Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber Of Fleet Street - Stephen Sondheim - Soundtrack

Johnny Depp was delightfully murderous in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and although the film was very dark and the music certainly portrayed this, there was a very quirky and almost upbeat nature about a lot of the music associated with it. Musical maestro Stephen Sondheim applied his considerable musical talents to the soundtrack, composing and compiling the selection of 20 songs, setting the mood, heightening the tension, and amusing us with lyrical genius that you don't see every day. The second track on the disc is No Place Like London, which showcases Depp's excellent English accent by giving us a half-speaking half-singing piece ...  Read the complete review

I went to see the film and absolutely loved it. The voices of Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter are amazing and Sondheim's music is both witty and dramatic. I bought the deluxe edition of the soundtrack for round £13 and was delighted with the package I got. The soundtrack itself is brilliant, you get 20 tracks, all the big ones from the film and they sound just as good. There's also a little bit of dialogue in there, not too much it's irritating but enough to get the story through listening through the soundtrack and so it all fits together. The CD comes in a cardboard sleeve, together with a 72 page book, featuring Cast list, track ...  Read the complete review