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Summit Entertainment, Chop Shop Records and Atlantic Records presents The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, the musical companion to the highly anticipated fourth installment in Summit's worldwide blockbuster film franchise. The soundtrack is highlighted by the new single, "It Will Rain," by Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum singer/songwriter/producer Bruno Mars.
In addition, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features new tracks from an extraordinary array of artists, including Christina Perri, The Joy Formidable, The Belle Brigade, Theophilus London, and Mia Maestro (who co-stars in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Carmen Denali of the Denali Coven). Iron & Wine, who were featured on Twilight - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack return with a newly recorded version of their song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth." Chop Shop Music Supervision owner Alexandra Patsavas (Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl) returns as Producer/Music Supervisor on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack having worked closely with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 director Bill Condon in compiling the tracklisting. Paul Katz of Eye2Ear Music serves as both the producer of the album as well as Summit's point person on film-related music and soundtracks.
In addition, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack features new tracks from an extraordinary array of artists, including Christina Perri, The Joy Formidable, The Belle Brigade, Theophilus London, and Mia Maestro (who co-stars in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 as Carmen Denali of the Denali Coven). Iron & Wine, who were featured on Twilight - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack return with a newly recorded version of their song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth." Chop Shop Music Supervision owner Alexandra Patsavas (Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl) returns as Producer/Music Supervisor on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Original Motion Picture Soundtrack having worked closely with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 director Bill Condon in compiling the tracklisting. Paul Katz of Eye2Ear Music serves as both the producer of the album as well as Summit's point person on film-related music and soundtracks.
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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Firstly, I suggest one watch the movie before purchasing because once one see's how each song is perfectly timed to fit the scenes they'll love the songs even more especially because they'll be able to fit an image with their favorite song! Fortunately, I'm a diehard Twilight Fan that remembers each scene with the song. Therefore I'll match the key ones. The overall vibe of the album is softer than all of the soundtrack's before it (trust me people if you watch the movie you'll understand that it matches the scenery), yet it has a different soulful edge to it that up until this soundtrack, Twilight fans would not be used to--That doesn't necessarily mean that the material is any less suitable it just means that I expected a different reaction to this soundtrack than to all the others that are more up in the "Alternative" alley in music. Songs like "Neighbors" By Theophilus London (who I expect to blow up or at least become better known in the near future), "It Will Rain" By Bruno Mars. That fits Jacob's point of view.
Since the movie starts with everyone getting the invitations to Bella & Edward's wedding you can't expect much less than an intense softness from its soundtrack. The movie then goes into Bella training to walk in heels for the huge wedding Alice has single handedly decorated with her "Vampire speed" & buoyancy touch. It needs to be said before--The scenes don't go exactly hand in hand with the track listing. In fact, the opening track "Endtapes" By The Joy Formidable plays in the end credits starts half-way into the song. The lyrics of "Endtapes" perfectly shadows that the Saga is ending with the chorus lyric: "Sellotape end to, a story that is ending".
Songs that are more Alternative are by unknown bands (I may add that this gives the opportunity for us as listeners to discover new talented bands we wouldn't have heard of otherwise) Songs include: "Like a Drug" By Hard-fi (Bonus Track) is a festively fun song played while everyone dances at the wedding & Alice wow's the crowd with a backflip dancing with Jasper. "Sister Rosetta (2011)" By The Noisettes. Now this Version of the song is not the one being played in the movie while Bella is changing to get ready to go for a swim with Edward & spend the night with him. Although, after listening to both, I conclude happily that The 2011 Version is the better Version of the two. "From Now On" By The Features, played during a montage scene of Bella & Edward in their honeymoon, while Bella is trying to entice Edward's character to touch her again after bruising her up the first night. "I Didn't Mean It" By The Belle Brigade, is played in the last scene when the Voltrui is getting a note that explains that Bella is changed. This song also describes jealousy that perfectly coins Jacob's feelings the whole entire movie towards Edward & Bella's relationship. The song "Requiem On The Water" By Imperial Mammoth is played right after Edward packs to leave their Honeymoon & Bella is left to look in the mirror & touch her stomach to feel what she alone believes to be the miracle of life inside of her.
Beautifully written songs include "Turning Page" By Sleeping At Last, that is played in a flashback montage while Bella is looking in the mirror the morning after being with Edward for the first time. The Instrumental Version of "Turning Page" is played while Charlie walks Bella down the aisle & one gets a good angle of Bella's Hair Clipped veil,(Twilight Breaking Dawn "Bella's Hair Comb in Velvet Box), leading down to the intricate embroidery on the back of Bella's beautiful wedding dress. "A Thousand Years" By Christina Perri, This song ties in brilliantly with the wedding speech Edward made in front of everyone about "Starting with forever" & "Llovera" By Mia Maestro, a Spanish song that translates to the word "Rain". This is played during the moonlit scene in the water with Bella & Edward night bathing at the beach in Brazil. Absolutely stunning piece. & How can you not mention The New Version of "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" played during the wedding scene. It is Edward & Bella's song since the first Winter Formal scene in the first Twilight Movie. Therefore it wouldn't be a Wedding without it. "Cold" By Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz a masterpiece, its sound is rooted in Twilight's old sound used in The New Moon & Eclipse soundtracks. This song is played while Bella unravels herself in the mirror while her body is going through major deterioration while she tries to keep it together during her baby's pregnancy. "Sing for the lion & lamb" Is among my favorite lyric, giving off a "lullaby-ish type" of melody that contradicts the truthfully cunning vibe of the song, bringing a goosebump worthy sight to the big-screen in such a bone chilling scene. Lastly out of the soft batch of songs is "Love, Death, Birth" By Carter Burwell. This is a great song that comes full circle with the developing of Bella's character since Carter Burwell created Twilight's "Bella's Lullaby" & this song is played at the end during the montage that goes on while she is transforming & all the scenes of the previous movies/memories of hers come up while Bella's human life is coming to an end. & They even have a view of Charlie & Renee' carrying Bella has a baby in that montage to climax into the awakening of the new Bella. The Rebirth of Bella as a vampire & her new life for all of eternity, with beautiful red beaming eyes: the most anticipated part of the whole series.
Overall, the soundtrack is quite astounding & maybe the best soundtrack to intertwine altogether perfectly with the meaning of the lyrics & scenes themselves. SUPERB job on the music you guys, I can't wait for Breaking Dawn: Part II!!
Since the movie starts with everyone getting the invitations to Bella & Edward's wedding you can't expect much less than an intense softness from its soundtrack. The movie then goes into Bella training to walk in heels for the huge wedding Alice has single handedly decorated with her "Vampire speed" & buoyancy touch. It needs to be said before--The scenes don't go exactly hand in hand with the track listing. In fact, the opening track "Endtapes" By The Joy Formidable plays in the end credits starts half-way into the song. The lyrics of "Endtapes" perfectly shadows that the Saga is ending with the chorus lyric: "Sellotape end to, a story that is ending".
Songs that are more Alternative are by unknown bands (I may add that this gives the opportunity for us as listeners to discover new talented bands we wouldn't have heard of otherwise) Songs include: "Like a Drug" By Hard-fi (Bonus Track) is a festively fun song played while everyone dances at the wedding & Alice wow's the crowd with a backflip dancing with Jasper. "Sister Rosetta (2011)" By The Noisettes. Now this Version of the song is not the one being played in the movie while Bella is changing to get ready to go for a swim with Edward & spend the night with him. Although, after listening to both, I conclude happily that The 2011 Version is the better Version of the two. "From Now On" By The Features, played during a montage scene of Bella & Edward in their honeymoon, while Bella is trying to entice Edward's character to touch her again after bruising her up the first night. "I Didn't Mean It" By The Belle Brigade, is played in the last scene when the Voltrui is getting a note that explains that Bella is changed. This song also describes jealousy that perfectly coins Jacob's feelings the whole entire movie towards Edward & Bella's relationship. The song "Requiem On The Water" By Imperial Mammoth is played right after Edward packs to leave their Honeymoon & Bella is left to look in the mirror & touch her stomach to feel what she alone believes to be the miracle of life inside of her.
Beautifully written songs include "Turning Page" By Sleeping At Last, that is played in a flashback montage while Bella is looking in the mirror the morning after being with Edward for the first time. The Instrumental Version of "Turning Page" is played while Charlie walks Bella down the aisle & one gets a good angle of Bella's Hair Clipped veil,(Twilight Breaking Dawn "Bella's Hair Comb in Velvet Box), leading down to the intricate embroidery on the back of Bella's beautiful wedding dress. "A Thousand Years" By Christina Perri, This song ties in brilliantly with the wedding speech Edward made in front of everyone about "Starting with forever" & "Llovera" By Mia Maestro, a Spanish song that translates to the word "Rain". This is played during the moonlit scene in the water with Bella & Edward night bathing at the beach in Brazil. Absolutely stunning piece. & How can you not mention The New Version of "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" played during the wedding scene. It is Edward & Bella's song since the first Winter Formal scene in the first Twilight Movie. Therefore it wouldn't be a Wedding without it. "Cold" By Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz a masterpiece, its sound is rooted in Twilight's old sound used in The New Moon & Eclipse soundtracks. This song is played while Bella unravels herself in the mirror while her body is going through major deterioration while she tries to keep it together during her baby's pregnancy. "Sing for the lion & lamb" Is among my favorite lyric, giving off a "lullaby-ish type" of melody that contradicts the truthfully cunning vibe of the song, bringing a goosebump worthy sight to the big-screen in such a bone chilling scene. Lastly out of the soft batch of songs is "Love, Death, Birth" By Carter Burwell. This is a great song that comes full circle with the developing of Bella's character since Carter Burwell created Twilight's "Bella's Lullaby" & this song is played at the end during the montage that goes on while she is transforming & all the scenes of the previous movies/memories of hers come up while Bella's human life is coming to an end. & They even have a view of Charlie & Renee' carrying Bella has a baby in that montage to climax into the awakening of the new Bella. The Rebirth of Bella as a vampire & her new life for all of eternity, with beautiful red beaming eyes: the most anticipated part of the whole series.
Overall, the soundtrack is quite astounding & maybe the best soundtrack to intertwine altogether perfectly with the meaning of the lyrics & scenes themselves. SUPERB job on the music you guys, I can't wait for Breaking Dawn: Part II!!
36 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There is only thing about the Twilight movies that I actually like -- the soundtracks.
Overall, the soundtracks for these movies have been excellent, with some truly sublime songs by talented artists. And I don't have a lot to complain about with the "Breaking Dawn Part 1" soundtrack, which continues the tradition. A few of the choices are headscratchers (Bruno Mars? Really?) but the majority weave a delicate, bittersweet atmosphere over some very enjoyable pop tunes.
It kicks off with The Joy Formidable's "Endtapes," which is a pretty solid way to begin the album -- it's a sprightly song that seems to swing between marchlike beats and swirling pop melodies. Then we have Angus & Julia Stone's "Love Will Take You," a wistful, mellow little folk-pop song that lifts you up and cradles you in a silken wash of violin.
That feeling is carried over through most of the songs -- we have sorrowful, romantic piano ballads by Sleeping At Last, Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz, Mia Maestro and Iron & Wine; the thumping smoky defiance of Belle Brigade's "I Didn't Mean It"; the gentle soaring acoustic guitars of Christina Perri and Imperial Mammoth; and the tinkling prettiness of Cider Sky's "Northern Lights."
But there were a few songs that stuck out like sore thumbs. Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" just drips with over-the-top drama, and it feels clumsy compared to the subtler songs that surround it. Also, Theophilus London's "Neighbors" is... a rap. That REALLY doesn't fit with the other songs. Whose idea was that?
However, the rest of the album feels oddly cohesive, despite being made by several different artists. There are misty layers of gentle piano and satiny strings, a rougher undercurrent of earthy acoustic guitar, and a sprinkling of starlit synth blips that pop up here and there. Occasionally you get a more robust, boisterous pop melody, keeping the album from getting monotonous -- the Features and the Noisettes particularly.
And it has a very distinct atmosphere as well -- the songs seem to drift between bittersweet contemplation and romantic coziness, reflecting on the loss of love as well as how wonderful it can feel. One song can charm you with its romantic exuberance ("Northern Lights") and the very next can break your heart... and some manage to do both at the same time (Iron & Wine's contribution).
I don't expect "Breaking Dawn Part 1" to be any better than the other Twilight movies, but it's undeniable that the soundtrack is exquisite, if flawed. Ignore Mars and Theophilus London, and this soundtrack ends up sublime.
Overall, the soundtracks for these movies have been excellent, with some truly sublime songs by talented artists. And I don't have a lot to complain about with the "Breaking Dawn Part 1" soundtrack, which continues the tradition. A few of the choices are headscratchers (Bruno Mars? Really?) but the majority weave a delicate, bittersweet atmosphere over some very enjoyable pop tunes.
It kicks off with The Joy Formidable's "Endtapes," which is a pretty solid way to begin the album -- it's a sprightly song that seems to swing between marchlike beats and swirling pop melodies. Then we have Angus & Julia Stone's "Love Will Take You," a wistful, mellow little folk-pop song that lifts you up and cradles you in a silken wash of violin.
That feeling is carried over through most of the songs -- we have sorrowful, romantic piano ballads by Sleeping At Last, Aqualung & Lucy Schwartz, Mia Maestro and Iron & Wine; the thumping smoky defiance of Belle Brigade's "I Didn't Mean It"; the gentle soaring acoustic guitars of Christina Perri and Imperial Mammoth; and the tinkling prettiness of Cider Sky's "Northern Lights."
But there were a few songs that stuck out like sore thumbs. Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" just drips with over-the-top drama, and it feels clumsy compared to the subtler songs that surround it. Also, Theophilus London's "Neighbors" is... a rap. That REALLY doesn't fit with the other songs. Whose idea was that?
However, the rest of the album feels oddly cohesive, despite being made by several different artists. There are misty layers of gentle piano and satiny strings, a rougher undercurrent of earthy acoustic guitar, and a sprinkling of starlit synth blips that pop up here and there. Occasionally you get a more robust, boisterous pop melody, keeping the album from getting monotonous -- the Features and the Noisettes particularly.
And it has a very distinct atmosphere as well -- the songs seem to drift between bittersweet contemplation and romantic coziness, reflecting on the loss of love as well as how wonderful it can feel. One song can charm you with its romantic exuberance ("Northern Lights") and the very next can break your heart... and some manage to do both at the same time (Iron & Wine's contribution).
I don't expect "Breaking Dawn Part 1" to be any better than the other Twilight movies, but it's undeniable that the soundtrack is exquisite, if flawed. Ignore Mars and Theophilus London, and this soundtrack ends up sublime.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Download
While listening to this, I have the strangest feeling that the bridge/intro (instrumental)of "Turning Page" sounds identical to an Imogen Heap/Frou Frou song. I just wish I could remember which one.
Overall, it is a great album, I just wish there was a Muse or a Deathcab for Cutie song since those two bands reign true to the series. Perhaps even a nod to Stephanie Meyer's playlists that she used while writing the series could have been incorporated in one way or another into the soundtrack like previous ones. The instrumental score tracks are great thought. "Love Death Birth" had a great infusion and a sense of maturing from Bella's lullaby, Edward's theme, and even a hint of connection to the songs that Robert Patterson sang for the 1st movie. The overall theme of the songs matches the overall theme of the books, Maturity, Change, and Closure. Removing all of the Fantasy stuff, the characters grew up and now have to make adult decisions about relationships so in that aspect the soundtrack also complements the books.
Overall, it is a great album, I just wish there was a Muse or a Deathcab for Cutie song since those two bands reign true to the series. Perhaps even a nod to Stephanie Meyer's playlists that she used while writing the series could have been incorporated in one way or another into the soundtrack like previous ones. The instrumental score tracks are great thought. "Love Death Birth" had a great infusion and a sense of maturing from Bella's lullaby, Edward's theme, and even a hint of connection to the songs that Robert Patterson sang for the 1st movie. The overall theme of the songs matches the overall theme of the books, Maturity, Change, and Closure. Removing all of the Fantasy stuff, the characters grew up and now have to make adult decisions about relationships so in that aspect the soundtrack also complements the books.
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Happy Sister
Ordered CD for my sister. It arrived quickly which made her happy. This transaction was as flawless as all the other ones I've had with Amazon.Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Published 6 days ago by Judy Albertson
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt 1 cd review
I was able to download the music immediately and listen to it as well. I knew a few of the songs from
the radio and like all the other ones as well.
the radio and like all the other ones as well.
Published 12 days ago by Mirums
Awesome Soundtrack
this is an awesome soundtrack it is fun and enjoyable to listen to. the best songs on this cd are all of them. if you have not listened to this cd then i recommend you do
Published 17 days ago by David A. Smith
I love all the songs
I loved all the Twilight Soundtracks. I can;t get enough of them. I recommed u all buy it if u loved the music on the movies just as much as i do. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Britt
Breaking dawn music CD
This CD has much more classical music than the other 3 cd's from the Twilight movies. I liked this music CD much better. You are not interruped constantly from bad music.
Published 29 days ago by Chloe
Two songs are messed up and do not play correctly on the Breaking Dawn...
I just finished ordering another Breaking Dawn CD from Amazon because the one I purchased has something wrong with it and two songs do not play correctly. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gingeroo
Ok
When I watched the movies I listened to the music that was played. I wanted the music that was on the movies themselves. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Satisfied
Pretty Decent Soundtrack
I have purchased all the Twilight series soundtracks over the years. This one, like all the others, had to be listened to a few times before I started to appreciate the songs. Read more
Published 1 month ago by dorisa1989
I like the music
Good music, I listen to it everyday. Some songs I have figured out where they are in the movie, some are romantic.Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
Published 1 month ago by Barbara A. Brown
Good selection, arrived fast
This album is much better than I expected. I'd been putting off buying it since I saw in theaters, but once I got the DVD I had to get the music too. Read more
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