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The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Soundtrack

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack

I’m a great fan of the Twilight, though I haven’t read any Twilight novels, but I’m surely deep into it’s universe. I’m really loved the story of chained love between a human and a vampire: Bella and Edward – wishing something could happened in reality for me … wait don’t think to much, not for me to be a vampire, I just wanna to have such deep romantic relationships!

Besides the movies themselves, getting into the music behind the movie series is also good for everyone to dive into the Twilight universe. As with the first Twilight movie, New Moon has also released an compilation album featuring tracks that appeared on the movie, apart from the movie score. Both album’s tracks are some handpicked by the Twilight’s author – Stephanie Meyer, with some tracks are written by bands specially for the Twilight movie series. Both albums has helped create hype for the movies, and also help raised attention to the bands contributed to the albums. The last album helped greatly to my favorite band – Paramore, now this time is for Death Cab For Cutie.

The New Moon soundtrack is significantly less tracks from pop or mainstream artists (in my understanding), instead it’s more into the indie-rock scene or darker theme.

This album’s leading track is Meet Me on the Equinox by Death Cab for Cutie, which is written specially for the film by this Grammy nominated indie rock band. Looking into the lyrics I think this track probably about the separation and rare reunion of Bella and Edward – which should be the main storyline of New Moon.

Muse is the only band featured on the Twilight soundtrack again back to New Moon’s tracklisting, but this time is with New Moon original remix of their 2009 track – I Belong to You, in which has stripped the original song’s french lyrics.

The Killers and OK Go‘s contribution are welcomed for me, I really liked both band’s other tracks already and now really enjoying their original song in this New Moon soundtrack. I loves The Killer’s signature vocal and music style as well as OK Go’s use of percussion instruments to create beats.

Apart from these well known acts, I loved those female vocal tracks featured on the Twilight album. For New Moon there’s two female vocal gems Possibility by Lykke Li and Satellite Heart by Anya Marina. These two tracks perhaps are speaking for Bella’s mind, and let me to go into Bella’s world.

Tracklisting of The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack – in according to my rating:

  1. Possibility – Lykke Li
  2. A White Demon Love Song – The Killers
  3. Satellite Heart – Anya Marina
  4. Meet Me on The Equinox – Death Cab for Cutie
  5. I Belong to You (New Moon Remix) – MUSE
  6. Shooting the Moon – OK Go
  7. Slow Life – Grizzly Bear (with Victoria Legrand)
  8. Rosyln – Bon Iver & St. Vincent
  9. Done All Wrong – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
  10. Friends – Band of Skulls
  11. New Moon (The Meadow) – Alexandre Desplat
  12. No Sound But The Wind – Editors
  13. The Violet Hour – Sea Wolf
  14. Monsters – Hurricane Bells
  15. Hearing Damage – Thom Yorke

Now the New Moon movie itself is on screens in the US, I’m really looking forward to watch this movie when it hit the Hong Kong screens on December 17, then I should have a full understanding of this soundtrack.

If you interested in this album, please also checkout my review on Twilight – soundtrack!

Twilight – Soundtrack

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With my love to Paramore and the fame of Linkin Park, it’s no doubt that my fav tracks of this album would be their songs – Decode, I Caught Myself and Leave Out All The Rest. The inclusion of these tracks did really helped Paramore to get widespread attention and widen their fan base. And for Linkin Park one, I think I really no need to talk much about them right? I think you should already know a lot about them…

Back to the Paramore tracks, as with most tracks in this album, they are original, and thus are written specially for the Twilight movie by Paramore. The track Decode for me I think is about both Edward & Bella: For Edward’s side, of course it’s about he’s powerless to “decode” Bella’s mind. To Bella, I think it’s about she’s trying to “decode” her love or relationship to Edward – her realization of Edward as a vampire.

Perhaps the next track I liked should be the Danish band Blue Foundation‘s Eyes On Fire, this track’s new age theme and the vocal gives me a lot inspirations.

Bella’s Lullaby is a great instrument only track, in the film it depicted as a lullaby written by Edward for Bella, it’s like kinda “tradition” – a lullaby performed by a vampire in front of the victim, before the vampire to “enjoy” the victim.

And don’t pass by a track that’s actually sung by Edward ~ Rob Pattinson, Never Think. I remember this track actually did not appear in the movie, so it’s worth to listen how Rob sings.

Flightless Bird, American Mouth by Iron & Wine is a great love track, I loves it’s melodies but also the lyrics: looking into the lyrics it’s actually kinda poem about the love between a boy and a little bird– a girl.

Tracklisting in accordance to my rating:

  1. Decode – Paramore
  2. Leave Out All The Rest – Linkin Park
  3. I Caught Myself – Paramore
  4. Supermassive Black Hole – MUSE
  5. Eyes On Fire – Blue Foundation
  6. Spotlight (Twilight Mix) – Mutemath
  7. Full Moon – The Black Ghosts
  8. Flightless Bird, American Mouth – Iron & Wine
  9. Go All The Way (Into The Twilight) – Perry Farrell
  10. Bella’s Lullaby – Carter Burwell
  11. Never Think – Rob Pattinson
  12. Tremble For My Beloved – Collective Soul

Here are a selection of Twilight tracks on Youtube:

Day-off today.

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Oh, yes I’ve finally got my own Studio Beats by dr. dre headphones, after breaking apart so much headphones before. I’m sure I’ll take this one very seriously and won’t hurt it (coz’ it’s very pricey, actually).

So today it’s my day-off and decided to giv my new Studio Beats by dr. dre a go. I’ve posted the unboxing pics at Facebook, just click the above pic to check them out.

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