Record label EMI is capitalizing on the Fifty Shades of Grey erotica sensation by releasing a new soundtrack to go along with the book.
Fifty Shades of Grey – The Classical Album is meant to be listened to while reading the three book series. It has 15 tracks on the album, including music that is mentioned in the book such as The Tallis Scholars’ performance of Spem in Alium, Flower Duet from Lakmé, Pachelbel’s Canon in D, and the aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations.
If you want to sample ALL the music in the book, try Meg Latimore‘s massive Fifty Shades soundtrack mix (Spotify link). It includes 212 songs and 15 hours of music…

E.L. James helped put the EMI collection together. “I am thrilled that the classical pieces that inspired me while I wrote the Fifty Shades Trilogy are being brought together in one collection for all lovers of the books to enjoy,” she stated. The album comes out in the U.S. and Canada on August 21st digitally and then on CD on September 18th. The international release for both formats will be released September 17th.
Here is the first group of songs on Latimore’s Fifty Shades soundtrack. Follow this Spotify link to see the rest…
Orchestre Du Theatre National De L’opera-comique – Lakmé (Act I) (1987 Digital Remaster): Flower Duet
Kings Of Leon – Sex On Fire
Alessandro Marcello – Adagio from Concerto No 3 in D minor, BWV 974
Amy Studt – Misfit
Bruce Springsteen – I’m On Fire
Snow Patrol – The Lightning Strike
Heitor Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 (for soprano and 8 cellos): I. Aria (Cantilena) (1938) Adagio
Frank Sinatra – Witchcraft [The Frank Sinatra Collection]
Giuseppe Verdi – La Traviata – Prelude
Britney Spears – Toxic
Trevor Pinnock – Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major – 1. Canon
The Sixteen/ Harry Christophers – Spem in alium
Daniel Barenboim – Preludes Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor (Largo)
Ella Fitzgerald – What Is This Thing Called Love
Corinne Bailey Rae – Like a Star
Hélène Grimaud – Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: “Adagio Sostenuto”
Jeff Buckley – Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
Enigma – Principles Of Lust – Radio Edit
Sarah McLachlan – Possession
Nelly Furtado – Try
Coldplay – The Scientist
Jose Gonzalez – Heartbeats
Nitin Sawhney – Homelands
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) – Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis