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Honoring veterans

Saturday Cinema - Nov. 11, 2023

Celebrate Veterans Day with Saturday Cinema as host Lynne Warfel features two hours of film music that honors military veterans, including selections from Saving Private RyanPlatoon and Gettysburg. Listen now.

Episode Playlist

Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
4:06

The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
Stanley Myers
Digital Hollywood: Memorable Film Scores
London Symphony Orchestra
Stanley Black, conductor
4:12

Patton: Entr'acte
Jerry Goldsmith
In Session: A Film Music Celebration
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Jerry Goldsmith, conductor
2:18

Midway: Main and End Titles
John Williams
In Session: A Film Music Celebration
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Rick Wentworth, conductor
5:16

Gettysburg: Main Theme
Randy Edelman
The Big Picture
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
Timothy Berens, guitar
3:57

Glory: Closing Credits
James Horner
Glory Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Studio Orchestra
James Horner, conductor
6:49

Forrest Gump: Feather Theme
Alan Silvestri
Palace of the Winds: Piano Music at the Movies
Michael Chertock, piano
2:21

Victory At Sea: The Song of the High Seas
Richard Rodgers
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
5:08

Victory At Sea: Beneath the Southern Cross
Richard Rodgers
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:28

Victory At Sea: Guadalcanal March
Richard Rodgers
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:10

The Longest Day: March
Paul Anka
Victory at Sea and Other Favorites
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Erich Kunzel, conductor
3:03

M*a*S*H: Theme
Johnny Mandel
Televisions Greatest Hits: Volume 3
TV Themes Orchestra
:55

Band of Brothers Suite No. 1
Michael Kamen
Band of Brothers: Music from the HBO Miniseries
London Metropolitan Orchestra
Michael Kamen, conductor
6:32

Mr. Roberts: Suite
Franz Waxman
Legends of Hollywood: Franz Waxman, Vol. 2
Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Franz Waxman, conductor
3:21

Born on the Fourth of July
John Williams
Hooten plays Williams
Studio Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
Thomas Hooten, trumpet
6:54

Semper Fidelis
John Philip Sousa
SOUSA, J.P.: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3
Royal Artillery Band
Keith Brion, conductor
2:53

The Great Escape
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein By Elmer Bernstein
Royal Philharmonic Pops
Elmer Bernstein, conductor
2:16

Since You Went Away: Love Theme
Max Steiner
You Must Remember This
Gregg Nestor, guitar
2:03

Platoon: Theme
Georges Delerue
In Session: A Film Music Celebration
Royal Scottish Orchestra
Georges Delerue, conductor
6:56

Saving Private Ryan: Omaha Beach
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
9:15

Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
John Williams
Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture
Boston Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
6:10

The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Hugo Friedhofer
The Hollywood Sound
London Symphony Orchestra
John Williams, conductor
2:42

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