Max Steiner (Composer)
Charles Gerhardt (Conductor)
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner (Album)
National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra/Ensemble)
Duration: 7:12
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