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News Track List Announced for "Sweeney Todd" Nonesuch Releases Nonesuch Records has announced the track listing for the forthcoming soundtrack to Tim Burton's "Sweeney Todd" film.

The company will release both a two-disc deluxe edition and a highlights version on Dec. 18. The Nonesuch website is located at nonesuch.com.

Longtime Stephen Sondheim collaborators, orchestrator Jonathan Tunick and music supervisor Paul Gemignani, worked on the soundtrack. Mike Higham produced the albums recorded in London.

The tracks featured on the deluxe album follow:

1. "Opening Title"
2. "No Place Like London"
3. "The Worst Pies in London"
4. "Poor Thing"
5. "My Friends"
6. "Green Finch & Linnett Bird"
7. "Alms Alms"
8. "Johanna"
9. "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir"
10. "The Contest"
11. "Wait"
12. "Ladies and Their Sensitivities"
13. "Pretty Women"
14. "Epiphany"
15. "A Little Priest"
16. "Johanna"
17. "God, That s Good!"
18. "By the Sea"
19. "Not While I'm Around"
20. "Final Scene"

The highlights disc will exclude the "Opening Title," "Alms Alms," "Ladies and Their Sensitivities" and "Final Scene" as well as the bonus content (including a bound booklet). Nonesuch also released the cast recording for the recent revival of Sweeney Todd featuring Michael Cerveris and Patti LuPone.

Fans can currently preview songs from the film by visiting the official website at sweeneytoddmovie.com.

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The DreamWorks/Warner Bros. film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical is penned by John Logan ("The Aviator," "Gladiator"). Tim Burton directs the film slated to debut in theatres Dec. 21.

The official synopsis for the film follows: "Johnny Depp and Tim Burton join forces again in a big-screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's award-winning musical thriller 'Sweeney Todd.' Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for that cruel punishment, but for the devastating consequences of what happened to his wife and daughter. When he returns to reopen his barber shop, Sweeney Todd becomes the Demon Barber of Fleet Street who 'shaved the heads of gentlemen who never thereafter were heard from again.' Joining Depp is Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney's amorous accomplice, who creates diabolical meat pies.

The cast also includes Alan Rickman, who portrays the evil Judge Turpin, who sends Sweeney to prison and Timothy Spall as the Judge's wicked associate Beadle Bamford and Sacha Baron Cohen is a rival barber, the flamboyant Signor Adolfo Pirelli.

Rounding out the cast are Laura Michelle Kelly (Fiddler on the Roof) as the Beggar Woman, Jamie Campbell Bowen as Anthony, Jayne Wisener as Johanna and newcomer Edward Sanders as Tobias. "All the stars will do their own singing from Stephen Sondheim's music and lyrics," according to the announcement.

 
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