The Phantom of the Opera (2004 soundtrack)

The Phantom of the Opera is the soundtrack to the 2004 film based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, There are two versions released, the standard 14-track release and a two-disc deluxe edition.

The Phantom of the Opera
Soundtrack album by Various
Released	November 23, 2004
Genre	Musical
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Various chronology
The Phantom of the Opera (2004) The Phantom of the Opera Special 2-Disc Deluxe Edition (2004)

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]

Normal release

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"		2:45
2.	"Think of Me"	Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	3:39
3.	"Angel of Music"	Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, Gerard Butler	2:42
4.	"The Mirror (Angel of Music)"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	1:59
5.	"The Phantom of the Opera"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	3:34
6.	"The Music of the Night"	Gerard Butler	5:40
7.	"Prima Donna"	Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, Emmy Rossum, Victor McGuire	3:28
8.	"All I Ask of You"	Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	4:52
9.	"All I Ask of You (Reprise)"	Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	2:14
10.	"Masquerade"		5:29
11.	"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"	Emmy Rossum	3:41
12.	"The Point of No Return"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	8:00
13.	"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"	Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	12:46
14.	"Learn to Be Lonely"	Minnie Driver	2:21

Two disc deluxe edition

Disc 1

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Prologue"		2:47
2.	"Overture/Hannibal"	Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Opera Chorus	7:25
3.	"Think of Me"	Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	6:33
4.	"Angel of Music"	Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, Gerard Butler	2:59
5.	"Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	4:11
6.	"The Phantom of the Opera"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	4:23
7.	"The Music of the Night"	Gerard Butler	5:38
8.	"Magical Lasso"	Miranda Richardson, Kevin McNally	1:19
9.	"I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	3:21
10.	"Notes.../Prima Donna"	Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, Victor McGuire	10:04
11.	"Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto"	Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Ellison, Emmy Rossum, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Kevin McNally	6:12
12.	"Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There"	Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum	3:04
13.	"All I Ask of You"	Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	4:52
14.	"All I Ask of You (Reprise)"	Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	2:55

Disc 2

No.	Title	Performer(s)	Length
1.	"Masquerade / Why So Silent"	Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Miranda Richardson, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	8:38
2.	"Madame Giry's Tale/The Fairground"	Miranda Richardson	3:29
3.	"Journey to the Cemetery"	Emmy Rossum	3:29
4.	"Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"	Emmy Rossum	3:41
5.	"Wandering Child"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	1:47
6.	"The Swordfight"	Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum	1:48
7.	"We Have All Been Blind"	Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	3:55
8.	"Don Juan"	Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum	4:00
9.	"The Point of No Return/Chandelier Crash"	Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler	6:43
10.	"Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"	Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson	14:32
11.	"Learn to Be Lonely"	Minnie Driver	2:27

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 and certifications

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] It was also certified Platinum in the US^[5] and Gold in the UK and Greece.^[6][7]

"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.

Chart positions

Weekly charts Chart (2005-2006) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[8] 24 Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9] 11 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[10] 8 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[11] 10 French Albums (SNEP)^[12] 66 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[14] 15 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[15] 18 Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[16] 11 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[17] 58 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[18] 34 UK Albums (OCC)^[19] 40 US Billboard 200^[20] 16 US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)^[21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)^[22] 93 US Billboard 200^[23] 72 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[24] 2 Chart (2006) Position US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)^[25] 16 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)^[26] Gold 35,000^^ Greece (IFPI Greece)^[27] Gold 10,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)^[28] Gold 100,000^* United States (RIAA)^[29] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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