This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate November birthdays in the world of film, including Viven Leigh, Claude Rains and Burt Lancaster — plus a couple of belated birthdays from October. Listen now!
Playlist
Lawrence of Arabia: Overture
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Tony Bremner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
Silva 1047
James Bond Medley
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Stanley Black
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
MCA 25192
The Sea Hawk: Suite
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: James DePreis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Oregon Symphony
Delos 3234
The Nun’s Story: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Richard Mills
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5257
The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Sony 66279
The Color Purple: Theme
Composer: Quincy Jones
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Belinda Broughton, violin
Varese Sarabande 6151155
Our Town: Grover’s Corners
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
London/Decca 1231
Of Mice and Men: Barley Wagons
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Elgar Howarth
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Sinfonietta
London/Decca 1231
Grumpier Old Men: End Credits
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440
The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
Rear Window: Lisa
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1101
High Noon: Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Frankie Laine, vocals
Telarc 80141
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Finale
Composer: Albert Hague
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Chorus
Soloists: Boris Karloff, narrator
WaterTower 39336
Mary Poppins: Overture
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Irwin Kostal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 61202
My Fair Lady: Just You Wait
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original London Cast Recording
Soloists: Julie Andrews, vocals
Sony 60539
The Robe
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184
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