英国作曲家安德鲁·洛伊德·韦伯（Andrew Lloyd Webber）据说在欧洲可比肩莫扎特，在中国也颇受小资们的追捧。不过在国内一轮又一轮的"韦伯热"之后，为人熟知的仍然只是他的音乐剧作品中那些脍炙人口的歌曲。如经典的《歌剧魅影》和《安魂曲》中的曲目外，还有《贝隆夫人》（Evita，1994）中的《阿根廷，不要为我哭泣！》、《猫》中的《回忆》、《歌与舞》中的《意外的歌》、《爱的观点》中的《爱选择一切》等。显然，墨神还未熟知，只是看了《歌剧魅影》(the phantom of the opera,2004) ，深深喜爱其中的音乐。
据说在2004电影版之前还有许多音乐剧版本的《歌剧魅影》，其中最为著名的是Sarah Brightman版本，墨神都一一对比来听，还是最喜欢电影中女演员Emmy Rossum的演唱。
Emmy的嗓音清新甜美，与女主人公的气质更为贴近，配之细腻的表演、动情的倾诉，观者不觉心随之起伏，情感任之调动。或是Christin 啼声初试的《Think of me》那从为怯生生的她担忧到陶醉于其歌声，抑或Christin和王子在天台一曲定情的《All I ask of you》令人忍不住真心祝福却又为他们和魅影的关系暗忧。这里不得不提魅影的扮演者杰拉德·巴特勒（Gerard Butler ）。说实话，Sarah版的歌剧最让人不适应的就是魅影一角，他的出现给人不安惊恐的感觉过于强烈，以致会对这对偏执的爱产生逆反的情感。虽然韦伯曾声明这个角色是"有摇滚气质的男星，......他必须有点粗犷，有点危险，并非一般循规蹈矩的歌手。"而且"克里斯汀之所以喜欢魅影，也是因为他有这种危险的气质"。而Gerard Butler 不仅具备韦伯的要求，更让人产生更多正常的，可理解的，共通的情感。对于他的不平，他复仇的手段，虽然令人不安，却参杂着更多的同情－－对于这样一个有才华却无法公诸于世，无法得到人们认同，更遭遇了"至亲"背叛的只有黑暗的可怜人。或愤怒，或深情，Butler 极具特质的摇滚男高音的美妙嗓音都恰到好处，特别是他演唱的电影的主旋律《The Phantom of Opera》。
可以说《The Phantom of Opera》是我看过的最好看的歌剧电影之一（另一为《红磨坊》(moulin rouge,2001)）。相对歌剧，电影是一场视觉盛宴，色彩、构图、场景精致讲究，气势恢弘，而镜头的运动、切化妙不可言。而作为电影监制和编剧的韦伯全程投入，并重新编配了配乐中的管弦部分，还加入了一首新曲－《Learn To Be Lonely》，以此来暗喻魅影最后仍要孤独一生的悲伤。不论喜欢歌剧还是电影的您，本片都不容错过。
废话多一句，歌词犹如诗歌一半，反复吟唱，Let me be your shelter, let me be your light; you're safe, no one will find you, your fears are far behind you......Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Say the word and I will follow you. Share each day with me, each night, each morning.真让人感动呀。又不由想起菲的歌词"你曾是我的天，让我仰起脸就有一切""一间房 一张床两个人 一直睡 一弹指 一刹那 一辈子 不翼而飞 海誓和山盟 我答应视死如归 海誓对山盟 我愿意望穿秋水"美好的爱情是所有人世世代代都不写追寻的永恒。
All I Ask of you （音频链接 )
No more talk of darkness,
forget these wide-eyed fears;
I'm here, nothing can harm you,
my words will warm and calm you.
Let me be your freedom,
let daylight dry your tears;
I'm here, with you, beside you,
to guard you and to guide you.
Say you'll love me ev'ry waking moment;
turn my head with talk of summertime.
Say you need me with you now and always;
promise me that all you say is true,
that's all I ask of you.
Let me be your shelter,
let me be your light;
you're safe, no one will find you,
your fears are far behind you.
All I want is freedom,
a world with no more night;
and you, always beside me,
to hold me and to hide me.
Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime;
let me lead you from you solitude.
Say you want me with you, here beside you,
anywhere you go, let me go too,
Christine, that's all I ask of you.
Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime.
Say the word and I will follow you.
Share each day with me, each night, each morning.
Say you love me...
You know I do.
Love me, that's all I ask of you.
Anyway you love me too,love me
that's all I ask of you
Think of Me
(Christine)
Think of me,
think of me fondly,
when we've said
goodbye.
Remember me
once in a while -
please promise me
you'll try.
When you find
that, once
again, you long
to take your heart back
and be free -
if you ever find
a moment,
spare a thought
for me...
We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
Webber Andrew Lloyd
but if
you can still remember,
stop and think
of me...
Think of all the things
we've shared and seen -
don't think about the things
which might have been...
Think of me,
think of me waking,
silent and
resigned.
Imagine me,
trying too hard
to put you
from my mind.
Recall those days,
look back on
all those times,
think of the things
we'll never do -
there will
never be
a day, when
I won磘 think
(Raoul)
Can it be?
Can it be Christine?
Bravo!
What a change!
You're really
not a bit
the gawkish girl
that once you were...
She may
not remember
me, but
I remember
her...
(Christine)
We never said
our love
was evergreen,
or as unchanging
as the sea -
but please
promise me,
that sometimes,
you will think
of me!
关于The phantom of the opera（from web）：
剧情简介：本片描述十九世纪发生在法国巴黎歌剧院的爱情故事。时值1882年，在歌剧院的地窖深处，传说住着一名相貌丑陋、戴着面具、却学识渊博的音乐天才，多年来他神出鬼没，躲避世人惊惧鄙夷的目光，被众人称之为「魅影」（杰瑞德巴特勒 饰）。他动辄以鬼魅之姿制造各种纷乱，赶走他讨厌的歌手，甚至还干涉歌剧院的主角人选和剧码安排。
在无意间，魅影发现小牌女歌手克莉丝汀（艾美萝森 饰）拥有不凡的天赋美声，让他倾慕不已。激赏之余，魅影决定不计一切代价，将年轻貌美的克莉丝汀调教成首席女高音。然而，最初发自于精神层面的音乐之爱，却逐渐转化成为强烈的占有欲。走火入魔的魅影更以实际行动，把所有妨碍克莉丝汀歌唱事业的人一一除掉。
后来，戏院的投资人劳尔（派屈克威尔森 饰）认出克莉丝汀是他的儿时玩伴，两人坠入爱河。魅影发现后，自觉遭到背叛，怒而砍断舞台大吊灯的铁链，让整座华丽的水晶灯砰然粉粉碎在观众席上。随着魅影的破坏愈来愈血腥疯狂，克莉丝汀对他的感情也逐渐从迷恋转为恐惧、害怕和怜悯。
半年后，劳尔跟克莉丝汀秘密订婚，魅影突然现身于歌剧院的化装舞会，强迫歌剧院演出他亲手谱作的歌剧《唐璜》，并指名由克莉丝汀担任女主角。心烦意乱的克莉丝汀，半夜奔至父亲坟前哭诉，劳尔则誓言要和魅影周旋到底。
在《唐璜》首演当日，歌剧院四周布满警察，孰料魅影竟然杀死男主角，亲身改扮上场，与克莉丝汀演对手戏。在戏演到最高潮时，克莉丝汀当众扯下他的面具，魅影羞愧心碎之际，动手将克莉丝汀掳至他的地下密室。劳尔追踪至地下，和魅影展开对决，却被他用绳索勒住，魅影藉此要胁克莉丝汀答应求婚。
为了保护爱人劳尔，克莉丝汀毅然倾身，狠狠吻着魅影那张仿佛被地狱诅咒的脸。至此，这场爱情的胜负已定。绝望的魅影送走紧紧相拥的这对恋人，在警察和群众闯入地下密室前，悄然隐去，只留下一张似笑非笑的凄凉面具......
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