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August birthdays

Saturday Cinema - Aug. 16, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate August birthdays in the world of film, including Jack Warner, Peter O’Toole, Maureen O’Hara, Gene Kelly, Ingrid Bergman and more. Listen now!

Playlist

The Red Pony Suite: The Gift
Composer: Aaron Copland
Conductor: Leonard Slatkin
Orchestra/Ensemble: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
RCA 61699

Treasure of the Sierra Madre: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 422

Quo Vadis: Ave Caesar March
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80631

The April Fools
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Soloists: Earl Klugh, guitar
Blue Note 48385

The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788

The Big Country
Composer: Jerome Moross
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141

Lawrence of Arabia: Overture
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4

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

Singin’ in the Rain: Good Morning
Composer: Nacio Herb Brown
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Gene Kelly, vocals
Sony 63829

The Greatest Show on Earth: March
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: William Stromberg
Orchestra/Ensemble: Moscow Symphony Orchestra
Naxos 573368

The Quiet Man: Suite
Composer: Victor Young
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037

Vertigo: Prelude and Rooftop
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Great Waldo Pepper: March
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80183

Out of Africa: Flight over Africa
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Joel McNeely
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 6151155

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head
Composer: Burt Bacharach
Conductor: Burt Bacharach
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: B.J. Thomas, vocals
A&M 3159

The Entertainer
Composer: Scott Joplin
Soloists: Joshua Rifkin, piano
Nonesuch 79159

The Bishop’s Wife: Main Title
Composer: Hugo Friedhofer
Conductor: Hugo Friedhofer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
MGM Music 109

On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: New York Philharmonic
Sony 42263

Wuthering Heights: Cathy’s Theme
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 60773

The Great Escape
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288

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

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

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