Winning three Tony Awards in 2004, Wicked is becoming an instant classic.  Composer Stephen Schwartz was already well known for his movie work, as well as his prior Tony-nominations for Best Score for the musicals Godspell and Pippin. There are 30 tracks on this album: Tracks 1-15 contain the background tracks and guide vocals; tracks 16-30 contain the background tracks alone.  This album is a re-recording in the original show key and show tempo.