On this episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel features music from films with classic summer themes: the Fourth of July, travel, vacations and more. Selections include Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1776, Summertime, Picnic and Room with a View. Listen now!
Playlist
Around the World in 80 Days: Overture
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4
Rear Window: Intermezzo
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1045
Picnic: Moonglow and Main Theme
Composer: George Duning
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60392
North by Northwest: Main Title
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030
Song of the Volga Boatmen
Composer: Traditional Russian
Orchestra/Ensemble: Soviet Army Chorus & Band
EMI 47833
The Third Man: Theme
Composer: Anton Karas
Conductor: Andre Rieu
Orchestra/Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra
Philips 522933
Little Women: The Beach
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 702752
Atonement: The Cottage on the Beach
Composer: Dario Marianelli
Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch
Orchestra/Ensemble: English Chamber Orchestra
Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
London/Decca 9828
Porgy and Bess: Summertime
Composer: George Gershwin
Conductor: Skitch Henderson
Orchestra/Ensemble: RCA Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Leontyne Price, soprano
RCA 68153
Carousel Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 63835
Lili
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Soloists: Bronislaw Kaper, piano
Facet 8101
Chocolat: Party Preparations
Composer: Rachel Portman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89472
Captain Blood: Overture
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168
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