West Side Story: The Original Sound Track Recording

~ Release by Leonard Bernstein & Stephen Sondheim (see all versions of this release, 18 available)

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Overture
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: Overture (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
medley of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Mambo
medley of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
medley of:
West Side Story: Tonight Quintet (Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo)
medley of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony)
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra4:40
2Prologue
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: Prologue
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra6:37
3Jet Song
lead vocals [Ice] and lead vocals [Riff, singing voice]:
Tucker Smith (in 1961)
lead vocals [Snowboy]:
Bert Michaels (in 1961)
spoken vocals [Riff]:
Russ Tamblyn (in 1961)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Jet Song (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Tucker Smith, The Jets2:06
4Something’s Coming
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Something’s Coming (Tony) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and G. Schirmer Inc.
part of:
West Side Story
Jimmy Bryant2:32
5Dance at the Gym: Blues / Promenade / Mambo / Pas de deux / Jump
trumpet:
Uan Rasey
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Blues (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
quotes music from:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Jump (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Mambo (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Taunting Scene
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Meeting Scene (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
recording of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Promenade (in 1961)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym
Orchestra9:28
6Maria
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer)
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha
part of:
West Side Story
Jimmy Bryant2:36
7America
vocals:
George Chakiris, Suzie Kaye, Rita Moreno and Yvonne Wilder
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: America (Anita, Shark Girls) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Jalni Publications Inc., Universal/MCA Music (music publisher; do not use as release label!) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Company LLC (in 1957)
music quoted on:
Don’t Tread on Me
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Taunting Scene
part of:
West Side Story
Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, The Sharks, Their Girls4:59
8Tonight
spoken vocals:
Richard Beymer (actor) and Natalie Wood (US film and television actress)
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer) and Marni Nixon
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
part of:
West Side Story
Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon6:40
9Gee, Officer Krupke
lead vocals:
Russ Tamblyn
vocals:
David Bean (actor), Bert Michaels, Tony Mordente and David Winters
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: Gee, Officer Krupke!
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Russ Tamblyn, The Jets4:15
10Intermission Music
instrumental recording of:
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra1:30
11I Feel Pretty
lead vocals:
Marni Nixon
spoken vocals:
Natalie Wood (US film and television actress)
vocals:
Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya and Yvonne Wilder
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
part of:
West Side Story
Marni Nixon, Yvonne Othon, Suzie Kaye, Joanne Miya3:36
12One Hand, One Heart
spoken vocals:
Richard Beymer (actor) and Natalie Wood (US film and television actress)
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer) and Marni Nixon
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: One Hand, One Heart (Tony, Maria) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
version of:
One (early version of "One Hand, One Heart" from West Side Story)
part of:
West Side Story
Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon3:03
13Quintet
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer), George Chakiris, Rita Moreno, Marni Nixon, Tucker Smith and Russ Tamblyn
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight Quintet (Jets, Sharks, Anita, Tony, Maria, Riff, Bernardo) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Rita Moreno, Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Tucker Smith, George Chakiris, The Jets, The Sharks3:22
14The Rumble
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: The Rumble
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra2:43
15Somewhere
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer) and Marni Nixon
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
lyrics quoted on:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
Jimmy Bryant, Marni Nixon2:04
16Cool
vocals:
Tucker Smith
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: Cool (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
Tucker Smith, The Jets4:22
17A Boy Like That / I Have a Love
vocals:
Marni Nixon and Betty Wand
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1961)
recording of:
West Side Story: A Boy Like That (Anita, Maria) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
part of:
West Side Story
recording of:
West Side Story: I Have a Love (Maria, Anita) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale
part of:
West Side Story
Betty Wand, Marni Nixon4:30
18Finale
spoken vocals:
Richard Beymer (actor) and Natalie Wood (US film and television actress)
vocals:
Jimmy Bryant (singer) and Marni Nixon
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
recording of:
West Side Story: Finale (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
quotes music from:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company)
quotes music from:
West Side Story: I Have a Love (Maria, Anita)
part of:
West Side Story
Natalie Wood, Orchestra4:22
19End Credits
conductor:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
medley including a recording of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Somewhere (Consuelo and Company) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Amberson Enterprises, Inc., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), G. Schirmer, G. Schirmer Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC, Universal - Polygram and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
lyrics quoted on:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence: Procession and Nightmare (Jets, Sharks)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
part of:
West Side Story: Ballet Sequence
medley including a recording of:
West Side Story: I Feel Pretty (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
part of:
West Side Story
medley including a recording of:
West Side Story: Maria (Tony) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha
part of:
West Side Story
medley including a recording of:
West Side Story: Tonight (Maria, Tony) (in 1961)
lyricist:
Stephen Sondheim (in 1956)
composer:
Leonard Bernstein (US composer & conductor) (in 1956)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co., LLC
music quoted on:
West Side Story: End Credits (2021 motion picture)
music quoted on:
West Side Story: Finale (2021 motion picture version)
part of:
West Side Story
Orchestra5:08

Credits

Release Group

associated singles/EPs:West Side Story
included in:West Side Story / Candide (1961 film cast / 1956 original Broadway cast) by Leonard Bernstein
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/124110 [info]
IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055614/ [info]
Wikidata:Q273704 [info]