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Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber Of Fleet Street [Enhanced] [Soundtrack]

~ Stephen Sondheim
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  • Audio CD (17 Dec 2007)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Enhanced, Soundtrack
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • ASIN: B000X4OVLM
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 17,040 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Opening Title
2. No Place Like London
3. The Worst Pies in London
4. Poor Thing
5. My Friends
6. Green Finch & Linnett Bird
7. Alms Alms
8. Johanna
9. Pirelli's Miracle Elixir
10. The Contest
11. Wait
12. Ladies and Their Sensitivities
13. Pretty Women
14. Epiphany
15. A Little Priest
16. Johanna
17. God, That's Good!
18. By the Sea
19. Not While I'm Around
20. Final Scene

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Amazon.co.uk Review

It was surely only a matter of time until Tim Burton turned his dark attentions to the 19th century tale of Sweeney Todd, the cutthroat barber whose tales of murder and most grisly commerce on the streets of London became the stuff of an award winning 1979 musical. Here, a cast including longtime Burton collaborators Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter--plus Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall and Sasha Baron-Cohen–-breathe new life into Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler’s musical tale with a special gothic relish for the simmering horror within. Depp’s accomplished, haunted "No Place Like London" sets the scene for what’s to come, the nation’s capital introduced as a moral abyss ("There's a hole in the world like a great black pit/And the vermin of the world inhabit it"), while Bonham-Carter brings Cockney energy and a squirt of sauce to the "The Worst Pies in London". A neat comic turn, meanwhile, comes courtesy of Baron-Cohen, who plays the role of Italian barber Adolfo Pierelli–-inventor of a fraudulent anti-balding lotion–-with humorous gusto ("The Contest"). –-Louis Pattison


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Sweeney Todd Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] a Tim Burton Film
Directed by TIM BURTON Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Screenplay by John Logan.
Based on the Musical by Stephen Sondheim & Hugh Wheeler
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Originally Staged by Harold Prince From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond.

Deluxe Edition complete soundtrack featuring 80 Page booklet and bound slip case.


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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars For Lovers of the Film, 22 Jan 2008
This soundtrack is fantastic for those who love the new Tim Burton film. It is not a substitute for the Broadway OCR, as many of the songs are shortened or missing (although the Johanna reprise with Sweeney's extra melody is here and was cut from the Broadway album), but the film actors really do bring something new to the whole piece. It probably isn't great if you haven't seen the film, but for those who have, it's brilliant!
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better soundtrack albums, 19 Jan 2008
By Alan Bowie (Cornwall) - See all my reviews
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I have been looking for a recording of Sweeney Todd for a while, and decided a few months ago to wait for this version rather than get one of the older recordings. I am glad that I did. The quality of the singing and the interpretation by all concerned is excellent. He is a keen guitar player, so it is no surprise that Johnny Depp has a good singing voice (even if he does seem to be doing his best "tonight Matthew I'm going to be David Bowie" impression), but the surprise standout for me was Helena Bonham Carter, who delivers the comic highlight of the album "A little priest".
The closing track is a little confusing as a stand alone audio experience, but this is presumably because the action that it accompanies is more visual than that of earlier in the production.
I would recommend this album to anyone who enjoys musicals. While not as emotionally gripping as Les Miserables, or as laugh out loud funny as Avenue Q, it is a polished production of one of Sondheim's more accessible works.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Demon Barber of ..., 21 Dec 2007
By J. T. Eaton (Reading, England) - See all my reviews
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I couldn't decide how I felt about this film being made. Part of me was very excited and the other half was deeply sceptical.
So here is the soundtrack - complete apparently.
Just from looking at the tracklisting, it becomes clear that the whole show is not in the film. However, any adaptation needs changes and as the thing has been overseen by Mr Sondheim himself then I suppose that will have to do.
The first thing that struck me about this recording is the massive orchestration and great overall sound - it truly is huge and will send shivers down with your spine.
There is no chorus - we can only see how that pans out in the film - but the vocal talents here are pretty good. Johnny Depp has a nice voice which he has made suit the character as he portrays it - not as strong as one may expect from Sweeney but enticing and individual. Helena Bonham-Carter is excellent as Mrs Lovett and the casting overall is very good - especially Edward Sanders as Toby.
Purists may turn away with disgust at this recording, but I highly recommend it to any fan of the show and those who are yet to experience the demon barber...
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Published 6 months ago by Mrs. K. Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweeney, the very last word in barbering
I like this musical because of the classical Victorian English and its great sense of humour.

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Published 9 months ago by Oyewole Akande

5.0 out of 5 stars Sweeney Todd...great soundtrack!
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Published 13 months ago by Bella Jest

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid, If Not The Best "Sweeney Todd" Recording
Without question the best recording of Sondheim's acclaimed musical, "Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", has to be the original Broadway recording with Len Cariou and... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The only horror movie i like! Amazing film
I hate horror films, its all blood gore and violence for no reason. But after seeing johnny depp licking rocks in pirates of the Caribbean. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. R. Gilbert

4.0 out of 5 stars 10/10 for atmosphere
The soundtrack stands alone. I haven't seen the film. Especially good is "A Little Priest". Helena Bonham Carter is excellent. Read more
Published 20 months ago by M. Wren

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful film, brilliant soundtrack
I fell in love with the music the first time I saw the film so knew straight away that I just had to buy the soundtrack. Read more
Published 20 months ago by David J. Scott

1.0 out of 5 stars A Horror Musical...
Gosh, did you watch another film than I did? Or maybe one has to listen to the soundtrack without watching the film... ? Read more
Published 21 months ago by sazaria

5.0 out of 5 stars Ab Fab
If you saw the film and loved it... buy this soundtrack, from the opening title you are hooked, this soundtrack hits you where it should. Read more
Published 21 months ago by jodie

5.0 out of 5 stars Film of the Year?
Now I don't want any complaints, this is purely my opinon; but I saw this film the other day and was blown away. Read more
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