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”.

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