Music : The Phantom of the Opera (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0827969352229
Format: Special Edition, Soundtrack
Label: Sony
Manufacturer: Sony
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Sony
Release Date: November 23, 2004
Sales Rank: 2106
Studio: Sony
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Album Description:
2 CD Deluxe Collector's Edition, contains all of the music from the single disc plus other original score material featured in the film.
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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
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I cannot get enough of this soundtrack. I listen to this almost daily and when I am not listening to it, I am humming or whistling or down right belting out the tunes of this most beloved musical of all time!
I was in highschool when the musical debuted with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman in 1986. I have been familiar with Weber's music and the voices tied to the characters that became an overnight phenomenon world wide.
However, I did not have an opportunity to see the stage show (until just this year) so was delighted when they had made a movie of it. Thank you, Joel Schumacker! The movie tied the music and the story line together and I have been hooked since. So it was for obvious reasons why I purchased the movie soundtrack.
I am amazed and a little dismayed over the reaction Gerard Butler received as the movie Phantom. I knew nothing of this actor prior to this film. After seeing the movie, I was in love with this man and had to learn who he was and anything else about him. Off to the internet I went in search of this actor who made such an impression on me. I learned that Gerry (as he likes to be called) was not a stage-trained vocalist before he took on this role. Now, some people say that was obvious as they did not like his vocals. Many fans are true to the original London cast. And that's OK. But does that mean you cannot be open minded and realistic enough to know that Michael Crawford is not and will not be the only man ... Read More
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I am an avid phantom fan. I have seen the play both in Los Angeles as well as in Las Vegas and then saw the movie when it came out. The soundtrack is just so riveting and powerful. When you hear it, you can see the movie in front of your eyes. It's just as good as watching the movie itself. For those who love musicals, I highly recommend it. You won't regret it.
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Some of the larger performances are my particular favorites, especially Masquerade. I just love Gerard Butlers performance.
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I prefer Emmy Rossum's voice to Sarah Brightman - not nearly as "trilly", which I find annoying to listen to.
Just an wonderful soundtrack that takes you through the movie audibly. Love it!
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I only saw this movie for the first time a few weeks ago, and was absolutely blown away by the beauty of the music. My only other contact with POTO was the 1943 movie.
The music is wonderful, beautifully composed, and I say ths as a music major in college. I felt the casting was excellent. If I want Opera singers, I will go for Opera, but this is a musical, and I feel that The leads were excellent. Christine is a teenager, so the casting of a teen for the part was correct. And Gerard Butler was great. He had both a good singing voice and also interpreted the scary and threatning parts of the musical dialogue extremely well. Plus he was a very romantic Phantom, even the facial disfigurement did not detract from feeling that all he wanted was for her to love him. When she went off with the wimpy count (and he is wimpy in the book by Gaston Leroux too) I was devastated for the Phantom. When she came back to give him the ring, and he was crying and said "Christine I Love You', it was enough to bring you to tears. I also appreciated that the movie was clean, and presented the love in a pure light, which surely does not hold true for most of the trash you see today. It made the beauty of the Phantom's love even more poignant than if he had "ravished her on the spot" which is so popular in today's culture. I also plan to buy the movie. This one is worth listening to and seeing over and over again. BTW-according to the book, it is a true story.
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