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JOHNNY DEPP The actor can coax a tune out of his throat as easily as his character can slit one on the soundtrack of Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd

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Release Date: Dec 18, 2007; Lead Performance: Various Artists; Genre: Soundtracks/Cast Recordings

He can anchor a $2.7 billion franchise, but can Johnny Depp belt out a Broadway ballad in Tim Burton's new film, Sweeney Todd? Just listen to the haunting ''My Friends,'' in which the actor's murderous Demon Barber of Fleet Street serenades his razors. Partner in crime Helena Bonham Carter unveils an unimpressive soprano, though Alan Rickman's creepy judge is shiveringly seductive. And thanks to the lush orchestrations, Stephen Sondheim's score — all jagged harmonies and beautiful dissonance — has never seemed more alive. B+
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