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West Side story, original motion picture soundtrack, music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

eng

libretto or text

motion picture music

not applicable

West Side story

sound recording music CD

instrumental and vocal parts

music by Leonard Bernstein ; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

original motion picture soundtrack

"Director Stephen Spielberg's first musical film, 'West Side Story', is an adaptation of the 1957 stage musical that explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The soundtrack includes the original score, adapted for the film by arranger and composer David Newman, who wrote the scores to 'Ice Age', 'Matilda' and 'Anastasia', the latter of which won him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score. Gustavo Dudamel conducted the New York Philharmonic during the film's recording sessions in 2019, with additional recording by the Los Angeles Philharmonic done the following year. Jeanine Tesori served as vocal coach, while frequent Spielberg collaborator John Williams served as music consultant. Leonard Bernstein and Steven Sondheim’s original musical was first adapted for the big screen in 1961, just four years after it first hit Broadway. It is now receiving its long-anticipated second outing."--, Provided by publisher

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