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Great directors, Part 1

Saturday Cinema - Oct. 14, 2023

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel celebrates great directors of the past and present, including music from films by Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, Federico Fellini, Steven Spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Jane Campion, Ava DuVernay and Greta Gerwig. Listen now to two full hours of your favorite film music!

Episode Playlist

Suspicion: Prelude 

Franz Waxman 
A History of Hitchcock: Dial M For Murder 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
4:40 

The Informer: Suite 
Max Steiner 
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores of Max Steiner 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
4:36 

Stagecoach: Narrative for Orchestra 
Richard Hageman 
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
6:38 

The Quiet Man: Suite 
Victor Young 
True Grit: Music from the Classic Films of John Wayne 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
9:29 

Rebecca: Suite 
Franz Waxman 
Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores of Franz Waxman 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
7:47 

Spellbound Concerto 
Miklos Rozsa 
Earl Wild Goes to the Movies 
London Promenade Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
Earl Wild, piano 
8:04 

Family Plot: Finale 
John Williams 
To Catch a Thief: A History of Hitchcock II 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
3:53 

Psycho: Prelude 
Bernard Herrmann 
Chiller 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
1:33 

1941: March 
John Williams 
By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra 
Boston Pops Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor 
4:26 

Orchestra Rehearsal 
Nino Rota 
The Symphonic Fellini/Rota 
Czech Symphony Orchestra 
Derek Wadsworth, conductor 
4:05 

8 1/2: Walking the Gangplank 
Nino Rota 
Nino Rota: Music For Film
Orchestra of La Scala, Milan 
Riccardo Muti, conductor 
5:31 

Amarcord 
Nino Rota 
The Symphonic Fellini/Rota 
Czech Symphony Orchestra 
Derek Wadsworth, conductor 
5:11 

Little Women: Dr. March's Daughters 
Alexandre Desplat 
Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 
Studio Orchestra 
Alexandre Desplat, conductor 
4:47 

You've Got Mail: Empty Store 
George Fenton 
Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration 
Studio Orchestra 
2:51 

The Piano: Big My Secret 
Michael Nyman 
Cinematic Piano 
Michael Chertock, piano 
3:01 

The Color Purple: Theme 
Quincy Jones 
1985 At the Movies 
Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra 
David Newman, conductor 
Belinda Broughton, violin 
4:45 

Jurassic Park: Theme 
John Williams 
John Williams: The Berlin Concert 
Berlin Philharmonic 
John Williams, conductor 
5:36 

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