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Saturday Cinema - Oct. 10, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates the biggest names in Hollywood over these two decades: Katherine Hepburn, Humphry Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Now, Voyager: Suite
Composer: Max Steiner
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446681

Spellbound: Suite
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

The Great Dictator: Napoli March
Composer: Charlie Chaplin
Conductor: Francis Shaw
Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Symphony Orchestra
Silva 1021

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 442425

Captain Blood: Overture
Composer: Erich Korngold
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

An Affair to Remember
Composer: Harry Warren
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 446681

The Nun’s Story: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Richard Mills
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5257

Laura
Composer: David Raksin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 53380

Julius Caesar: Overture
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Bruce Broughton
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia of London
Intrada 7165

Viva Zapata!: Gathering of Misfits
Composer: Alex North
Conductor: Eric Stern
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Nonesuch 79446

Superman: March
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic
DG 4861706

Mr. Roberts: Suite
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Franz Waxman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 5257

Tribute to Fred Astaire
Composer: Alexander Courage
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 412132

The Man Who Knew Too Much: Prelude
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051

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

Judgement at Nuremburg: Suite
Composer: Ernest Gold
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Composer: Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Judy Garland, vocals
MCA 25988

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

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