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Great directors, Part 2

Saturday Cinema - 11/04/2023

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel features music from the films of Billy Wilder, Stanley Kramer, David Lean, Jane Campion, Penny Marshall and other great directors. Listen now to two hours of fantastic film scores!

Episode Playlist

Hugo: The Message 
Howard Shore 
Hugo Original Score 
Studio Orchestra 
Howard Shore, conductor 
4:35 

The Big Sleep: Suite 
Max Steiner 
Now, Voyager: The Classic Film Scores Of Max Steiner 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
7:12 

Hatari!: Main Theme 
Henry Mancini 
Mancini Pops Orchestra 
Henry Mancini, conductor 
2:58 

Hatari!: Baby Elephant Walk 
Henry Mancini 
Mancini Pops Orchestra 
Henry Mancini, conductor 
2:46 

A League of Their Own: The Final Game 
Hans Zimmer 
Play Ball! 
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra 
Erich Kunzel, conductor 
2:46 

Big: Opening 
Howard Shore 
20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music 
Studio Orchestra 
2:52 

Taxi Driver: A Night Piece for Orchestra 
Bernard Herrmann 
Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
8:02 

The Age of Innocence 
Elmer Bernstein 
Cinema Serenade 
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor 
Itzhak Perlman, violin 
4:10 

Citizen Kane: selections 
Bernard Herrmann 
Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores Of Bernard Herrmann 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano 
13:40 

It's A Wonderful Life: Suite 
Dimitri Tiomkin 
It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol 
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 
David Newman, conductor 
7:56 

My Fair Lady: Main Title 
Frederick Loewe 
Oscar And Tony: Award-Winning Music From The Stage And Screen 
Boston Pops Orchestra 
Keith Lockhart, conductor 
3:56 

Philadelphia Story: Suite 
Franz Waxman 
Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores Of Franz Waxman 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Charles Gerhardt, conductor 
3:37 

Day for Night: Chorale 
Georges Delerue 
Music from the Films of Francois Truffaut 
London Sinfonietta 
Hugh Wolff, conductor 
2:14 

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Dialogue 
John Williams 
Williams on Williams 
Boston Pops Orchestra 
John Williams, conductor 
3:27 

Fahrenheit 451 
Bernard Herrmann 
Bernard Herrmann: Great Film Music 
National Philharmonic Orchestra 
Bernard Herrmann, conductor 
10:44 

Hobson's Choice: Overture and Shoe Ballet 
Malcolm Arnold 
Arnold: Film Music 
London Symphony Orchestra 
Richard Hickox, conductor 
3:43 

The Bridge on the River Kwai: Finale 
Malcolm Arnold 
Arnold: Film Music 
London Symphony Orchestra 
Richard Hickox, conductor 
3:06 

A Passage to India: Adela's Theme 
Maurice Jarre 
Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music Of Maurice Jarre 
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 
Paul Bateman, conductor 
2:24 

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