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Bastille Day

Saturday Cinema - July 12, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates Bastille Day with a show dedicated to movies set in, made in or about France, including Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Irma Le Douce, Casablanca and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dreamworks 50046

Ratatouille: Main Theme
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 50102

Ratatouille: Le Festin
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Tim Simonec
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Soloists: Camille Dalmais, vocals
Walt Disney 50102

The Three Musketeers
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Michel Legrand
Orchestra/Ensemble: Flemish Radio Orchestra
Reader's Digest 4168

The Lion in Winter Suite
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 6015

Charade: Charade
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Soloists: Henry Mancini, piano
Denon 2320

Hugo: Suite
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Howe 1007

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You
Composer: Michel Legrand
Soloists: Jessye Norman, soprano
Philips 422401

Madame Bovary: Waltz
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

Casablanca Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 422

Grand Prix
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: American West Orchestra
Vocacion Musical 2013

Chocolat: Party Preparations
Composer: Rachel Portman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89472

Victor/Victoria: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
GNP 8038

Is Paris Burning?
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Milan 35980

The Inspector Clouseau Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 2320

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

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

An American in Paris
Composer: George Gershwin
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80445

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