Fine Movie Classics - 28 Mar 25

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This week Mike featured John Williams’ unforgettable March from “Superman”, in tribute to the documentary “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” which recently won the Best Documentary Feature at this year’s Oscars. From his album “The Disney Book” Lang Lang played a piano version of “Beauty & The Beast” by Alan Menken. Also featured was a suite from the film “Birth” starring Nicole Kidman with a score by Alexandre Desplat. The TV theme came from the classic British series “The Saint” and the video game theme was by Jeremy Soule from “The Elder Scrolls 5”.

28 Mar English South Africa TV & Film · Film History

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