New York, New York (1977 film) they get together for dinner. Francine is tempted, heads toward the stage door exit, but at the last moment changes her mind. Jimmy, waiting on the sidewalk, realizes he has been stood up and heads off down the street, accompanied by the song he has written—the "Theme from "New York, New York". The theme song of the film, "Theme from "New York, New York", found its own success when Frank Sinatra recorded a cover version of it in 1980. The song became a hit, and both Sinatra's and Minnelli's versions have become closely associated with Manhattan in New York City.
For New York themes from Bernstein's musicals "On the Town" and "West Side Story" ("New York, New York" and "America", respectively), though the climax also contains subtle references to "Happy Birthday to You". A performance of the piece lasts approximately three minutes. A recording of "For New York" was released January 15th, 2002 on a compilation album by Sony Classical Records. The album also featured Williams' 1996 and 2002 Olympic themes, the NBC Nightly News theme "The Mission", the six part "American Journey", and various other celebratory works and fanfares for orchestra. For New York For New York (Variations on Themes of Leonard