Lynne Warfel takes you to the movies with great scenes and scores, and a little bit of insight from behind the cameras ... all in five minutes.
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From the cello-laden soundtrack of 'If Beale Street Could Talk' to the symphony of wrong notes he created for 'Vice,' composer Nicholas Britell seeks out sounds that capture each film's essence. His process involves many discussions with a film's director before the film has even been shot, and a lot of experimenting.
In 1946, while America was recovering from the ravages of World War II, a couple of war veterans, Jimmy Stewart and Frank Capra, joined forces with composer Dimitri Tiomkin to make 'It's a Wonderful Life.'
John Williams provides a sentimental and lovely score to accompany the screwball comedy about a kid left alone at home at Christmastime. On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel shares music from 'Home Alone'.
It's all aboard on 'The Polar Express' for this week's Flicks in Five, hosted by Lynne Warfel.
Aug. 1 marked the birthday of film composer Jerome Moross -- best known for his soundtrack music composed for 1958's "The Big Country." On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel discusses Moross and that Academy Award-nominated score.
Film composer Randy Newman didn't have Hollywood success handed to him on a silver platter. 'Ragtime' gave Newman a chance to reach new heights.
This week on Flicks in Five, we'll hear some of Aaron Copland's Oscar-nominated score from the 1940 film version of 'Our Town'.
One of the great composers of Hollywood's Golden Age is Hungarian-born Miklos Rozsa. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear the 'Love Theme' from Rozsa's score for 'The Lost Weekend.'
James Cameron's 'Titanic' earned 11 Academy Awards, including both music categories. You probably remember the first time in the movie when you saw the Titanic out at sea. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll listen to the music that accompanied that breathtaking cinematic moment.
Will the Oscar for best score be 'Dunkirk,' 'The Last Jedi,' or something else? Saturday Cinema host Lynne Warfel surveys this year's nominees and pulls for a winner that just might be a surprise on Sunday night.
With the best movie sequence of all time -- the chariot race -- 'Ben-Hur' also boasts one of the longest musical scores ever written, recorded in one of the most epic recording sessions ever scheduled.
Rachel Portman was the first female composer to win an Oscar for best musical or comedy score, for 'Emma' in 1996. But the later-nominated 'Cider House Rules' is one of her best scores.
Ennio Morricone's score to 1966's 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' is one of the most memorable and influential soundtracks in history.
Well-known as a movie-making wunderkind, Charlie Chaplin was also known to dabble in the musical arts.
You might think you know everything by multi-Oscar-nominated film composer John Williams, but there's a lot of his work that has flown under the radar. On this week's Flicks in Five and Saturday Cinema, Lynne Warfel surveys Williams' less-familiar music.
On this week's Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel looks at the work of Michael Giacchino. She will share some of his score to 2009's 'Star Trek,' which cleverly interweaves elements of Alexander Courage's melodies from the original TV series' score from the 1960s.
One of the great composers of Hollywood's Golden Age is Hungarian-born Miklos Rozsa. On this week's Flicks in Five, we'll hear the 'Love Theme' from Rosza's score for 'The Lost Weekend'.
He considered film music to be 'operas without words' and his movie scores earned three Oscar nominations -- including one win for best original score. This week on Flicks in Five, Lynne Warfel discusses Erich Wolfgang Korngold and shares music from his soundtrack to 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex.'
From 'Dunkirk' to 'The Shape of Water,' 'Flicks in Five' and 'Saturday Cinema' host Lynne Warfel ranks her favorite film scores of 2017. Check out her top picks and let us know: What was your favorite movie music this year?
Join Lynne Warfel for an hour of holiday movie music that ranges from the sentimental to the completely cranky. And don't forget our holiday-themed Flicks in Five episodes, as Lynne surveys "White Christmas," "Scrooge," "Polar Express" and "It's a Wonderful Life."