West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim
Soundtrack · 1961

It's nearly alarming how charming West Side Story remains long after the film's 1961 release. Composer Leonard Bernstein and tyro lyricist Stephen Sondheim update Romeo and Juliet with beautiful balladry ("Maria," "Tonight," "Somewhere") and songs that deliver incisive social commentary with complex rhymes and plenty of jokes ("Jet Song," "America," "Gee, Officer Krupke"). The New York Philharmonic gives the Broadway classic a special kick, especially during Bernstein's lively Stravinsky-influenced instrumentals, including "Prologue," "The Rumble," and the memorable "Dance at the Gym."
West Side Story Orchestra, Johnny Green, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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West Side Story Orchestra, Johnny Green, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Russ Tamblyn, Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, Bert Michaels, & David Bean
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Jim Bryant, Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Tucker Smith, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, Bert Michaels, David Bean, & Robert Banas
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Jim Bryant, Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Suzie Kaye, Betty Wand, George Chakiris, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, & Russ Tamblyn
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Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Russ Tamblyn, Johnny Green, Tony Mordente, David Winters, Eliot Feld, Bert Michaels, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, & Tucker Smith
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, & Stephen Sondheim
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Johnny Green, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya, Marni Nixon, West Side Story Orchestra, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Betty Wand, & Russ Tamblyn
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Johnny Green, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, West Side Story Orchestra, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Betty Wand, West Side Story Orchestra, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Tucker Smith, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, West Side Story Orchestra, & Stephen Sondheim
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Tucker Smith, West Side Story Orchestra, Johnny Green, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, Betty Wand, Marni Nixon, West Side Story Orchestra, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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Johnny Green, West Side Story Orchestra, Marni Nixon, Jim Bryant, Tucker Smith, Joanne Miya, Betty Wand, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, & Yvonne Othon
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October 1, 1961

19 Songs, 1 Hour, 18 Minutes

℗ Originally Released 1961 Sony Music Entertainment

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