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
I'm Still Here (Follies song) the request of director Mike Nichols, Stephen Sondheim wrote special lyrics for Miss MacLaine to sing in the film. The character Lillian Bennett, played by Carol Burnett, sang the song in "Touched by an Angel" season 4, episode 10: "The Comeback." The character Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer, sang the song in a "Glee" episode in a Sondheim tribute episode in season five. TVLine gave the performance an A. I'm Still Here (Follies song) "I'm Still Here" is a song written by Stephen Sondheim for the 1971 musical "Follies". "I'm Still Here" was introduced in the musical "Follies", which