10 Best Songs In The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
10 Best Songs In The Phantom Of The Opera (2004)
Joel Schumacher’s 2004 film The Phantom of the Opera highlights the classic songs from the timeless Broadway play by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
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The Phantom of the Opera is synonymous with certain famous symbols and images: the rose with a black ribbon, the phantom’s white mask, and a falling chandelier, to name a few. Besides these, and the grand spectacle of a Paris opera house, deep underground catacombs that make up the Phantom’s lair, and a large mausoleum, The Phantom of the Opera is most acclaimed for its sweeping, soaring songs.
The movie, which is based on the play by veteran Broadway artist Andrew Lloyd Webber (who also did Cats), is a stunning extravaganza of music that’s devastatingly romantic, and just plain devastating.
10 “I Remember/Stranger Than You Dreamt It”
After Christine Daae’s introduction to the Phantom, she awakes from her faint-induced slumber to find herself in the Phantom’s lair. She sings her portion “I Remember” that leads into his “Stranger Than You Dreamt It” after she peels the mask from his face in a moment of his weakness.
Christine’s portion is full of an innocent curiosity and naiveté, which ultimately leads to her being hurt and scorned by the angel of music. Phantom’s song is the first time viewers get a peek into the trauma of the opera ghost. Shackled to the underground labyrinth of the opera house, he refers to himself as a beast, a carcass, a monster, and believes he’s in Hell, forever burning and yearning for Heaven’s beauty. The instrumentals involve quick, successive sharp tones of orchestral strings. Though not present in the book, the tune in this musical (based on the 1911 French novel) is a memorable scene nonetheless.
9 “Wandering Child”
After her mournful song in the graveyard where her father is buried, Christine sits on the steps of her father’s mausoleum to say her final goodbye. As she does, the angel of music appears again, hypnotizing her again into the Phantom’s presence.
In another beautiful duet between Phantom and Christine, they start to draw near one another again, Christine “yearning for his guidance” and declaring her angel of music her protector and beholder of true beauty. Phantom reminds her that he is the watchful presence that keeps her safe and cultivates her voice. The music swells and encompasses brass, winds, and strings, as she makes her way up the steps, and Phantom’s voice is passionately mesmerizing.
8 “Prima Donna”
This song, which involves the whole cast (minus Phantom) sees the opera house players as they get ready for that night’s opening play. After securing Carlotta once again and demoting Christine to a mute role, the artists prepare during song in which they all reflect on the situation they’re in.
“Prima Donna” reinforces the feminine divine of Carlotta and her leading soprano, while Raoul, Meg, and Madam Giry wonder what will happen to Christine, what misfortunes will occur when the Phantoms demands aren’t met, and how a nation adores their artistic pleasures at the theatre. The musical accompaniment is smooth and sailing for much of the song, then comes to a loudly triumphant end.
7 “Masquerade”
The whole cast joins one another on-screen once again during this spectacular music number following a new year. The opera house is holding an exorbitant masquerade party full of costumes, drinks, dancing, and physical affection. It is one big party to greet a new year — and simultaneously celebrating 3 months of being Phantom-free.
Perhaps the biggest of the film’s operatic numbers due to the sheer size, magnitude, color, and musical force of “Masquerade”, it is an unforgettable musical moment. The size of the orchestral instruments and everyone’s voices add to the already magnificent and larger-than-life song where people must “guess the face” in a sea of yellows, blues, and reds, clowns, ghouls, and beasts.
6 “Think Of Me”
The first time the audience gets to her Christine Daae’s voice is in her solo performance in “Think of Me” when she replaces Carlotta after she storms out in a huff. Daae’s entrance mimics the books’ as she steps in to take her place on center stage.
The song, crystal-clear in its vocalization, and the light, springy, and sprightly music behind it makes this song one of the most memorable for the central character. The sound crescendos at the end produce a monumental effect on the audience as they listen to Christine’s words of asking her lover to promise to remember her when their love has faded, much like the fruits and flowers of seasons do.
5 “Past The Point Of No Return”
In one of Phantom and Christine’s sexiest duets, this song comes towards the end of the film at a pivotal moment in their relationship that literally takes them past the point of any return.
The song is hot and heavy with passion, and love, which is reflected in its lyrics, the props and set, and even the clothes they are wearing, a clearly perfect creative aura from director Joel Schumacher. The actors’ voices are on full display as the song gradually comes to its louder close, and the images of their bodies, desires, and physical prowess for one another is unmatched when they sing of the flames consuming them.
4 “Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again”
In another of Christine’s solo acts, the soprano ventures out to the gravesite where her father is buried to finally say goodbye to him.
The song is a heartbreaking one full of anguish and despair as Christine wrestles with the end of her affair with the angel of music. She is torn between wanting to maintain the relationship but realizing she can no longer be what is necessary to make him happy. She wants to break free and “try to forgive…give me the strength to try.”
3 “All I Ask Of You”
The dizzyingly romantic duet between Christine and Raoul is a highlight of the budding relationship between the two lovers and childhood friends.
As they stand in the snow on the rooftop of the Paris opera house and sing of their love, devotion, and commitment to one another, it becomes increasingly harder for fans not to root for the two of them. It is a genuine show of sincere love and affection that culminates in a passionate kiss and the song that defines their relationship forever.
2 “The Music Of The Night”
Phantom takes the spotlight in his own song that he serenades to Christine after bringing her to his lair.
The solo performance from the opera ghost is one that follows on the heels of their famous duet together and that introduces Christine to the musical genius of the angel of music and his workspace. In a way that is almost intoxicating, Phantom seduces her with his world full of night, dreams, and music. He inspires her to let her spirit soar and succumb to the rich, full existence of his world.
1 “The Phantom Of The Opera”
The most famous duet in the production, this song comes just as Christine is seeing and physically meeting Phantom in person for the first time.
This rock-and-roll-influenced song from the film has a rougher, sexier edge to it than what theatergoers might be used to. Christine begins the setup describing how he visited her and now he’s here, while he sings back to her how they are here, once again, singing their “strange” duet. By the end, their voices and spirits become one, and audiences see the beginning of the famous love story unfurl.
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