Released November 23, 2004 Movie The Phantom of the Opera Label Sony Classical Records | Release date 23 November 2004 | |
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Phantom of the opera prologue
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 standard 14-track release and a 2-disc deluxe edition.
Contents
- Phantom of the opera prologue
- The phantom of the opera prologue
- Track listing
- Accomplishments and certifications
- Songs
- References
The phantom of the opera prologue
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.
Accomplishments and certifications
In 2006, The Phantom of the Opera won the RIAJ's Japan Gold Disc Award for "Best Soundtrack Album of the Year." Chart-wise, the album performed fairly well, reaching the top position of Billboard's soundtracks chart as well as the sixteenth position on the Top 200 chart. It was also certified Platinum in the US and Gold in the UK and Greece.
"Learn to Be Lonely" was written for the film by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart, recycling the melody of the deleted song "No One Would Listen," sung by Gerard Butler. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards and the Golden Globe at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.
Songs
1OvertureAndrew Lloyd Webber2:47
2Think of MeEmmy Rossum - Patrick Wilson3:41
3Angel of MusicGerard Butler - Emmy Rossum - Jennifer Ellison2:44