Something's Coming (song)
Introduction


"**Something's Coming**" is a song from the 1957 musical *[West Side Story](/wiki/West_Side_Story "West Side Story")*. It was composed by [Leonard Bernstein](/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein "Leonard Bernstein") with lyrics by [Stephen Sondheim](/wiki/Stephen_Sondheim "Stephen Sondheim") and is sung solo by the male lead character and tenor 'Tony'. The part of Tony was played by [Larry Kert](/wiki/Larry_Kert "Larry Kert") in the original Broadway production, [Richard Beymer](/wiki/Richard_Beymer "Richard Beymer") (voiced by [Jimmy Bryant](/wiki/Jimmy_Bryant_%28singer%29 "Jimmy Bryant (singer)")) in the [1961 film](/wiki/West_Side_Story_%281961_film%29 "West Side Story (1961 film)") and [Ansel Elgort](/wiki/Ansel_Elgort "Ansel Elgort") in the [2021 film](/wiki/West_Side_Story_%282021_film%29 "West Side Story (2021 film)").


What are some common themes or motifs in the songs from West Side Story?