West Side Story

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West Side Story
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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
    Album Tracks
    1. Overture
    2. Prologue
    3. Jet Song
    4. Something's Coming
    5. Dance At The Gym
    6. Maria
    7. America
    8. Tonight
    9. Gee, Officer Krupke
    10. Intermission Music
    11. I Feel Pretty
    12. One Hand, One Heart
    13. Quintet
    14. The Rumble
    15. Somewhere
    16. Cool
    17. A Boy Like That / I Have A Love
    18. Finale
    19. End Credits
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