The Phantom of the Opera Movie: Music of the Night Lyrics

“The Phantom of the Opera” is a classic tale of love, tragedy, and suspense. The iconic music from the film has become some of the most popular and beloved songs of all time. “The Phantom of the Opera Movie: Music of the Night Lyrics” is a blog dedicated to sharing the lyrics and stories behind these timeless tunes.

The Movie

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. The book was originally published in 1911 as a serialization in a magazine. The Phantom of the Opera tells the story of a masked man who falls in love with a young soprano named Christine.

The songs

The songs in the movie The Phantom of the Opera are:
1. “Angels from montgomery”
2. “Little shop of horrors”
3. “Music of the night”
4. “No one would listen”
5. “Note to self”
6. “PROUD MARY (keeping my mind on my money)”
7. “Raoul I’ve been there”
8. “Think of me”

The characters

The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American silent horror film adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra, directed by Rupert Julian and starring Lon Chaney in the title role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves, Christine Daaé, a famous singer.

The film remains most famous for Chaney’s innovative make-up, which was designed to produce a realistic image of a disfigured man. His make-up for The Phantom included wax to build up his cheekbones, cotton to pad out his sunken cheeks and Jolson’s blackface greasepaint to darken his skin. For the scenes where he removes his mask, dry ice was used to fill in the sunken areas around his eyes.

The film was Universal Pictures’ first big budget production and their first film version of Leroux’s novel. It was also their most successful silent film, grossing $4 million at the box office. The popularity of the novel and its subsequent adaptations has led some maintaining that it established certain permanent cinematic conventions related to horror films produced by Universal during the 1930s. These include Gothic atmosphere; somber events taking place during stormy nights; castles or old mansions as sinister locations; grandiose staircases as perfect sites for dramatic confrontations; damsels in distress requiring rescuing from an evil genius; and climactic scenes featuring spectacular special effects designed to terrify audiences.

The music

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart with additions from Richard Stilgoe. Based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux, its central character is a masked figure who, because of a frightful accident during a performance, becomes disfigured and lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.

The lyrics

Music of the night
Lyrics by Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe
(Mysterious music)
(Spoken)
Sing once again with me
The song of the night
Quiet and empty, save for the sound
Of the music of the night.
(Sung)
Softly, swiftly,
Flow the days.
Seldom heard are the angels’ voices.
Now they come to awake us from our slumbers.
Bid you farewell till we meet once more.
There’s music in the nights as activating,
As a composer to his instrument. (instrumental break) Darkness wakes and stirs imagination! Dreams upon dreams aspire! Embrace the magic that lurks in shadows: The music of the night!

The composer

The music of The Phantom of the Opera was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. He wrote the musical in collaboration with lyricist Charles Hart and producer Cameron Mackintosh. The musical was originally produced by Really Useful Theatres and opened in London’s West End in 1986. It tells the story of a masked man who haunts the Paris Opera House and falls in love with a young soprano, Christine Daaé.

The musical has been adapted into a film, a cartoon, and an unsuccessful stage musical sequel, Love Never Dies. The Phantom of the Opera has been one of the most commercially successful musicals of all time, grossing over $5.6 billion dollars worldwide.

The stage production

The music of the night lyrics are from the stage production of “The Phantom of the Opera”. The music was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The lyrics were written by Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe. The song was originally sung by Michael Crawford as the Phantom.

The songs

1. The Phantom of the Opera
2.Think of Me
3. Angel of Music
4. Little Lotte/The Mirror (Angel of Music)
5. The Phantom of the Opera (Reprise)
6. Beneath a Moonless Sky
7. The Point of No Return
8. Home
9.Rainbow High
10. Miss Saigon

The characters

The Phantom of the Opera is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Charles Hart. The book was written by Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe.

The musical tells the story of a masked figure who lurks in the catacombs of the Paris Opera House, exercising a reign of terror over all who inhabit it. He falls in love with Christine, a young soprano, and determines to make her a star.

The cast of characters includes:

The Phantom: A masked man who lives in the catacombs beneath the Paris Opera House. He is in love with Christine, but she does not return his affections.

Christine Daae: A soprano who is the object of The Phantom’s affections. She loves Raoul, but is torn between her affection for him and her fear of The Phantom.

Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny: Christine’s childhood friend and fiancé. He is jealous of The Phantom and determined to save Christine from his grasp.

The movie vs. the stage production

The Phantom of the Opera movie was released in 2004, and starred Gerard Butler as the Phantom and Emmy Rossum as Christine. The movie was directed by Joel Schumacher, and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures.

The movie musical is based on the 1986 stage musical of the same name, which was composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. The stage musical was based on the 1910 French novel Le Fantôme de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux.

The movie features all of the songs from the stage musical, plus four new songs written specifically for the film. “Learn to Be Lonely” is sung by Gerard Butler as the Phantom in the graveyard scene. “No One Would Listen” is a reprise of “The Phantom of the Opera”, sung by Emmy Rossum as Christine after she has left the Opera House. “Beneath a Moonless Sky” is sung by Patrick Wilson as Raoul in his room at the Hôtel Museé d’Orsay, set to a montage of visuals from around Paris. “Because We Believe” is sung over the credits by Andrea Bocelli and Jennifer Hudson.

The Phantom of the Opera: music of the night lyrics

The Phantom of the Opera: music of the night lyrics

I know the shadows hide you
And I know that you’re afraid
But there’s nothing to fear love
If you just stay with me
And I will keep you safe from harm
And I will keep you warm
I will be your shelter from the storm
So let me sing you the music of the night
And I will hold you close and tight
And we’ll dance until the morning light
I am the phantom of the opera
And I will love you forever more