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Saturday Cinema - Aug. 30, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from films that celebrate (and worry about) a new school year. Selections include Dead Poets Society, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, To Sir with Love and a lot more. Listen now!

Playlist

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Harry’s Wondrous World
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
DG 29939

Goodbye Mr Chips: Theme
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Kenneth Alwyn
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Concert Orchestra
Marco Polo 223732

The Belles of St. Trinian's: Comedy Suite
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 9851

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie: Jean
Composer: Rod McKuen
Soloists: Rod McKuen, vocals
Warner 11787

A Beautiful Mind: Suite
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Charlotte Church, girl soprano
London/Decca 440016 B

Dead Poets Society: Keating’s Triumph
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Maurice Jarre
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Milan 35980

Mr. Holland’s Opus: Mr. Holland Begins
Composer: Michael Kamen
Conductor: Michael Kamen
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra
London/Decca 452065

Tom Brown’s Schooldays: Overture
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 10046

Raiders of the Lost Ark March
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

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

The King and I: Medley
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80278

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This week on ‘Saturday Cinema,’ host Lynne Warfel shares music from films that celebrate (and worry about) a new school year. Selections include ‘Dead Poets Society,’ ‘Goodbye, Mr. Chips,’ ‘To Sir with Love’ and a lot more. Listen now!

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