Wild Side Story multimedia experience. Recorded narration was added in Los Angeles in 1977 to help audiences grasp plot continuity. Costumes especially designed and created in 1976 by Maria Knutsson of Sweden's popular Gul&Blå boutiques have continued to be used since then, and the same body language that the director found in the young Cubans already in 1972 has also been preserved to a large extent. With about half the music from the classic musical "West Side Story", in several versions including instrumentals and comedy renditions, of course that musical is parodied, especially its suicidal "Romeo and Juliet " theme. Other songs are
Kenton's West Side Story Kenton's West Side Story Kenton's West Side Story is an album by Stan Kenton that won the Grammy Award in 1962 for Best Jazz Performance – Large Group (Instrumental). The album was recorded in 1961 and released quickly to take advantage of the movie premiere of the musical "West Side Story". Kenton won his first Grammy Award. He won again the next year in the same category. "Kenton's West Side Story" peaked at No. 16 on the "Billboard" magazine album chart. The Kenton orchestra had been on a slow decline in sales and popularity in the late 1950s with having