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Saturday Cinema - April 25, 2026

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates film composers born in April, including Andre Previn, Miklos Rozsa, Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini. Listen now!

Playlist

Madame Bovary: Waltz
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Philips 438685

Elmer Gantry: Main Title
Composer: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

My Fair Lady: Main Title
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: Keith Lockhart
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Boston Pops 4

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Composer: Andre Previn
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 63005

Irma la Douce: Theme
Composer: Marguerite Monnot
Conductor: Johnny Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Andre Previn, piano
Columbia 8834

Irma la Douce: Our Language of Love
Composer: Marguerite Monnot
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Rykodisc 10742

Gigi: I Remember It Well
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Maurice Chevalier, vocals
Rhino 71962

Eye of the Needle: Finale and Epilogue
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Miklos Rozsa
Orchestra/Ensemble: Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Plymouth Adventure: The Mayflower
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80682

El Cid: Love Theme
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Daniel Hope, violin
DG 4792954

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

El Cid: Fanfare and Entry of the Nobles
Composer: Miklos Rozsa
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80342

The Magnificent Seven
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288

To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80708

The Man with the Golden Arm
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288

Far from Heaven: Autumn in Connecticut
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

Birdman of Alcatraz: Suite
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

The Grifters: The City
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460

The Age of Innocence: End Credits
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 57451

Tarantula: Selections
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Masatoshi Mitsumoto
Orchestra/Ensemble: Krakow Radio & Television Orchestra
Monstrous 1951

Days of Wine and Roses
Composer: Henry Mancini
Soloists: Roger Williams, piano
MCA 10698

Gaily Gaily: The Tango I Saved For You
Composer: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609

Hatari!: Baby Elephant Walk
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 55938

The Great Waldo Pepper: March
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80183

The Pink Panther Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 55938

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