Twilight Soundtrack Revisited: What Plays When…
Filed Under (Movies & TV, music) by Mike Wilton on 14-12-2008
Tagged Under : twilight, twilight movie, Twilight Soundtrack, twilight soundtrack review
So lately I have been getting a ton of visitors asking or looking for information on when certain songs play throughout the Twilight movie on my Twilight Soundtrack Review, so I decided I would do everyone a favor and give a rundown of what songs play when. I’m going to go in order of the standard soundtrack first and then I’ll tackle any bonus or non-soundtrack songs at the end. Again I must warn readers that if you haven’t seen the film or read the books there are definitely some potential spoilers in this since I mention certain events and scenes to identify when songs play. So read at your own risk!
UPDATE: Because I have been getting so many questions about songs that play during the movie and many of them are actually from the Twilight Score, I have completed a comprehensive guide to the score as well: What Plays When – Twilight: The Score
Muse – Supermassive Black Hole: One of the few songs during the film that gets much use is Muse’s Supermassive Black Hole which plays through the duration of the baseball scene where the Cullen’s take advantage of a thunderstorm to take part in America’s favorite pass time.
Paramore – Decode: The first of two songs written by Paramore specifically for the film, yet it’s the very last song heard in the movie. Paramore’s Decode is not featured during the film and is the last song played during the credits.
The Black Ghosts – Full Moon: The first song we hear in the Twilight film is Full Moon by The Black Ghosts. As Bella is introduced and she begins her journey from Arizona to Forks this song is played.
Linkin Park – Leave Out All The Rest: Still a song that baffles me as far as lyrical context goes, Linkin Park’s Leave Out All The Rest is featured as the second song during the credits. What’s most surprising is that songs during the credits usually carry some sort of lyrical meaning when you consider the movie’s storyline, but in my opinion nothing about this song fits Twilight.
MuteMath – Spotlight (Twilight Mix): MuteMath’s Spotlight plays for a pretty long duration of the film, but it’s in splices and you never really hear the main lyrics to the song. The song first starts when Edward and Bella arrive at school together for the first time and continues through the scenes in the woods where Edward explains his family story.
Perry Farrell — Going All The Way (Into The Twilight): Another Twilight soundtrack exclusive, Perry Farrell’s Going All The Way (Into The Twilight) is the first song featured at the dance when Edward and Bella make their entrance.
Collective Soul — Tremble For My Beloved: The only song on the soundtrack to carry over from one of Stephenie Meyer’s original playlists is Collective Soul’s Tremble For My Beloved. This song can be heard at the end of the van accident. When Edward realizes what he has done and make’s eye contact with Bella the song begins and then he quickly makes an escape. The only part of this song actually used is it’s intro.
Paramore — I Caught Myself: The second track from Paramore is I Caught Myself. The song plays in the dress shop in Port Angeles when Bella sits patiently as Angela and Jessica try on their dresses. The version used in the film is much different than the one featured on the soundtrack and is not only played in mono, most likely to give the effect that it is being played in the store itself, but also sounds as though it has been slowed down.
Blue Foundation — Eyes On Fire: The one song in the whole film that I feel fits the storyline perfectly, yet I feel was used at the complete wrong time. Regardless, Blue Foundation’s Eyes On Fire plays after Bella hangs up the phone with her mom and her monologue begins where she talks about confronting Edward about the way he has acted toward her. The song again only gets bits and pieces used, and you never really hear any of the actual lyrics. I also want to take a moment to thank Blue Foundation for their mention of Musings For A Darkened Room on their Myspace Blog.
Rob Pattinson — Never Think: One of two songs by Robert Pattinson that appear in the film, but the only one featured in the standard release of the soundtrack. Rob’s Never Think plays in the background while Edward and Bella sit at the cafe in Port Angeles. This is where Bella finds out that Edward can read people’s thoughts; except for hers of course.
Iron & Wine — Flightless Bird, American Mouth: A simply beautiful song, which was actually suggested by Kristen Stewart who plays Bella in the film. Iron & Wine’s Flightless Bird, American Mouth is the song which Edward and Bella dance to in the gazebo at the end of the film.
Carter Burwell — Bella’s Lullaby: This song has more appearances and renditions in the film than I can track, but the most prominent when Edward and Bella scale the tree and when you actually see Edward play the piece.
Twilight Soundtrack Bonus Tracks and Songs Featured In The Film and Not On The Soundtrack
Rob Pattinson – Let Me Sign (iTunes exclusive): The first of 3 iTunes exclusive bonus tracks is Rob Pattinson’s Let Me Sign. This is an amazing track and starts playing right as Edward says to Bella, “I’ll make it go away” before he starts sucking out the venom.
La Triviata (iTunes exclusive): Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, La Triviata plays when Bella goes to meet the Cullens for the first time and starts when Edward and Bella are heading up to the kitchen. This is an iTunes exclusive track and is not featured on the standard CD soundtrack.
Claire de Lune (iTunes exclusive): Claire de Lune is performed by the APM Orchestra and is of course played in Edwards room when Bella asks Edward what was in his CD player. The song is clearly mentioned by title and original composer, so it’s a bit of a no-brainer, but I figured I would mention it anyway.
Radiohead – 15 Step: This song begins playing at the end of the film after we discover Victoria is in the window at the dance watching Edward and Bella. The song begins as Victoria turns around and heads down the stairs and the credits begin. The song is not featured on the soundtrack and is not featured as a bonus track on iTunes.
I hope this helped some of you readers to identify what plays when from the Twilight Soundtrack. If anything is unclear please let me know and I’ll do my best to clarify. I also want to again thank Kristina Sanchez for her assistance in a Twilight related post. The author of How To Be A Customer and a Twilight veteran; she has now seen the film 10 times in theaters.
Update: Be sure to check out my New Moon Soundtrack What Plays When post over at Where Is Edward Cullen as well!
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Great post! Unfortunately, I’ll now have to go see the movie again. Damn you Mike Wilton. Damn. You.
Thanks Kristina, but of course I wouldn’t have been able to do all of it without your help.
Thanks for all the info and for staying up to help me find pics from the scenes mentioned.
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hey thanx for the soundtrack review. luved it. this really has nothing to do with it but i was wondering if anyone knew why i cant find some of the twilight sound track songs like for example “eyes of fire” on project play list. i was just wondering and if u could help me out that would be great. thanx so much.
Hi Mily,
Thanks for the comment. Project Playlist pulls most of it’s content from legal sources where artists have provided their music online for either promotional reasons or completely free. If you aren’t finding these songs one of two things is probably happening, either the artists aren’t making these songs readily available online or they are online, but Project Playlist’s search system isn’t finding the songs.
I have been able to find Eyes on Fire on imeem.com and on Blue Foundations Myspace page, so these resources may be of help to you.
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Thank you for sharing this information! Now when I listen to the soundtrack I won’t be boggling my mind wondering where did I hear this in the movie…I can really enjoy the soundtrack now.
@Lee you’re welcome! Glad I could help. Not until I did my twilight soundtrack review post did I realize how many people were looking to find out where certain songs played, so I took the time to figure it all out and post it.
Very useful list! Its been bugging me not knowing what scenes some of the songs came from!
Any idea what the song is that is played at the start, when the Cullens make their entrance into the café for the first time?
@Russ glad you liked the list. I’m not sure what song is playing off the top of my head, but I will consult with a friend of mine who knows the movie pretty well and will comment if I find out. If she doesn’t know I am supposed to be going to see the movie again on the 9th and will listen for the song then.
Thanks for reading and thanks for the comment!
@Russ followed up with a friend of mine and determined that the song that is played is called “Who Are They”. It was composed for the film by composer Carter Burwel and is available on the Twilight: The Score
ahh great! I didn’t realise there were two soundtracks!! Thanks for the follow up!
Thanks very much for the info!
thank you soooo much i have been looking for certain songs on the movie that werent on the cd, and ive searched everywhere.
You’re welcome Tara. Glad you liked it. Seemed like a lot of people wanted to know when songs played, so I just did my part to help out.
Tell your friends!
what is the name of the song which plays in the classroom scene where edward smells bella for the first time and is disgusted? cos i’ve been looking for it all over and can’t seem to find it…
thanks:)
@Tef – It is the second half of the song Who Are They, which you can find on Twilight: The Score
WOW!! thank you so much…i knew most of them but thank you!
Hi! thanks for telling us this, but i wanna know something…Carter Burwell — Bella’s Lullaby, your sure this is good, because in movie the song sound difrent and i want the original song. Thanks!
Thanks, thanks, thanks!! Is good the song….Thanks!!:*:*:*
Hi,
I have been searching on the internet for a song from the Twilight Movie that is not on the Soundtrack, my memory may fail me but I beleive it was during the scene where they walk from school into the forest together before he takes her to the meadow, it is a very sweet sounding song and I am desperate to find it, nor was I aware there are two CD’s for the soundtrack (not sure if they have BOTH been released in Australia) this website has filled in a lot of my questions so hopefully you can help with my last.
Nice work, Thankyou again.
Cheers,
Jess
@Jessica it’s going to be one of two songs; either I Know What You Are or The Most Dangerous Predator, both of which are on the Twilight Score. I am going to look into it for you and I will let you know when I have a definitive answer.
thanks for the info..this site is great! can’t stop dreaming of bella and edward
@Jessica I have confirmed that it is in fact ‘I Know What You Are’ and it was written by the film’s composer Carter Burwell and can be found on the Twilight: The Score
I LOVE THE BOOK AND THE MOVIE I CAN’T WAIT FOR NEW MOON, ECLIPSE, AND BREAKING DAWN COMES OUT TOO. I WAS WONDERING IF STEPHANIE MEYER IS WRITING A BOOK CALLED MIDNIGHT SUN WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BE EDWARD’S <3 VERSION OF TWILIGHT?
Brandi, Stephenie began work on a book called Midnight Sun, which was Twilight from Edward’s point of view. Unfortunately during the production of the Twilight film the first 12 chapters of the book were leaked, presumably because a copy was given to the actors to reference both sides of the story.
After this happened Stephenie put a hold on the book, but released what she had written up to that point in PDF format on her website. Because the story was leaked and Meyer did not feel that what was leaked was of the quality she wanted it she has since put the book on indefinite hiatus. You can view the PDF on her website at http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html
Hi.Thanks for all the help but.. you know the song before well… while there walking into the woods right before bella tells him that he knows what he is WHAT AND WHERE THE HECK IS IT!? i can not find the name of it!
Hi Danielle, you’re the second person to ask about this song. The song is called ‘I Know What You Are’ and it was written by the film’s composer Carter Burwell and can be found on the Twilight: The Score
Hey Mike!! Theres a song that i have been hunting for and no one seems to mention it anywhere like it doesn’t exist – the song is played not long after she confronts him in the woods – its when they are up the hill talking and then maybe around the time where they are laying on the grass, it is in accoustic type song and i remember there was singing. Its not apart of the score as i’ve listenen through that PLease help!! thankyou
Hey Mike! Thanks for the wonderful post, I have been really hunting for “I Know What You Are” but couldn’t find what it was called or by whom, but after reading this, I have been listening to the score for hours. Thanks again buddy!
Hi Aatif, I’m glad you enjoyed the post and glad I could help. The whole reason I did this post on the Twilight Soundtrack was to try and help people figure out when things like this played. The fact that more and more people are asking about the score is making me consider revising the topic and doing a Score post as well. However, I might do it for a new website I am working on, Where Is Edward Cullen
What’s the song when they are laying on the grass, some of the words I remember are ‘hold you in my arms’ its a man singing it and it is a slow song. Its not on the soundtrack. Its and older song. I really really want to know what it is so I can download it
Hi Tannya, I’m not totally sure which song you are referring to. The meadow scene doesn’t have a song that fits that description; however when they show the meadow scene again at the end of the film as Bella is having flashbacks the song ‘Let Me Sign’ by Robert Pattinson is playing. So this could be the song you are referring to.
hey great website but im having a hard time trying to find a particular tune from Twilight. it is from the an excuse to use the kitchen scene, after edward and bella go into edwards room. i know the song played there is the Claire de Lune but what plays when he takes her flying outside??? pls i hope you can help.
Hi Rachel, the song you are referring to is Bella’s Lullaby. This song is featured both on the Twilight Soundtrack and on the Twilight Score. It starts right as they jump out of Edward’s bedroom Window and continues through the series of scenes following where they are in the tree’s and when Edward is playing the piano.
when bella and edward walk into school together and then they’re in the woods and she keeps asking him questions…what’s that song? there’s no words.
Hi Jessica, if I recognize the part you are referring to properly it’s going to be one of two songs. It’s either Mutemath’s Spotlight, which is played in pieces without any of the lyrics, or it will be The Most Dangerous Predator, which is featured on the Twilight Score. My guess from what you are saying though is leaning more towards Spotlight by Mutemath.
THANK YOU THANK YOU. I have been searching everywhere and even resorted downloading all the songs from Limewire to find the song the baseball game. And you had it listed so nicely. THANK YOU THANK YOU
Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park is played when Bella and Edward drive to school and he’s wearing sunglasses and puts his arm around her.
Excellent info. You do a great job at your website. Cheers,
Can you please tell me (don’t know if it’s already been answered above) what song is played when Bella reveals the true identity of Edward? After she finds that book in the library, teased by few guys on the road, Edward comes & saves her, then they go to the restaurant, and after that Bella goes back to her house and “finds about the information about vampire on her laptop”. I need to know what music is played during this scene? Thanks a lot.
And I must say, it’s very impressive job you’ve done here. I appreciate it.
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thx! this has been so helpful! i’ve been racking my brains trying to think of the songs and artists. lol
saving to my favorites!