West Side Story > Film Soundtrack

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West Side Story (119)

Music

Leonard Bernstein (491)

Lyrics

Stephen Sondheim (702)

Book

Arthur Laurents (20)

Recording Details

Date

August 9, 1960

Type

Audio / Film Cast

Method

Studio

Language

English

Book

Ernest Lehman (8) — Screenplay

Liner Notes

Richard Ridge (3)

Director

Jerome Robbins (33), Robert Wise (4)

Choreography

Jerome Robbins (33)

Conductor

Johnny Green (112)

Music Director

Saul Chaplin (66), John Green (15), Irwin Kostal (85), Sid Ramin (71)

Orchestrations

Irwin Kostal (85), Sid Ramin (71)

Performer

David Bean (3), William Bramley, Jim Bryant (18) — dubs Richard Beymer, George Chakiris (17), Carole D'Andrea (2), Suzie Kaye (2), Bert Michaels (5), Joanne Miya, Tony Mordente (2), Rita Moreno (29), Marni Nixon (63) — dubs Natalie Wood, Jay Norman (4), Susan Oakes, Simon Oakland (2), Yvonne Othon, Jaime Rogers, Larry Roquemore (2), Tucker Smith (7), Russ Tamblyn (13), Gina Trikonis, Gus Trikonis (3), Jose De Vega (2), Eddie Verso, Betty Wand (25) — dubs Rita Moreno, David Winters (6), Natalie Wood (11)

Notes

Recorded August 9-10, 1960.
Later releases of the album indicate that Rita Moreno's singing was dubbed entirely by Betty Wand. According to an interview with Moreno on the 2003 DVD release, Wand only covered the low notes at the beginning of "A Boy Like That."

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Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

The Essential Stephen Sondheim - 2016 Compilation

America, Somewhere

Releases

Format

EP

Label

CBS AGS 20.009

Released

1962

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Side 1
01 Tonight
02 Dance at the Gym
Side 2
03 Maria
04 I Feel Pretty