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Saturday Cinema - March 28, 2026

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares listeners’ requests for their favorite film music. Selections include music from Steel Magnolias, Hamnent, The Lord of the Rings and more. Listen now!

Playlist

The Thomas Crown Affair: Windmills of your Mind/La valse des lilas
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Angele Dubeau
Orchestra/Ensemble: La Pieta
Soloists: Angele Dubeau, violin
Analekta 8743

Steel Magnolias: Suite
Composer: Georges Delerue
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Victor/Victoria: Main Title
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
GNP 8038

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You
Composer: Michel Legrand
Soloists: Jessye Norman, soprano
Philips 422401

The Cider House Rules: Suite
Composer: Rachel Portman
Conductor: David Snell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 89031

Hamnet: On the Nature of Daylight
Composer: Max Richter
Conductor: Hugh Brunt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
London/Decca 2025

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

Grumpier Old Men: End Credits
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80440

Into the West: Into the West
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Soloists: Patrick Doyle, piano
Varese Sarabande 67343

Spider-Man: Theme
Composer: Danny Elfman
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
Sony 533292

Tora! Tora! Tora! Main Title
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Scottish Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66225

True Grit: Suite
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1037

A Man and a Woman: Main Theme
Composer: Francis Lai
Conductor: Arthur Fiedler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
RCA 60393

Logan’s Run: End of the City
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Warner 10410158

Seven Years in Tibet
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Yo-Yo Ma, cello

The Lord of the Rings: Concerning Hobbits
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Reprise 48110

Peter Gunn: Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80183

Medicine Man: The Trees
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Alamo: The Green Leaves of Summer
Composer: Dimitri Tiomkin
Conductor: John Scott
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75470

Henry V: Non Nobis Domine
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: Simon Rattle
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
EMI 49919

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