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Saturday Cinema - Sept. 14, 2024

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel features music from films about teaching, schools and more, including Dead Poets’ Society, Spider-Man, and Inside Out. Listen now!

Playlist

Spider-Man: Theme
Composer: Danny Elfman
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
Sony 533292

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

Tom Brown’s Schooldays: Overture
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic
Chandos 10046

Dead Poets Society: Carpe Diem
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936

The Belles of St. Trinian’s: Comedy Suite
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 9851

Back to School
Composer: Danny Elfman
Conductor: John Coleman
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 47281

Love Story Theme
Composer: Francis Lai
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

The King and I: Medley
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278

Back to the Future Part III: End Credits
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Suite
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 83491

A Beautiful Mind: Teaching Mathematics Again
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Charlotte Church, girl soprano
London/Decca 440016 B

A Beautiful Mind: Closing Credits
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 440016 B

St. Elmo’s Fire: Love Theme
Composer: David Foster
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Mike Lang, piano
Varese Sarabande 6151155

Rudy: Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Inside Out: The Joy of Credits
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 2064702

Yentl: Papa, Can You Hear Me?
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 63005

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