West side story closes out our globetrotting produced series in 1950s new york city with a sweeping score, highenergy dancing, and a classic story of young love. The musical explores the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage. The soundtrack of the west side story film is deservedly one of the most popular soundtrack recordings of all time, and one of the relatively few to have attained longterm popularity beyond a specialized soundtracktheatrical musical audience. The story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, bluecollar neighborhood in the early 1960s, much of the. Original broadway cast recording, max goberman, musical director. Tecumseh high school play of west side story in 1985.
Jun 21, 2010 the following are available for west side story in the classics downloads section here at reel classics. Buddy rich disneyland 1985 west side story youtube. Here is the full prologue from the movie in hd, and below are links where you purchase the 50th anniversary edition of west side story on. It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at no. This twoowner f150 has been wellrespected over the years. Natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, george chakiris, simon. Maria jose carreras orchestra leonard bernstein bernstein. The crisp orchestra and slower tempos maximize the colors of the orchestral. My brother, sister, and i have always had west side story in our lives. The fact its such a beautiful yet tragic story is the re.
In 1984, bernstein decided to rerecord the musical, conducting his own music for the first time. The brilliant cast puts on an electrifying, breathtaking performance with wellchoreographed high energy dance that will captivate you it is very impressive to see the 2 rival street gangs performing well synchronized dance moves that made them look like as if they were fighting. Works stage west side story 1957 leonard bernstein. This is west side story prologue by brian cimmet on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
West side story prologue official full number 50th. Song information for maria james ingram, michael mcdonald, david pack on allmusic. Winner of 10 academy awards including best picture, this classic musical set among the tenements of new york city finds starcrossed lovers maria and tony caught in the midst of a turf war between rival street gangs. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. This 1985 ford f150 is the classic 4x4 that has been given all the right investment youre going to love. Inside are photos from the film, the story, and some details of making the transition from stage to screen. Leonard bernstein in leonard bernstein conducts west side story 1985.
Maria james ingram, michael mcdonald, david pack allmusic. West side story original soundtrack full album 1957 tracklist. The gem of broadway musicals, west side story s commentary on love and prejudice is relevant to any time and place. West side story hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding. Only you, youre the only thing ill see forever in my eyes, in my words and in everything i do nothing else but you ever and theres nothing for me but maria. West side story original broadway cast recording, an album by leonard bernstein, the original broadway cast of west side story on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
West side story will always have a special place in my heart, its my grandparents favourite musical. As two rival gangs fight for turf and recognition, teen lovers tony and maria seek to create a life together, fighting prejudice along the way. A documentary which shows, in great detail, the making of the 1985 bernsteinconducted recording of the entire score of west side story, featuring operatic stars. Desford and howard snell play part of the symphonic suite west side story. In 1961, this movie adaptation of the broadway smashhit musical west side story broke box office records and won an incredible 10 academy awards, more than any other musical before or since.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The performances were recorded live at davies symphony hall in late june and early july 20 after michael tilson thomas and the san francisco symphony became the first orchestra to receive permission from all four west side story rightsholders to perform and record the musical score in its entirety in a concert setting. The world becomes a better place as leonard bernstein conducts his first west side story with the abandon, genius, and intimate knowledge of every detail he, as composer, imagined. Wss offers informative news updates and feature stories relating t. This international awardwinning production is also wellknown to be broadways greatest dance musical, is now showing at mastercard theatres at marina bay sands for a strictly limited season from now till 30 september 2017. Download west side story movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod. West side story is the school newspaper for iowa city west high school in iowa city, iowa. Find out where west side story is streaming, if west side story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. West side story original broadway cast recording by leonard. Having said that, it still pulls off the odd trick or two that deviates from our. Id love to tell you about this song, but id rather let god tell you about it. October 18, 1961 this brilliant film sets the ageless story of romeo and juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s new. A behind the scenes look into the recording sessions with kiri te kanawa maria, jose carreras tony, tatiana troyanos anita and kurt. Music from the original motion picture west side story disclaimer.
Watch the making of west side story full movie in hd visit a documentary which shows, in great detail, the makin. Jun 08, 20 tecumseh high school play of west side story in 1985. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. West side story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film west side story. The problem here, sondheim writes in finishing the hat, was how to write a love song for two. Original hollywood version dvd original hollywood version bluray the making of west side story dvd leonard bernstein conducts west side story. West side story is groundbreaking in a lot of ways, but when it comes to delivering the information, it tends to rely on the triedandtrue technique of moving to the character we need to see when we need to see him or her, then moving back as the story demands. The heavy lifting to restore this 1985 jeep cj7 to an enviable condition has been done leaving it fresh and vibrant as can be both inside and out, and running like a top via a revitalized powerplant. This video shows the films cast, both the jets and. May 15, 20 west side story reunion w rita moreno, russ tamblyn, george chakiris the talk 16nov2011 duration. West side story original broadway cast recording by.
So check out the glossy black paint, ac interior, fouronthefloor, and rebuilt v8 power. A 3 lp and 2 cd audio album was initially released by cafe records a division of mobile fidelity sound lab, and a video of the channel one set was released by pioneer video and sony videocassette. The crisp orchestra and slower tempos maximize the colors of the orchestral landscape and create magic. The crisp orchestra and slower tempos maximize the colours of the orchestral landscape and create magic. West side story original sound track recording discogs. West side story overture and medley bernstein, sondheim 15. The channel one set was eventually reissued on dvd as were the remaining tracks the west side story set aka the lost tapes track listing. Leonard bernstein west side story 1985, cd discogs. West side story reunion w rita moreno, russ tamblyn, george chakiris the talk 16nov2011 duration. The cast of west side story are all from america and many of them come direct from broadway. On the streets of new york city, two gangs the sharks and the jets battle for territory and respect.
Download full movie west side story free download movies. It won a grammy award for best musical show album in 1985 and the recording process was filmed as a documentary. Leonard bernstein tonight film lyrics genius lyrics. Listen free to leonard bernstein west side story prologue and jet song, somethings coming and more. With leonard bernstein, kiri te kanawa, jose carreras, tatiana troyanos. West side story broadways greatest dance musical now in. Buddy rich and his band live on king street, the channel one set aka. Release leonard bernstein conducts west side story 1984. The channel one suite musical number contents same as disc 1 of the cd release buddy rich and his band. Generally known as the operatic version of west side story, it stars kiri te kanawa as maria, jose carreras as tony, tatiana troyanos as anita, kurt ollmann as riff, and marilyn horne as the offstage voice who sings somewhere. From the 50th anniversary edition bluray of the movie. Released october 18th, 1961, west side story stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, george chakiris the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 31 min, and received a score of 86 out of. Released by music square in 2012 containing music from west side story 1961. Rent west side story 1961 starring natalie wood and richard beymer on dvd and bluray.
To watch this expecting 2011 sound and picture quality will only disappoint. This movie transplants the classic tale of romeo and juliet to new york city in the 1950s. This groundbreaking collaboration among bernstein, jerome robbins conception and choreography, arthur laurents book, and stephen sondheim lyrics captured the fiber of american society through its best and worst characteristics. West side story cd deutsche grammophon, 289 457 1992, 1985, 27 track. West side story original sound track recording, lp, album, mono, ol 5670 my version is also a gatefold. West side story 410 movie clip america 1961 hd youtube. Rent west side story 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. West side story is a musical with a book by arthur laurents, music by leonard bernstein and lyrics by stephen sondheim. It won a grammy award for best musical show album in 1985 and the. It was inspired by william shakespeare s play romeo and juliet. Kiri te kanawa, jose carreras, tatiana trovanos, kurt ollman marilyn horne in this edition leonard bernstein introduces new singers and. West side story soundtrack from 1961, composed by leonard bernstein. It was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet the story is set in the upper west side neighborhood in new york city in the mid 1950s, a multiracial, bluecollar neighborhood. West side story 1961 stream and watch online moviefone.