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Saturday Cinema - Sept. 27, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from films that feature sweeping stories and great costumes, including Chicago, Fellowship of the Ring, Titanic and How the West Was Won. Listen now!

Playlist

Gone with the Wind: Tara Theme
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 411037

Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Suite I: Elizabeth and Essex
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Carl Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra
Bay Cities 3026

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: The Fellowship
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner 54928

Hamlet: Prelude
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Chandos 8842

Lady in the Dark: My Ship
Composer: Kurt Weill
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Dawn Upshaw, soprano
Nonesuch 79345

Cleopatra Symphony
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86

Titanic: Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 63213

My Fair Lady: Main Title
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4

The Last Emperor: Theme
Composer: Ryuichi Sakamoto
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788

Legends of the Fall: The Ludlows
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440

The Ten Commandments: Prelude
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80319

Black Panther: United Nations/End Credits
Composer: Ludwig Goransson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Chicago: All That Jazz
Composer: John Kander
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4

The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances
Composer: Nino Rota
Conductor: Riccardo Muti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan
Sony 66279

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