This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel honors famous folks who died in 2024, remembering their careers and films we love. Selections include music from The Color Purple, Hook and Fiddler on the Roof. Listen now!
Playlist
The Color Purple: Theme
Composer: Quincy Jones
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Belinda Broughton, violin
Varese Sarabande 6151155
Romeo and Juliet: A Time for Us
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Analekta 8733
The Black Stallion: Main Theme
Composer: Carmine Coppola
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
MGM 2008
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: excerpts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic
DG 4836373
The Godfather Part II: Main Title/The Immigrant
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: Jean
Composer: Rod McKuen
Soloists: Rod McKuen, vocals
Warner 11787
Hook: Main Themes
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80342
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Nimbus 2000
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
We’ll Meet Again
Composer: Ross Parker/Hughie Charles
Soloists: Vera Lynn, vocals
Decca 2715983
The Lion King: King of Pride Rock
Composer: Hans Zimmer
Conductor: Nick Glennie-Smith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 608587
Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
RCA 3060
West Side Story: A Boy Like That/I Have a Love
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Johnny Green
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Betty Wand, vocals
Sony 89226
Chicago: All That Jazz
Composer: John Kander
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4
The Shining: Opening
Composer: Wendy Carlos
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80580
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1: The Mockingjay
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Pete Anthony
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Universal 22224
JFK: Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Jerry Junkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dallas Wind Symphony
Mary Poppins: Overture
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Irwin Kostal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 61202
Mary Poppins: Chim-Chim-Cheree
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393
On Golden Pond: Main Theme
Composer: Dave Grusin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: William Tritt, piano
Telarc 80474
You’ve Got Mail: Empty Store
Composer: George Fenton
Conductor: George Fenton
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 6015
Jaws: Main Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 51333
Fiddler on the Roof Potpourri
Composer: Jerry Bock
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070
We’ll Meet Again
Composer: Ross Parker/Hughie Charles
Soloists: Vera Lynn, vocals
Decca 2715983
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