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Song of the Day: The Rains of Ranchipur (“Main Title”) [YouTube link], composed by Hugo Friedofer, opens this 1955 remake of the 1939 film, “The Rains Came.” This film, starring Lana Turner, Richard Burton, Fred MacMurray, and Michael Rennie, has had its share of criticisms, but it features fine cinematograhy,…

Song of the Day: Airport 1975 (“Main Title”) [YouTube link], composed by John Cacavas, opens the second installment in the “Airport” film series, inspired by the original Arthur Hailey novel (and 1970 film). George Kennedy (as Joe Patroni) was the only actor to star in all four films of the…

Song of the Day: Marty (“Hey, Marty”) [YouTube link] features the music of Harry Warren (who was once characterized on TCM by Michael Feinstein as the most successful writer of popular songs in the twentieth century!) and the lyrics of Paddy Chayefsky, who wrote the screenplay for this 1955 Best…

Song of the Day: Mary Poppins (“Stay Awake”), words and music by brothers Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, is a sweet lullabye sung by Oscar-winning actress Julie Andrews in this classic Disney tale. Yesterday, we dreamed. Today, we’re staying awake with a selection from this Oscar-winning score. Check…

Song of the Day: The Wizard of Oz (“Follow the Yellow Brick Road/We’re Off to See the Wizard”), music by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Yip Harburg, begins my seventeenth annual Film Music February. This song is a highlight of one of the most beloved films in cinema history: the 1939…