On the latest episode of Saturday Cinema, host Lynne Warfel shares listeners’ requests for their favorite film music. Selections include music from The Color Purple, Gigi, The Hobbit 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
The Cowboys: Overture
Composer: John Williams
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Boston Pops Orchestra
Philips 420178
Summer of ‘42: The Summer Knows
Composer: Michel Legrand
Conductor: Stephane Deneve
Orchestra/Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic
Soloists: Renaud Capucon, violin
Erato 33936
Fiddler on the Roof: If I Were a Rich Man
Composer: Jerry Bock
Conductor: Milton Greene
Orchestra/Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast
Soloists: Zero Mostel, vocals
RCA 51430
The Night of the Generals
Composer: Maurice Jarre
Conductor: Paul Bateman
Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
Silva 1047
James Bond Medley
Composer: John Barry
Conductor: Stanley Black
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
A Man and a Woman
Composer: Francis Lai
Orchestra/Ensemble: I Salonisti
Sony 61731
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Into the West
Composer: Annie Lennox/Fran Walsh/Howard Shore
Soloists: Annie Lennox, vocals
Reprise 48521
The Hobbit: Old Friends
Composer: Howard Shore
Conductor: Howard Shore
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Hawaii
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Conductor: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Pops
Denon 75288
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves: Main Titles
Composer: Michael Kamen
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80342
Gigi: I Remember It Well
Composer: Frederick Loewe
Conductor: Andre Previn
Orchestra/Ensemble: MGM Studio Orchestra
Soloists: Maurice Chevalier, vocals
Rhino 71962
The Grifters: The City
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Varese Sarabande 66460
The Color Purple: Main Theme
Composer: Quincy Jones
Conductor: John Williams
Orchestra/Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Itzhak Perlman, violin
Sony 63005
They Call Me Mr. Tibbs: Main Title
Composer: Quincy Jones
Orchestra/Ensemble: Prague Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra
Primary Wave 500609
Saving Mr. Banks: selections
Composer: Thomas Newman
Conductor: Thomas Newman
Orchestra/Ensemble: Studio Orchestra
Walt Disney 193110
Star Trek: The New Enterprise
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: John Mauceri
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
LPO 86
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan: Epilogue/End Credits
Composer: James Horner
Conductor: Erich Kunzel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
Telarc 80146
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