Episode 468: The Right Envelope

Mistakes happen. No one is immune from the occasional slip-up. Public gaffes are especially notable; as was case with the 2017 Best Picture Oscar announcement. It was a simple error of picking up the wrong envelope.

As we approach the annual event of celebrating the best of cinema, we can all agree that one essential ingredient that makes a movie “worthy of consideration” is its music; an intrinsic element that creates mood, energy, character presence, and emotion. On this episode of Wind & Rhythm, we celebrate the best of cinema music.
“And the Oscar goes to…”

An American in Paris
  George Gershwin
  US Army Field Band, Colonel Thomas H. Palmatier
Theme from Schindler’s List
  John Williams
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse
Wizard of Oz Overture
  James Barnes
  University of Texas at El Paso Symphonic Winds, Ron Hufstader
Adventures on Earth from “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”
  John Williams
  US Navy Band, Captain George Thompson
Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
  Leonard Bernstein
  US Marine Band, Colonel Michael J. Colburn
Theme from Jaws
  John Williams, arr. Charles Porter
  Filmharmonic Brass, Dominic Derasse