The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)

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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
EclipseSoundtrackCover.jpg
Soundtrack album by
Various artists
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
RecordedVarious times
Genre Indie rock [1]
Length59:27
Label Atlantic Records
Producer Alexandra Patsavas
The Twilight Saga soundtracks chronology
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2009)		The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2010)		 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2011)
Singles from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  1. "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)"
    Released: May 17, 2010
  2. "Eclipse (All Yours)"
    Released: May 25, 2010
  3. "Heavy in Your Arms"
    Released: November 15, 2010

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), commonly referred to as Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), is the official soundtrack to Eclipse , released on June 8, 2010.

Contents

The soundtrack was once again co-produced by Alexandra Patsavas, the music supervisor for the previous two films. The track list for the album was revealed in a special MySpace revelation on May 12, 2010. The third soundtrack in The Twilight Saga series , the album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart with sales of 146,000 copies. [2]

The score for film, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score), commonly referred to as Eclipse (The Score), released on June 29, 2010, was composed, orchestrated and conducted by Academy Award winner Howard Shore.

Singles

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) generated three singles. "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)", by British band Muse, was released on May 17, 2010. The second single "Eclipse (All Yours)", by Canadian band Metric, released on May 25, 2010. While the third and final single, "Heavy in Your Arms", by English indie rock band Florence + the Machine, was released on November 15, 2010.

Track listing

The track list was revealed during a special all-day reveal event on the album's MySpace page. It followed the formula of the previous albums, including the songs used in the film ended off by one score track from the score album.

Just like in the soundtracks for both "Twilight" and "New Moon", the band Muse features on the album, along with artists such as Sia, The Black Keys and Cee Lo Green being included.

Eclipse– Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."Eclipse (All Yours)"
 Metric 3:45
2."Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" Matthew Bellamy Muse 3:50
3."Ours"
 The Bravery 3:47
4."Heavy in Your Arms"
 Florence + the Machine 4:44
5."My Love" Oliver Kraus Sia 5:10
6."Atlas" Fanfarlo Fanfarlo 3:27
7."Chop and Change"
 The Black Keys 2:25
8."Rolling in on a Burning Tire"
 The Dead Weather 3:53
9."Let's Get Lost"
 Beck and Bat for Lashes 4:10
10."Jonathan Low"
 Vampire Weekend 3:32
11."With You in My Head"
 UNKLE feat. The Black Angels 4:43
12."Million Miles an Hour"
 Eastern Conference Champions 4:07
13."Life on Earth"
 Band of Horses 5:30
14."What Part of Forever"
 Cee Lo Green 3:57
15."Jacob's Theme"Andrew Dudman Howard Shore 2:27
Total length:59:27
Eclipse– Brazil bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
16."Eterno pra Você (Eternal to You)"FiukHori3:51
Total length:63:18
Eclipse– Latin America, Mexico and Spain bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
16."Magia y Deseo" (Magic and Desire)
  • Jesse Huerta
  • Joy Huerta
 Jesse & Joy 3:31
Total length:62:45
Eclipse– Australia bonus track
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Edge of My Dreams" Lisa Mitchell 4:19
Total length:63:46
Eclipse– Germany bonus track
No.TitleArtistLength
16."Don't You Mourn The Sun"MiMi3:43
Total length:63:10
Eclipse– Australia and Germany deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
17."The Line" Battles 5:05
18."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" Bombay Bicycle Club 3:00
Total length:71:51
Eclipse– US and Europe bonus tracks
No.TitleArtistLength
16."The Line" Battles 5:05
17."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep" Bombay Bicycle Club 3:00
Total length:67:32
Eclipse– iTunes deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
17."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"  Bombay Bicycle Club 3:00
18."Atlas" (The Time and Space Machine Remix) Fanfarlo Fanfarlo 6:04
19."What Part of Forever" (Johan Hugo Remix)
 Cee Lo Green 4:51
Total length:78:27
Eclipse– Germany and Latin America iTunes deluxe bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
17."The Line"  Battles 5:05
18."How Can You Swallow So Much Sleep"  Bombay Bicycle Club 3:00
19."Atlas" (The Time and Space Machine Remix) Fanfarlo Fanfarlo 6:04
20."What Part of Forever" (Johan Hugo Remix)
 Cee Lo Green 4:51
Total length:82:46

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Entertainment Weekly (B+) [5]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

According to Metacritic, the soundtrack has received a weighted mean of 76, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7] It has generally been better reviewed than the soundtrack for New Moon , which received a score of 70, however, Entertainment Weekly gave New Moon a grade of A, whereas Eclipse was given a B+. Conversely, Allmusic gave the soundtrack for Eclipse a better rating than that for New Moon, awarding it 4 stars out of 5 rather than the previous soundtrack, which received only 2.

Chart performance

The soundtrack debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart behind Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals with sales of 146,000 copies, [2] making it the second soundtrack in the Twilight series that did not debut at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200, and the first that never hit number one. It peaked at #4 on the German albums chart. In Mexico, the album peaked at #4 on the international albums chart and at #7 on the overall chart. As of December 2010, the album has sold 517,000 copies in the U.S. [8] and more than one million copies worldwide.

Charts and certifications

Accolades

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score)
EclipseScore.jpg
Film score by
Howard Shore
ReleasedJune 29, 2010
Genre Orchestral
Length65:45
Label E1 Music
The Twilight Saga scores chronology
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (The Score)
(2009)		The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (The Score)
(2010)		 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (The Score)
(2011)

Howard Shore composed the score for the film, following Alexandre Desplat, who scored New Moon , and Carter Burwell, who scored Twilight . [42] "Eclipse (All Yours)" from the soundtrack is included on the score album as part of the cue, "Wedding Plans". [43] The score album debuted and peaked at #20 on Billboard 200, higher than the previous The Twilight Saga score albums (the Twilight score charted at #65 and the New Moon at #80). [44]

Track listing

Eclipse (The Score)– Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Riley"1:55
2."Compromise/Bella's Theme"2:44
3."Bella's Truck/Florida"2:52
4."Victoria"2:18
5."Imprinting"2:07
6."The Cullens Plan"2:18
7."First Kiss"2:00
8."Rosalie"4:09
9."Decisions, Decisions..."1:50
10."They're Coming Here"4:01
11."Jacob Black"2:13
12."Jasper"3:56
13."Wolf Scent"2:19
14."Mountain Peak"5:02
15."The Kiss"3:45
16."The Battle/Victoria Vs. Edward"6:40
17."Jane"3:12
18."As Easy as Breathing"3:21
19."Wedding Plans"6:12
Total length:65:45
Eclipse (The Score)– North America iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
16."Eclipse Score"2:48
Total length:68:33

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