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Saturday Cinema - May 31, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel plays two hours of listeners’ requests for music from their favorite films and TV shows, including The West Wing, Mission Impossible and The Cider House Rules. Listen now!

Playlist

Out of Africa: Love Theme
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4

Cinema Paradiso
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Soloists: Gil Shaham, violin
Philips 446681

The Mission: The Falls/On Earth as It Is in Heaven
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Conductor: Ennio Morricone
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech National Symphony Orchestra
London/Decca 25323

The West Wing: Main Title
Composer: W.G. Snuffy Walden
Conductor: Pete Anthony
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 9211

Goldfinger
Composer: John Barry/Leslie Bricusse
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Shirley Bassey, vocals
Capitol 31050

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea Suite
Composer: Joe Hisaishi
Conductor: Joe Hisaishi
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
DG 4877352

My Week with Marilyn: Suite
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Conrad Pope
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
Sony 98367

Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: The Jedi Steps and Finale
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Morris Russell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Fanfare Cincinnati 15

Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46595

Zulu: Theme/Isandhlwana
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1095

La Dolce Vita
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Derek Wadsworth
Orchestra/Ensemble: Czech Symphony Orchestra
Silva 1024

Bullitt: Main Title
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Conductor: Lalo Schifrin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Aleph 18

Mission Impossible: Theme
Composer: Lalo Schifrin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80437

The Big Sleep: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 136

Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

The Alamo: The Green Leaves of Summer
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 48224

M*a*S*H: Theme
Composer: Johnny Mandel
Orchestra/Ensemble: TV Themes Orchestra
TVT 1300

Home Alone: Mom Returns and Finale
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46595

The Cider House Rules: Suite
Composer: Rachel Portman
Conductor: David Snell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89031

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