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Phantom of the Opera | 
| Creators: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Simon Lee, Alison Skilbeck, Chris Overton, Ciaran Hinds, David Langham, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler, Halcro Johnston, Imogen Bain, James Fleet, Jennifer Ellison, Jesika Cannon, Jonathan D. Ellis, Jose Tirado, Judith Paris, Kevin McNally, Laura Hounsom, Lee Sellers, Lorraine Stewart
Label: Sony/Bmg Int'l
Category: Music
Buy New: $27.98
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  553 reviews
Sales Rank: 270571
Format: Cast Recording, Import, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.5
EAN: 5099709352225
ASIN: B000679OH2
Release Date: December 6, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 4 weeks
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Phantom of the Opera/Prologue | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Overture/Hannibal | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Think of Me | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Angel of Music | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music) | | • | Phantom of the Opera/The Phantom of the Opera | | • | Phantom of the Opera/The Music of the Night | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Magical Lasso | | • | Phantom of the Opera/I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Notes/Prima Donna | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul, I've Been Ther | | • | Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You | | • | Phantom of the Opera/All I Ask of You (Reprise) |
Disc 2
| • | Phantom of the Opera/Masquerade/Why So Silent | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Madame Giry's Tale/The Fairground | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Journey to the Cemetery | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Wandering Child | | • | Phantom of the Opera/The Swordfight | | • | Phantom of the Opera/We Have All Been Blind | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Don Juan | | • | Phantom of the Opera/The Point of No Return/Chandelier Crash | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer | | • | Phantom of the Opera/Learn to Be Lonely |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
For better or worse, Andrew Lloyd Webber's adaptation of Gaston Leroux's gothic horror/romance novel has done for stage musicals what Spielberg's Jaws did for fish stories, with worldwide sales of its original cast album approaching 25 million. While director Joel Schumacher's film turns on his typically ambitious visual verve, its new film soundtrack recording has been paradoxically focused in scope, yet beefed up dynamically via the brawny presence of a hundred piece orchestra and the London Boys Choir. This deluxe, double-disc version showcases all of Phantom's key songs, with Gerard Butler imparting a welcome, youthful sensuality to his Phantom, making a fine foil for Emmy Rossum's ever-conflicted Christine. Original show orchestrator David Cullen has fashioned compelling new contemporary arrangements to frame Webber's songs--which now conclude with the lilting, upbeat new ballad he wrote for the film, "Learn to Be Lonely," sung by Minnie Driver. --Jerry McCulley
Album Description
The Phantom of the Opera (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 2 CD Deluxe Collector's Edition, contains all of the music from the single disc plus other original score material featured in the film.
Album Description
The Italian version of the soundtrack to the film taken from the famous musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Contains a previously unreleased track 'Child Without Love' composed especially for the movie. This Italian version has been translated and recorded with the supervision of Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright and Simon Lee. Sony International. 2004.
Album Details
The Italian Version of the Soundtrack to the Omonym Film Taken from the Famous Musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Soundtrack Includes a Previously Unreleased Track Entitled "Child Without Love" Composed Specially for the Movie. The Italian Version Has Been Translated and Recorded with the Supervision of Lloyd Webber, Nigel Wright and Simon Lee.
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Definitely 5 Stars! December 28, 2009
Lj Magic
The short and sweet of it is this: If you loved the movie, you'll love the soundtrack! You can almost watch the movie in your head as you listen to this soundtrack. It follows the movie perfectly, and it is splendid in its rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's music. Definitely a five star!
Awesome soundtrack October 17, 2009
Fortessimo
A wonderful soundtrack indeed (: I bought this soundtrack with doubt at first, seeing the one star reviews-comparing Emmy Rossum's voice with Sarah Brightman and Gerard Butler's with Michael Crawford. But I think they each have their own wondeful voice in singing the Phantom songs. As a musician myself, I think that the background music sounds wonderful.
I'm in no position to criticise or compare their voices as I'm not a singer and I hope my following perspective wouldn't offend anyone... But I think that Emmy Rossum's voice has a clear, "ringing", youthful voice that somewhat lacks in Sarah Brightman's (maybe it's because of her young age) and that's also why she fits perfectly in the character of the young and innocent Christine Daae.
As for Gerard Butler, I think for a man with no formal musical training for singing, he sings beautifully. Others might think that Michael Crawford's voice is way better but I think that Gerard Butler's voice has what it takes to be the Phantom- strong, emotional, yet dangerous. In my own perspective, I think that his baritone voice suits the Phantom more than Crawford's voice (:
Overall, other than the singing, the songs has dialouges as well. Sometimes you might get irritated by it if you "purely" wanted to enjoy the beautiful songs but when you close your eyes and listen to it, you can just "see" the movie playing in your mind as the songs together with the dialouges play. (: Brava, brava, bravissima~!! :D
Still a Phantom Phan May 15, 2009
D. Lee
I couldn't resist writing a review for this after watching it. I enjoyed it very much, and was surprised to see the negative responses. No, it's not 'the original,' but it's not bad, either.
I prefer Emmy Rossum as Christine over Sarah Brightman. Yes, Sarah has a great voice, but Emmy's fits the role much better. Christine is supposed to be a young chorus girl; Sarah sounds too professional and strong for the description. Emmy's voice was what I thought Christine's would sound like in "Think of Me." It was sweet and not powerful, but not weak either. Emmy's look also fits Christine better. Sarah seems to me like she's a bit too old to play Christine, but tries to look younger to make up for it. Emmy plays it naturally - she doesn't have to look sweet and innocent on purpose, she just is Christine.
As for Gerard Butler and Michael Crawford, it's harder to say. As much as I like Gerry, Michael just is the Phantom and his voice is perfect. Gerry's voice is a little off. But I will say that Gerry's acting is a lot better. Right after Christine and Raoul finish singing, "All I Ask of You," when the Phantom comes out from behind the statue, you can hear the emotion in his voice and see the expression on his face slowly change from heartbroken to furious. Also, at the end, when he sings "Masquerade," I love how he can barely choke out the words. Crawford sings it a bit too enthusiastically for someone who is heartbroken.
Patrick Wilson was also definitely a great Raoul. He fit the part well. His long hair bothered me for a little bit, but now I think it helps him play the role. Steve Barton also looked a little old for Raoul.
I only gave it 4 stars, though, because there are two things I don't really like about the movie. One thing that I don't like as much in this version, though, is how they seemed to go out of their way to make the Phantom seem like a regular person. There was no element of magic - the Phantom doesn't disappear, he goes through trapdoors and secret passageways; he doesn't have a magic lasso, he just strangles people normally; he doesn't throw fireballs, he engages in a swordfight with Raoul. I think it was better for him to have been a bit magical. It makes it more mysterious, leaving unanswered questions. The movie explained it too well, which ruined the magic a bit for me. The other is that the Phantom's face wasn't very scary. After Christine's description of how ghastly his face was, I was expecting it to be a lot worse. But he really just looked like a normal guy with a burn on the side of his face - not exactly hideous.
All in all, though, I liked it very much. Emmy, Patrick, and Gerard played their parts well (although I was sort of hoping Antonio Banderas would've been cast for the role) and it was a great movie.
Great video December 28, 2008
L. HAYES (Reno, NV)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As a 'phantom' fan, I've been to San Francisco to see the stage show. I hopped this video would at least be 'as good' as the stage show. I thought it was better, having told a more thorough story. The actors kept the music as good as the original stage show, but filled in all the blanks in the story. I would go so far as to say this video is better than the stage show.
masterpiece!!!! December 3, 2008
Annmarie Polster (New Jersey)
The Phantom of the Opera music is masterfully written and full of all the drama and emotions that are placed within the music that tells a story of love, obsession, and revenge. Andrew Lloyd Weber's music is timeless!!!
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