Since the beginning of cinematography classical music has been there to enhance the narrative and drama of the silver screen. For the next five days, we will listen to the soundtracks composed for the films E.T., Zorba the Greek, and Robin Hood, plus many more film scores composed by illustrious composers of the 20th century
Soundtracks
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Playlist
Copland, Aaron: Grover’s Corner from Our Town
St. Louis Symphony/Slatkin
Music For Films
RCA Victor 61699
2:18
Copland, Aaron: The Red Pony (excerpts)
St. Louis Symphony/Slatkin
Music For Films
RCA Victor 61699
20:06
Bernstein, Leonard: Love Theme fr. On the Waterfront
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri
Hollywood Dreams
Phil 432109
3:44
Williams, John: The Reivers
Boston Pops/Williams; Meredith, narrator
Music for Stage and Screen
Sony 64147
18:38
Williams, John: E.T. (excerpts)
Orchestra/Williams
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The 20th Anniversary
MCA 112819
7:06
Williams, John: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (excerpt)
Orchestra/Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Arista #19004
2:54
Prokofiev, Sergei: Peter and the Wolf (excerpt)
New York Phil/Bernstein
Children’s Classics
Sony 60175
:20
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Symphony No. 5 (excerpt)
New York Phil/Bernstein
Symphonies Nos 5 & 9
Sony 61841
:21
Prokofiev, Sergei: Alexander Nevsky Op. 78
LSO/Abbado
Alexander Nevsky – Lieutenant Kijé – Scythian Suite
DG 447419
11:58
Prokofiev, Sergei: Alexander Nevsky Op. 78
LSO/Abbado
Alexander Nevsky – Lieutenant Kijé – Scythian Suite
DG 447419
22:46
Shostakovich, Dmitri: Tale of the Silly Little Mouse
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Film Album
London 460792
12:12
Shostakovich: Waltz fr. Jazz Suite No. 2
Royal Concertgebouw/Chailly
The Jazz Album
Lon 433702
3:38
Korngold, E.W.: Robin Hood (excerpts)
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/Mauceri
Hollywood Dreams
Phil 432109
11:09
Korngold, E.W.: La Paloma from Juarez
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Sedares
Tribute To E.W. Korngold
Koch 7302
2:18
Korngold, E.W.: Sea Hawk (excerpt)
LSO/Previn
The Sea Hawk / The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex /
Captain Blood / The Prince and the Pauper
DG 289471347
2:13
Rosza, Miklos: Double Indemnity (excerpt)
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra/Sedares
Double Indemnity / The Killers / Lost Weekend
Koch 7375
10:15
Steiner, Max: Suite from Casablanca
Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
Selections From “Victory At Sea” War And Remembrance,
Casablanca And Other Favorites
Telarc 80175
5:42
Tiomkin, Dimitri: Green Leaves of Summer from The Alamo
Boston Pops/Williams
The Green Album
Sony 48224
3:23
Morricone, Ennio: Once Upon a Time in the West (excerpt)
City of Prague Phil/Bateman
Once Upon A Time – The Essential Ennio Morricone Film Music Collection
Silva 1057
3:50
Morricone, Ennio, arr. McGlaughlin: Theme fr. Cinema Paradiso
Karrin Allyson
From Paris to Rio
Concord Jazz 4865
4:04
Prokofiev, Sergei: Lieutenant Kije (excerpts)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy
Prokofiev’s Greatest Hits
CBS 39446
4:35
Addinsell, Richard: Warsaw Concerto
Cincinnati Pops/Kunzel
Victory At Sea And Other Favorites
Tel 80175
8:35
Walton, William: Suite from Henry V
LPO/Davis
The Battle of Britain (Suite)
EMI 47944
13:18
Williams, Vaughan: Symphony No. 7, Sinfonia Antarctica, II
Indianapolis Symphony/Leppard; Allam, narrator
Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antartica / Thomas Tallis: Fantasia on a Theme
Koss 2214
8:33
Traditional: Big Ben clock
Big Ben clock
Big Ben clock
0:18
Karas, Anton: Theme from The Third Man
Gertrud Huber
The Third Man
Silva 1151
2:22
Theodorakis: Suite from Zorba the Greek
London Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus, Stanley Black
The Third Man
Decca 4212642
4:33
Prokofiev, Sergei: Lieutenant Kije (excerpts)
Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy
Prokofiev’s Greatest Hits
CBS 39446
8:04
Herrmann, Bernard: North By Northwest (excerpt)
LPO/Hermann
Music From The Great Movie Thrillers
Lon 443895
1:20
Herrmann, Bernard: Psycho (excerpts)
LPO/Hermann
Music From The Great Movie Thrillers
Lon 443895
:43
Herrmann, Bernard: Psycho (excerpts)
LPO/Hermann
Music From The Great Movie Thrillers
Lon 443895
:31
Herrmann, Bernard: Psycho (excerpts)
LPO/Hermann
Music From The Great Movie Thrillers
Lon 443895
:20
Herrmann, Bernard: Suite from Vertigo
LPO/Hermann
Music From The Great Movie Thrillers
Lon 443895
10:34
Herrmann: Fahrenheit 451 (excerpt)
National Phil/Herrmann
Great Film Music
Lon 443899
5:38
North: Original score from 2001 (excerpts)
National Phil/Goldsmith
Alex North’s 2001 (The Legendary Original Score · World Premiere Recording)
Varese Sarabande 5400
5:44
Strauss, Richard: Also Sprach Zarathustra (excerpt)
CSO/Solti
Sir George Solti Conducts The Richard Strauss Album
Lon 436623
1:54
Strauss II, Johann: Blue Danube Waltz
Vienna Phil/Kleiber
1992 New Year’s Concert
Sony 48376
9:45
North: Original score from 2001 (excerpts)
National Phil/Goldsmith
Alex North’s 2001 (The Legendary Original Score · World Premiere Recording)
Varese Sarabande 5400
1:39
North: Original score from 2001 (excerpts)
National Phil/Goldsmith
Alex North’s 2001 (The Legendary Original Score · World Premiere Recording)
Varese Sarabande 5400
1:00
Williams, John: Prologue fr. Harry Potter
Orchestra/Williams
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone
Atlantic 83491
2:22
Williams, John: Theme from Schindler’s List
BSO/Williams; Perlman, violin
Schindler’s List (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
MCA 10969
4:13
Williams, John: Star Wars (excerpts)
LSO/Williams
Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RCA 68772
3:08
Williams, John: Star Wars (excerpts)
LSO/Williams
Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RCA 68772
:25
Williams, John: Star Wars (excerpts)
LSO/Williams
Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RCA 68772
:25
Williams, John: Star Wars “Cantina Scene”
LSO/Williams
Star Wars (A New Hope) (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
RCA 68772
1:17