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Released by Warner Music Group
Nov 2012 | 13 Tracks
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Released by Warner Music Group | Nov 2012 | 13 TracksPlay allCarter Burwell's score for the final installment of The Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, Pt. 2, reflects the higher stakes for Bella, Edward, Jacob, and those near and dear to them. Where his music for the first part of Breaking Dawn was largely restrained and romantic, here he amps up the drama and, especially, the action on cues such as 'A Kick in the Head,' 'A Crack in the Earth,' and 'Exacueret Nostri Dentes in Filia,' where pummeling percussion and majestic strings and brass add gravitas to the proceedings. Elsewhere, 'Sparkles at Last' and 'Chasing Snowflakes' add somber beauty, while 'Renesmee's Lullaby/Something Terrible' is another fine showcase for Burwell's flair for haunting melodies. The score's opening and closing tracks, 'Twilight Overture' and 'Such a Prize,' somehow manage to combine all these elements into pieces that provide fitting bookends to the close of The Twilight Saga.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time | |
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 | ||||
1 | 3:02 | |||
2 | 1:11 | |||
3 | 2:01 | |||
4 | 2:45 | |||
5 | 1:02 | |||
6 | 1:06 | |||
7 | 1:41 | |||
8 | 2:05 | |||
9 | 0:45 | |||
10 | 1:06 | |||
11 | 3:06 | |||
12 | 1:38 | |||
13 | 1:01 | |||
14 | 1:11 | |||
15 | 1:24 | |||
16 | 1:37 | |||
17 | 0:59 | |||
18 | 2:11 | |||
19 | 1:17 | |||
20 | 1:49 | |||
21 | 1:13 | |||
22 | 2:13 | |||
23 | 2:16 | |||
24 | 2:47 | |||
25 | 0:58 | |||
26 | 0:57 | |||
27 | 1:12 | |||
28 | 2:53 | |||
29 | 2:44 | |||
30 | 1:04 | |||
31 | 1:45 | |||
32 | 1:20 | |||
33 | 2:26 | |||
34 | 1:54 | |||
35 | 0:53 | |||
36 | 3:25 |
The Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 movie soundtrack has been made available to stream exclusively on Digital Spy.
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The album, which is available to buy and download from November 12, includes new tracks by Green Day, Passion Pit, Christina Perri, Feist and The Boom Circuits.
Listen to the set below:
This stream does not include Ellie Goulding's 'Bittersweet'
Discussing their track 'The Forgotten', Green Day's Mike Dirnt said: 'When we were asked to be part of the Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack, we readily agreed because the films are an insane cultural phenomenon.
'We have always been impressed with the way the Twilight soundtracks are so carefully curated.'
On her song 'A Thousand Years (Part 2)' with Steve Kazee, Perri explained: 'I am so honored and excited to be involved again in this final film and soundtrack.
'I'm also super happy 'A Thousand Years' is making a comeback, but it's not the same.. you'll just have to wait and see how.'
The Breaking Dawn - Part 2 OST is available ahead of the film's nationwide release on November 16.
Since Breaking Dawn is the final installment of the Twilight Saga, it's fitting that the film's soundtrack is dominated by ballads that feel like a long goodbye to Bella, Edward, and Jacob. Despite opening with Passion Pit's relatively cheery 'Where I Come From' -- one of the more overt nods to the series' mostly happy ending -- songs such as Pop Etc.'s 'Speak Up' and Iko's 'Heart of Stone' define The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn's music with their breathy harmonies, spare instrumentation, and ultra-earnest tone. The set sometimes threatens to become too maudlin and monotonous, but Ellie Goulding's 'Bittersweet' and Feist's 'Fire in the Water' add a spark of creativity to the proceedings. Likewise, St. Vincent's mischievous 'The Antidote,' which isn't just the most straightforwardly rock song here, but also a good deal heavier than anything on her previous album, Strange Mercy, provides enough playfully sinister vibes to remind everyone that this is a film about vampires. Interestingly, Breaking Dawn is less star-studded than some of the previous Twilight Saga soundtracks, with the notable exception of Green Day, whose 'The Forgotten' sounds a bit like an Americanized version of Oasis' 'Don't Look Back in Anger.' As with the other volumes of the series' music, however, this collection provides a surprisingly good showcase for female, indie-ish talent (though Reeve Carney's 'New for You' and James Vincent McMorrow's 'Ghosts' close the gender gap somewhat). While Breaking Dawn isn't one of the more dynamic Twilight Saga soundtracks, it is one of the more emotive ones, and just may help fans get some closure as one of the biggest film franchises of the 2000s and 2010s comes to a close.
Sample | Title/Composer | Performer | Time |
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1 | 3:39 | ||
2 | Ellie Goulding / Sonny Moore | 3:56 | |
3 | Billie Joe Armstrong / Frank E. Wright III / Mike Pritchard | 4:59 | |
4 | 2:30 | ||
5 | Andy Ellis / Vega Schenk | 4:25 | |
6 | 3:39 | ||
7 | 4:40 | ||
8 | 3:53 | ||
9 | 4:31 | ||
10 | 3:44 | ||
11 | Paul McDonald / Nikki Reed | 3:56 | |
12 | 3:10 | ||
13 | David Hodges / Christina Perri | 5:07 | |
14 | 4:15 |