 A cast recording of the original Broadway production was released on December 16 , 2003 , by Universal Music . All of the songs featured on stage are present on the recording with the exception of " The Wizard and I ( Reprise ) " and " The Wicked Witch of the East " . The short reprise of " No One Mourns the Wicked " that opens Act II is attached to the beginning of " Thank Goodness " . The music was arranged by Stephen Oremus , who was also the conductor and musical director and James Lynn Abbott , with orchestrations by William David <unk> . The recording received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album in 2005 and was certified platinum by the RIAA on November 30 , 2006 . The album was certified double platinum on November 8 , 2010 . A fifth @-@ anniversary special edition of the original Broadway cast recording was released on October 28 , 2008 , with a bonus CD including tracks from the Japanese and German cast recordings , " Making Good " – a song later replaced by " The Wizard and I " – sung by Stephanie J. Block with Schwartz at the piano , " I 'm Not that Girl " by Kerry Ellis ( featuring Brian May on guitar ) , Menzel 's dance mix of " Defying Gravity " and " For Good " sung by LeAnn Rimes and Delta Goodrem . 
