The Twilight Saga: New Moon (soundtrack)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released October 16, 2009
Recorded Various times
Genre Pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock
Length 57:40
Label Chop Shop, Atlantic
Producer Alexandra Patsavas
The Twilight Saga soundtracks chronology
Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2008)		 The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2009)		 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse :Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2010)
Singles from The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Meet Me on the Equinox"
    Released: September 13, 2009
  2. "Solar Midnite"
    Released: December 12, 2009
  3. "Satellite Heart"

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the official soundtrack for the 2009 film The Twilight Saga: New Moon. The score for New Moon was composed by Alexandre Desplat[1] while the rest of the soundtrack was chosen by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, who also produced the Twilight soundtrack.[2] The New Moon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album was released on October 16, 2009[3] by Patsavas' Chop Shop label, in conjunction with Atlantic Records.[2]

New Moon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

New Moon's soundtrack comprises songs that are all original and exclusive to the soundtrack[4] and are performed by various indie rock and alternative rock artists. New Moon director Chris Weitz stated that the soundtrack would feature songs from Radiohead, Muse, and Band of Skulls.[5] Death Cab for Cutie contributed the soundtrack's lead single, a song written specifically for the film called "Meet Me on the Equinox", which debuted September 13 during the MTV Video Music Awards.[2] Bassist Nick Harmer says, "We wrote 'Meet Me On the Equinox' to reflect the celestial themes and motifs that run throughout the Twilight series and we wanted to capture that desperate feeling of endings and beginnings that so strongly affect the main characters."[6] The music video for "Meet Me on the Equinox" premiered on October 7, 2009 and includes clips from the movie.[7] The English rock band Muse contributed a remix of their song "I Belong to You", which appears in its original form on their 2009 album The Resistance. St. Vincent collaborated with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon to create a song called "Rosyln". When describing the song, she said, "[Justin] sings in his beautiful falsetto and I'm actually singing very, very low... I think there's something vampirey and creepy about the two of us singing together. It's a simple, stripped-down kind of song."[4] The soundtrack originally had a release date of October 20, 2009, but the date was moved up four days to October 16 due to "overwhelming and unprecedented demand".[3]

Track listings

Standard album

# Song/artist Scene Length
1 "Meet Me on the Equinox" by Death Cab for Cutie 2nd song in the end credits 3:44
2 "Friends" by Band of Skulls Bella rides a motorcycle with a stranger 3:09
3 "Hearing Damage" by Thom Yorke Victoria escapes the wolf pack 5:04
4 "Possibility" by Lykke Li Bella sits and thinks while months go by 5:06
5 "A White Demon Love Song" by The Killers 1st song in the credits 3:34
6 "Satellite Heart" by Anya Marina Edward drives Bella home after her birthday party 3:33
7 "I Belong to You" [New Moon Remix] by Muse Bella and Jessica go to the movies 3:12
8 "Roslyn" by Bon Iver and St. Vincent Bella in her room, printing pictures 4:49
9 "Done All Wrong" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Jared and Embry take Bella to Emily's house 2:49
10 "Monsters" by Hurricane Bells Edward arrives at school 3:16
11 "The Violet Hour" by Sea Wolf Bella's birthday party 3:32
12 "Shooting the Moon" by OK Go Bella and Jacob spend time in his garage 3:18
13 "Slow Life" by Grizzly Bear featuring Victoria Legrand Bella underwater after she jumps off the cliff 4:21
14 "No Sound But the Wind" by Editors Edward drives Bella home from the Cullens' house after the vote 3:48
15 "New Moon (The Meadow)" by Alexandre Desplat Opening credits 4:09

iTunes digital album

A digital version of the album, available for purchase on iTunes, was released simultaneously with the physical edition on October 16.[8] It features 3 bonus tracks and a music video, in addition to the 15 standard tracks. The pre-ordered albums include four additional bonus tracks.

# Song/artist Note(s) Scene
16 "Solar Midnite" by Lupe Fiasco[9] 3:32 Bella, Jacob and Mike at the movies
17 "All I Believe In" by The Magic Numbers 4:04 Bella and Jacob fixing motorcycles
18 "Die Fledermaus – Duettino: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir" by APM Orchestra[9]
(Translation: "The Bat – Duet: Alas, I cannot come to you")		 1:09 Edward, Bella, Alice, Jane, Felix & Demetri in an elevator
"Meet Me on the Equinox" by Death Cab for Cutie Music video -

International bonus tracks

# Song/artist Region
1 "Thunderclap" by Eskimo Joe Australia
2 "Frente al Mar" by Ximena Sariñana Mexico[10][11]
3 "Sed" by No Way Out Spain & Mexico[11]
4 "Cavalier Noir" by BB Brunes France[12]
5 "Es Tut Wieder Weh" by Jennifer Rostock Germany[13]
6 "Destiny" by Miliyah Kato Japan

The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Companion

The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Companion CD/DVD album consists of the international bonus tracks (with the exception of the Japanese bonus track) from the New Moon soundtrack, as well as a bonus DVD.[14] It was initially announced for release on March 16, 2010. On March 1, Warner listed the album as "sell hold"[15] and gave it a new release date of December 2011, effectively postponing the album. On March 24, 2010, it was reported that Warner had relisted the album with a new release date of May 25, 2010 with a few changes to the DVD; the removal of an interview with Chris Weitz and Alexandra Patsavas and the video for Lupe Fiasco's track "Solar Midnite".[16]

CD
# Song/artist Length
1 "Solar Midnite" by Lupe Fiasco
2 "All I Believe In" by The Magic Numbers
3 "Die Fledermaus – Duettino: Ach, ich darf nicht hin zu dir" by APM Orchestra
4 "Thunderclap" by Eskimo Joe
5 "Cavalier Noir" by BB Brunes
6 "Sed" by No Way Out
7 "Frente al Mar" by Ximena Sariñana
8 "Es Tut Wieder Weh" by Jennifer Rostock
9 "Satellite Heart" (Air Mail Remix) by Anya Marina
DVD
# Song/artist Length
1 Interview with Death Cab for Cutie and Alex Patsavas
2 Death Cab for Cutie – "Meet Me on the Equinox" (music video)
3 Anya Marina – "Satellite Heart" (music video)
4 Hurricane Bells – "Monsters" (music video)

Marketing

Hot Topic locations across the United States hosted New Moon soundtrack listening parties on the release date, October 16, where fans were able to listen to the entire soundtrack and hear special messages from the featured bands.[17] The album's CD booklet folds out into a New Moon poster.[18]

International versions of the soundtrack are available in certain countries, featuring bonus tracks from "local" artists.[19] For example, Mexican Grammy and Latin Grammy nominee Ximena Sariñana is featured on Spanish language versions of the soundtrack, with the song "Frente al Mar" ("In front of the Sea").[10][11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[20]
CHARTattack[21]
Dose[22]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[23]
Entertainment Weekly(A)[24]
IGN(9.0/10)[25]
The New York Times(favorable)[26]
NME(6/10)[27]
Pitchfork Media(5.4/10)[28]
Rolling Stone[29]

Initial critical response to the New Moon soundtrack was generally favorable. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 70, based on 11 reviews.[30]

Chart performance

The soundtrack debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart,[31] and climbed to number one a week later after selling 153,000 copies in its first full week of release.[32] It made history as the first time ever a soundtrack and its sequel have both reached the #1 spot on the chart.[33] The album was certified Platinum by RIAA,[34] and has sold 1,305,000 copies in the US as of August 2013.[35]

In New Zealand, it was certified Gold on October 18, 2009, selling over 7,500 copies in its first two days of release. The album debuted at number two and was certified Platinum after its first week of release, selling over 15,000 copies.[36] In Australia, the soundtrack rose to number one on the iTunes Store and has largely stayed in the top five since its release. It debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart in the week beginning October 26, 2009, and was certified Platinum in its first week.[37] In Mexico, the album is jumped to No. 1 on the international album charts and No. 4 on the main chart after five weeks inside the chart, caused by the success of the film.[38] In the UK, the album debuted at number one on the compilations chart.[39]

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[37] 2 Platinum[40] 70,000+
Austrian Albums Chart 4
Denmark Albums Top 40 36
Dutch Albums Top 100 66
France Albums Chart 16
Finnish Albums Chart[41] 25
German Albums Chart[42][43] 3 Gold 100,000+
Greek Albums Chart[44] 8
Italian Compilations Chart[45] 2
Ireland Compilation Albums Chart[46] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[47][48] 4 Gold[49] 50,000+
Mexican International Albums Chart[50] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart 2 Platinum[36] 15,000+[51]
Poland Albums Chart 37
Spanish Albums Chart 12
Swiss Albums Top 100[52] 9
UK Compilation Albums Chart[39] 1
U.S. Billboard 200[32] 1 Platinum[53] 1,305,000[35]

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
US Billboard 200 31[54]
Preceded by
Crazy Love by Michael Bublé		 U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
November 7, 2009 		Succeeded by
This Is It by Michael Jackson

Score

The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Score
Film score by Alexandre Desplat
Released November 24, 2009
Recorded Air Studios in London and Studios Guillaume Tell in Paris
Genre Orchestral
Label E1 Music
Producer Alexandre Desplat
The Twilight Saga scores chronology
Twilight: The Score
(2008)		 The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Score
(2009)		 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Score
(2010)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon: The Score was composed by Alexandre Desplat and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.[1] He replaced Carter Burwell, who wrote the score for the previous film, Twilight. Weitz has a working relationship with Desplat, who scored one of his previous films, The Golden Compass.[1]

Track listing

  1. "New Moon" – 3:19
  2. "Bella Dreams" – 2:04
  3. "Romeo & Juliet" – 2:46
  4. "Volturi Waltz" – 1:17
  5. "Blood Sample" – 1:15
  6. "Edward Leaves" – 5:03
  7. "Werewolves" – 4:25
  8. "I Need You" – 1:38
  9. "Break Up" – 2:04
  10. "Memories of Edward" – 1:39
  11. "Wolves vs. Vampire" – 4:32
  12. "Victoria" – 2:05
  13. "Almost a Kiss" – 2:12
  14. "Adrenaline" – 2:24
  15. "Dreamcatcher" – 3:31
  16. "To Volterra" – 9:17
  17. "You're Alive" – 2:11
  18. "The Volturi" – 8:37
  19. "The Cullens" – 4:32
  20. "Marry Me, Bella" – 4:04
  21. "Full Moon" – 3:15[55]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Filmtracks[56]
Movie Music UK[57]
Movie Wave[58]

The score has received critical acclaim from many film music critics.

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
U.S. Billboard 200 80 100,000[59]

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