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Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1911 gothic mystery novel The Phantom of the Opera proved to be at least the composer's second most successful project, behind only Cats, and with the potential to outdo even that blockbuster. The musical opened in London in October 1986 and in New York in January 1988, and both productions were still running (along with many others around the world) when the film version finally premiered in December 2004. Because the same starring performers, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, moved from the West End to Broadway, there was no original Broadway cast recording, the original London cast album serving to represent both stagings. In line with the success of the show, that album, a double-disc set, was also a hit, selling four million copies in the U.S. alone by 1996, with another four million copies of a single-disc highlights version as well. Although there was also an original Canadian cast album (not to mention foreign language versions from such countries as Japan and Austria), the movie soundtrack represents the first major re-recording of the score since 1986. Again, Lloyd Webber has opted to issue it in two versions, but this time, the 63-minute single CD is considered the standard release, with the double-disc set billed as the Special Edition version. Even fans of the show and the film may want to stick with the shorter one, however. The two-hour special edition is that rarity, a soundtrack album that actually contains the complete, unedited film soundtrack, including dialogue, incidental background music, and sound effects. This, of course, makes it something of an odd listening experience, especially because there doesn't seem to be any reason why some dialogue is spoken and some is rendered in singsong recitative. Lloyd Webber has written some extra background music here and there, as well as one new song, and that's an oddity, too. Minnie Driver, who plays the prima donna Carlotta, had her singing dubbed by Margaret Preece, but she turns up at the end and, over the closing credits, sings "Learn to Be Lonely," an irrelevant and musically out-of-place song clearly composed just to have a new tune that would be Academy Award eligible. The film's other singers are adequate but no competition to Crawford, Brightman, and their colleagues, and the initial recording remains the one to buy.
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Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Capital Voices, Choir - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Victor McGuire, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Boys Choir, Choir
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, MainArtist - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Jennifer Ellison, MainArtist - Julie Victor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cecilia Cara, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard Butler, MainArtist - Laurent Ban, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Miranda Richardson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Richard Stilgoe, ComposerLyricist - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, ComposerLyricist - Jennifer Ellison, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin McNally, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Richardson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Jennifer Ellison, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard Butler, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramin Karimloo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Callow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin McNally, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Victor McGuire, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ciaran Hinds, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Murray Melvin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Fleet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Imogen Bain, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Chopping, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Western, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Paris, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Halcro Johnston, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brooke, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Skilbeck, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Sellers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Overton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jesika Cannon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Hounsom, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cast Of "The Phantom Of The Opera" Motion Picture, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Richardson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Capital Voices, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Jennifer Ellison, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gerard Butler, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ramin Karimloo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Callow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin McNally, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Victor McGuire, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Boys Choir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ciaran Hinds, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Murray Melvin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Fleet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Imogen Bain, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Chopping, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Western, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Paris, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Halcro Johnston, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brooke, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Skilbeck, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Sellers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Overton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jesika Cannon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Hounsom, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cast Of "The Phantom Of The Opera" Motion Picture, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
DISC 2
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Richardson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Capital Voices, Chorus, AssociatedPerformer - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Jennifer Ellison, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Junior Choir, Choir - Gerard Butler, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ramin Karimloo, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Callow, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin McNally, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Victor McGuire, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ciaran Hinds, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Murray Melvin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Fleet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Imogen Bain, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oliver Chopping, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Miles Western, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Judith Paris, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Halcro Johnston, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Brooke, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Skilbeck, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Sellers, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Overton, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jesika Cannon, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Hounsom, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cast Of "The Phantom Of The Opera" Motion Picture, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Miranda Richardson, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Simon Callow, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ciaran Hinds, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Capital Voices, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Margaret Preece, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Victor McGuire, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The London Oratory Boys Choir, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Patrick Wilson, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Lee, Conductor - Emmy Rossum, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author - Gerard Butler, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Simon Lee, Conductor - Minnie Driver, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nigel Wright, Producer, Co-Producer - Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - David Cullen, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Hart, Author
℗ 2004 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Album review
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical adaptation of Gaston Leroux's 1911 gothic mystery novel The Phantom of the Opera proved to be at least the composer's second most successful project, behind only Cats, and with the potential to outdo even that blockbuster. The musical opened in London in October 1986 and in New York in January 1988, and both productions were still running (along with many others around the world) when the film version finally premiered in December 2004. Because the same starring performers, Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman, moved from the West End to Broadway, there was no original Broadway cast recording, the original London cast album serving to represent both stagings. In line with the success of the show, that album, a double-disc set, was also a hit, selling four million copies in the U.S. alone by 1996, with another four million copies of a single-disc highlights version as well. Although there was also an original Canadian cast album (not to mention foreign language versions from such countries as Japan and Austria), the movie soundtrack represents the first major re-recording of the score since 1986. Again, Lloyd Webber has opted to issue it in two versions, but this time, the 63-minute single CD is considered the standard release, with the double-disc set billed as the Special Edition version. Even fans of the show and the film may want to stick with the shorter one, however. The two-hour special edition is that rarity, a soundtrack album that actually contains the complete, unedited film soundtrack, including dialogue, incidental background music, and sound effects. This, of course, makes it something of an odd listening experience, especially because there doesn't seem to be any reason why some dialogue is spoken and some is rendered in singsong recitative. Lloyd Webber has written some extra background music here and there, as well as one new song, and that's an oddity, too. Minnie Driver, who plays the prima donna Carlotta, had her singing dubbed by Margaret Preece, but she turns up at the end and, over the closing credits, sings "Learn to Be Lonely," an irrelevant and musically out-of-place song clearly composed just to have a new tune that would be Academy Award eligible. The film's other singers are adequate but no competition to Crawford, Brightman, and their colleagues, and the initial recording remains the one to buy.
© TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 02:00:14
- Main artists: Andrew Lloyd Webber Cast Of "The Phantom Of The Opera" Motion Picture
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Soundtracks Musical Theatre
© 2017 The Really Useful Group Ltd. ℗ 2017 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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