Entertainment Weekly Gives The Twilight Saga Eclipse Soundtrack B+!

58 Comments June 1, 2010 by Jaypat Filed Under: Eclipse Soundtrack

Entertainment Weekly magazine reviewed The Twilight Saga Eclipse Soundtrack and gave it a B+!

At this point, even the most entrenched haters of Twilight‘s vampire-sparkle voodoo concede the soundtracks’ indie-rock bona fides — though they might wish the music came shrouded in a plain brown wrapper.

Like last October’s New Moon collection, Eclipse operates as a sort of alt-party primer: original songs from the genre’s current varsity squad, with a smattering of JV newbies. Pomp-rockers Muse, practically the movies’ musical mascots by now, provide the requisite dose of Queen-meets-Rush grandiosity on ”Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever),” while Jack White side project the Dead Weather revel in swampy blooze-ooze on ”Rolling in on a Burning Tire.” Vampire Weekend, stripped of their habitual Afro-pop swaddling, work the harpsichord-tinged twee of ”Jonathan Low” into a pleasingly woolly tangle, though Australian chanteuse Sia’s ”My Love” does more with much less — her fragile ballad is so ethereal and otherworldly, it should be sung in Elvish. U.K. indie-pop outfit Fanfarlo’s rickety ”Atlas” sounds like Talking Heads on a dirt-road detour; Beck and British songstress Bat for Lashes trade haunting echo-chamber  vocals on the percussion-heavy duet ”Let’s Get Lost”; and on the heady ”Heavy in Your Arms,” Florence + the Machine make like Siouxsie Sioux leading a tribal marching band into battle. L.A. unknowns Eastern Conference Champions co-opt Radiohead’s dense existential dread, Band of Horses conjure up another beardy folk ramble, and this summer’s palest citizens get a pretty solid ready-made mixtape. B+

I can’t wait to get this on June 8th! 7 days!! You can pre-order the Eclipse Soundtrack at Amazon and iTunes!

[Source: EW. Thanks Cullen daughter-in-law!]

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jasperismydestiny

I absolutely love the NM score, especially “Marry Me, Bella”. LOL. Twilight one was okay, but yeah, NM was the best.
newborneyes

OME me too!!! when ever i drive i have to listen the 2 soundtracks and no one can complain, now it would be 3 can't wait
newborneyes

if i'd lived there i would definitly go with you, hope you find someone to go with
Miss_Heather

i know right !
thats how i got into the movies i hear a few songs and then i was like i have to see what kind of movie this is, then i needed to read the books then next thing i know i;m hooked line and sinker
Team_Kristen_LegsMcStew

wooo!! bring it on!! can't wait to get my hands on this doozy. Still super happy that the dead weather are on this!!!!! WOOOO!!!
Team Rob,Edward,Tyler,Jacob J

lol me 2
STCGTeamSpoilerFree

That's great honey, glad to hear it. Things are great here

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VAMPLOVER ccc <3 my Twisters

Wonderful-Sorry for delay-Had to go to a friends hubby's viewing tonight. Back now.