Saturday Cinema

This week’s Saturday Cinema features music from Alfred, Randy, David and Thomas Newman.  Also, hear scores from The Robe, Wuthering Heights, The Natural, Toy Story, Ice Age and Randy's tribute to the older generation of Newman’s, Family Album.

Guest host Bill Morelock shares music from films that honor service men, women and civilians who made the ultimate sacrifices in fact and fiction, from the Civil War to the present. Gettysburg, Glory, MASH, Saving Private Ryan, War Horse, 1917, The Deer Hunter, Platoon

Guest host Bill Morelock shares the best of the best scores according to the American film Institute.

A listener request show with some rarely played music.

Melissa Ousley joins Lynne Warfel for a special two-hour episode of Saturday Cinema during YourClassical MPR’s Spring Member Drive.

A suggestion for Listener Patricia Ward.  Scores from films celebrating (or satirizing) the film business. "Singin' in the Rain," "Cinema Paradiso,” "The Artist,” "The Bad and the Beautiful," and more.

A retrospective of nearly 90 years of Oscars.  How the musical categories changed over the years. Which year had THE most nominations?  Best Original Score and Best Song winners.  Part two, 1961 to today.

A retrospective of nearly 90 years of Oscars.  How the musical categories changed over the years. Which year had THE most nominations?  Best Original Score and Best Song winners.  Part one, 1935 to 1960.

An overview of the early life and career of Billy along with some of his favorite "Stock" players and their films with and without Billy.  Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, William holden and Audrey Hepburn.  

Music from some of the more unexpected sources for Fairy Tales on film. Sure a Disney or two, but mostly things like "Chocolat", "La Belle et la Bete", "Hans Christian Andersen" and "The Red Shoes".