Track Listing 1. Opening Title - Various Artists 2. No Place Like London - Various Artists 3. Worst Pies in London, The - Various Artists 4. Poor Thing - Various Artists 5. My Friends - Various Artists 6. Green Finch and Linnet Bird - Various Artists 7. Alms! Alms! - Various Artists 8. Johanna - Various Artists 9. Pirelli's Miracle Elixir - Various Artists 10. Contest, The - Various Artists 11. Wait - Various Artists 12. Ladies in Their Sensitivities - Various Artists 13. Pretty Woman - Various Artists 14. Epiphany - Various Artists 15. Little Priest, A - Various Artists 16. Johanna - Various Artists 17. God, That's Good! - Various Artists 18. By the Sea - Various Artists 19. Not While I'm Around - Various Artists 20. Final Scene - Various Artists
| Details | | Playing Time: | 71 min. | | Producer: | Mike Higham | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes This deluxe edition of the 2007 soundtrack to Tim Burton's movie adaptation of the macabre musical SWEENEY TODD features revered actor Johnny Depp performing as the murderous title character. Despite having played in a few rock bands (most notably P with Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes), Depp had little singing experience before the role, yet he approaches Stephen Sondheim's songs with both emotion and intuitive skill, as exemplified by the dramatic "Epiphany," Todd's skewed manifesto of revenge. Depp's thoughtful, distinctly non-Broadway-like take on Todd anchors the film, allowing it to avoid operatic show-tune cliches and giving these impressive tracks an appeal far beyond the theater-going set.
Editorial Reviews [T]hanks to the lush orchestrations, Stephen Sondheim's score -- all jagged harmonies and beautiful dissonance -- has never seemed more alive. -- Grade: B+ Entertainment Weekly
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