This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel for music from detective, police and crime films, including The Godfather, Knives Out, The Fugitive and more. This show is inspired by Sgt. Shawn Watson of the Maple Grove police, who listens to Saturday Cinema on patrol every week and has gotten other officers to join in. Listen now!
Playlist
Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
Koch 7792
Dial M for Murder: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1101
Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685
The Inspector Clouseau Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 2320
A Shot in the Dark: A Shot in the Dark
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
RCA 59882
Sleuth: Overture
Composer: John Addison
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80189
Vertigo: Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
The Godfather: A Symphonic Portrait
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86
The Thomas Crown Affair: Windmills of your Mind/La valse des lilas
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloists: Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8743
Bullitt: Main Title
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Conductor: Lalo Schifrin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Aleph 18
Knives Out!
Composer: Nathan Johnson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Mondo 111
JFK: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Jerry Junkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony
Reference 142
Chinatown: J.J. Gittes
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 1129
Sherlock Holmes: Discombobulate
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Gavin Greenaway
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
WaterTower 36175
The Naked Gun: Theme from the Motion Picture and "Police Squad" TV Series
Composer: Ira Newborn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
BSX 2012
The Fugitive: Main Titles
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Marty Paich
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Elektra 61592
Dick Tracy: Main Titles
Composer: Danny Elfman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sire 26264
The Big Sleep: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136
Murder on the Orient Express: Suite
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46634
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