So New Moon Doesn't Entirely Suck

The fact that the producers choose to include Lupe Fiasco on the soundtrack proves that they are, in fact, not the worst people in the world. That being said I will never see a vampire movie that manages to get away with less than a R rating. But do take a listen to Lupe's new rock flavored single "Solar Midnite"; it took me a second time but I enjoyed it.

"Solar Midnite" Lupe Fiasco [MP3 link]

The Only Good Thing About New Moon... Part 1

Other than the vampires who "glitter" in the sunlight, the sexual objectification of a 17 year-old boy, and the pushing the notion that dependence on a man to the extent that it resembles drug addiction is okay...it's the music. The soundtrack reads like a who's who of the indie blogosphere. A neat fact is that all the songs are unique and written for the movie. Nick Harmer, who is the Death Cab for Cutie bassist said "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". Grizzly Bear along with Victoria Legrand from Beach House give "Slow Life" a beautiful ethereal quality.

"Meet Me On The Equinox" Death Cab for Cutie [MP3 link]


"Slow Life" Grizzly Bear feat. Victoria Legrand [MP3 link]


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