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Great Studios: MGM: The Lion Never Sleeps

Saturday Cinema - June 1, 2024

It’s a celebration of MGM Studios on this episode of Saturday Cinema! Host Lynne Warfel highlights films made at MGM and shares the history of the studio. Selections include music from The Pink Panther, Doctor Zhivago and Goldfinger. Listen now!

Playlist

9:15 Revue: Get Happy
Composer: Harold Arlen
Soloists: Jenny Lin, piano
Steinway & Sons 30011

Gone with the Wind: Tara Theme
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 411037

Naughty Marietta: Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life
Composer: Victor Herbert
Conductor: Nathaniel Shilkret
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra
Soloists: Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy
ASV 5124

Sally: Look for the Silver Lining
Composer: Jerome Kern
Soloists: Elena Urioste, violin
Orchid 100173

Captains Courageous: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682

Mutiny on the Bounty: Main Title
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319

A Christmas Carol: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Richard Mills
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5714

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Composer: Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Judy Garland, vocals
MCA 25988

Raintree County: Overture
Composer: Johnny Green
Conductor: Johnny Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Rhino 72847

There's No Business Like Show Business
Composer: Irving Berlin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070

Victor/Victoria: End Credits
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
GNP 8038

The Pink Panther Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 55938

Goodbye Mr Chips: Theme
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Marco Polo 223732

Ryan’s Daughter: Suite
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra|
Silva 1047

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

Goldfinger
Composer: John Barry/Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Shirley Bassey, vocals
Capitol 31050

Gigi: Waltzes
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

An American in Paris
Composer: George Gershwin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80058

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