Release Date: December 1, 2021
Product ID: 5256198 / Genre: Soundtrack
Format: Blu-spec CD2 / Number of CDs: 2
Label: Sony Music Japan International (SMJI)
Title: West Side Story Original Broadway Cast Recording West Side Story Original Soundtrack
Title Kana: West Side Story Original Broadway Cast Recording West Side Monogatari Original Soundtrack Product Information
Release Date: December 1, 2021
Genre: Soundtrack
Format: Blu-spec CD2
Number of CDs: 2
Country of Origin: Japan
Label: Sony Music Japan International (SMJI) SKU4547366527421
Product Number: SICP-31498
Product Introduction: While Bernstein was a prolific conductor, he also wrote numerous hit musicals as a composer. His signature work, "West Side Story," is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet that has been a beloved smash hit since its premiere in 1957. Disc 1 features the original cast recording featuring the original Broadway cast. It also includes "Symphonic Dances," arranged for orchestra by Bernstein himself. Disc 2 contains the original soundtrack from the 1961 film adaptation, directed by Robert Wise, who would later direct "The Sound of Music." (C)RSJMD (September 28, 2021) The origins of this masterpiece that has moved the world lie here. While Bernstein was a prolific conductor, he also wrote numerous hit musicals as a composer. His signature work, "West Side Story," has been a beloved smash hit since its 1957 premiere as a modern-day Romeo and Juliet. Disc 1 features the original cast recording featuring the original Broadway cast. It also includes "Symphonic Dances," arranged for orchestra by Bernstein himself. Disc 2 features the original soundtrack from the 1961 film adaptation, directed by Robert Wise, who would later direct "The Sound of Music." The soundtrack to this immortal musical, starring George Chakiris and Natalie Wood, was an unprecedented hit upon its release, spending 54 weeks at number one on the Billboard album chart—a record that remains unbroken to this day. This masterpiece won 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (George Chakiris), and Best Supporting Actress (Rita Moreno). The origins of "West Side Story" are all captured here. Released and distributed by: Provided materials (2021/09/27)

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Contents ・Number of components
2 ・Total running time
02:37:19
1. Blu-spec CD2
Title time
1. Prologue (Act 1) 00:03:49
2. Jet Song (Act 1) 00:02:11
3. Something's Going to Happen (Act 1) 00:02:40
4. Dance in the Gym (Act 1) 00:03:05
5. Maria (Act 1) 00:02:40
6. Tonight (Act 1) 00:03:55
7. America (Act 1) 00:04:35
8. Cool (Act 1) 00:04:01
9. One Hand, One Heart (Act 1) 00:03:03
10. Tonight (Quintet & Chorus) (Act 1) 00:03:41
11. Rumble (Duel) (Act 1) 00:02:44
12. I Feel Pretty (Act 2) 00:02:50
13. Somewhere (Act 2) 00:07:35
14. Bad Words About Officer Krapke (Act 2) 00:04:05
15. Medley: To That Man / I Love You 00:04:18
16. Finale (Act 2) 00:02:02
17. Prologue (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:04:07
18. Somewhere (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:03:52
19. Scherzo (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:01:17
20. Mambo (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:02:14
21. Cha-Cha ("Maria") (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:00:53
22. The Meeting Point (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:00:47
23. Cool (Fugue) (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:03:03
24. Rumble (Duel) (West Side Story - Symphonic Dances) 00:01:52
25. Finale (West Side Story - Symphonic Dance) 00:02:48


2. Blu-spec CD2
Title Time
1. Overture 00:04:41
2. Prologue 00:06:38
3. Jet Song 00:02:07
4. Something's Going to Happen 00:02:34
5. Dancing in the Gym 00:09:29
6. Maria 00:02:36
7. America 00:04:59
8. Tonight 00:06:41
9. Badmouthing Officer Krapke 00:04:15
　...Omitted due to character limit. Please contact us for product details.

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