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Mother's Day

Saturday Cinema - May 10, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel for a celebration of movie moms and mother figures. Selections include music from Steel Magnolias, Little Women, The Sound of Music and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Forrest Gump: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 66430

Steel Magnolias: Suite
Composer: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Arista 11015

Terms of Endearment: Theme
Composer: Michael Gore
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

Cinderella Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278

Psycho: A Narrative for Orchestra
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
London/Decca 443895

Brave: We’ve Both Changed
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: James Shearman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 1405202

Brave: Merida’s Home
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: James Shearman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Walt Disney 1405202

Little Women: Dr. March’s Daughters
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 702752

Alien: Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Lionel Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Universal 10185

Little Women: Orchard House (Main Title)
Composer: Thomas Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 66922

Little Women: Main Title
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 702752

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: Suite
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 83491

La Boheme: Musetta’s Waltz (“Quando m’en vo”)
Composer: Giacomo Puccini
Conductor: Edward Downes
Orchestra/Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
Soloists: Leontyne Price, soprano
RCA 5999

The Sound of Music: Do-Re-Mi
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Julie Andrews, vocals
RCA 2005

The Sound of Music: Medley
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278

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