第46小节 抛砖引玉一一《Music of the Night》 《Love Never Dies》（1）
夜晚PHANTOM化身贡多拉的船工，引领着Christine带她进入自己狭隘阴暗的地下宫殿。一路用这首《Music of the Night》表达着对女主的爱意。这首诡异又异常缠绵悱恻的情歌使得女主心神荡漾。她在PHANTOM的牵引下，来到一座布满尘土的绒布所遮盖的神秘物体前。幽灵一把揭开绒布，出现的是一面巨大的镜子，但此时镜子已经没有，空无一物的镜框后面是一座蜡像，正是女主穿婚纱的美丽模样。躲在面具背后唱着歌曲的PHANTOM，可能只有那个承载音乐的音乐盒和象征爱情的戒指才能带他走出这无尽的黑夜。
“Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
Turn your face away from cold, unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night
Close you eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Leave all thoughts of the life you knew before
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the life you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to go
Only then can you belong to me
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the power of the music that i write
The power of the music of the night
You alone can make my song take fly
Help me make the music of the night
.......”
为了配合歌曲的主题整个音乐厅里一片漆黑，只留下两盏微弱的灯和舞台上的海澜瞿岚如影随形。悠然空灵的女高音响遏行云地飘荡在音乐厅之上。底下是小提琴慢板缜密的撕弦，如同船桨小心翼翼地分开漆黑的湖面，拉开夜的帷幕。
歌的开篇唱得既慢且轻，犹如琴瑟心照不宣的互诉衷肠，一点点推进。直到一次又一次地唱响“Listen to the music of the night...” 一次比一次更激烈更高亢的声音响起时，Prelude的铺垫才宣告完成，夜被彻底地撕开。
