gerard butler phantom of the opera review

This song is probably one of my favourites on the album, which is saying a lot since I love every song. I am absolutely in love with his voice in this song- it’s soothing and soft, yet powerful and commanding at the same time. The Music Of The Night is a soft and alluring ballad, and a stand-out moment for Butler, whom does an extraordinary job vocally. Rossum and Butler harmonize well and sound great together, and Rossum hits some more high soprano notes towards the end, again rendering jealousy from me ). I love the rock flair this song has to it- it combines operatic singing from Rossum and Butler with the beat of a Queen song or something similar and it’s completely modern and fun to listen to. Patrick Wilson, who plays Raoul in the movie, also has a small part in this song as he sings to Christine and vows that he will never forget her.Ĭue the dramatic music from the overture and we have the title track and the Phantom’s theme, Phantom of the Opera. I adore this song- Rossum has a very impressive voice, and does a great job singing it, and I always long to be a soprano when she hits the high notes towards the end (alas, I am an alto).

An orchestra soars in before the chorus to give this song a dramatic flair.

The song starts off simple and sweet, as she reflects on a former lover, and asks him to remember her. Soaring ballad, Think Of Me, is performed by the movie’s Christine, Emmy Rossum. This overture was perfectly placed- it gets your heart racing in anticipation for what’s to come with the rest of this terrific album. A full orchestra is on hand to perform this haunting, yet beautiful melody. You probably have heard this music before- but you wouldn’t recognize it until you heard it. Overture, the famous score that plays whenever the Phantom (played by Gerard Butler) appears. The CD brings all the wonderful music (composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber) from the movie/musical to my CD player, and if I turn it all the way up, I can sing along at the top of my lungs and pretend I’m Christine- until my neighbour complains, that is. I even snatched up a copy of the movie’s soundtrack to add it to my growing Phantom obsession. According to several friends that have seen it on BROADWAY, I’m really missing out.īut the movie production, released in 2004 by Joel Schumacher is absolutely wonderful, and now one of my favourite movies.

Actually, I don’t feel bad, I just feel deprived. So, I feel kind of bad, because I’ve never seen the stage production of The Phantom Of The Opera.

Gerard butler phantom of the opera review