Name that song in the the TIAA Cref Commercial

[brickbacon]

The lyrics go “There’s a place for us. A time and place for us”. I think the song may be from West Side Story, but whose rendition is that in the commercial? Thanks in advance.

[TJdude825]

It is West Side Story. Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Steven Sondheim. I’ve seen two versions, of the commercial, with two different singers. No idea who either one is.

P.S. This would be better suited to Cafe Society.

[chukhung]

This page says

A commercial for TIAA features a recording by David Sylvian. The track is a vocal rendition of Somewhere (from West Side Story).
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David was asked to do a demo of the song by the advertising agency of TIAA and he delivered it early August 2004. They agency loved it and asked him to record that 60 second excerpt with the orchestral backing, which he delivered on August 9th. On Friday (August 13th), the agency told Opium (Arts) the client loved it and they were going to use it (… i.e. immediately ;-).

David only sang that 60 seconds with the orchestra.

[brickbacon]

Good work. Thank You