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Listen to West Side Story (1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack) [50th Anniversary] [2012 Remaster] by Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
ALBUMWest Side Story (1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack) [50th Anniversary] [2012 Remaster]Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
Listen to Music From Ted Lasso Season 2 featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLISTMusic From Ted Lasso Season 2Apple Music
Listen to Classic Movie Musicals Essentials featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLISTClassic Movie Musicals EssentialsApple Music Film, TV & Stage
Listen to ’60s Movie Essentials featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLIST’60s Movie EssentialsApple Music Film, TV & Stage
Listen to Stephen Sondheim Essentials featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLISTStephen Sondheim EssentialsApple Music Film, TV & Stage
Listen to Leonard Bernstein Composer Essentials featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLISTLeonard Bernstein Composer EssentialsApple Music Classical
Listen to Harper's Bazaar: The Playlist Vol. 2 featuring Stephen Sondheim, Jim Bryant, Marni Nixon, Russ Tamblyn, Natalie Wood & Rita Moreno
PLAYLISTHarper's Bazaar: The Playlist Vol. 2

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Johnny Green
Johnny Green
Conductor
West Side Story Orchestra
West Side Story Orchestra
Orchestra
Richard Beymer
Richard Beymer
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Composer
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Didier C. Deutsch
Didier C. Deutsch
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The most beautiful sound I've ever heard
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria
All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria
Maria, Maria
[Verse 2]
Maria
I've just met a girl named Maria
And suddenly that name
Will never be the same to me
[Verse 3]
Maria
I've just kissed a girl named Maria
And suddenly I've found
How wonderful a sound can be!
[Verse 4]
Maria!
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Maria
I'll never stop saying Maria!
[Verse 5]
Maria! Maria! Maria! Maria!
Maria! Maria! Maria! Maria! Maria!
[Verse 6]
Say it loud and there's music playing
Say it soft and it's almost like praying
Maria
I'll never stop saying Maria!
[Verse 7]
The most beautiful sound I ever heard
Maria
Written by: Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim

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