Centurion

Issue date: 11/17/09 Section: Arts and Entertainment

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Twi-hards anticipating the arrival
of "The Twilight Saga: New
Moon" on Nov. 20 can rest assured
that the soundtrack to the
film is as good as the first one.
Released on Oct. 16 and climbing
to the top of the Billboard 200
a week later, the soundtrack fits
the film well and has a style similar
to the "Twilight" soundtrack,
although it is a bit more melancholy
in keeping with the plot of
"New Moon."
Overall the soundtrack is excellent,
though some listeners may
dislike a song here or there. It is a
very indie album, even more so
than "Twilight" was, and features
a variety of rock songs.
Various bonus tracks are available
depending on where listeners
buy the album (iTunes provides
the most), and the CD booklet
folds out into a "New Moon"
poster.
The score is released on Nov. 24
and will feature 21 songs.
The first song off the soundtrack
and the lead single is "Meet
Me on the Equinox" by Death Cab
for Cutie. The song keeps within
the indie rock vibe set by the first
film's soundtrack. The song's
catchy lyrics "everything ends"
fits with the demise of Edward
and Bella's relationship at the start
of the film.
The final song on the soundtrack
is one of the score songs
Alexandre Desplat composed for
the film and simply entitled "New
Moon (The Meadow)." This song
is important both because it provides
an idea of what the film's
score will sound like and because
the meadow is such a huge part of
the world of "Twilight" but was
glossed over in the first film. The
song is as lovely as "Bella's Lullaby"
- the main score from "Twilight"
- but "NewMoon" is higher
in pitch than "Bella's Lullaby"
and it is likely the rest of the score
will follow suit.
The next song is "Friends" by
Band of Skulls; this is another
indie rock song, but it's more mellow
than the first track. The lyrics
can be viewed as describing
Bella's friendship with Jacob
Black; Jacob is in love with Bella
and he becomes the person Bella
turns to while dealing with her
heartache.
Song three is "Hearing Damage"
by Thom Yorke of Radiohead,

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