The Phantom of the Opera (2004 soundtrack)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Phantom of the Opera
Type = Soundtrack
Artist = Various


Released = November 23 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Musical
Length =
Label = Sony Music
Producer = Andrew Lloyd Webber
Reviews = Original Release: * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8kqag4kxtv6z link] Special Edition: * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4kdjvwdwa9rk link] |
Last album =
This album = "The Phantom of the Opera"
(2004)
Next album = "The Phantom of the Opera Special 2-Disc Deluxe Edition"
(2004)

The Phantom of the Opera is the soundtrack to the Andrew Lloyd Webber film-adaptation of the musical, "The Phantom of the Opera". There are two versions released, the normal 14 track release and a 2 disc deluxe release.

Track listing

In addition to the listed tracks, versions of "The Phantom of the Opera" remixed by Junior Vasquez were made available to iTunes customers who purchased the expanded edition. [ [http://www.phantomoftheoperasoundtrack.com/content.html Phantom Of the Opera ] ]

Normal Release

#"Overture"
#"Think of Me" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"Angel of Music" - Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, and Gerard Butler
#"The Mirror (Angel of Music)" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"The Phantom of the Opera" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"The Music of the Night" - Gerard Butler
#"Prima Donna" - Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, and Victor McGuire
#"All I Ask of You" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"All I Ask of You (Reprise)" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"Masquerade"
#"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" - Emmy Rossum
#"Don Juan" - Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler
#"The Point of No Return" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"Learn to Be Lonely" - Minnie Driver

2-Disc Deluxe Release

*Disc one
#"Prologue"
#"Overture/Hannibal" - partially sung by Margaret Preece
#"Think of Me" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"Angel of Music" - Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, and Gerard Butler
#"Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"The Phantom of the Opera" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"The Music of the Night" - Gerard Butler
#"Magical Lasso" - Miranda Richardson
#"I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It" - Emmy Rossum & Gerard Butler
#"Notes/Prima Donna"- Ciaran Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison and Victor McGuire
#"Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto" - Margaret Preece and Victor McGuire
#"Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There" - Patrick Wilson & Emmy Rossum
#"All I Ask of You" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"All I Ask of You (Reprise)" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson

*Disc two
#"Masquerade/Why So Silent" - Ciaran Hinds, Simon Callow, Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Miranda Richardson, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"Madame Giry's Tale/The Fairground" - spoken through by Miranda Richardson
#"Journey to the Cemetery"
#"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" - Emmy Rossum
#"Wandering Child" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"The Swordfight" - Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson and Emmy Rossum
#"We Have All Been Blind" - Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
#"Don Juan" - Gerard Butler
#"The Point of No Return/Chandelier Crash" - Gerard Butler & Emmy Rossum
#"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
#"Learn to Be Lonely" - Minnie Driver

Personnel

*Vocals: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson
*Studio Assistants: Aaron Fessel, Cesar Ramirez
*Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
*Casting: Chris Overton, Anne Skilbeck
*Mixing: Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson
*Photography: Alex Bailey

Accomplishments

In 2006, "The Phantom of the Opera" won the RIAJ's Japan Gold Disc Award for "Best Soundtrack Album of the Year." [ [http://www.riaj.or.jp/e/data/gdisc/2006.html Recording Industry Association of Japan | Related Data ] ] Chart-wise, the album performed fairly well, reaching the top position of Billboard's soundtracks chart [ [http://movies.about.com/od/phantomoftheopera/a/phantom010605.htm Phantom of the Opera Soundtrack Billboard Stats ] ] as well as the sixteenth position on the Top 200 chart. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=292&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Billboard+Comprehensive+Albums&ci=3058214&cdi=8314072&cid=05%2F07%2F2005 Top Music Charts - Hot 100 - Billboard 200 - Music Genre Sales ] ]

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