Songs from Sweeney Todd (Accompaniment 2-CD Set)

Stephen Sondheim | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 20, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Stage Stars
• ASIN: B0010T04K6
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,969 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (complete track)

2. The Worst Pies in London (complete track)

3. Poor Thing (complete track)

4. My Friends (complete track)

5. Green Finch and Linnet Bird (complete track)

6. Johanna (Anthony) (complete track)

7. Wait (complete track)

8. Kiss Me / Ladies in their Sensitivities / Kiss Me (pt. II) (complete track)

9. Pretty Women (complete track)

10. Epiphany (complete track)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (accompaniment track)

2. The Worst Pies in London (accompaniment track)

3. Poor Thing (accompaniment track)

4. My Friends (accompaniment track)

5. Green Finch and Linnet Bird (accompaniment track)

6. Johanna (Anthony) (accompaniment track)

7. Wait (accompaniment track)

8. Kiss Me / Ladies in their Sensitivities / Kiss Me (pt. II) (accompaniment track)

9. Pretty Women (accompaniment track)

10. Epiphany (accompaniment track)

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sweeney Karaoke, March 11, 2008

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This review is from: Songs from Sweeney Todd (Accompaniment 2-CD Set) (Audio CD)

This is a great recording! My daughter and her friends are putting on a ST production for fun, and this will be a great addition. The music is very well done, and the practice singers are all fine.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Accompaniment, February 26, 2008

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S. Gallo (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs from Sweeney Todd (Accompaniment 2-CD Set) (Audio CD)

This is a really great product, especially because Sweeney karaoke tracks are hard to come by. The instrumentation and quality of the songs is impressive, and they are in both the original keys and tempos. I'd recommend this product to anyone rehearsing for a production of the show or for any fan wanting to sing-along to a great, classic musical!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellant Orchestration, June 7, 2008

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pirateking24601 (TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Songs from Sweeney Todd (Accompaniment 2-CD Set) (Audio CD)

I bought this CD bc I needed to perform a song from it for a Musical Review and needed a good accompaniment. This CD did just that. The Orchestrations and tempos are very accurate to the Original Cast Recording and do well for supplying a professional sounding back-up track.

That being said, I must say I was just a tad disappointed when I heard the very synthesized brass blaring at the beginning of "God, That's Good!". This particular recording uses keyboards and computers to reproduce the score. Although you can't really tell for the most part, sometimes it can be rather obvious. The singers are a tad annoying here as well. They are very good singers, however, they really aren't acting the role well. They play their charecters undeveloped and sound like they don't really know what their charecter is doing or feeling. I know it's not a Cast Recording and they aren't supposed to be acting it, but it's still irritating when any performace of "A Little Preist" feels hollow and unfun. Also, the CD boasts being in the same Keys and Tempos of the Original Cast Recording, the very beginning of "Pretty Women" is obiously slower. Although I prefer the slower recording, I was surprised that they made a change after making such a blatent claim.

In Conclusion, The CD works well for what it is intended for, but not much else.