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The Phantom of Theatre (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
The Phantom of Theatre (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Chen Zhiyi
Released	May 13, 2016
Studio	Click Music
Genre	Film score
Length	1:17:00
Language	Mandarin
Producer	Bona Film Group; Hangzhou Herun Film; Dongyang Hongjing Film & TV Culture;
Chen Zhiyi chronology

Phantom of the Theatre
Phantom of the Theatre
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Chinese	魔宫魅影
Hanyu Pinyin	Mó Gōng Mèi Yǐng
Directed by	Raymond Yip
Written by	Manfred Wong; Yang Mei Yuan; Li Jing Ling;
Produced by	Manfred Wong; Ruby Lin; Jay Wei; Jeffrey Chan;
Starring	Ruby Lin; Tony Yang; Simon Yam; Huang Lei;
Music by	Chen Zhiyi
Production; companies	Polybona Films; Herun Film; Happy Era Media; Dong Yanghong King film; Beijing and run splendour films;
Distributed by	Bona Film Group ; Huaxia Film Distribution ; Beijing Herun Chaofan Film Distribution
Release date	29 April 2016 (China);
Running time	104 minutes
Countries	China ; Hong Kong
Language	Mandarin
Box office	US$7.9 million

Phantom of the Theatre (Chinese: 魔宫魅影; pinyin: Mó Gōng Mèi Yǐng) is a 2016 Chinese thriller film directed by Raymond Yip, starring Ruby Lin, Tony Yang, Simon Yam, and Huang Lei. The film depicts a tragic love story set in Shanghai during the 1930s. It was released in China on 29 April 2016.

Premise

The story is set in Shanghai during the 1930s.^[3]

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show and bring in new victims.^[4] Phantom of the Theatre depicts a tragic love story between rising film star Meng Sifan and young director Gu Weibang, the son of the warlord Gu Mingshan.^[5]

Cast

Ruby Lin as Meng Sifan (孟思凡) / Kong Lan (孔蘭) / Kong Jin (孔金)
- Zhang Zifeng as young Kong Lan
Yang "Tony" Youning as Gu Weibang (顧偉邦)
Yam "Simon" Tat-wah as Gu Mingshan (顧鳴山)
Jing Gangshan as Kong Shen (孔申)
Huang Huan as Fei Lisi (費麗斯)
Lin Jiangguo as Tang Shirao (湯世饒)
Hu Ming as The Adjutant
Meng "Natalie" Yao as Pan Ruyu (潘如玉)
Wu Xudong as Liu Kang (陸康)
Ha "Patricia" Manjing as Weibang's mother
Han Zhi as The Butler
Li Xiaochuan as Ma Rulong (馬如龍)
Huang Lei as The Theatre Owner
Luo Tianjiao as Xiao Mei (小美)
Du Changrui as Actress
Li Jiaxuan as Actress
Li Ching as Master of Ceremony
He Yunwei as Master of Ceremony
Li Yang as The Thief

Production

The film cast is led by Ruby Lin, Raymond Yip, and Manfred Wong, their third collaboration on horror films.^[6] Phantom of the Theatre was filmed in Shanghai, where shooting of the film started on 13 January 2015 and was wrapped up on 3 March 2015.

Release

The film was moved from its scheduled release date of 27 November 2015, to 28 April 2016.^[7] It was released in China on 29 April 2016.^[8]^[9] It was released on DVD by Well Go USA Entertainment on 11 October 2016.^[4]

Country	Released Date	Alternative title
China	29 April 2016	魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)
United States (Limited)	6 May 2016	Phantom of the Theatre
Canada (Limited)	6 May 2016	Phantom of the Theatre
Vietnam	13 May 2016	Bóng Ma Nhà Hát
Taiwan	13 May 2016	魔宫魅影 (mó gōng mèi yǐng)

Reception

The film grossed US$7.85 million on its opening weekend in China.^[10]

Soundtrack

Track listing
No.	Title	English title	Length
1.	"迷雾" (feat. A-Lin)	"The Mist"	05:35
2.	"偷窃者"	"The Thief"	01:13
3.	"心鬼"	"The Devil Inside"	01:06
4.	"宿命 (Intro)"	"Destiny (Intro)"	01:13
5.	"解剖"	"Anatomy"	01:39
6.	"背后"	"At the Back"	00:12
7.	"不怀好意"	"Cankered"	01:09
8.	"心动"	"Heartbeat"	00:45
9.	"梦魇"	"Nightmare"	00:50
10.	"魔宫剧院"	"The Phantom Theatre"	02:23
11.	"角色"	"The Character"	00:30
12.	"电影开机"	"Action!"	01:12
13.	"偷情"	"Love Affair"	01:27
14.	"窥"	"Peep"	00:30
15.	"邂逅"	"Meet Unexpectly"	01:03
16.	"死神的诅咒"	"A Curse by Death"	02:35
17.	"暧昧"	"Ambiguous"	01:17
18.	"性侵犯"	"Sexual Assault"	02:59
19.	"扭曲"	"Distorted"	01:41
20.	"惊惶而逃"	"Escape"	01:49
21.	"魂飞魄散"	"Destruction"	00:41
22.	"魔镜"	"The Mirror"	01:45
23.	"调查"	"Investigate"	00:49
24.	"朦胧的爱意"	"Hazy Love"	02:06
25.	"缠绵"	"Whispers of Love"	01:26
26.	"突变"	"Mutation"	00:20
27.	"一场电影一场梦"	"One Movie, One Dream"	02:16
28.	"面容"	"The Face"	00:46
29.	"想念"	"Miss"	00:55
30.	"死神的呼唤"	"Call From Death"	01:14
31.	"触不到的爱恋"	"Untouchable Love"	03:51
32.	"蓄谋"	"Premeditate"	00:26
33.	"欺骗"	"Deceive"	02:15
34.	"失恋"	"Crossed In Love"	01:18
35.	"一探究竟"	"Exploration"	02:12
36.	"绑架"	"Kidnapping"	01:26
37.	"戏班进城"	"Coming to the Town"	01:08
38.	"丽宫剧院"	"Ligong Theatre"	01:49
39.	"旋转的舞"	"The Show"	02:07
40.	"灾变"	"The Disaster"	02:10
41.	"电影落幕"	"Drop Scene"	01:11
42.	"揭穿"	"Expose"	02:40
43.	"人质"	"Hostage"	01:20
44.	"背叛与救赎"	"Betrayal and Redemption"	02:00
45.	"破灭 (Outro)"	"Shatter (Outro)"	02:18
46.	"离别"	"Farewell"	01:01
47.	"迷雾" (feat. 朱梓溶 & Eric Juu)	"Dense Fog"	05:06
Total length:			01:17:00

Solo vocalist (female): Zhu Zirong
Solo vocalist (male): Chen Zhiyi (Yu Peng)
Violin solo: Piao Ying, Zhang Suchen
Cello solo: Chen Xiaolong
Flute: Chen Kun
Oboe: Zhang Xin
Bassoon: Hu Yu
Horn: Guo Zhanbao, Shi Jieliang
Trombone: Liu Zhanyi
Tuba: Mou Xianquan
Chinese flute: Tu Huabing
Pipa: Xie Yudan
Erhu: Lu Yiwen
Choir: Zhu Zhirong, Chen Qin, Fu Xiaoli, Wu Jing, Wang Guofang, Jiang Bin, Zhang Chaojun, Guo Junyu, Chen Zhiyi (Yu Peng)
Strings: Shanghai Piao Ying Chamber Music Group
Recording studio: Shanghai San You Recording Occupation Studio
Recording engineer: Lu Xiaoxing
Mixing engineer: Chen Zhiyi (Yu Peng)
Music producer: Anders Lee