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Saturday Cinema - Oct. 25, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, join guest host Ward Jacobson for a show dedicated to creepy classics: The Bride of Frankenstein, Dracula, Ghostbusters, The Mummy and more. Listen now!

Playlist

Dracula: The Storm
Composer: Wojciech Kilar
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1111

Bride of Frankenstein
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 708

Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby
Composer: John Morris
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1111

The Mummy: The Sand Volcano
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80535

Frankenstein Unbound: Main Titles/The Death of Elizabeth
Composer: Carl Davis
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1111

Dracula: Night Journeys
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

Twilight Zone: End Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80231

The Thing: Suite
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: Charles Gerhardt
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra
RCA 60354

Ghost: End Credits
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1047

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051

The Sixth Sense: Ghost in the House
Composer: James Newton Howard
Conductor: Gavin Greenaway
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Sony 984303

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

Hamlet: The Ghost
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 62857

Poltergeist: Main Theme
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Nic Raine
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1111

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Bernard Herrmann
Orchestra/Ensemble: National Philharmonic Orchestra

The Nightmare Before Christmas: Suite
Composer: Danny Elfman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

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