Twilight (soundtrack)
| Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | ||||
| Released | November 4, 2008 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | Various times | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, alternative rock, soundtrack | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | Chop Shop/Atlantic Records | |||
| Producer | Alexandra Patsavas, Paul Katz and Mike Shinoda | |||
| The Twilight Saga soundtracks chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Twilight: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
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| Entertainment Weekly | (A−) |
| Twilight: The Score | ||||
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| Film score by Carter Burwell | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | September 2008 at Air Lyndhurst Studios in London, England | |||
| Genre | Orchestral | |||
| Length | 46:53 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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The Twilight soundtrack is the official music for the 2008 film Twilight. The score was composed by Carter Burwell, with the rest of the soundtrack chosen by music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas. The album was released on November 4, 2008 by Patsavas' Chop Shop label in conjunction with Atlantic Records. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, having sold about 165,000 copies in its first week of release, 29% of which were digital downloads.Twilight: The Score was made available for digital download on November 25, 2008, and the album was released to stores on December 9, 2008.
Twilight is the best-selling theatrical movie soundtrack in the United States since Chicago. Both the soundtrack and the lead single, "Decode" by Paramore, were nominated for the 2010 Grammy Awards.
Director Catherine Hardwicke revealed in an interview with MTV that a song by alternative rock band Muse, later revealed to be "Supermassive Black Hole", would be included on the film's soundtrack. The soundtrack includes two songs by Paramore, a new song by Mutemath, and an original song for the film by Perry Farrell. "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" by Iron & Wine was chosen for inclusion in the movie by star Kristen Stewart, who plays Bella Swan. The soundtrack won a 2009 American Music Award for Favorite Soundtrack.
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