Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Official Twilight Soundtrack

Currently listening to: “That’s Not My Name” by The Ting Tings.


Dude, I’ve literally waited for this day for MONTHS. I’m something of a music nerd, so I was actually anticipating the music they were going to use more so than the actual movie. I’m a freak, I’m aware of it.

It was announced today the official tracklist, and apparently they’re ALL appearing in the movie:

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

I was already aware that Supermassive Black Hole was going to be on it, and I heard Decode when it was released a few days ago, but I was very surprised to see Tremble For My Beloved on the final list—for Stephenie Meyer used that song herself in the original Twilight playlist.

I’ve given all the tracks—bar the ones that haven’t actually officially been released yet, such as the one by Perry Farrell and Robert Pattinson—a listen, and I like it. I don’t LOVE it, but I like it. The song by The Black Ghosts is easy listening and I love love the Blue Foundation song. I appreciate new music, and the music Alexandra Patsavas picked out suits the theme incredibly well…

I just—and I KNOW I’m not the only one out there—wish that Time Is Running Out by Muse, perhaps a little Why Does It Always Rain On Me by Travis… or even just a bit of In My Place by Coldplay, made it on. Because, to me, those three songs are just so purely Twilight. I’m just a little put out that, of all the songs Stephenie Meyer had put on the original playlist, they chose the one by Collective Soul. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good song, but they picked the one I liked least out of the playlist. I should probably just count my blessings, though. They could have included My Chemical Romance, after all.

Oh, and Blue October is missing—I thought for sure that it was a given, considering Justin toured with Stephenie for her Breaking Dawn tour. Obviously not.


I’ll still be buying it on November 4th, though. I can’t miss this CD, Coldplay or no Coldplay.

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