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Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street Deluxe - Complete Edition | 
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| Creators: Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Timothy Spall
Label: Nonesuch
Category: Music
List Price: $23.98
Buy New: $14.00
You Save: $9.98 (42%)
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Rating:  118 reviews
Sales Rank: 1320
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.7
MPN: 368572
UPC: 075597995800
EAN: 0075597995800
ASIN: B000X4OVLM
Release Date: December 18, 2007
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Condition: Very quick shipping. Ships from CA. New and sealed. In business since 1979!
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| Tracks:
| • | Opening Title | | • | No Place Like London | | • | The Worst Pies in London | | • | Poor Thing | | • | My Friends | | • | Green Finch & Linnett Bird | | • | Alms Alms | | • | Johanna | | • | Pirelli s Miracle Elixir | | • | The Contest | | • | Wait | | • | Ladies and Their Sensitivities | | • | Pretty Women | | • | Epiphany | | • | A Little Priest | | • | Johanna | | • | God, That s Good! | | • | By the Sea | | • | Not While I m Around | | • | Final Scene |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Stephen Sondheim's Grand-Guignol blend of opera and musical theater is a perfect match for director Tim Burton's gothic sensibility. The result of their encounter is a superb screen musical that, despite early fears from the show's fans, preserves most of the score ("The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" being the most egregious loss) and, perhaps even more importantly, its spirit (regular Sondheim orchestrator Jonathan Tunick did the new arrangements). And yes, Johnny Depp can sing. Granted, singing in a movie is easier than it is onstage, but still, Depp is at ease with the material, if a little thin-voiced. Helena Bonham Carter is a bit more problematic as Mrs. Lovett (there's a reason this character has been played by the likes of Angela Lansbury and Patti LuPone on stage) and her take on "The Worst Pies in London" tries hard but lacks gleeful gusto (she fares better on "By the Sea"). More convincing are Sacha Baron Cohen, appropriately outlandish as Pirelli ("The Contest"), Jayne Wisener as Johanna ("Green Finch and Linnet Bird"), and Alan Rickman as Judge Turpin (a good duet with Depp on "Pretty Women"). Sondheim fans won't be disappointed, and the film should also bring new converts into his world. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Product Description
This Deluxe Complete Edition of the Sweeney Todd film soundtrack contains the complete music from the film. It is specially-packaged with an 80-page bound booklet, with lyrics and photographs.
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| Customer Reviews:
 If you like the movie, You'll like the soundtrack. August 18, 2008
Tanisha Ross (chicago,IL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This cd is the exact soundtrack from the movie. When I first saw the movie I was a little iffie about the music, but I saw it again and the music captured me.I love Johnny's voice on here and all the others. The actual music speaks for itself and it plays out just as a Broadway musical would. Go for it and take a mystical trip down Fleetstreet.
 Is this a musical??? July 30, 2008
Teasdale RC (near Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been a fan of musicals all 68 years of my life and so I bought this movie to add to a collection that extends into 3 digits. I use the word movie because I don't think it deserves the title "Musical." Not a single song is performed in a setting that makes it memorable as part of the whole or something you would like to share with others The stars are good singers and great actors, but none of them will be singing concerts tomorrow. To my mind Tim Burton's obsession with creating "Art-Deco" film turned it into a horrific dramatic bloodbath that Stephen King might give rave reviews. It is filled with blood and gratuitious violence from the opening credits to the final scene and there isn't even any suspense leading up to that violence. If you are a fan of sadistic "Friday the 13'th" bloodbath movies enjoy, but don't buy this film because they called it a "Musical." I for one find it hard to beleive that Sondhiem at his age approved such a violent bloodbath within which to exhibit his talent at musical creation. I doubt that Irving Berlin would have cheered him on in presenting this creation as a "Musical."
a soundtrack by Sondheim, what more could you want? July 6, 2008
S. Kalen
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great set of songs sung by some great singers, not much more to say then that.
 Absolutely breathtaking June 24, 2008
dorkyj2002 (Phila, Pa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't like blood or gore, but I absolutely ADORED this movie and music :-D And did I mention I'm not a Depp fan, either? He and Helena Bonham Carter were born for these roles. The music is clever, unique, unusual, and not really boring- these are the characteristics of a Sondheim musical :-P My husband and I fought over this CD for a couple of months Lol :-P Give this CD and movie half a chance :-D!!! I also LOOOOVED that they had the lyrics in the booklet, soooo awesome :-D!!!!! I had "The Worst Pies in London" down pat (with the rolling pin!) for a while there :-D
Sincerely,
Jessica R. (dorkyj2002)
 ugly ugly sounds June 19, 2008
Joshua Miller (san diego)
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
all i can say about this is "worst singing ever"
the toilet flushing sounds better than this soundtrack
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