Movie Love Themes

Maestro Kunzel leads the Cincinnati Pops in moving performances of some of the most beautiful and popular love themes from movies of the last two decades. From the poignant song "The Way We Were" (made famous by Barbra Streisand’s rendition) to the compelling "Unchained Melody" from Ghost, this disc is a love affair with some of Hollywood’s finest music. The well-known and immensely successful composer Marvin Hamlisch is represented on this disc by three selections, including “Through the Eyes of Love” from Ice Castles, “The Last Time I Felt Like This” from Same Time Next Year, as well as “The Way We Were.” Telarc’s classical guitarist Angel Romero is featured in a performance of Stanley Meyers’ “Cavatina” from the Vietnam epic The Deer Hunter. Pianist William Tritt performs in several selections including, the main theme from On Golden Pond. The Academy Award-winning Song of the Year for 1990, performed by Madonna in Dick Tracy, Stephen Sondheim’s lyrical “Sooner of Later (I Always Get My Man).” Other favorites included are taken from Flashdance, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Arthur, and A Star is Born.