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An Oscars retrospective

Saturday Cinema - March 2, 2024

It’s Oscars galore on Saturday Cinema! Join host Lynne Warfel for a potpourri of winners for best score and best song since 1938, including selections from Star Wars, Jaws and Mary Poppins. Listen now!

Playlist

Exodus Theme
Composer: Ernest Gold
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

Lawrence of Arabia: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Milan 35980

Moon River
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Audrey Hepburn, vocals
Warner 24503

Mary Poppins Medley
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 454736

Thanks for the Memory
Composer: Leo Robin/Ralph Rainger
Soloists: Bob Hope, vocals
MCA 10611

Doctor Zhivago: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1047

Limelight: Eternally
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Conductor: Francis Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra
Silva 1021

Jaws: Out to Sea/The Shark Cage Fugue
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 45997

Born Free: Playtime
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Frederic Talgorn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Not Goin' Home Anymore
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Conductor: Burt Bacharach
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
A&M 3159

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Conductor: Burt Bacharach
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
A&M 3159

Jaws: Main Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 420178

Jaws: The Great Shark Chase
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 467045

Summer of '42: The Summer Knows
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936

The Way We Were
Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 53380

The Omen: Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425

The Godfather Part II: Main Title/The Immigrant
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788

Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

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