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Hollywood potpourri with guest host Bonnie North

Saturday Cinema - Oct. 4, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, guest host Bonnie North shares big selections of music from big films, including The Adventures of Robin Hood, Citizen Kane and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Listen now!

Playlist

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

Now, Voyager: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Wilson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Chandos 5294

The Adventures of Robin Hood: Suite
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 912

How the West Was Won
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80141

Spellbound Concerto
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Promenade Orchestra
Soloists: Earl Wild, piano
Ivory 70801

Rebecca: Intro
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Joel McNeely
Orchestra/Ensemble: Scottish National Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225

Citizen Kane: selections
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
RCA 707

Dial M for Murder: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1101

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

Braveheart: End Titles
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Warner 54928

Close Encounters of the Third Kind: excerpts
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

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