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Saturday Cinema - May 9, 2026

On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel celebrates Mother’s Day with music from movies that celebrate moms and mother figures, including Steel Magnolias, Dumbo, Mrs. Doubtfire, Hook and Little Women. Listen now!

Playlist

Little Women: Dr. March’s Daughters
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Sony 702752

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

Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Arista 11015

Little Women: Suite
Composer: Thomas Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Sony 66922

Terms of Endearment: Theme
Composer: Michael Gore
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80168

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Mildred Goes to War
Composer: Carter Burwell
Conductor: Carter Burwell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 67536

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: Billboards on Fire
Composer: Carter Burwell
Conductor: Carter Burwell
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 67536

Brave: Suite
Composer: Patrick Doyle
Conductor: James Shearman
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Coco: Remember Me
Composer: Michael Giacchino
Conductor: Robert Ziegler
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Soloists: Lang Lang, piano
DG 4803885

Mamma Mia: Slipping Through My Fingers
Composer: Benny Andersson
Conductor: Martin Lowe
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Meryl Streep, vocals
London/Decca 11439

Psycho: Suite
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1051

Mommie Dearest: Theme
Composer: Henry Mancini
Conductor: Henry Mancini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Mancini Pops Orchestra
RCA 60471

Philomena: Suite
Composer: Alexandre Desplat
Conductor: Alexandre Desplat
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra

Gypsy: Everything’s Coming Up Roses
Composer: Jule Styne
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Sony 45567

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