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October birthdays

Saturday Cinema - Oct. 18, 2025

This week on Saturday Cinema, join host Lynne Warfel to celebrate October birthdays in the world of film, including Walter Matthau, Julie Andrews, Angela Lansbury, Edith Head, Charlton Heston and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Hamlet: Funeral March
Composer: William Walton
Conductor: Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lyrita 246

Charade: Punch and Judy
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80183

The Odd Couple: Theme
Composer: Neal Hefti
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1309

The Alamo: Overture
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037

Breakfast at Tiffany’s: Moon River
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936

Mutiny on the Bounty
Composer: Bronislaw Kaper
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86

The Molly MacGuires: Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Soloists: Gregg Nestor, guitar
Cambria 1069

The Sound of Music: Prelude and The Sound of Music
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Julie Andrews, vocals
RCA 2005

Mary Poppins: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Composer: Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Conductor: Irwin Kostal
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Julie Andrews, vocals
Walt Disney 61202

Victor/Victoria: End Credits
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
GNP 8038

The Greatest Story Ever Told: Theme
Composer: Ken Darby/Alfred Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

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

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

Airport
Composer: Alfred Newman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 184

A Christmas Carol: Suite
Composer: Richard Addinsell
Conductor: David Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Telarc 88801

West Side Story: Mambo
Composer: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: Main Theme
Composer: Ernest Gold
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Rykodisc 10704

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Comedy Tonight
Composer: Stephen Sondheim
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Zero Mostel, vocals
Rykodisc 10727

Never On Sunday
Composer: Manos Hadjidakis
Conductor: Nelson Corbin
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Pops Orchestra
Michele 405

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