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petzipellepingoComposer David Newman On Why Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Is Definitive
Simon Thompson
“I know lots of these recordings, and I think this is a definitive performance of West Side Story,” enthused David Newman, the composer given the job of arranging the score for director Steven Spielberg’s vision of the classic. “We did stuff that I think helped it, things you can’t do in a theater production.”
The job was a very personal one.
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Simon Thompson
“I know lots of these recordings, and I think this is a definitive performance of West Side Story,” enthused David Newman, the composer given the job of arranging the score for director Steven Spielberg’s vision of the classic. “We did stuff that I think helped it, things you can’t do in a theater production.”
The job was a very personal one.
( Read more... )
