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Saturday Cinema - April 26, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate April birthdays in the world of film, including James Garner, Andre Previn, Charlie Chaplin, Miklos Rozsa and Henry Mancini. Listen now!

Playlist

Modern Times: Smile
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Orchestra/Ensemble: I Salonisti
Sony 61731

Limelight: Eternally
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Conductor: Francis Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra
Silva 1021

The Kid Fantasy
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Soloists: Philippe Quint, violin
Warner 585381

Spellbound Concerto
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Soloists: Stephen Hough, piano
Philips 442425

To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80708

Two for the Road: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 24503

Hatari!: Main Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 55938

The Godfather: Love Theme
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936

Mutiny on the Bounty: Main Title
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319

On the Waterfront: Love Theme
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
DG 459552

On the Town: Overture
Composer: Leonard Bernstein

There's No Business Like Show Business
Composer: Irving Berlin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Composer: Andre Previn
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 63005

Gigi: Medley
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 438070

On the Town: Times Square, 1944
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 68786

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Barn Dance
Composer: Gene de Paul
Conductor: Adolph Deutsch
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Warner

Funny Face: Overture
Composer: George Gershwin
Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Sony 93018

Yentl: Papa, Can You Hear Me?
Composer: Alan Bergman/Marilyn Bergman/Michel Legrand
Soloists: Barbra Streisand, vocals
Columbia 39152

It’s A Wonderful Life: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 88801

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