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Saturday Cinema - Nov. 15, 2025

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares music from detective tales, film noir and other whodunnits, including Knives Out!, Spellbound and Psycho. Listen now!

Playlist

Suspicion: Prelude
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030

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

Spellbound Concerto
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Soloists: Stephen Hough, piano
Philips 442425

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

Rope: Main Titles
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1045

Knives Out!
Composer: Nathan Johnson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Mondo 111

Knives Out! Part II: The Will
Composer: Nathan Johnson
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Ensemble
Mondo 111

A Place in the Sun
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 62788

The Third Man: Theme
Composer: Anton Karas
Conductor: Andre Rieu
Orchestra/Ensemble: Johann Strauss Orchestra
Philips 522933

Chinatown: Love Theme from Chinatown (End Title)
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 1129

Blue Velvet: Mysteries of Love
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

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

Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz
Composer: Richard Rodney Bennett
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

Murder on the Orient Express: Suite
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 46634

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: Hidden In Snow
Composer: Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross
Soloists: Trent Reznor, producer
Null Corporation 2

Sunset Boulevard: Prelude
Composer: Franz Waxman
Conductor: Joel McNeely
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66316

Psycho: Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1030

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