| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various |
| Cover: | Phantom2004.jpg |
| Released: | November 23, 2004 |
| Genre: | Musical |
| Label: | Sony Music |
| Producer: | Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| Next Title: | The Phantom of the Opera Special 2-Disc Deluxe Edition |
| Next Year: | 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.
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]
In 2006, The Phantom of the Opera won the RIAJ's Japan Gold Disc Award for "Best Soundtrack Album of the Year."[2] The album performed well on the charts, reaching the top position of Billboard's soundtracks chart[3] as well as the sixteenth position on the Top 200 chart.[4] It reached 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. 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.
| Chart (2005-2006) | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[8] | 16 | |
| US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
| Chart (2005) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 93 | |
| US Billboard 200[11] | 72 | |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[12] | 2 | |
| Chart (2006) | Position | |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[13] | 16 |