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I'm not going to write a long review on this soundtrack. Those of you who have only listened to the soundtrack but have yet to see the movie judge too soon and too harshly. All true fans of ALW's Phantom of the Opera will be impressed. The music will come together a lot better when you see the movie. I'm disappointed im myself for not being open to Gerard Butler's part as the Phantom. It's not fair for any of us to criticize him for his singing only because it's different from Michael Crawford's. I'm also not going to revolve this subject about the singers not quite measuring up or that they don't sound like the original cast of almost 20 years ago. I believe M. Menzer said it best on their review that "They're different singers. Their voices have different tambres. Gerard Butler is not the tenor that Michael Crawford is... Deal with it, and learn to be happy with a great soundtrack for the long awaited movie version of one of Broadway's greatest shows. December 22nd can't come quickly enough." Please take this morsel of advice when you approach the silver screen; view the movie with an open mind and do yourself a favor; cast away the sounds of the original cast when you see it. (They're too old to take those parts again and you know it) You'll only disappoint yourself if you don't. You won't be let down, I anxiously await its release on DVD, and will probably see it a couple more times at the theater while I wait.