On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel surveys traditional and nontraditional Christmas fare, including selections from Edward Scissorhands, Spirited and When Harry Met Sally. Listen now to two hours of your favorite film music.
Playlist
A Christmas Carol: Main Title
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 49208
The Holiday: Iris and Jasper
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Hans Zimmer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony
Varese Sarabande 66784
It's A Wonderful Life: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 88801
Cinderella Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278
Babe: This is a Tale...
Composer: Nigel Westlake
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Christmas at Hogwarts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 83491
The Holiday: Maestro
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Hans Zimmer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony
Varese Sarabande 66784
Gremlins: First Aid
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony 87161
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Composer: Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Judy Garland - vocals
MCA 25988
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Scrooge Appears
Composer: Mychael Danna
Conductor: Nicholas Dodd
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 27639
The Man Who Invented Christmas: In the Season of Hope
Composer: Mychael Danna
Conductor: Nicholas Dodd
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 27639
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