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More January birthdays and in memoriam

Saturday Cinema - Jan. 20, 2024

Join Lynne Warfel for two full hours of your favorite film music on the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, in which she celebrates more January birthdays and remembers stars who died in 2023. Enjoy music from the films of Sal Mineo, Jean Simmons, Charles Bickford, Tom Sizemore and more. Listen now.

Playlist

The Longest Day: March
Composer: Paul Anka
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Hamlet: Prelude
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

The Big Country
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Saving Private Ryan: Omaha Beach
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra

The Last Emperor: Theme
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Dial M for Murder: Suite
Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops

Big: Opening
Composer: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Field of Dreams: End Credits
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Harry Potter Suite
Composer: Alexandre Desplat/Patrick Doyle/John Williams
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloist: Angele Dubeau

Barry Lyndon: Women of Ireland
Composer: Sean O’Riada
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

The Exorcist: Tubular Bells
Composer: Mike Oldfield
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Excerpts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic

A Christmas Story: Glorious, Beautiful Christmas
Composer: Paul Zaza/Carl Zittrer
Conductor: Paul Zaza
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

A Christmas Carol: Alive!; Making Amends; Scrooge's Joke; On Christmas Night; Finale
Composer: Nick Bicat
Conductor: Tony Britten
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Marnie: Prelude
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: South American Getaway
Composer: Burt Bucharach
Conductor: Burt Bucharach
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Chicago: All That Jazz
Composer: John Kander
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra

Rebel Without A Cause: Selections
Composer: Leonard Rosenman
Conductor: John Adams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta

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