The Phantom of the Opera (2004 soundtrack)

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The Phantom of the Opera
Soundtrack by Various
Released	November 23, 2004
Genre	Musical
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Professional reviews
Original Release: * All Music Guide link Special Edition: * All Music Guide link
Various chronology
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) 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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Normal Release 1.2 2-Disc Deluxe Release 2 Personnel 3 Accomplishments 4 References

[edit] 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.^[1]

[edit] Normal Release

1. "Overture"
2. "Think of Me" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
3. "Angel of Music" - Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, and Gerard Butler
4. "The Mirror (Angel of Music)" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
5. "The Phantom of the Opera" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
6. "The Music of the Night" - Gerard Butler
7. "Prima Donna" - Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, and Victor McGuire
8. "All I Ask of You" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
9. "All I Ask of You (Reprise)" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
10. "Masquerade"
11. "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" - Emmy Rossum
12. "Don Juan" - Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler
13. "The Point of No Return" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
14. "Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
15. "Learn to Be Lonely" - Minnie Driver

[edit] 2-Disc Deluxe Release

• Disc one

1. "Prologue"
2. "Overture/Hannibal" - partially sung by Margaret Preece
3. "Think of Me" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
4. "Angel of Music" - Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, and Gerard Butler
5. "Little Lottie/The Mirror (Angel of Music)" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
6. "The Phantom of the Opera" - Emmy Rossum and Gerard Butler
7. "The Music of the Night" - Gerard Butler
8. "Magical Lasso" - Miranda Richardson
9. "I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It" - Emmy Rossum & Gerard Butler
10. "Notes/Prima Donna"- Ciaran Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison and Victor McGuire
11. "Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto" - Margaret Preece and Victor McGuire
12. "Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There" - Patrick Wilson & Emmy Rossum
13. "All I Ask of You" - Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson
14. "All I Ask of You (Reprise)" - Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson

• Disc two

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

[edit] 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

[edit] Accomplishments

In 2006, The Phantom of the Opera won the RIAJ's Japan Gold Disc Award for "Best Soundtrack Album of the Year."^[2] Chart-wise, the album performed fairly well, reaching the top position of Billboard's soundtracks chart^[3] as well as the sixteenth position on the Top 200 chart.^[4]

[edit] References