![]() To give this review some context: I have never seen the original stage production and at the time I wrote my notes for this review I had not yet seen the film, so my comments are based purely on the audio experience. ![]() However, this is not principally intended to be a look at the film but rather a review of the ‘Special Edition’ CD. The film has now finally reached the screen, directed by Joel Schumacher. It was inevitable that eventually this would be adapted for film (with an early attempt starring the original cast allegedly scuppered by the composer’s divorce from his leading lady). ![]() There are others that will be less fondly remembered: Starlight Express (some fun tunes but cannot get over the silliness of the original concept), Aspects of Love (so dull I never finished listening to the soundtrack), Sunset Boulevard (apart from the title song there is not a single memorable tune, some of it is simply amateurish and the strong story weighs heavily on the weak music) and Whistle Down the Wind (Lord Lloyd Webber and Jim Steinman? That had to have been a 3am-after-a-heavy-session idea!)Īrguably the only fully successful non-Tim Rice show Lloyd Webber has been responsible for is The Phantom of the Opera. Since then he has written a number of other shows with various lyricists, some of which will be fondly remembered, particularly Cats (basically an old-fashioned dance/review show) and Tell Me on a Sunday (although one of the best numbers, ‘Unexpected Song’ is not in the original show). Whatever one’s opinion of Andrew Lloyd Webber, it is likely that his three main collaborations with Tim Rice ( Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ, Superstar and Evita) are likely to be best remembered. Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Simon Callow, Ciaran Hinds, Minnie Driver (sung by Margaret Preece), Victor McGuire, and Jennifer EllistonĪvailable on Sony Music Soundtrax (S2K 93522) Lyrics by Charles Hart, additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe (except The Phantom of the Opera music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Charles Hart & Richard Stilgoe, additional lyrics by Mike Batt) The Phantom of the Opera - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Edition) The Phantom of the Opera: OST (Special Edition): Andrew Lloyd Webber: Film Music on the Web CD Reviews February 2005
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