This week on Saturday Cinema, at the request of a listener, host Lynne Warfel celebrates the 90th anniversary of 20th Century Fox Studios. Selections include music from Cleopatra, Star Wars, Miracle on 34th Street and more. Listen now!
Playlist
20th Century Fox Fanfare
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168
Wuthering Heights: Cathy’s Theme
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 60773
Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Composer: Irving Berlin
Conductor: Lukas Foss
Orchestra/Ensemble: Canadian Brass
Philips 434276
Song of Bernadette
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184
Cwm Rhondda (Guide Us, O Thou Great Redeemer)
Composer: John Hughes
Conductor: Gareth Jones
Orchestra/Ensemble: Welsh National Opera Orchestra
Soloists: Bryn Terfel, baritone
DG 463593
Lifeboat: Disaster
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1101
Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: David Raksin
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
RCA 1490
Miracle on 34th Street: Suite
Composer: Cyril Mockridge
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 88801
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051
There’s No Business Like Show Business
Composer: Irving Berlin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070
Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
Composer: John Morris
Soloists: Gil Shaham, violin
DG 463483
Carousel Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 63835
How to Marry a Millionaire: Street Scene
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Chandos 5294
An Affair to Remember
Composer: Harry Warren
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446681
Cleopatra: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Two for the Road: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 24503
Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines
Composer: Ron Goodwin
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 10262
Patton: Entr’acte
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
The Three Musketeers
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Michel Legrand
Orchestra/Ensemble: Flemish Radio Orchestra
Reader’s Digest 4168
Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706
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