New Moon Soundtrack Review Roundup
By Krystal Clark
The official soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: New Moon won’t hit stores until tomorrow, but several critics have already had the opportunity to hear it. We’ve rounded up the latest reviews of the soundtrack, so you can read the highs and lows of the album.
Check out what the critics have to say…
On Death Cab for Cutie’s lead track:
- Death Cab For Cutie‘s Meet Me On the Equinox, the first single, sets a haunting, orchestral tone that carries through much of the album. “As everything, everything ends,” Ben Gibbard sings. (Bella and Edward — sigh.) [Houston Chronicle]
On Thom Yorke’s solo performance without Radiohead:
- Radiohead‘s Thom Yorke goes solo during Hearing Damage, a droning standout that strikes an expectantly chilly, mysterious tone. The Killers bring a Beatles-esque vibe to A White Demon Love Song, and Muse’s I Belong To You (originally included on the band’s The Resistance) is swoon-worthy, if a bit cartoonish. [Houston Chronicle]
On the lesser known acts on the album:
- Nordic songstress Lykke Li‘s nearly a cappella ”Possibility” is a lovely little Swedish snowflake, and jokey rockers OK Go achieve an impressive sort of Flaming Lips-y quirk-gravitas on the sprawling, cinematic ”Shooting the Moon.” Black Rebel Motorcycle Club‘s acoustic campfire lament ”Done All Wrong” segues seamlessly into the jaunty, Strokes-ian guitar fuzz of Hurricane Bells‘ ”Monsters.” [Entertainment Weekly]
On the overall tone:
- The overall tone is a bit muted, considering this is supposed to be a fantasy soap-opera dripping with supernatural blood and lust. Only the Killers, with Brandon Flowers channeling Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy, bring a welcome dash of Gothic flamboyance. Much of the rest is mid-level and middle-brow, from respected artists who have done better work elsewhere. [Chicago Tribune]
What do you think of the reviews for the New Moon soundtrack?
Friday, October 16, 2009 5:20PM
It's "muted" because the book/movie is about losing love. It's depressing through most parts; why would they put upbeat music to back up misery? Why don't people at least do some background info on what the movie is actually about, instead of assuming they know?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 5:08AM
The book is about misery but can't there…and have'nt there… been some truly powerful music about misery? The music in Twilight had such impact. The power behind certain scenes. I REMEMBERED the songs. More than that I haven't bought new music in years but I sought out that sound track and play it regularly.
I loved New Moon but I have to admit I couldn't bring forth a single note or beat from any of the songs and I was looking forward to that added impact that can make a really good movie beyond great.