I used a Barnes & Noble gift card to buy the soundtrack to the movie Twilight today. It's awesome! It's a combination rocking songs, softer ballads and folksy tunes. I was only familiar with two of the bands, Linkin Park and Collective Soul, ones I already liked. And it introduced me to some new acts that I'm enjoying.

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First up on the CD is the band that Stephenie Meyer loves, Muse. Appropriate band name for a writer to like. :) Their "Supermassive Black Hole" makes me want to get up and dance, as do quite a few of the songs on this soundtrack. The second song is "Decode" by Paramore, which I just discovered is from my neck of the woods. Maybe I'll be able to catch a show if they're playing in town. Paramore is a punk-pop quintet, and they have a second song on the soundtrack, "I Caught Myself."

Other acts who contributed are The Black Ghosts from the UK, Blue Foundation from Denmark (two more European bands to add to my list), Mute Math, Iron & Wine, and Perry Farrell, frontman of Jane's Addiction. Rob Pattinson, who plays Edward in the movie, even sings a ballad called "Never Think." The CD ends with an instrumental track called "Bella's Lullaby" by Carter Burwell.

I'm glad I got the soundtrack prior to seeing the movie so I can be familiar with the songs already when I hear them in the movie. Only 11 more days until the movie hits the big screen!