On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, we celebrate some of the best scores that didn't win Oscars, including music from Citizen Kane, Our Town and Casablanca. Listen now with host Lynne Warfel.
Playlist
Rebecca: Intro
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Joel McNeely
Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish National Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Captain Blood: Overture
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168
Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Fantasy
Composer: Frank Churchill
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 454736
Of Mice and Men: Barley Wagons
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
London/Decca 1231
Our Town
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Aaron Copland
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 42429
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425
Citizen Kane: Aria from "Salammbo"
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
RCA 707
Citizen Kane: Overture
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
Suspicion: Prelude
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030
Casablanca Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 422
Henry V Suite
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: William Boughton
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Symphony Orchestra
Nimbus 7020
Johnny Belinda: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136
Quo Vadis: Ave Caesar March
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631
A Streetcar Named Desire: Suite
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80708
Viva Zapata!: Gathering of Misfits
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 79446
Julius Caesar: Caesar's Procession
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Rainer Padberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bay Cities 3028
An Affair to Remember
Composer: Harry Warren
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446681
The Big Country: Main Theme
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: Tony Bremner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Silva 1048
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