Music of the Night-The Phantom Of The Opera-paino

An inspiring pianist. A Performance by Frank Merandi.
"The Music of the Night" is a song from the musical The Phantom of the Opera. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart. Initially made famous by Michael Crawford, the actor who originated the role of the Phantom both in London and on Broadway, the popular song has sold millions of copies worldwide and has been translated into many different languages. The Really Useful Group filmed a video starring Crawford and Sarah Brightman (who did not sing), which featured the original lyrics to the song. In the musical, it is sung after the Phantom lures Christine Daaé down to his lair beneath the Opera House. He seduces Christine with "his music" of the night, his voice putting her into a type of trance. He sings of his unspoken love for her and urges her to forget the world and life she knew before. The Phantom leads Christine around his lair, eventually pulling back a curtain to reveal a life-size doll of Christine dressed in a wedding gown, causing her to faint. The Phantom then carries Christine to a bed, where he lays her down and goes on to write his music. Sarah Brightman declared at the London's Royal Albert Hall Concert in 1997,[1] that the song was originally written by Andrew Lloyd Webber for her, the first time he met her. That version had different lyrics and was called "Married Man". The lyrics were later rewritten and the song was added into the The Phantom of the Opera. After her run as the original Christine, she began using the song in her solo concerts. A year before The Phantom Of The Opera even opened at Her Majesty's Theatre, the original version of the song was performed at Andrew Lloyd Webber's own theatre at Sydmonton, along with the first drafts of the show. The audience were a specially gathered group of Webber's acquaintances. The Phantom was played by Colm Wilkinson, who sang "The Music Of The Night" in Act One. As Charles Hart had not yet become involved in writing the song, in places the lyrics were very different from the ones used in the three variations of the song. One version of the Music of the Night, as performed by Sarah Brightman, has alternate lyrics, as well as an alternate ending, replacing the line "To the power of the music that I write," with "To the harmony which dreams alone can write,".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Music_of_the_Night

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[at1212b]

A bit too much 'roll' at times but a very very good performance nonetheless!

[allex99999]

COOL...but dont you think your going a little crazy?

[OldGringo38]

Just the way I like it. Nine fingers on each hand.

Thank You for sharing.

[Lorelai271]

WOW, you're playing sooooo amazing! It's like in movie! WOW

[PhantomMusical]

Phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!!

[renzzo666]

I really don't care about the titles stuff, I just care 'bout the way you play it... :) sounds beautiful... great!!

[dmera10569]

some people just have more passion than others.... ad how does your rendition sound?!!

[Dj3g0l2]

BRAVO!!! BRAVO!! BRAVISIMO!!!

[pink120]

I love the passion you express through the song!

[LilLonelyEmoGirl]

i have to agree. u were going too overboard, no offence. next time, if u play piece like it written, it will sound even more amazing!

[saturn1817]

Good!