At the end of the song, Christine sings her highest note in the show, an E 6. It is sung as a duet by Christine and the Phantom. It takes place as the Phantom escorts Christine by boat to his lair beneath the Opera Garnier. The song is performed in Act I after the song 'Angel of Music' (The Mirror) and before ' The Music of the Night' (and is reprised in Act Two at the end of the song 'Notes/Twisted Every Way'). 2 Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley version.Some feel the musical’s title song takes influence from Pink Floyd, one of the bands which defined progressive rock. The title track includes elements of progressive rock, the genre Lloyd Webber delved into with Jesus Christ Superstar.

That’s the length of the half of one side of a vinyl record! Perhaps that’s why “Echoes” doesn’t get much radio airplay.ġ5 years later, Andrew Loyd Webber releases what is perhaps the definitive musical of his career: The Phantom of the Opera. Pink Floyd’s 1971 album Meddleincludes a track called “Echoes.” “Echoes” is an epic song if there ever was one. A Pink Floyd concert ticket | Donaldson Collection/Getty Images The history of Pink Floyd’s ‘Echoes’ and ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ Roger Waters of Pink Floyd claims the track’s riff comes from one of his band’s songs. It’s repeated several times over the course of the musical. The song “The Phantom of the Opera” has an incredibly memorable opening riff. But did it originate with The Phantom of the Opera or Pink Floyd? Its title song is one of the most popular songs in the history of musical theater. The Phantom of the Operais still one of the most popular musicals ever.

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