West Side Story
 | Sony, 2004, Audio CD Customer Rating: 67 reviews Recommend |
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Leonard Bernstein's musical update of Romeo and Juliet, with a young Stephen Sondheim's brilliant lyrics, had already galvanized Broadway with its vivid reinvention as a parable of racial intolerance and generational conflict. But director Robert Wise's lavish widescreen presentation broke fresh ground by taking the story to its most impressionable audience, the teenagers who could identify directly with Tony and Maria, and opened up Jerome Robbins's kinetic choreography through bravura camera work. The original soundtrack album was not merely a huge seller but a unique touchstone for an otherwise rock-oriented audience, and its release on CD benefits from an expanded program untenable in its initial LP release, as well as a 20-bit digital transfer. With Richard Beymer, Marni Nixon (Hollywood's vocal doppelgänger of choice, here standing in for Natalie Wood), and Rita Moreno dominating, the show's bounty of terrific songs and exciting instrumental pieces remains an ear-filling treat, mixing operatic passions, tart social commentary, and high comedy. From "Tonight" to "One Hand, One Heart," "America" to "Jet Song," this is a landmark in American musical theatre and film beautifully realized on disc. — Sam Sutherland
- Overture [#]
- Prologue - Jim Bryant
- Jet Song
- Something's Coming - Jim Bryant
- Dance at the Gym: Blues/Promenade/Mambo/Pas de Deux/ - George Chakiris, Betty Wand
- Maria - Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon
- America - Russ Tamblyn
- Tonight
- Gee, Officer Krupke
- Intermission Music [#][Instrumental] - Suzie Kaye, Jo Anne Miya, , Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon
- I Feel Pretty - Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon
- One Hand, One Heart - Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon,
- Quintet
- Rumble - Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon
- Somewhere - Tucker Smith
- Cool - Marni Nixon, Betty Wand
- Boy Like That/I Have a Love - Natalie Wood, Natalie Wood
- Finale [#]
- End Credits [#] - Russ Tamblyn
Title: West Side Story
Sales Rank: 2677 in Music
Creator: Leonard Bernstein
Label: Sony, 2004-05-18, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
Item Dimensions: 0.21 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches, 0.2 pounds
- classic
- This is a classic to me for two reasons. My mother gave me her copy of this when I was ten, and I played it so much--even made myself a Jets T-shirt--no one in my immediate or extended family ever wanted to here hide or hair of West Side Story again.
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- Arrived 2 days earlier than I thought it would and in pristine condition.
It's exactly what I hoped for.
Listened to it immediately.
It's great! Love it. Thx.
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- Great CD
- The service to order and receive this item was very easy and excellent service was given. I love the CD!!… More reviews
- One of the greatest musicals ever made
- I saw this movie when it first came out and have been in love with it ever since. Never bought the cd. Now that I have the cd, I have can hear the joy of it's music whenever I want it. Great music, great movie. What else is there? It just doesn' get any better than this.… More reviews
