West Side Story [SOUNDTRACK] rapidshare

aj_aj · Intermediate

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

01 - Prologue
02 - Jet song
03 - Something's coming
04 - Dance at the gym
05 - Maria
06 - America
07 - Tonight
08 - Gee officer krupke!
09 - I feel pretty
10 - One hand one heart
11 - Quintet

Flyingheart · Advanced

Big thnx!

StephenParrish · Beginner

Thanks man

chilango · Beginner

Too sad that there are 4 songs missing.
The Rumble - Cool - A boy like that - Somewhere (Finale)

Any chance to get them ?