This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel for a show dedicated to the music of legendary American film composers Jerry Goldsmith and Elmer Bernstein. Selections include music from Ghostbusters, Alien and The Great Escape. Listen now!
Playlist
The Generals’ March
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80175
Rambo: First Blood Part II: Home Flight
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 6151155
Medicine Man: The Trees
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Star Trek: The New Enterprise
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86
Hawaii
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
Ghostbusters
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
The Age of Innocence
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Soloist: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 63005
The Ten Commandments: Prelude
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319
The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
Alien: Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Lionel Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Universal 10185
Tora! Tora! Tora! Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Total Recall: Main Titles
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80342
The Sand Pebbles: Overture
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Chinatown: J.J. Gittes
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 1129
Mulan: Reflection
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloist: Lang Lang, piano
DG 4803885
Air Force One: The Parachutes
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Far from Heaven: Autumn in Connecticut
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
True Grit: Suite
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037
My Left Foot
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
The Grifters: The City
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
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