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West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	December 3, 2021
Recorded	2019-2021
Genre	Film soundtrack;
Label	Hollywood
Producer	David Newman; Matt Sullivan; Jeanine Tesori;
Singles from West Side Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
	"Balcony Scene (Tonight)"; Released: December 1, 2021;

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West Side Story is the soundtrack album to Steven Spielberg's 2021 film adaptation of the musical of the same name, produced by 20th Century Studios and Amblin Entertainment. The album features music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, with vocals from the film's ensemble cast including Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist and Rita Moreno, who played Anita in the 1961 film adaptation and plays Valentina (a re-worked version of the character Doc) in this film.

The soundtrack is expected to be released digitally in Dolby Atmos by Hollywood Records on December 3, 2021. It will also be released on physical CD on December 10, 2021, the same day as the film.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Background

Composer David Newman arranged and adapted Bernstein's original score for the film. Gustavo Dudamel conducted the New York Philharmonic during the film's recording sessions in 2019, with additional recording by the Los Angeles Philharmonic done during the COVID-19 pandemic the following year.^[4] Jeanine Tesori served as vocal coach, while frequent Spielberg collaborator John Williams served as music consultant.^[5]^[4] The film's version of "Tonight," sung by Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, was released as a digital download single on December 1, 2021.^[6]^[7]

Alongside the soundtrack, "re-imagined" pop covers were also produced, including "Another Day in America" by Kali Uchis and Ozuna, which was released as a single on November 26, 2021 by Interscope Records.^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, except where noted^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Prologue"	Leonard Bernstein	Orchestra
2.	"La Borinqueña (Sharks Version)"	Fèlix Astol i Artés Lola Rodríguez de Tió	David Alvarez Sharks
3.	"Jet Song"	Bernstein Stephen Sondheim	Mike Faist Kyle Coffman Kevin Csolak John Michael Fiumara Patrick Higgins Jets
4.	"Something's Coming"	Bernstein Sondheim	Ansel Elgort
5.	"The Dance at the Gym: Blues, Promenade"	Bernstein	Orchestra
6.	"The Dance at the Gym: Mambo"	Bernstein	Orchestra
7.	"The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha, Meeting Scene, Jump"	Bernstein	Orchestra
8.	"Maria"	Bernstein Sondheim	Elgort
9.	"Balcony Scene (Tonight)"	Bernstein Sondheim	Rachel Zegler Elgort	5:24
10.	"Transition to Scherzo/Scherzo"	Bernstein	Orchestra
11.	"America"	Bernstein Sondheim	Ariana DeBose Alvarez Ana Isabelle Sharks Shark Girls
12.	"Gee, Officer Krupke"	Bernstein Sondheim	Csolak Fiumara Jess LeProtto Ben Cook Myles Erlick Higgins Kyle Allen
13.	"One Hand, One Heart"	Bernstein Sondheim	Elgort Zegler
14.	"Cool"	Bernstein Sondheim	Elgort Faist
15.	"Tonight Quintet"	Bernstein Sondheim	Faist Alvarez DeBose Elgort Zegler Jets Sharks
16.	"The Rumble"	Bernstein	Orchestra
17.	"I Feel Pretty"	Bernstein Sondheim	Zegler Ilda Mason Isabelle Andréa Burns Tanairi Sade Vazquez Yassmin Alers Jamila Velazquez Annelise Cepero
18.	"Somewhere"	Bernstein Sondheim	Rita Moreno
19.	"A Boy Like That/I Have a Love"	Bernstein Sondheim	DeBose Zegler
20.	"Finale"	Bernstein	Zegler Elgort Orchestra
21.	"End Credits"	Bernstein	Orchestra

Personnel

Leonard Bernstein with Irwin Kostal and Sid Ramin – original orchestrations
Garth Sunderland – additional orchestrations
Matt Sullivan – music supervisor/soundtrack producer
Gustavo Dudamel - conductor
Joe E. Rand – music editor
Ramiro Belgardt – music editor
Peter Rotter – music contractor

Steven Spielberg – executive soundtrack producer
Kristie Macosko Krieger – executive soundtrack producer
David Newman - arrangements
Jeanine Tesori - supervising vocal producer
John Williams - music consultant

References

^ Newman, Melinda (May 13, 2021). "Like the Stars It Launched, Hollywood Records Has Grown Up, Too". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "West Side Story". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ "The West Side Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Set for Digital & Dolby Atmos Music Release on December 3". Business Wire. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Bouzereau, Laurent (2021). West Side Story the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film. ISBN 9781419750632.
^ Culwell-Block, Logan (May 17, 2019). "Jeanine Tesori and Gustavo Dudamel Join Music Staff of Spielberg-Helmed West Side Story Movie". Playbill. New York City: Playbill, Inc.
^ https://open.spotify.com/track/5vChxhFJ4UI7ljYPnaRitH?si=gbthQ7A0REmWZd9OAkansA&nd=1
^ https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/01/first-track-from-west-side-story-soundtrack-released/
^ https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kali-uchis-and-ozuna-join-forces-on-new-song-another-day-in-america
^ "West Side Story (2021) Press Kit" (PDF).

[1] Newman, Melinda (May 13, 2021). "Like the Stars It Launched, Hollywood Records Has Grown Up, Too". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

[2] "West Side Story". Barnes and Noble. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[3] "The West Side Story Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Set for Digital & Dolby Atmos Music Release on December 3". Business Wire. Retrieved November 12, 2021.

[abramsbooks.com-4] Bouzereau, Laurent (2021). West Side Story the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film. ISBN 9781419750632.

[5] Culwell-Block, Logan (May 17, 2019). "Jeanine Tesori and Gustavo Dudamel Join Music Staff of Spielberg-Helmed West Side Story Movie". Playbill. New York City: Playbill, Inc.

[6] ttps://open.spotify.com/track/5vChxhFJ4UI7ljYPnaRitH?si=gbthQ7A0REmWZd9OAkansA&nd=1

[7] ttps://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/01/first-track-from-west-side-story-soundtrack-released/

[8] ttps://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kali-uchis-and-ozuna-join-forces-on-new-song-another-day-in-america

[9] "West Side Story (2021) Press Kit" (PDF).

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 ==Background==
-Composer [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] arranged and adapted Bernstein's original score for the film. [[Gustavo Dudamel]] conducted the [[New York Philharmonic]] during the film's recording sessions in 2019, with additional recording by the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] done during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the following year.<ref name="abramsbooks.com">{{Cite book|last1=Bouzereau|first1=Laurent| url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632| title=''West Side Story'' the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film|year=2021| isbn=9781419750632}}</ref> [[Jeanine Tesori]] served as vocal coach, while frequent Spielberg collaborator [[John Williams]] served as music consultant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |title=Jeanine Tesori and Gustavo Dudamel Join Music Staff of Spielberg-Helmed ''West Side Story'' Movie |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/jeanine-tesori-and-gustavo-dudamel-join-music-staff-of-spielberg-helmed-west-side-story-movie |magazine=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]] |publisher=Playbill, Inc. |location=New York City |date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="abramsbooks.com"/> The film's version of "Tonight," sung by Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, was released as the soundtrack's lead single on December 1, 2021.<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/5vChxhFJ4UI7ljYPnaRitH?si=gbthQ7A0REmWZd9OAkansA&nd=1</ref><ref>https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/01/first-track-from-west-side-story-soundtrack-released/</ref>
+Composer [[David Newman (composer)|David Newman]] arranged and adapted Bernstein's original score for the film. [[Gustavo Dudamel]] conducted the [[New York Philharmonic]] during the film's recording sessions in 2019, with additional recording by the [[Los Angeles Philharmonic]] done during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] the following year.<ref name="abramsbooks.com">{{Cite book|last1=Bouzereau|first1=Laurent| url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632| title=''West Side Story'' the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film|year=2021| isbn=9781419750632}}</ref> [[Jeanine Tesori]] served as vocal coach, while frequent Spielberg collaborator [[John Williams]] served as music consultant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Culwell-Block |first1=Logan |title=Jeanine Tesori and Gustavo Dudamel Join Music Staff of Spielberg-Helmed ''West Side Story'' Movie |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/jeanine-tesori-and-gustavo-dudamel-join-music-staff-of-spielberg-helmed-west-side-story-movie |magazine=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]] |publisher=Playbill, Inc. |location=New York City |date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref name="abramsbooks.com"/> The film's version of "Tonight," sung by Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, was released as a digital download single on December 1, 2021.<ref>https://open.spotify.com/track/5vChxhFJ4UI7ljYPnaRitH?si=gbthQ7A0REmWZd9OAkansA&nd=1</ref><ref>https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/01/first-track-from-west-side-story-soundtrack-released/</ref>
 Alongside the soundtrack, "re-imagined" pop covers were also produced, including "Another Day in America" by [[Kali Uchis]] and [[Ozuna]], which was released as a single on November 26, 2021 by [[Interscope Records]].<ref>https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kali-uchis-and-ozuna-join-forces-on-new-song-another-day-in-america</ref>