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Saturday Cinema - April 27, 2024

This entire episode of Saturday Cinema was requested by former Chief Scientist for Human Space Flight at NASA, Dr. Kathryn Clark. “KC” is in her “retirement” recruiting future astronauts and scientists for NASA. She is now the Adjunct Associate Research Scientist for the Aerospace Engineering Space Medicine Working Group at the University of Michigan’s Space Institute and a children’s book author! Listen now with host Lynne Warfel.

Playlist

Apollo 13: Main Title
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
MCA 3432

Apollo 13: Lunar Dreams
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
MCA 3432

The Right Stuff: selections
Composer: Bill Conti
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146

Apollo 13: Re-entry and Splashdown
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80437

Hidden Figures: Hidden Figures
Composer: Hans Zimmer/Pharrell Williams/Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Columbia 88985404782

Hidden Figures: Lift Off
Composer: Hans Zimmer/Pharrell Williams/Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Columbia 88985404782

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
London/Decca 443899

The Martian: Fly Like Iron Man
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Conductor: Harry Gregson-Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 67102

War of the Worlds: The Ferry Scene
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 4568

Star Wars: Main Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788

Star Trek: Main Theme
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Telarc 80433

Lost in Space
Composer: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Symphony Orchestra
Cinematic Soundtracks 2019

Mission to Mars: Theme
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Orchestra/Ensemble: Marc Reift Philharmonic Wind Orchestra
Marcophon 7350

Contact: Awful Waste of Space
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 46811

Contact: End Credits
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535

The Thing: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 60354

Interstellar: Cornfield Chase
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Soloists: Anna Lapwood, organ
Sony 67609

The Dish: Main Title
Composer: Edmund Choi
Conductor: Edmund Choi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66226

Star Trek: To Boldly Go; End Credits
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66966

Star Wars: The Cantina Band
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80231

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