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2004 soundtrack album by Various
The Phantom of the Opera
Soundtrack album by Various
ReleasedNovember 23, 2004
GenreMusical
LabelSony Music
ProducerAndrew Lloyd Webber
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 of the 2004 film which is based on the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical. There were two versions released, the standard 14-track release and a two-disc deluxe edition.

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.

Normal release

No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Overture" 2:45
2."Think of Me"Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson3:39
3."Angel of Music"Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, Gerard Butler2:42
4."The Mirror (Angel of Music)"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler1:59
5."The Phantom of the Opera"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler3:34
6."The Music of the Night"Gerard Butler5:40
7."Prima Donna"Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, Emmy Rossum, Victor McGuire3:28
8."All I Ask of You"Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson4:52
9."All I Ask of You (Reprise)"Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson2:14
10."Masquerade" 5:29
11."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"Emmy Rossum3:41
12."The Point of No Return"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler8:00
13."Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson12:46
14."Learn to Be Lonely"Minnie Driver2:21

Two disc deluxe edition

Disc 1
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Prologue" 2:47
2."Overture/Hannibal"Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Opera Chorus7:25
3."Think of Me"Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson6:33
4."Angel of Music"Emmy Rossum, Jennifer Ellison, Gerard Butler2:59
5."Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler4:11
6."The Phantom of the Opera"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler4:23
7."The Music of the Night"Gerard Butler5:38
8."Magical Lasso"Miranda Richardson, Kevin McNally1:19
9."I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler3:21
10."Notes.../Prima Donna"Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Margaret Preece, Miranda Richardson, Jennifer Ellison, Victor McGuire10:04
11."Poor Fool, He Makes Me Laugh/Il Muto"Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Jennifer Ellison, Emmy Rossum, Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Kevin McNally6:12
12."Why Have You Brought Me Here/Raoul I've Been There"Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum3:04
13."All I Ask of You"Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson4:52
14."All I Ask of You (Reprise)"Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson2:55
Disc 2
No.TitlePerformer(s)Length
1."Masquerade / Why So Silent"Ciarán Hinds, Simon Callow, Margaret Preece, Victor McGuire, Jennifer Ellison, Miranda Richardson, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler8:38
2."Madame Giry's Tale/The Fairground"Miranda Richardson3:29
3."Journey to the Cemetery"Emmy Rossum3:29
4."Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again"Emmy Rossum3:41
5."Wandering Child"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler1:47
6."The Swordfight"Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum1:48
7."We Have All Been Blind"Patrick Wilson, Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler3:55
8."Don Juan"Victor McGuire, Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum4:00
9."The Point of No Return/Chandelier Crash"Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler6:43
10."Down Once More/Track Down This Murderer"Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson14:32
11."Learn to Be Lonely"Minnie Driver2:27

Personnel

  • 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." The album performed well on the charts, reaching the top position of Billboard's soundtracks chart as well as the sixteenth position on the Top 200 chart. It reached 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. They recycled the melody of the deleted song "No One Would Listen", sang by Gerard Butler. No One Would Listen was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 77th Academy Awards and a Golden Globe at the 62nd Golden Globe Awards.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2005) Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 93
US Billboard 200 72
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 2
Chart (2006) Position
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 16

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) Gold 35,000
Greece (IFPI Greece) Gold 10,000
Taiwan — 40,000
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000
United States (RIAA) Platinum 1,000,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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