The Windows of the World three tracks cut for Warwick's precedent "On Stage and in the Movies" album which were omitted from the last-named album's finalized track listing: "What's Good About Goodbye", a Leo Robin/Harold Arlen composition introduced in the 1948 film "Casbah"; "Somewhere" composed by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein for the stage musical "West Side Story"; and "You're Gonna Hear From Me" (writers: Dory Previn/André Previn) a song introduced in the film "Inside Daisy Clover" (1965). The back cover of the original album listed the song "Taking a Chance on Love" (writers: Vernon Duke/John La Touche and Ted Fetter), introduced in the all-black
Stephen Sondheim The elder Hammerstein became Sondheim's surrogate father, influencing him profoundly and developing his love of musical theatre. Sondheim met Hal Prince, who would direct many of his shows, at the opening of "South Pacific," Hammerstein's musical with Richard Rodgers. The comic musical he wrote at George School, "By George", was a success among his peers and buoyed the young songwriter's self-esteem. When Sondheim asked Hammerstein to evaluate it as though he had no knowledge of its author, he said it was the worst thing he had ever seen: "But if you want to know why it's terrible, I'll tell you."