West Side Story (2021 soundtrack)

Composer David Newman arranged and adapted Bernstein's original score for the film, incorporating a number of alterations originally made to Bernstein's Broadway score by Johnny Green for the 1961 film (e.g., interpolation of the "Cool" fugue motif into the "Prologue" and the extended trumpet solo in "Mambo"). 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.{{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|publisher=Abrams, Incorporated | isbn=9781419750632}} Jeanine Tesori served as vocal coach, while frequent Spielberg collaborator John Williams served as music consultant.{{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 |publisher=Playbill, Inc. |location=New York City |date=May 24, 2019}} The film's version of "Tonight", sung by Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, was released as a digital download single on December 1, 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/5vChxhFJ4UI7ljYPnaRitH?si=gbthQ7A0REmWZd9OAkansA&nd=1|title=Balcony Scene (Tonight) - from "West Side Story"/Soundtrack Version|website=Spotify|date=December 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2021/12/01/first-track-from-west-side-story-soundtrack-released/|title = First Track from 'West Side Story' Soundtrack Released | Film Music Reporter}}

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 by Interscope Records.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/kali-uchis-and-ozuna-join-forces-on-new-song-another-day-in-america|title=Kali Uchis and Ozuna join forces on new song "Another Day in America"}}

Like the film, the soundtrack received acclaim from critics and was nominated for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.

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| total_length = 79:00

| all_writing = Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, except where noted

| music_credits =

| extra_column = Performer(s)

| title1 = Prologue

| writer1 = Leonard Bernstein

| extra1 = Orchestra

| length1 = 5:54

| title2 = La Borinqueña (Sharks Version)

| writer2 = {{hlist|Fèlix Astol i Artés|Lola Rodríguez de Tió}}

| extra2 = {{hlist|David Alvarez|Sharks}}

| length2 = 1:06

| title3 = Jet Song

| writer3 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Stephen Sondheim}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Mike Faist|Kyle Coffman|Kevin Csolak|John Michael Fiumara|Patrick Higgins|Ben Cook|Jets}}

| length3 = 2:11

| title4 = Something's Coming

| writer4 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra4 = Ansel Elgort

| length4 = 2:30

| title5 = The Dance at the Gym: Blues, Promenade

| writer5 = Bernstein

| extra5 = Orchestra

| length5 = 2:11

| title6 = The Dance at the Gym: Mambo

| writer6 = Bernstein

| extra6 = Orchestra

| length6 = 3:19

| title7 = The Dance at the Gym: Cha-Cha, Meeting Scene, Jump

| writer7 = Bernstein

| extra7 = Orchestra

| length7 = 3:28

| title8 = Maria

| writer8 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra8 = Elgort

| length8 = 3:05

| title9 = Balcony Scene (Tonight)

| writer9 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Rachel Zegler|Elgort}}

| length9 = 5:24

| title10 = Transition to Scherzo / Scherzo

| writer10 = Bernstein

| extra10 = Orchestra

| length10 = 2:14

| title11 = America

| writer11 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Ariana DeBose|Alvarez|Ana Isabelle|Sharks|Shark Girls}}

| length11 = 4:57

| title12 = Gee, Officer Krupke

| writer12 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Kevin Csolak|Fiumara|Jess LeProtto|Ben Cook|Myles Erlick|Patrick Higgins|Kyle Allen}}

| length12 = 4:20

| title13 = One Hand, One Heart

| writer13 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Elgort|Zegler}}

| length13 = 3:45

| title14 = Cool

| writer14 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Elgort|Faist}}

| length14 = 4:03

| title15 = Tonight Quintet

| writer15 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra15 = {{hlist|Faist|Alvarez|DeBose|Elgort|Zegler|Jets|Sharks}}

| length15 = 3:28

| title16 = The Rumble

| writer16 = Bernstein

| extra16 = Orchestra

| length16 = 3:10

| title17 = I Feel Pretty

| writer17 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra17 = {{hlist|Zegler|Ilda Mason|Isabelle|Andréa Burns|Tanairi Sade Vazquez|Yassmin Alers|Jamila Velazquez|Annelise Cepero}}

| length17 = 2:58

| title18 = Somewhere

| writer18 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra18 = Rita Moreno

| length18 = 3:10

| title19 = A Boy like That / I Have a Love

| writer19 = {{hlist|Bernstein|Sondheim}}

| extra19 = {{hlist|DeBose|Zegler}}

| length19 = 5:25

| title20 = Finale

| writer20 = Bernstein

| extra20 = Orchestra

| length20 = 3:36

| title21 = End Credits

| writer21 = Bernstein

| extra21 = Orchestra

| length21 = 9:03

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• 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

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• 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

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