Jenkins,Gordon Swinging On A Star: The Greatest Movie Themes CD

Here to do justice to some of the greatest movie themes of the 30s, 40s and 50s, master conductor, arranger, and industry giant Gordon Jenkins and his legendary orchestra are here to take you through the Oscar winners of the past. From 'The Continental' in 1934, to 'High Hopes' in 1959, each song on this album has earned oscar-worthy status and has achieved the distinction of becoming a standard in the popular music libraries of today. 'Swinging on a Star' is a love letter to these special songwriters whose work has enriched the popular music consciousness, and it could be in no better hands than with Jenkins and his Orchestra, a name synonymous with making musical history around the world.

1. The Continental 2. Lullaby of Broadway 3. The Way You Look Tonight 4. Sweet Leilani 5. Thanks for the Memory 6. Somewhere Over the Rainbow 7. When You Wish Upon a Star 8. The Last Time I Saw Paris 9. White Christmas 10. You'll Never Know 11. Swingin' on a Star 12. It Might as Well Be Spring 13. On the Atchison, Topeka ; Santa Fe 14. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah 15. Buttons and Bows 16. Baby It's Cold Outside 17. Mona Lisa 18. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening 19. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) 20. Secret Love 21. Three Coins in the Fountain 22. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 23. Whatever Will Be Will Be 24. All the Way 25. Gigi 26. High Hopes