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program full of memorable movie moments that local audiences haven’t
heard in a while. Luckily, Chafetz noted there is no shortage of wonderful
music at significant movie moments. “It’s harder to decide what to leave
out than what to put in,” he says.

“You want a lot of variety,” he says. “And you want to not repeat things
the audience has heard in the recent past. And you have to keep it relevant.
Naples has a tremendous pops tradition.”

The result is a concert that spans decades of movie making and
generations of fans. From the late 1930s and early 1940s (When You
Wish Upon a Star) to the 1990s and the music from Austin Powers, the
performances run from the dramatic to the drop-dead funny. Along with
vocalist Nicole Parker, who you might have seen as Elphaba in Wicked on
Broadway, the orchestra is going to bring the big-screen music to life.

Here are a few of the amazing pieces of music you’ll hear:

GET HAPPY
This Harold Arlen hit, named one of the top 100 movies songs by the
American Film Institute, had a long life before Judy Garland made her
memorable turn in that black hat, tuxedo jacket and stockings in Summer
Stock. Written in 1929, it was the first well-known song by the venerable
composer, coming out nearly a decade before his more famous collaboration
with Garland—Over The Rainbow. The song first was a smash at the
famous Cotton Club before becoming a jazz standard by the time Garland
recorded it for her final MGM film. Later, it was a standard for everyone
from Bud Powell to Frank Sinatra.

THE GOOD, THE BAD of hearing the backing music, Harry had written the lyrics
AND THE UGLY THEME and melody to what would be her band’s biggest hit and an
anthem to the opulence of the 1980s.
No piece of music calls to mind a particular genre of movies as clearly
as Ennio Morricone’s theme to Sergio Leone’s final installment of his I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
Spaghetti Western Dollars trilogy. From the opening pounding timpani to A song Dolly Parton wrote as a goodbye to her performing
the distinctive two-note melody that is repeated throughout, the listener is partner Porter Wagoner as they were splitting, I Will Always
transported to the high desert plains of the American west. Love You became one of the most popular songs of all time in
the hands of pop superstar Whitney Houston.The single alone
CALL ME sold more than 20 million copies and propelled the movie’s
The music for this Blondie hit and the theme to American Gigolo was soundtrack to become the best-selling movie recording ever.
originally intended for Stevie Nicks. But when Nicks’ new record label
wouldn’t let her work with composer-producer Giorgio Moroder, Debbie
Harry was called in as a replacement. Legend has it that within hours