Gypsy (1962 film) scratchy acetate discs and included as bonus tracks on the CD reissue of the film's soundtrack. Marni Nixon had dubbed Natalie Wood's singing voice in "West Side Story" the previous year, but Wood did her own singing in "Gypsy." While Wood recorded a separate version of "Little Lamb" for the soundtrack album, in the film she sang the song "live" on the set. Other songs performed live were "Mr. Goldstone, I Love You" and the reprise of "Small World", both sung by Russell (not Kirk). Film historian Douglas McVay observed in his book "The Musical Film", "Fine as "West Side
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