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Song of the Day: A Patch of Blue (“Main Theme”) [YouTube link] was composed by the great Jerry Goldsmith, who was born on this date in 1929. Goldsmith received a well-deserved Oscar nomination for this score to this poignant 1965 film, starring Sidney Poitier.

Song of the Day: Emerald, Texas (“Golden Coreopsis”) [link], composed by my friend Michael Gordon Shapiro, is featured in the 2014 film, directed by George Adams. It is an update of “The Wizard of Oz” set in Emerald, Texas. Quite simply, it’s a lovely theme.

Song of the Day: Raiders of the Lost Ark (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, derives from the first of five films that he scored for the Indiana Jones franchise, yet another milestone in cinema—and cinematic music—history. Indeed, Williams’s soundtrack to the forthcoming “Indiana Jones and the Dial…

Song of the Day: Star Wars: A New Hope (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link] was the first of the nine scores composed by John Williams for the trilogy of trilogies that constitute the “Skywalker Saga“. This suite derives from the soundtrack to the original 1977 film and includes many of the central…

Song of the Day: Catch Me If You Can (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, exhibits another side to his repertoire. The composer started out as jazz pianist “Johnny” Williams and was the featured pianist in the original “West Side Story” film score. This wonderful jazz-influenced score is…

Song of the Day:  Schindler’s List (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, offers some of the most heart-wrenching themes ever written by the maestro. The score for the 1993 Steven Spielberg-directed film, starring Liam Neeson, features the great Itzhak Perlman on violin. It was reported that when Williams…

Song of the Day: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (“Soundtrack Suite”) [YouTube link], composed by John Williams, contains all those original, charming magical qualities that served as the musical backdrop for one of the most successful and entertaining franchises in film history. Williams received an Oscar nomination for the…