Alexandre Desplat - The Twilight Saga: New Moon - The Score
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Artist: Alexandre DesplatEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2009-11-20
Music Label: E1 Entertainment
Soundtracks:
- New Moon
- Bella Dreams
- Romeo & Juliet
- Volturi Waltz
- Blood Sample
- Edward Leaves
- Werewolves
- I Need You
- Break Up
- Memories of Edward
- Wolves v. Vampire
- Victoria
- Almost a Kiss
- Adrenaline
- Dreamcatcher
- To Volterra
- You re Alive
- The Volturi
- The Cullens
- Marry Me, Bella
- Full Moon
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Free Music Review: An Sweeping, Haunting Score
Hit: 5 Stars
On the The Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack album, one first hears Alexandre Desplat's scoring effort -- a dark, moody piano ballad titled "The Meadow." It was hearing this aching little theme that managed to convey a wistful sense of loss that built my anticipation for the release of the score to the new film "New Moon."
My anticipation was richly rewarded in this moving orchestral compilation. Following through from his previous work in the magnificent score to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," French composer Alexandre Desplat shows his rich experience as well as a much deeper feeling for thematics and composition than his predecessor, Carter Burwell. Gone are the moments of cliche-horror-movie ambience, the laughable rhythmic pulse tracks -- Desplat pulls out all the stops to create a singular work of musical art.
The focus of "New Moon" is not on physical action, for the most part -- in fact, on the few tracks that focus on that action, Desplat falls somewhat flatter (the building tension that runs through the Volturi/Volterra tracks being a magnificent exception) -- it is instead a ballad of love lost and love found again. Desplat created a theme of sorts for "New Moon" much as Burwell created a Bella/Edward theme in his "Twilight" score.
The opening tracks "Romeo and Juliet" and especially "Edward Leaves" are aching to hear, showcasing Desplat's skill to use music to pluck heartstrings as it was meant to. The focus of the music is on the skill of the composition and on the instrumentation rather than the unoriginal synthetics of many modern scores. Die-hard romantics will play "Marry Me, Bella" on repeat through the night.
That isn't to say that the score doesn't have its exciting moments -- "Wolves v. Vampire" is a fast-paced hunting theme, and again Desplat displays a willingness to create thematic elements by giving the wolves their own theme. While the action sequences could have been cut shorter, none are dull or uninteresting. There is a sort of bland sameness to a few of the tracks -- in fact, my only complaint is length; one gets the feeling by the end of the 21 track album that the score could have used a little more judicious editing.
In the end, however, "New Moon" is a far more professional and emotive piece, capturing the thematics of the movie, the feelings of the characters, and the drama of the action and the settings -- in short, "New Moon" succeeds as a film score. Also, in sheer talent, Desplat succeeded in every place that Burwell failed in his original score: there are no cliches, no synthesizers, no overplayed dramatics. With the slieght of hand of a magician, Desplat's scoring plays the emotions as if THEY are the instrument. The overall effect is masterful.
5 out of 5 stars.
WARNING: To all of those who loved Carter Burwell's "Bella's Lullaby" theme, be aware -- that theme is largely gone from "New Moon." To any actual fan of the book, that isn't such a bad thing -- in the novels, "Bella's Lullaby" was supposed to be a complex piano piece that was used by Edward in all four novels; in the movie, it was merely a love-theme motif that appeared now and again in about four scenes. It's not missed on this album.
The Twilight Saga: New Moon - The Score Poster
Twilight: New Moon is the second installment of the highly successful film franchise Twilight, an action-packed, modern day vampire love story. The movie is based on the second novel in author Stephenie Meyer`s Twilight series titled, New Moon. Oscar Nominated composer Alexandre Desplat scores the follow up to the successful Twilight score. Desplat is highly regarded and the winner of numerous awards including 2008's "Film Score of the Year" & "Best Original Score for a Drama Film" by the International Film Critics Association (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), winner of the 2007 Golden Globe for "Best Original Score" (The Painted Veil), and two-time Academy Award Nominee (The Queen & The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). With even more anticipation, a growing fan base and an award-winning/critically-acclaimed composer , Twilight: New Moon Score is a must-have companion to the movie experience and sure to please not just movie fans but fans of the Score genre.Rock Music CDs
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