Audio CD review:
Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Soundtrack Highlights

Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd Soundtrack Highlights

Band: Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp Title: Sweeney Todd Soundtrack Highlights Rating: Release Date: 18 December, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: No Place Like London 2: The Worst Pies in London 3: Poor Thing 4: My Friends 5: Green Finch & Linnett Bird 6: Johanna 7: Pirelli's Miracle Elixir 8: The Contest 9: Wait 10: Pretty Women 11: Epiphany 12: A Little Priest 13: Johanna 14: God, That's Good! 15: By the Sea 16: Not While I m Around

Editoral Review 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). Stephen Sondheim's Grand-Guignol blend of opera and musical theater is a perfect match for director Tim Burton's gothic sensibility. 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 .. You can see a complete list of all Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp discography, or go back to the Stephen Sondheim, Paul Gemignani, Andy Richards, Alan Rickman, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Edward Sanders, Jamie Bower, Jayne Wisener, Johnny Depp tabs