This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares a recap of of Oscar winners from this year as well as a retrospective of significant Oscar winners. Selections include music from The Color Purple, Jaws, Cleopatra and more. Listen now!
Playlist
The Entertainer
Composer: Scott Joplin
Orchestra/Ensemble: New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble
EMI 47193
The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788
On the Waterfront: Love Theme
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
DG 459552
Terms of Endearment: Theme
Composer: Michael Gore
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168
Dances With Wolves: John Dunbar Theme
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788
The Color Purple: Theme
Composer: Quincy Jones
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Belinda Broughton, violin
Varese Sarabande 6151155
E.T.: The Departure
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80094
Song of Bernadette
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184
The Little Mermaid: Under the Sea
Composer: Howard Ashman/Alan Menken
Conductor: J.A.C. Redford
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Sam Wright, vocals
Walt Disney 18
Out of Africa: I Had a Farm in Africa
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936
Jaws: Main Theme
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 51333
The Informer: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136
On Golden Pond: Main Theme
Composer: Dave Grusin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: William Tritt, piano
Telarc 80474
How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A Sleigh of Presents
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Interscope 490765
Cleopatra: Main Title
Composer: Alex North
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
Jezebel: Waltz
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: The Grey Havens
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: James Galway, flute
Reprise 48521
Ben-Hur: Suite
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631
Titanic Medley
Composer: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: I Salonisti
Sony 61731
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