query: who wrote the music and lyrics to west side story

pos: West Side Story based loosely on "West Side Story" and adapting parts of the musical's music and lyrics, was performed a total of more than 500 times in Miami Beach, Florida, Stockholm, Gran Canaria and Los Angeles. The show lampoons the musical's tragic love story, and also lip-synching and drag shows. West Side Story West Side Story is a musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an

pos: Jerome Robbins Side Story". "West Side Story" is a contemporary version of "Romeo and Juliet", set in Hell's Kitchen. The show, with music by Leonard Bernstein, marked the first collaboration between Robbins and Stephen Sondheim, who wrote the lyrics, as well as Arthur Laurents, who wrote the book. Because book, music, and dance were envisioned as an organic whole, the cast, in a Broadway first, had to be equally skilled as actors, singers, and dancers. To help the young cast grow into their roles, Robbins did not allow those playing members of opposite gangs (Jets and Sharks) to mix during the rehearsal

pos: West Side Story based loosely on "West Side Story" and adapting parts of the musical's music and lyrics, was performed a total of more than 500 times in Miami Beach, Florida, Stockholm, Gran Canaria and Los Angeles. The show lampoons the musical's tragic love story, and also lip-synching and drag shows. West Side Story West Side Story is a musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an

pos: Tonight Quintet from the dream sequence and says that's not the rumble he had in mind. Tonight Quintet The "Tonight Quintet" is a number from the musical "West Side Story" (1957), with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Carol J. Oja has written that, "with the 'Tonight' quintet, Bernstein once again created a masterpiece of ensemble, one that rivals the best of such moments in European opera." Her remark echoes the earlier view of Will Crutchfield. In his review of the 1984 studio performance of "West Side Story", which was conducted by Bernstein himself, Crutchfield wrote that the release

pos: Tonight Quintet Tonight Quintet The "Tonight Quintet" is a number from the musical "West Side Story" (1957), with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Carol J. Oja has written that, "with the 'Tonight' quintet, Bernstein once again created a masterpiece of ensemble, one that rivals the best of such moments in European opera." Her remark echoes the earlier view of Will Crutchfield. In his review of the 1984 studio performance of "West Side Story", which was conducted by Bernstein himself, Crutchfield wrote that the release of the recording "is above all an occasion for celebrating one of the great

pos: West Side Story Suite Ballet. West Side Story Suite West Side Story Suite is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the 1957 music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Irene Sharaff and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The premiere took place at New York State Theater on Thursday, May 18, 1995. Nikolaj Hübbe and Jock Soto, both members of the original cast, as well as Peter Boal all chose to include "West Side Story Suite" in their farewell performances at

pos: West Side Story Suite West Side Story Suite West Side Story Suite is a ballet made by New York City Ballet balletmaster Jerome Robbins to the 1957 music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and extracted from the eponymous musical which he had choreographed, with scenery by Oliver Smith, costumes by Irene Sharaff and lighting by Jennifer Tipton. The premiere took place at New York State Theater on Thursday, May 18, 1995. Nikolaj Hübbe and Jock Soto, both members of the original cast, as well as Peter Boal all chose to include "West Side Story Suite" in their farewell performances at City

pos: West Side Story (soundtrack) the song now called "Tonight". Although it was not industry standard at the time, Nixon arranged to receive a small percentage of the royalties for sales of the soundtrack, which, as she did not receive credit for her performance on the album, she indicates helped "salve any wounds". All music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Vocal performers listed parenthetically after song title. West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film "West Side Story". Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's album charts, giving it the

pos: West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is a musical with book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. It was inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet". The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood in New York City in the mid 1950s, an ethnic, blue-collar neighborhood (in the early 1960s, much of the neighborhood was cleared in an urban renewal project for Lincoln Center, which changed the neighborhood's character). The musical explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The members of

pos: Musical theatre day New York City and converted the feuding Montague and Capulet families into opposing ethnic gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The book was adapted by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by newcomer Stephen Sondheim. It was embraced by the critics, but failed to be a popular choice for the "blue-haired matinee ladies", who preferred the small town River City, Iowa of Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" to the alleys of Manhattan's Upper West Side. Apparently Tony Award voters were of a similar mind, since they favored the former over the latter. "West Side Story" had

pos: Maria (West Side Story song) Maria (West Side Story song) "Maria" is a song from the Broadway musical "West Side Story", sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956. "Maria" is sung by the male lead Tony when he learns the name of the girl he's fallen in love with is "Maria". The name "Maria" is spoken or sung in the song 29 times. It begins in B major and then modulates to E-flat major. The song is widely known for its use of the melodic interval of a

pos: Maria (West Side Story song) tritone in the main theme. The song is an example of the use of Lydian mode, which is the same as the major scale but with a raised 4th, giving the tritone characteristic of this piece. It was also sampled in the song Almost Like Praying by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Maria (West Side Story song) "Maria" is a song from the Broadway musical "West Side Story", sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956. "Maria" is sung by the male lead Tony when he learns

pos: Somewhere (song) uses elements of another "West Side Story" song, "I Feel Pretty", and the album version uses elements of "One Hand, One Heart" spoken by Chris Lowe. Somewhere (song) "Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical "West Side Story" that was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the melody,(actually is a quote

pos: Something's Coming (song) constantly shifting its mood, as if moving from one scene to the next. " In 2008, the English exam board Edexcel added 'Something's Coming' to their Music GCSE syllabus, and is now used as one of the 12 set works covered in the course, under '20th Century Music'. Something's Coming (song) "Something's Coming" is a song from the 1957 musical "West Side Story". It was composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and is sung solo in a tenor voice by the male lead character 'Tony'. In his work "Leonard Bernstein", Humphrey Burton explained: "When it was decided

neg: Cool (West Side Story song) Cool (West Side Story song) "Cool" is a song from the musical "West Side Story". Leonard Bernstein composed the music and Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics. This song is known for its fugal treatment of a jazz figure, described by one writer as "possibly the most complex instrumental music heard on Broadway to date". In 2011, actor Harry Shum Jr. performed the song, as his character Mike Chang from TV series "Glee", in the third episode of season 3, "Asian F" (aired on October 4). An episode of "Animaniacs" features a parody version as "Coo Bird" sung by Bobby of

neg: Cool (West Side Story song) The Goodfeathers. The song is also parodied in the Flight of the Conchords episode The Tough Brets with the song "Stay Cool, Bret". The "Castle" episode "Cool Boys" has Richard Castle and Detective Slaughter sing it to distract some criminals hold them at gunpoint. British sketch show Horrible Histories parodied this song as a song about the English Civil War. Cool (West Side Story song) "Cool" is a song from the musical "West Side Story". Leonard Bernstein composed the music and Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics. This song is known for its fugal treatment of a jazz figure, described by

neg: Stephen Sondheim In 1957, "West Side Story" opened; directed by Jerome Robbins, it ran for 732 performances. Sondheim has expressed dissatisfaction with his lyrics, saying that they do not always fit the characters and are sometimes too consciously poetic. While Bernstein was working on "Candide", Sondheim reportedly wrote some of "West Side Story"s music; Bernstein's co-lyricist credit disappeared from "West Side Story" during its tryout, possibly as a trade-off. Sondheim insisted that Bernstein told the producers to list him as the sole lyricist. He described the division of the royalties, saying that Bernstein received three percent and he received one percent. Bernstein

neg: America (West Side Story song) America (West Side Story song) “America” is a song from the musical "West Side Story". Stephen Sondheim wrote the lyrics and Leonard Bernstein composed the music. In the original stage version, Anita – the most important female character after Maria and the girlfriend of Bernardo, the leader of the Sharks – praises America while a fellow Puerto Rican immigrant, Rosalia, supports Puerto Rico. This version of the song deprecates the island and highlights the positive qualities of American life ("I’ll drive a Buick through San Juan/If there’s a road you can drive on"). The irony of this supposedly pro-American number,

neg: Genesis (band) fantastical and more complicated story involving Rael, a Puerto Rican youth living in New York City who embarks on a spiritual quest to establish his freedom and identity while meeting several bizarre characters on the way. Gabriel wrote the story with influences from "West Side Story", "a kind of punk" twist to "Pilgrim's Progress", author Carl Jung, and the film "El Topo" by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Most of the album's lyrics were written by Gabriel, leaving much of its music to the rest of the group. His absence from a considerable amount of writing sessions due to difficulties with his wife's

neg: Music from West Side Story four-plus decades later." Music from West Side Story Music from West Side Story is a 1986 compilation album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet of music from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical "West Side Story", with other tracks taken from Brubeck's albums "Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein" (1960) and "" (1966) and "My Favorite Things" (1965). The album was reviewed by Bruce Eder at Allmusic who wrote that it was "one of the more often overlooked albums" in Brubeck's Columbia and described it as "a lot of fun and well worth hearing...[the whole record] swings in some unexpected directions

neg: Music from West Side Story Music from West Side Story Music from West Side Story is a 1986 compilation album by Dave Brubeck and his quartet of music from Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim musical "West Side Story", with other tracks taken from Brubeck's albums "Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays Bernstein" (1960) and "" (1966) and "My Favorite Things" (1965). The album was reviewed by Bruce Eder at Allmusic who wrote that it was "one of the more often overlooked albums" in Brubeck's Columbia and described it as "a lot of fun and well worth hearing...[the whole record] swings in some unexpected directions that still delight

neg: West Side Story co-author of the lyrics, although Sondheim was uncertain he wanted to receive sole credit for what he considered to be overly florid contributions by Bernstein. Robbins demanded and received a "Conceived by" credit, and used it to justify his making major decisions regarding changes in the show without consulting the others. As a result, by opening night on Broadway, none of his collaborators were talking to him. It has been rumored that while Bernstein was off trying to fix the musical "Candide", Sondheim wrote some of the music for "West Side Story", and that Bernstein's co-lyricist billing mysteriously disappeared from

neg: Stephen Sondheim lyricist include "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" (1962), "Company" (1970), "Follies" (1971), "A Little Night Music" (1973), "Pacific Overtures" (1976), "" (1979), "Merrily We Roll Along" (1981), "Sunday in the Park with George" (1984), "Into the Woods" (1987), "Assassins" (1990), and "Passion" (1994). He also wrote the lyrics for "West Side Story" (1957) and "Gypsy" (1959). Sondheim has written film music, contributing "Goodbye for Now" for Warren Beatty's 1981 "Reds". He wrote five songs for 1990's "Dick Tracy", including "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" by Madonna, which won the Academy Award for

neg: Maialino! respective instrumentals; however, despite being touted as a double a-side, only "Maialino!" contained a music video. "Maialino!" was composed by AKIRASTAR, with lyrics written by Toshio-chan. AKIRASTAR had previously worked with misono for her song "Watashi Iro" and for the medley (track #1) on her album "Cover Album." AKIRASTAR also composed the music for "「...。」 no Tsuzuki ~Eien Nante Nai... Itsuka Owari ga Arukedo~," while misono wrote the lyrics and performed the piece. The music video for "Maialino!" carried the story of the piglet named Maialino, who was wandering alone. They were found by a small child, who took them

neg: America (West Side Story song) using the film version of the song, while a high school would normally use the stage version. In 2003, the song was used in advertisements for Admiral Insurance though with different lyrics. In 1994, the song was also the unofficial anthem at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States and was sung by the 3 Tenors (Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti) at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles to an estimated global TV audience of 1.3 billion viewers. America (West Side Story song) “America” is a song from the musical "West Side Story". Stephen Sondheim wrote the

neg: Farhan Akhtar wrote, in his positive review: "Young Farhan Akhtar, proves yet again that he is one of the finest directors Bollywood has to date. He has paid full attention to the script and the technical aspects, giving rise to a polished product". Meanwhile, Akhtar wrote the English lyrics of Gurinder Chadha's Hollywood film "Bride and Prejudice" (2004), along with his sister, Zoya Akhtar, after being recommended by his father. The music for the film was composed by Anu Malik and consisted of a mixture of "Hindi songs", "West side story", "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Grease". In 2006, Akhtar directed, produced

neg: I Feel Pretty I Feel Pretty "I Feel Pretty" is a song from the 1957 musical "West Side Story". "The New York Times" explained that "Mr. Sondheim…has said he was never particularly fond of his lyrics in 'West Side Story,' especially 'I Feel Pretty, later expressing that "The idea of the song is so simple". The original stage version of the lyrics were altered in the making of the movie version of West Side Story due to a change in the scenes occurrence. Making 'I feel pretty and witty and bright/And I pity/Any girl who isn't me tonight' into 'I feel pretty, and

neg: 59th Tony Awards a tribute to musical theater songs about dancing. Jackman received his second prime time Emmy nomination for his performance. “I Won’t Dance” from Roberta (1935), music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields “Never Gonna Dance” from Swing Time (1936), music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields “You’re Just in Love” from Call Me Madam (1950), music and lyrics by Irving Berlin “Never Gonna Dance” (see above) “Broadway Melody Ballet” from Singin’ in the Rain (1952), music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed “I Feel Pretty” from West Side Story (1957), music by Leonard

neg: Rebel Heart (song) past with the lyrics. He listed instances like Madonna's strained relationship with her father, to the singer's narcissistic image in the media. Sawdey also believed that instead of being "self-referential", the lyrics rather portrayed a more humane side of the singer. "Rebel Heart" received positive reviews from music critics. Pettifer wrote: "The last song on the album feels like the first to properly spring into aural life in an unapologetically major key [...] The song relates the story of its singer — who she was and how she became who she is – which is really the record's underlying conceit".

neg: Martin Charnin Martin Charnin Martin Charnin (born November 24, 1934) is an American lyricist, writer, and theatre director. Charnin's best-known work is as conceiver, director and lyricist of the musical "Annie". Born in New York City, Charnin graduated from The High School of Music & Art and then from The Cooper Union, where he earned a BFA. Charnin began his theatrical career as a performer, appearing as "Big Deal", one of the Jets in the original production of "West Side Story". He played the role for 1000 performances on Broadway and on the road. He wrote music and lyrics for numerous Off-Broadway

neg: Stephen Sondheim finding a real synthesis. A good deal of pop music has interesting lyrics, but they are not theater lyrics". A musical-theatre composer "must have a sense of what is theatrical, of how you use music to tell a story, as opposed to writing a song. Jonathan understood that instinctively." Around 2008, Sondheim approached Lin-Manuel Miranda to work with him translating "West Side Story" lyrics into Spanish for an upcoming Broadway revival. Miranda then approached Sondheim with his new project "Hamilton", then called "The Hamilton Mixtape", which Sondheim gave notes on. Sondheim was originally wary of the project saying he was

neg: (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story published the music for Paramount felt that the track heard over the opening and closing credits, which was titled "Theme from Love Story", needed lyrics. Michael Sigman, son of lyricist Carl Sigman, recalled that his father was asked to provide the words and received "a synopsis of the script and the lead sheet of the music. The story was schmaltzy, but the music inspired words that expressed the sadness beneath the schmaltz." The initial set of lyrics his father wrote mirrored the storyline of the film from the prospective of the male protagonist, who describes a woman who enters his

neg: Romeo Is Bleeding (song) myth of Tom Waits," describes "Romeo is Bleeding" as depicting "a guy who sticks a shiv into the local sheriff [and] is fatally shot in the chest — a familiar Waits image, with echoes of "West Side Story"". Waits had more overtly referenced "West Side Story" earlier on the "Blue Valentine" album, with "Somewhere" as the opening track. According to Waits, the song is based on a real incident in Los Angeles, and concerns "a Mexican gang leader who was shot and died in a movie house in downtown L.A." Music critic Adrian Denning wrote that "one song that would,

neg: Arthur Laurents and for which he wrote the book, but it proved to be an infamous flop. He later had success with the musicals "Hallelujah, Baby!" (written for Lena Horne but ultimately starring Leslie Uggams) and "La Cage Aux Folles" (1983), which he directed, however "Nick & Nora" was not successful. In 2008, Laurents directed a Broadway revival of "Gypsy" starring Patti LuPone, and in 2009, he tackled a bilingual revival of "West Side Story", with Spanish translations of some dialogue and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda. While preparing "West Side Story", he noted, "The musical theatre and cultural conventions of 1957 made

neg: My Side of the Mountain (film) his autobiography, "Theo," "What was unusual about this production ("My Side of the Mountain") was that they asked me not only to sing and play, but to write the songs as well. With the exception of one French-Canadian tune, 'Un Canadien Errant,' for which I wrote the English lyrics, for all the others I wrote the words and music." My Side of the Mountain (film) My Side of the Mountain is a 1969 film adaptation of the 1959 novel of the same name, by Jean Craighead George. It was directed by James B. Clark. The story revolves around twelve-year-old Sam

neg: West Side Story the credits of "West Side Story" during the tryout, presumably as a trade-off. However, Suskin writes in "Show Tunes" that "As the writing progressed and the extent of Bernstein's lyric contributions became less, the composer agreed to rescind his credit...Contrary to rumor, Sondheim did not write music for the show; his only contribution came on "Something's Coming", where he developed the main strain of the chorus from music Bernstein wrote for the verse.) Two rival teenage gangs, the Jets (White Americans) and the Sharks (Puerto Rican Americans), struggle for control of their neighborhood on the Upper West Side of New

neg: Jane Eyre (musical) Lowood Institution, is not in the stage musical. The "Talkin Broadway" reviewer wrote: "A successful dramatic interpretation of the ever-popular novel by Charlotte Bronte, Jane is also blessed with a luxuriant score, haunting and memorable music, and crisp, intelligent lyrics which speak from the very heart of this tragic and romantic story. John Caird, who wrote the book, and Paul Gordon, who wrote the music and lyrics, have come up with a major contender come Spring’s award time...With Jane Eyre, Marla Schaffel joins that small group of great stars of the American musical theatre - Angela Lansbury, Julie Andrews, and

neg: Karen Bishko execution... Overall, the show is quick, hilarious, and affecting. Single is a riot with a heart of gold. Bishko is currently living in New York and wrote five songs for a new musical, "Shadows", directed and co-created by the award-winning choreographer, Joey McKneely ("West Side Story"). She is now further developing "Single" at The American Theater Group (ATG) in New Jersey, where Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked") serves as Artistic Advisor. Karen Bishko Karen Bishko is a British singer/songwriter best known for developing the concept, music, and lyrics for the musical "Single", which was presented at the New York Musical Festival. Her

neg: 19th Golden Globe Awards Guns of Navarone" – Dimitri Tiomkin "Town Without Pity" - Town Without Pity (Dimitri Tiomkin - music, Ned Washington - lyrics) A Majority of One "' George Chakiris – "West Side Story" "' Rita Moreno – "West Side Story" Warren Beatty Richard Beymer Bobby Darin Ann-Margret Jane Fonda Christine Kaufmann Charlton Heston Marilyn Monroe "Only winners announced" Bob Newhart Pauline Frederick "' "What's My Line?" "' "My Three Sons" Army Archerd ("Daily Variety") Mike Connolly ("The Hollywood Reporter") Samuel Bronston - El Cid Judy Garland Winners 19th Golden Globe Awards The 19th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film

neg: Angels We Have Heard on High popular in the West Country, where it was described as "Cornish" by R.R. Chope, and featured in Pickard-Cambridge's Collection of Dorset Carols. Chadwick's lyrics differ from the original French version, including a new song title, and are deemed an original work attributable solely to him. Chadwick did not directly translate the lyrics but wrote a new set of lyrics that closely followed the story theme of the original French song. The lyrics of "Angels We Have Heard on High" were written to fit with the music of "Les Anges dans nos campagnes". Chadwick's lyrics are clearly inspired but are not

neg: Gypsy (musical) approached Arthur Laurents to write the book. As he relates, Laurents initially was not interested until he saw that the story was one of parents living their children's lives. Composers Irving Berlin and Cole Porter declined the project. Finally, Robbins asked Stephen Sondheim, who agreed to do it. Sondheim had worked with Robbins and Laurents on the musical "West Side Story". However, Merman did not want an unknown composer, and wanted Jule Styne to write the music. Although Sondheim initially refused to write only the lyrics, he was persuaded by Oscar Hammerstein to accept the job. Rose and her two

neg: West Side Story wrote revisions on their manuscript (the original, heavily annotated by Ramin, Kostal and Bernstein himself is in the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library at Columbia University). Ramin, Kostal, and Bernstein are billed as orchestrators for the show. The orchestra consisted of 31 players: a large Broadway pit orchestra enhanced to include 5 percussionists, a guitarist and a piano/celesta player. In 1961, Bernstein prepared a suite of orchestral music from the show, titled "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story": Recordings of "West Side Story" include the following: The 1961 film adaptation of the musical received praise from critics and the public,

neg: John Reeger Schooner captain who risks life and limb to transport fir trees from Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Chicago's German immigrants during the late 19th century. With Julie Shannon again creating the music and lyrics, John Reeger wrote "Let the Eagle Fly", the story of Cesar Chavez. John Reeger John Reeger is a Chicago actor and playwright. He is married to Paula Scrofano and has two children, Adam and Alison Reeger. His fifteen productions include: His thirty productions include: With Julie Shannon creating the music and lyrics, John Reeger wrote The Christmas Schooner which premiered at Bailiwick Repertory Theatre and received the

neg: The Last Waltz been the production designer on such musical films as "West Side Story" and "The Sound of Music". With Bill Graham's assistance, the set from the San Francisco Opera's production of "La traviata" was rented as a backdrop for the stage. Crystal chandeliers were also hung over the stage. John Simon, who ran the rehearsals for the show, would give Scorsese details as to who sang what and who soloed when for each song. Scorsese meticulously storyboarded the songs, setting up lighting and camera cues to fit the lyrics of the songs. But despite his planning, in the rigors of the

neg: Rajambal (1935 film) A second edition, Rajambal was produced and released in 1951. K. V. Santhanakrishna Naidu wrote the lyrics too. At that time there were no playback singing and no separate music directors. The lyricists wrote the lyrics and set the tune. Artistes sang with their own voice. Background music score was done by the studio orchestras. Rajambal (1935 film) Rajambal is a 1935 Indian, Tamil language film directed by A. Narayanan. The film featured P. S. Srinivasa Rao and K. N. Rajalakshmi in the lead roles. The story is of a judicial officer who used his official powers to meet his

neg: Sail Away (musical) Sail Away (musical) Sail Away is a musical with a book, music and lyrics by Noël Coward. The show was the last musical for which Coward wrote both the book and music, although he wrote the music for one last "book" musical in 1963. The story centres on brash, bold American divorcee Mimi Paragon, working as a hostess on a British cruise ship. The musical ran on Broadway (1961) and in the West End (1962) and has been revived since. Elaine Stritch started in the show in a "relatively minor role and was only promoted over the title and given

neg: Stephen Sondheim August 2003, Sondheim expressed interest in the idea of a creating a musical adaption of the 1993 comedy film "Groundhog Day". However, in a 2008 live chat, he said that "to make a musical of "Groundhog Day" would be to gild the lily. It cannot be improved." The musical was later created and premiered in 2016 with music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and book by Danny Rubin (screenwriter of the film) with Sondheim's blessing. Sondheim's 2010 "Finishing the Hat" annotates his lyrics "from productions dating 1954–1981. In addition to published and unpublished lyrics from "West Side Story", "Follies" and

neg: Real (IU EP) of a first love. IU also tried out a new music genre, electronic, in this album ("This Is Not What I Thought"). Other songs in this album includes "The Night of the First Breakup" (), a story about the day of a panicking girl who just broke up with her boyfriend; "Alone in the Room" (), lets you feel a mature side of IU and is filled with the emotions of an 18-year-old girl as IU co-wrote the lyrics to this song; "The Thing I Do Slowly" (), a ballad that describes a girl trying to forget her love after

neg: Mussanjemaatu love forms the rest of the story. V. Sridhar composed the film's background score and music for its soundtrack, who also wrote the lyrics for three tracks; Kaviraj, Revanna, V. Manohar, Bhaskar Gubbi and Ram Narayan wrote lyrics for one track each. The soundtrack album consists of eight tracks. 56th Filmfare Awards South :- Mussanje Maatu has been remade in Bengali with the name Achena Prem which was released on 8 July 2011. The director, producer,music director and lyricist all are different. Surprisingly the fact that it is a remake of the Kannada movie has not been mentioned either on

neg: Love Story (musical) night. Amsterdam daily "Het Parool" wrote: "A wonderful, subdued 'Love Story'. No superficial pathos, wonderful melodies by Howard Goodall... A little, surprisingly enchanting version of this well known story". Love Story (musical) Love Story is a musical written by Stephen Clark with music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Stephen Clark and Goodall. It is inspired by Erich Segal’s best-selling novel of the same name. "Love Story" transferred to the Duchess Theatre in the West End in December 2010 following a critically acclaimed sell-out season at the Chichester Festival Theatre. At Jenny's funeral, her family and friends flashback ("What can

neg: Lee Hall (playwright) English coal mining community during a strike, and similarly tells the story of a miner's son who goes against the grain. The character Billy was also partly inspired by the renowned baritone Sir Thomas Allen who came from a similar background, having been born in the North East's County Durham. Initially a 1999 film directed by Stephen Daldry, for which Hall wrote the screenplay, and for which he received an Academy Award nomination, "Billy Elliot" was later turned into a stage musical, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Hall. It is enjoying a long run in the West

neg: Gee, Officer Krupke fight. In a later interview, Russ Tamblyn (who played Riff in the film) remarked that the move was a smart idea. Gee, Officer Krupke "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the musical "West Side Story". The song was composed by Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Leonard Bernstein (music), and was featured in both the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 motion picture. The song is sung by members of the street gang the Jets, who poke fun at the gruff Police Sergeant Krupke by singing about the societal forces that led them to join a gang. Following a theme used

neg: Princess Ida of "Princess Ida". He also retained Tennyson's blank verse style and the basic story line about a heroic princess who runs a women's college and the prince who loves her. He and his two friends infiltrate the college disguised as female students. Gilbert wrote entirely new lyrics for "Princess Ida", since the lyrics to his 1870 farce were written to previously existing music by Offenbach, Rossini and others. Tennyson's poem was written, in part, in response to the founding of Queen's College, London, the first college of women's higher education, in 1847. When Gilbert wrote "The Princess" in 1870, women's

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Heroes of Earth the Ming Dynasty Wang gave tapes of this play to Ashin of Mayday, who later wrote the lyrics. Wang also wrote the rap lyrics which can be heard at the end of the song. He rapped 295 words in 50 seconds. The song is performed with ancient kunqu music. 2. Mistake in the Flower Fields （花田錯）
 The song integrates Peking Opera and modern R&B music. It features an er-hu solo and a singing style that imitates Peking Opera, and the title is a reference to a well-known story in Peking Opera. 3. Heroes of Earth （蓋世英雄）
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neg: Kazoku no Hi/Aburazemi Mesu a double a-side, only "Kazoku no Hi" received a music video on the corresponding DVD. A live version for "Aburazemi♀" was later released on her third studio album "Me." "Kazoku no Hi" was written by George Tokoro, a Japanese comedian and songwriter, who is best known as the voice actor for Buzz Lightyear in Japan's release of the film "Toy Story." The piece was performed by lyricist and sound producer Inoue Shinjiro. Inoue has also worked with misono's older sister, Kumi Koda, and famous South Korean group TVXQ. misono wrote the lyrics to "Kazoku no Hi" in tribute to her

neg: Michael Jackson Jackson sings about an obsessive fan who alleges he has fathered a child of hers. In "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" he argues against gossip and the media. "Beat It" decried gang violence in an homage to "West Side Story", and was Jackson's first successful rock cross-over piece, according to Huey. He also observed that the title track "Thriller" began Jackson's interest with the theme of the supernatural, a topic he revisited in subsequent years. In 1985, Jackson co-wrote the charity anthem "We Are the World"; humanitarian themes later became a recurring theme in his lyrics and public persona. In "Bad",

neg: Krishnanum Radhayum composed by Pandit. Lyrics of seven songs were written by Pandit and A. S. Prasad wrote the lyrics of the song "Guruvayoorappa". Krishnanum Radhayum Krishnanum Radhayum (English: Krishn and Radha) is a 2011 Malayalam film, directed and produced by Santhosh Pandit who also plays the lead role in the film and also does the lyrics, music, fights, art, editing, back-ground music, effects, singer, story, dialogues, script, costumes, production designing and title graphics. The filim was reportedly made within a budget of 5 lacs The film was released in 3 theatres on 21 October 2011 in Kerala. The film ran housefull

neg: Gee, Officer Krupke Gee, Officer Krupke "Gee, Officer Krupke" is a comedy number from the musical "West Side Story". The song was composed by Stephen Sondheim (lyrics) and Leonard Bernstein (music), and was featured in both the Broadway musical and subsequent 1961 motion picture. The song is sung by members of the street gang the Jets, who poke fun at the gruff Police Sergeant Krupke by singing about the societal forces that led them to join a gang. Following a theme used throughout the musical, the song begins with a tritone on the word ""Dear"," in this case held longer to signify its

neg: Sister Ray Sister Ray "Sister Ray" is a song by the Velvet Underground that closes side two of their 1968 album "White Light/White Heat". The lyrics are by Lou Reed, with music composed by John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Reed. The song concerns drug use, violence, homosexuality, and transvestism. Reed said of the lyrics: "'Sister Ray' was done as a joke—no, not as a joke, but it has eight characters in it and this guy gets killed and nobody does anything. It was built around this story that I wrote about this scene of total debauchery and decay. I like

neg: The Story of Your Life this album was necessary for tackling the difficult, personal topics." Jesus Freak Hideout's Samantha Schaumberg wrote that ""The Story Of Your Life", presents an introspective collection of songs of redemption and hope. West has successfully taken stories of parenting, divorce, adoption, and abuse and given them lyrics and music that lead nearly every track to be distinctive and memorable. Most tracks stay true to West's signature pop/rock sound." Additionally, Schaumberg finished with stating ""The Story of Your Life" is another solid addition to Matthew West's work and explores a wide variety of issues that are sure to relate to countless

neg: Boys' Record Jae-Seon, MELODESIGN and Cho Yong-ho. The story being told by VIXX is how they overcome their breakups and move forward to the future. The second track "On a Cold Night" was composed by Leo and MELODESIGN with lyrics written by Leo and Ravi. The third track "Memory" was composed by MELODESIGN, Lee Seul-ki and Ravi who also wrote the lyrics. VIXX began promoting this single on February 24, 2015. They performed on various music programs including KBS's "Music Bank", MBC's "Show! Music Core", SBS's "Inkigayo", Mnet's, "M! Countdown" and MBC Music's "Show Champion". VIXX gained their first win for "Love

neg: Manoj Muntashir meaning diffused or scattered. He has written lyrics for Bollywood films and TV shows. He also wrote lyrics for the song "Galliyan" from "Ek Villain" with music by Ankit Tiwari. He also wrote the lyrics for Himesh Reshammiya's album "Aap Se Mausiiquii". In 2015, while working on Baahubali, he was narrating the story in Hindi, impressed by his language depth, the film director, S S Rajamouli, asked to write the dialogues and lyrics for the songs for the Hindi version of the film "". He also wrote Hindi dialogues for the Hollywood blockbuster "Black Panther". He is married to Neelam

neg: Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story" is the finale song of Act 2 of the musical "Hamilton", based on the life of Alexander Hamilton, which premiered on Broadway in 2015. Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote both the music and lyrics to the song. After the death of Alexander Hamilton, the already deceased George Washington comes forward and repeats a line from his earlier song, "History Has Its Eyes on You": "Let me tell you what I wish I'd known/When I was young and dreamed of glory/You have no control", then the rest

neg: Finishing the Hat Finishing the Hat "For the Desperate Housewives episode, see Finishing the Hat (Desperate Housewives)." Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes is a book by American musical theatre composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. The book contains Sondheim's lyrics from his first professionally staged show, "Saturday Night" (1954) through "West Side Story", "", "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum", "Anyone Can Whistle", "Do I Hear a Waltz?", "Company", "Follies", "A Little Night Music", "The Frogs", "Pacific Overtures", "", and ending with "Merrily We Roll Along" (1981), stopping just short

neg: West Side Story composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Sondheim auditioned by playing the score for "Saturday Night", his musical that was scheduled to open in the fall. Laurents liked the lyrics but was not impressed with the music. Sondheim did not care for Laurents' opinion. "Serenade" ultimately was shelved. Laurents was soon hired to write the screenplay for a remake of the 1934 Greta Garbo film "The Painted Veil" for Ava Gardner. While in Hollywood, he contacted Bernstein, who was in town conducting at the Hollywood Bowl. The two met at The Beverly Hills Hotel, and the conversation turned to juvenile delinquent gangs, a fairly

neg: Louder Than Love that "Hands All Over" is about how humans defile the environment, and that "Full on Kevin's Mom" is about "a friend of mine who slept with another friend of mine's mom. The guy who did it said to us, 'Yeah, full on Kevin's mom'." The lyrics of "I Awake" were originally part of a note written by Yamamoto's then girlfriend Kate McDonald. In the late 1990s, an urban legend circulated on internet message boards which stated that Yamamoto, after writing the music, wrote some lyrics on the back side of McDonald's note. When Yamamoto gave the paper containing these lyrics

neg: Tristana (song) la nuit" during a television show dedicated to Guy Béart, which indicated that the song was scheduled as her fifth single. However, Boutonnat had composed a new music and had asked Farmer to write lyrics that could be sung with this music (in fact, from this song, Farmer wrote all lyrics of her songs). It was Thierry Rogen who mixed the song. Although many media said that Farmer draw her inspiration from Luis Buñuel's film "Tristana", with Catherine Deneuve, which tells the story of a mutilated woman, it was wrong, as Farmer actually referred to Leo Tolstoy's novel "Anna Karenina".

neg: Carol Hall recorded a final (extra) track on the 2001 cast album. The song "A Friend to Me" was written for Ann-Margret and that production. She also composed the music and lyrics for Theatreworks/USA's production of "Max & Ruby", which had a libretto by playwright Glen Berger, who wrote the book to the musical "". She contributed lyrics for a musical based on Truman Capote's short story "A Christmas Memory" (book: Duane Poole, music: Larry Grossman), which premiered at Theatreworks in Palo Alto, California in 2010. Hall was a Lifetime Member of the Dramatists Guild Council and Vice-President of the Dramatists Guild

neg: In Quintessence Story", in grand style." He went on to say that "[a]s in many of the best Squeeze songs, Glenn Tilbrook's choirboy chirp and Chris Difford's dry croak are used simultaneously throughout the song, a vocal trademark that's one of the group's most unique assets." In Quintessence "In Quintessence" is the first song on Squeeze's 1981 album "East Side Story". The lyrics were written by Chris Difford and the music by Glenn Tilbrook. Chris Difford said, "The lyric is autobiographical in some ways, another song that mentions masturbation." When discussing the lyrics, Glenn Tilbrook said, "The bloke who the lyric was

neg: Dahej (film) standing against is broken down. Suraj hearing the commotion gets out of his bed and collapses dead. Thakur reaches the house only to have Chanda die in his arms. The music was by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Shams Lucknavi. The singers were Shamshad Begum, Krishna Goyal, Jayshree. Dahej (film) Dahej (Dowry) is a 1952 Hindi social family drama film based on the dowry system directed by V. Shantaram. Produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir, the director of photography was V. Avadhoot. Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Shams Lucknavi, who also wrote the story and dialogues. The film

neg: West Side Story in touch with Bernstein, who had returned to New York. When the producer of "The Painted Veil" replaced Gardner with Eleanor Parker and asked Laurents to revise his script with her in mind, he backed out of the film, freeing him to devote all his time to the stage musical. In New York City, Laurents went to the opening night party for a new play by Ugo Betti, and there he met Sondheim, who had heard that "East Side Story", now retitled "West Side Story", was back on track. Bernstein had decided he needed to concentrate solely on the music,

neg: I Feel Pretty and Julie Andrews. Little Richard covered the song as part of the 1996 RCA Victor tribute album "The Songs of West Side Story". The song was mashed up with the song "Unpretty" by TLC in a "Glee" episode to create "I Feel Pretty/Unpretty", a duet that attempts to show the irony in people feeling pretty on the outside but unpretty on the inside. I Feel Pretty "I Feel Pretty" is a song from the 1957 musical "West Side Story". "The New York Times" explained that "Mr. Sondheim…has said he was never particularly fond of his lyrics in 'West Side Story,'

neg: The Beauty Stone disliked the pseudo-archaic dialogue and nearly all condemned the lyrics. They noted its lack of humour and the satire for which Savoy pieces had been famous. A few critics found much to like in the story, and many praised most of the cast (except for Philip and Guntran) and Sullivan's music, or at least some of it. In "The Saturday Review", Max Beerbohm wrote, "Lyrics written by gentlemen who have had no experience in the difficult art of writing words for music, and sung in a theatre which one associates with Mr. W. S. Gilbert, are not likely to charm

neg: Hot Time/A. (Answer) misono wrote the lyrics. Hideyuki has also worked with the likes of Maki Goto and AAA. For "A.__~answer~," misono wrote the lyrical portion and composed the music. The music was performed by Akria Murata of Diamond Head. Akira was best known as the keyboardist and sound producer for the band. misono had previously worked Susumu Nishikawa, who had also been part of Diamond Head. To help promote the single, the music video for "Hot Time" was released for the holiday season in December, most likely due to the story of "The Little Match Girl" taking place between Christmas and New

neg: La Strada (musical) La Strada (musical) La Strada is a musical with lyrics and music by Lionel Bart, with additional lyrics by Martin Charnin and additional music by Elliot Lawrence. It is based on the 1954 film of the same name by Federico Fellini. Bart wrote the score in 1967 and made a demonstration recording, although the musical was not produced until 1969, when it was famously cancelled after just one performance. The musical's book was written by Charles K. Peck, Jr., who also produced it on Broadway. The play follows the story of the film of the same name. Gelsomina, a young

neg: Manting Chan she belonged to the stage. Manting released her maiden EP album in July 2011 where she wrote music and lyrics to her song ""A Boy"". She also wrote the lyrics to the song ""Our Time is Now"" and ""Feelings on Fire"", which was featured in Barbara Wong's movie the "Break Up Club" (Fiona Sit and Jaycee Chan). C Kwan from 農夫 aka FAMA wrote ""One Way Ticket"" for Manting, which depicts her own story - buying a one way ticket to Hong Kong and creating a life there. Hanjin Tan 陳奐仁 helped with the music for ""Good to be a

neg: God of Every Story both in lyrics and music, but Story maintains a particular ability to insert just the right phrase at just the right place to make a song transcend the routine." On the other hand, Louder Than the Music's Jono Davies told otherwise, when he wrote "Laura has a voice that fits perfectly on these tracks." Also, Davies said that "The lyrics are wonderful with their themes of God's love and forgiveness running throughout the songs on this album." "God of Every Story" garnered positive reception from music critics to critique the album. Grace S. Aspinwall of "CCM Magazine" felt that "the

neg: My Story (film) The songs were composed by Shaan Rahman, with lyrics written by B. K. Harinarayanan. The soundtrack album consists 7 tracks, released by the label Vibe Music. "My Story" was released on 6 July 2018. Sajin Shrijith from "The New Indian Express", who rated 3 in a scale of 5 found the film's narration interesting, yet few portions "needlessly stretched". "She [Dinaker] isn't interested in winning awards; she is only interested in providing you with two hours of guilty-free entertainment", he wrote. Ayyappan R. of "Malayala Manorama" wrote: "being a long-term love story it oscillates so much between time zones making

neg: Martin Charnin and three productions in the West End in London. While in London, he also directed "Bar Mitzvah Boy" (1978), which had music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Don Black. He wrote the lyrics for "I Remember Mama" (1979) with music by Richard Rodgers, and directed, wrote the lyrics for, and co-wrote the book for "The First" (1981), a musical about Jackie Robinson and the integration of baseball. He directed "A Little Family Business" on Broadway in 1982, which starred Angela Lansbury and John McMartin, and Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson in "The Flowering Peach" for Tony Randall's National Theatre,

neg: Ann Ronell the time to handle both music and lyrics. She wrote the lyrics and music for the Broadway musical "Count Me In" (1942) She wrote songs for movies including "Champagne Waltz" (1937) and "Blockade" (1938) and wrote the scores for movies including the Cowan produced "The Story of G.I. Joe" (1945), the film adaptation of the Weill/Nash musical "One Touch of Venus" (1948), and the Marx Brothers' "Love Happy" (1949). She served as musical director for "Main Street to Broadway" (1953). She was nominated for Best Song, "Linda," and with co-composer Louis Applebaum for Best Score, for her work on "The

neg: Frank Eyton Frank Eyton Frank Eyton (30 August 1894 – 11 November 1962) was an English popular music lyricist best known for co-writing the lyrics of Johnny Green's "Body and Soul" (1930) with Edward Heyman and Robert Sour. Most of Eyton's work was collaborations with Noel Gay and Billy Mayerl in London-based musical theatre. With Mayerl as composer, Eyton co-wrote with Desmond Carter the lyrics for the celebrated sequence "Side by Side" from "Over She Goes" (filmed 1938). His most successful play was the 1948 musical farce, "Bob's Your Uncle", written in collaboration with Gay. Eyton wrote the music for the 1942

neg: Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam and lyrics forPonni (1953) and Madadhipathi Magal (1962). He worked as assistant director and wrote lyrics for Or Iravu (1951) and Gomathiyin Kaadhalan (1955). He wrote story and lyrics for Velaikaran (1952) He penned his first lyrics for Or Iravu. The song "Puvi Mael Maanamudan Uyir Vaazha Vazhiyedhum Illaiye" was tuned by R. Sudarsanam. He always writes his lyrics with correct grammar. Most of his songs have left an indelible memory in Tamil Film Music (TFM) lovers' minds. He was a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council. He also functioned as the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu State Literary

neg: Kimi wa Jitensha Watashi wa Densha de Kitaku the lyrics, in his blog Tsunku wrote that the girl who sings the song is worried as if she and the boy will never see each other again, but he thinks that they will certainly meet the next day at school. The music video for the title track was shot at the Ajigaura train station. The video was published on Cute's official YouTube channel on March 13, 2012 (Japan Standard Time). As Airi Suzuki noted, in the music video the band tried to reproduce the story told in the song's lyrics like in a TV drama. There also were 30

neg: A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There A Mother's Prayer for Her Boy Out There is a World War I era song released in 1918. Andrew B. Sterling wrote the lyrics. Arthur Lange composed the music. It was written for voice and piano. The song was published by Joe Morris Music Co. of New York, New York. On the cover is a woman kneeling down to pray. A picture of a soldier hangs on the wall behind her. The lyrics tell the story of a mother who is struggling with the fact that her son is fighting in war.

neg: My Story (Ayumi Hamasaki album) artist. After her two previous efforts, "I am…" and "RAINBOW", which she felt had been rushed, Hamasaki decided that on her next record she would not write to "give people hope" or write "something good"; instead, she simply wrote "freely and honestly" with no set theme. These writing sessions resulted in autobiographical lyrics, exploring Hamasaki's own emotions and reminisces about her career. The music of "MY STORY" reflects the free theme of the lyrics; its noticeable rock overtones expressed Hamasaki's liking for rock music. Pleased with its sound, Hamasaki declared that "My Story" was the first album of her career

neg: Absolution Calling suggested having a story similar to Quadrophenia. The director for "Absolution Calling" expanded Boyd's interpretation by saying the music video also had elements of West Side Story and The Lost Boys. A lyric video was released as well. "Absolution Calling" received both praise and criticism by reviewers. When reviewing the band's performance, The Buffalo News applauded Boyd for his "exhilarating and inspiring" performance. Similarly, PPCorn believed that Boyd's vocals were strengthened by the "powerful questions and references being asked" in the lyrics of "Absolution Calling". Nevertheless, Naomi Jones of Renowned for Sound said the band almost muffled Boyd's vocals with

neg: Michael Brown (writer) original final chorus." "New Faces of 1952" was revived in 1982. He wrote the lyrics to Harold Arlen’s music for Pearl Bailey’s show-stopping number "Indoor Girl" in "House of Flowers". In 1956 he contributed the song “The Washingtons are Doing OK” for Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1956. He also wrote a production number for the Carol Channing company of "Sugar Babies. Michael Brown wrote the book, lyrics, and music for the nineteen-day run of "Different Times," and directed the production. The story followed multiple generations of one family, and was presented at the ANTA Theater, opening on 1 May

neg: Virgin Blue (song) elements of rock, Lead's rendition was given a more upbeat pop/hip-hop sound, updating to the current musical trends and style. The song was originally composed by musical composer Suzuki Kisaburo with the lyrics written by Sagara Yoshiaki. However, for Lead's 2006 version, the music was performed by Haya from the group Summer Snow Surprise. Takuya Harada wrote and composed the single's b-side "Cosmic Drive," which was an upbeat blend of jazz and dance music. The song's lyrics were written by Kaji Katsura, who is best known for their works with the Japanese group AAA and South Korean girl group After

neg: Pasek and Paul Pasek and Paul were featured in the 2011 documentary film "One Night Stand" about the process. They wrote the lyrics and music to the 2012 musical "Dogfight", also contributing to "A Christmas Story, The Musical", which was nominated for a Tony Award in 2013 for Best Original Score. Pasek and Paul wrote the music and lyrics to their musical "Dear Evan Hansen." The musical, inspired by the death of a fellow student while Pasek was in high school, features a book by Steven Levenson. Directed by Michael Greif and starring Ben Platt, it premiered at the Arena Stage in Washington,

neg: Gavin Geoffrey Dillard Day for a Lay: A Century of Gay Poetry". Many of Dillard's private letters, notes, and files were donated by Dillard to the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the San Francisco Public Library. Dillard wrote many of the lyrics for Bark! The Musical. His songwriting work (as lyricist) also includes "The Rescue," recorded by Sam Harris and Janis Ian, and art songs set to music by composers Jake Heggie, Clint Borzoni, Glen Roven. Dillard wrote book and lyrics for "OMFG!!! – an iLove Story," which opened at the ODC Theater in San Francisco on July 8, 2011. The music was

neg: Çiğdem Talu and they started to make music together. Their first song, ""İşte Öyle Bir Şey"" sung by Erol Evgin was a great hit. From then on, Talu wrote and Kibar composed pop music songs for Evgin, which became hits. Talu and Kibar produced around 200 songs. Talu wrote the lyrics for the play ""Nereye Payidar"", while the music was composed by Timur Selçuk. Many pop music singers, Nükhet Duru and Zerrin Özer included, used her lyrics. She died of cancer in Istanbul. Her daughter Zeynep also became a songwriter, who wrote the lyrics of the Turkish entry ""Sev"" at the Eurovision

neg: Nana (2005 film) Hyde (who wrote the music for the song), and Nana author Yazawa Ai (who wrote the lyrics). The single became Nakashima's first number one single on the Oricon charts. It was also featured in "Osu! Tatakae! Ōendan 2" and Konami's drum simulation game "Drum Mania". The film also helped promote another artist, Yuna Ito, who starred in the film as Trapnest vocal Reira, released her debut single "Endless Story," the insert song of the film, under the name Reira starring Yuna Ito. The single ranked second on the Oricon charts, next to Nakashima's "Glamorous Sky," and made Yuna Ito one

neg: Aangan Aangan Aangan is a 1973 Bollywood family drama film directed by Nasir Hussain. It stars Farida Jalal, Deb Mukherjee, Indrani Mukherjee, Ashim Kumar, Dilip Raj, Leela Mishra and Nazir Hussain. The film revolves around two brothers and the misunderstandings caused by the younger brother's wife. Hussain wrote the story, screenplay and dialogue for the film aside from directing it, for producers Jagdish Massand and Pratap Kumar, who produced the film under the J. P. Films banner. The music of the film was composed by the music director duo Sonik-Omi, with lyrics by Indeevar. The story is about two brothers leading

neg: West Side Story (Cal Tjader album) West Side Story". Notwithstanding their respective billing, West Side Story devotes relatively little space to Tjader's – or any – improvisation, and thus remains notable, more as an early showcase for Fischer's arranging and orchestral prowess, and as the first recorded document of the pair's longstanding association. In January 1961, having approached this "West Side Story" adaptation with few expectations, "High Fidelity"'s reviewer was pleasantly surprised: "Billboard" concurred, citing Fischer's work in particular: A highly polished and feelingful musical interpretation of "West Side Story" is the latest LP by Cal Tjader. The music has been specially arranged by Clare Fischer

neg: West of the West obvious appreciation for the artists who wrote them." West of the West West of the West is an album by American artist Dave Alvin, released in 2004. The album pays tribute to California songwriters. It reached number 35 on the Top Independent Albums chart. Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "While in many respects Alvin is still best described as a songwriter who sings, he knows how to tell a story, and he's picked some great ones for this album." Dan MacIntosh of PopMatters wrote "Downsides are difficult to find with this new work, because

neg: Lily Chou-Chou as a back-story to the film, including news articles and a discography. The BBS on this website is a crucial feature to the plot of the film. Lily Chou-Chou is portrayed as being extremely successful, with her CDs lining prominent displays in music stores such as Tsutaya. Lily Chou-Chou was originally the vocalist of the band , that formed broke up two years after their debut in 1995. This band centred on , who wrote the music for the band. Kayama later lead the major-label band . Lily Chou-Chou wrote the lyrics for the band's songs, though some fans believe

neg: John Sebastian (classical harmonica player) then-wife Jane on a children's record called "The Happy Harmonica" (RCA Victor, 1948), which told the story of a little boy who saves pennies to buy his own harmonica. He wrote and performed the music, while she wrote the lyrics. In the early 1940s, he also released an instructional record on Schirmer entitled "Play the Harmonica" that provided a short basic two-part lesson on diatonic harmonica for the beginner. As of 2015, Sebastian's records were all out of print, but according to Sebastian's son John B. Sebastian, the Music Masters label was contemplating some CD reissues. Some additional unreleased Sebastian

neg: A Teenage Opera track from an old recording of his, a song called "Love Will Always Find A Way" and Steve Howe was asked to overdub the guitar. Wirtz had the character of Jack in his imagination but asked Keith West to write the lyrics for it. After West heard the music, he wrote the lyrics straightaway. Soon after, the single was recorded at Abbey Road Studios. The engineer, Geoff Emerick, who was working with The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album at the time, recorded the song in "true stereo", a rarity at the time, with all the latest technology

neg: Che sarà many years. For Jimmy Fontana, who wrote the music, the song is devoted to Bernalda, his wife's home village. Coincidentally, the Cortona story echoes the personal history of José Feliciano, who was born in the hill village of Lares in Puerto Rico, and who left it for New York, joining many other Puerto Rican migrants to the USA. In fact, the Spanish version of the song is considered by many in the Latino population to be a "migrants' hymn". Che sarà "Che sarà" (; ) is an Italian song, written by Jimmy Fontana (music) and Franco Migliacci (lyrics) for the

neg: Colour All My Days Colour All My Days Colour All My Days was is the second solo album by the English singer Limahl, released on EMI Records in 1986. Following the international success of "The NeverEnding Story", the main theme to the film of the same name, in 1986, Limahl's second album was mostly produced by Giorgio Moroder (except for a couple of tracks, by Derek Nakamoto), who already produced the former smash hit. Moroder also provided the music to seven out of the ten tracks on the album, while Limahl himself wrote all but one of the lyrics (he also co-wrote the music