On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares an offering of thanks for those who served with music from Best Years of Our Lives, Saving Private Ryan, Platoon, M*A*S*H and more. Listen now!
Playlist
The Right Stuff: selections
Composer: Bill Conti
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146
Midway: March
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 420178
Friendly Persuasion: Main theme
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 411037
Glory: Preparations for Battle
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Virgin 86150
Gettysburg: Main Theme
Composer: Randy Edelman
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Soloists: Timothy Berens, guitar
Telarc 80437
Patton: Entr’acte
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Legends of the Fall: Off to War
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: James Horner
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 66462
Where Eagles Dare: Main Theme
Composer: Ron Goodwin
Conductor: Rumon Gamba
Orchestra/Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Chandos 10262
The Hurt Locker: The Way I Am
Composer: Marco Beltrami/Buck Sanders
Soloists: Marco Beltrami, piano
Lakeshore 34120
The Longest Day: March
Composer: Paul Anka
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037
The Bridge on the River Kwai: Prelude
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Chandos 9100
Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Dreamworks 50046
Band of Brothers: Main Titles
Composer: Michael Kamen
Conductor: Michael Kamen
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Metropolitan Orchestra
The Deer Hunter: Cavatina
Composer: Stanley Myers
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: John Williams, guitar
Sony 63000
Platoon: Theme
Composer: Georges Delerue
Conductor: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225
Victory at Sea Suite
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80175
Forrest Gump: Suite
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Alan Silvestri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra
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