Complete Song List from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 20 June 2010
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This is the most difficult song list I have ever tried to make, since the soundtrack contained instrumental music. I had to really familiarize myself with the melodies before I could begin making the list.
1. DAWN (track 1)
- Played at the beginning of the movie while the opening credits are showing. Lizzie is walking home and we first get a glimpse of the Bennet’s household (with Mary conveniently playing on the piano).
2. MERYTOWN HALL (track 4)
- Played during the ball, with Kitty and Lydia dancing while Jane, Lizzie and Charlotte were chatting. The song suddenly stops midway at the entrance of Mr. Bingley, Ms. Bingley and of course, Mr. Darcy, and resumes once they are at the other end of the hall.
3. ANOTHER DANCE (track 11)
- Played during the same ball while Jane and Mr. Bingley were dancing.
4. STARS AND BUTTERFLIES (track 2)
- Played while Lizzie was walking to Netherfield to visit Jane.
5. THE MILITIA MARCHES IN (track 5)
- Played while Lydia, Kitty and Mrs. Bennet were watching the officers marching into Merytown.
6. ARRIVAL AT NETHERFIELD (track 7)
- Played while the Bennets are preparing for the ball at Netherfield until they get there.
7. CAN’T SLOW DOWN (track 14)
- Played while Lizzie is dancing with Mr. Collins.
8. A POSTCARD TO HENRY PURCELL (track 8)
- Played in the very intense scene where Lizzie is dancing with Mr. Darcy.
9. LEAVING NETHERFIELD (track 10)
- Played while Mr. Bingley, Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy were, well, what else… leaving Netherfield.
10. THE SECRET LIFE OF DAYDREAMS (track 12)
- Played while Lizzie is on the swing after Charlotte just told her that she was engaged to Mr. Collins, until Lizzie arrived for a visit to the newlyweds.
11. DARCY’S LETTER (track 13)
- Played when Lizzie first found out (at church) that Mr. Darcy was responsible for separating Mr. Bingley and her sister Jane, until the scene where she is running on the bridge, soon to be followed by Mr. Darcy in what has now become the famous proposal scene in the rain. After the proposal, the second part of Darcy’s Letter plays again when Mr. Darcy came over to give his letter of explanation to Lizzie. It is once more played when Lizzie and the Gardiners are on the way home after finding out about Lydia running away with Mr. Wickham (or was it “Your Hands Are Cold”?).
12. LIZ ON TOP OF THE WORLD (track 9)
- Played in the glorious shot of Lizzie standing on the cliff, looking at her surroundings, while she is traveling with the Gardiners.
13. THE LIVING SCULPTURES OF PEMBERLY (track 3)
- Played when Lizzie and the Gardiners were inside the Pemberly estate.
14. GEORGIANA (track 6)
- Played while Georgiana and Mr. Darcy are waiting for Lizzie and the Gardiners to arrive. It was also played in the hilarious scene where Mr. Bingley is practicing his proposal with Mr. Darcy.
15. YOUR HANDS ARE COLD (track 15)
- Played when Mr. Darcy proposed once more to Lizzie at dawn in the meadow.
16. MRS. DARCY (track 16)
- Played while Mr. Darcy and Lizzie went to talk to Mr. Bennet about their plans to get married.
17. CREDITS (track 17)
- Played during (where else?) closing credits.
Complete Song List from NEW MOON 24 November 2009
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Before writing this post, I checked my similar post on the Twilight song list and realized that I listened to all the songs in the soundtrack before watching the movie. I don’t remember doing that, but it was exactly the same thing I did before watching New Moon. I even made soundtrack predictions on which scene each song will be used, but it seems I got everything wrong. Oh well.
Anyway, here is the complete song list from The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
1) Monsters (Hurricane Bells) – track 10 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella was driving on the way to school on her birthday, and while she’s taking the picture of her friends (Jessica, Mike, Eric and Angela).
2) The Violet Hour (Sea Wolf) – track 11 in the soundtrack
- This was played during Bella’s birthday party at the Cullens’ house until she had her paper cut.
3) Satellite Heart (Anya Maria) – track 6 in the soundtrack
- This was played while Bella and a visibly upset Edward were on the way home.
4) Roslyn (Bon Iver and St. Vincent) – track 8 in the soundtrack
- This was played while Bella was printing out her picture with Edward and sitting on a table with her friends on a sunny day, and Edward was at her room until they went for a walk in the forest.
5) Possibility (Lykke Li) – track 4 in the soundtrack
- This was played while Bella is sitting at her room, depressed, as the months passed by. It continued while Bella was writing bouncing emails to Alice, having nightmares and sitting at the Cullens cafeteria table by herself.
6) I Belong to You (Muse) – track 7 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella told Charlie that she was going out for a girl’s night out with Jessica.
7) Friends (Band of Skulls) – track 2 in the soundtrack
- This was played during Bella’s first Edward hallucination, when she approached the guys with a disapproving and incredulous Jessica looking at her.
8) All I Believe In (The Magic Numbers & Amadou & Mariam) – bonus track in the soundtrack
- This was played when Jacob started fixing the motorbikes and during the montage when Jacob and Bella were at his garage
9) Shooting the Moon (Ok Go) – track 12 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Jacob started wrestling with Quil and throughout the montage of Jacob fixing the bike with Bella.
10) The Meadow (Alexandre Desplat) – track 15 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella was at the meadow and she saw Laurent.
11) Done All Wrong (Black Rebel Motorcycle Club) – track 9 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella was about to enter Emily’s house while Paul and Jacob were having their wolf scuffle. I guess the song about doing wrong is appropriate since Bella, the vampire girl, is now visiting the werewolves place.
12) Hearing Damage (Thom Yorke) – track 3 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Charlie and the rest of the townspeople were combing the forest hunting for the wolves, and Victoria attacked Harry Clearwater behind Charlie’s back. The song is still playing during the impressive scene of the werewolves chasing the ever-graceful (and ever-sneaky) Victoria until she jumps to the water.
13) Slow Life (Grizzly Bear) – track 13 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella was under water, unconscious. She was looking at her Edward hallucination until Jacob towed her from the water. The lyrics are very appropriate for Bella: “Even though you’re the only one I see / If you ask, I’ll cut you free…”
14) No Sound but the Wind (Editors) – track 14 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Edward and Bella were on the way home from the Cullens’ place after Bella asked for their vote on whether she should become a vampire. I thought it would be used when the Cullens were packing up to leave Forks because of the line, “We can never go home / We no longer have one…” but I suppose it also applies to Bella.
15) A White Demon Love Song (The Killers) – track 5 in the soundtrack
- This was played during the closing credits.
16) Meet Me at the Equinox (Death Cab for Cutie) – track 1 in the soundtrack
- I didn’t actually hear it, but I’m assuming they played this during the closing credits as well. Someone correct me if I’m wrong.
My First Impression on New Moon (the Movie) 23 November 2009
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First of all, let me start with a disclaimer – I’ve only watched New Moon once when it opened last Friday, so this post is only about my first impression on the movie. I’ll probably write a review after I’ve seen it a couple of times. I haven’t read any other reviews as well so that I won’t be prejudiced or influenced by them.
I was a bit wary because a friend who watched the premiere showing of New Moon the night before told me that teenage fangirls kept screaming whenever Edward was on screen, making it hard to concentrate on the movie and hard to listen to the dialogue. Thankfully, I didn’t have this experience. The crowd was pretty quiet except for the spontaneous intake of breath when Jacob first removed his shirt. I guess he really was sort of beautiful in that scene.
Anyway, here are some of my comments about the movie:
1. The effects were so much better. Seriously. It only makes the special effects of Twilight so much more laughable. I loved how the wolves transform, and how the vampires (especially Victoria) move. No more swooshing sound either whenever the vampires are running, though there is still that tinkling sound when Edward exposed his body to the sunlight.
2. The make up was so much better too. The vampires (especially Esme) were paler and less natural looking. However, I thought Edward’s lipstick was a bit too… red.
3. There were a lot of direct quotes from the books. I didn’t even realize this while watching the movie since I haven’t read New Moon in years. The next day, I got out my copy of New Moon and re-read it the whole day, and was pleasantly surprised at the number of quotes lifted word for word from the book.
4. Taylor Lautner was… great. He was able to do something that the book wasn’t able to do – make me sympathetic to Team Jacob. As I mentioned, the audience all gasped when he first took off his shirt – myself included. It was a spontaneous reaction. It’s obvious he really worked out, and I thought he looks better with cropped hair.
5. The soundtrack, which I thought was too depressing when I first listened to it, fit quite well in the movie. I made another post regarding my predictions on where the songs would appear, but it seems I got everything wrong. All I remember is “Satellite Heart” was played in Bella’s truck when Bella and Edward was talking after the disastrous birthday party, “Possibility” was played while the months passed and Bella was just sitting depressed at her room, and “A White Demon Love Song” was played during the closing credits.
6. Alice’s outfits were always very cute. She was always very cute too, though her hair is a bit longer.
7. I love the scene where Bella was just sitting in her room and the camera was rotating around her, while the passing months (October, November, and so on) were super-imposed on the screen. The changing seasons were shown as well in the window outside her room. I thought it was a very creative way to translate that part from the book, which had blank pages with only the words October, November and so on…
8. I love the scene where Bella is seen sitting alone in the Cullens’ table at the cafeteria, and her friends were looking at her. That wasn’t in the book, but it was a great way to show how she was dealing with the pain and how isolated she was from her friends.
9. I loved the ending! I won’t give any spoilers, but there was also a rather loud reaction from the audience when “Directed by Chris Weitz” appeared on the screen.
10. I love how the movie followed the book faithfully. This is something I wish other moviemakers would do – respect the book, respect the story and respect the fans. I don’t think there were any major plot differences, like in Twilight.
Predictions on the New Moon Soundtrack 17 November 2009
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I’ve recently been listening to the soundtrack of New Moon on YouTube since I’m pretty excited to see the movie in a few days. I’ve probably heard all the songs about 5-10 times only, and I thought it would be fun to make some predictions on which part in the movie they will be used. One disadvantage is that I haven’t read New Moon in more than a year, so I can’t remember all the parts. Anyway, here are some of my predictions:
1) Meet Me at the Equinox by Death Cab for Cutie
- During an Edward hallucination.
- Before Edward exposes his sparkly self.
- During the closing credits. I’m only guessing this because Decode was the first single to be released from the Twilight soundtrack, and it was featured during the closing credits.
2) Friends by Band of Skulls
- When Bella is with the Cullens before her disastrous birthday party
- When the werewolves are together
- When Bella is talking to the boys in town while she is with Jessica
3) Hearing Damage by Thom Yorke
- When Bella meets Laurent in the meadow
- When Jacob puts the phone down on who he thought was Carlisle
- When Bella and Alice are on the way to the Volturi
4) Possibility by Lykke Li
- During the parade of St Marcus (maybe on a slow motion shot of Bella running through the crowd)
- When Bella first realizes that Jacob is a werewolf
- When Edward, Bella and Alice are walking together on the way to the Volturi
5) A White Demon Love Song by The Killers
- When Bella is spending time with Jacob
- When Bella is pretending to be happy for Charlie’s sake
- When Alice visits Bella after the Cullens leave
6) Satellite Heart by Anya Maria
- After Edward leaves Bella at the forest and she’s curled up on the ground in tears
- While Bella is in school or in bed, depressed and missing Edward
- While Bella is standing on the cliff before she jumps
7) I Belong to You by Muse
- While Bella and Jacob are happily chatting or doing something fun together
- While Bella, Jacob and Mike are in the theater
- When Bella, Edward and Alice are on the way home from the Volturi
8) Roslyn by Bon Iver and St. Vincent
- When Bella jumps off the cliff (in slow motion maybe)
- When Bella opens her eyes and sees that it was Jacob who saves her from fall
- When Edward begins to open his shirt to expose his sparkly self
9) Done All Wrong by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
- When Bella sees hallucinations of Edward
- Whenever Bella or Jacob are on their bikes (maybe because the artist’s name has “Motorcycle” in it)
- While Bella is in school or in bed, depressed and missing Edward
10) Monsters by Hurricane Bells
- When Edward and Bella are on the way to the birthday party at the Cullens
- When Bella and Jacob are on their bikes
- When Bella and Alice are on the way to the Volturi
11) The Violet Hour by Sea Wolf
- When Bella and Jacob are on their bikes
- When Bella and Edward are finally together again in her bedroom
- During closing credits
12) Shooting the Moon by Ok Go
- When Bella is with the werewolves (well, mainly because there’s moon in the title)
- When Jacob leaves Bella while they are having an argument
- When Jacob is in Bella’s room trying to tell her what’s wrong with him without breaking the rule
13) Slow Life by Grizzly Bear
- During a slow motion of Bella jumping off the cliff
- During a slow motion shot of Bella running to stop Edward from showing off his sparkles
- During closing credits
14) No Sound but the Wind by Editors
- When the Cullens are packing up to leave Forks (“We can never go home / We no longer have one…”)
- When Jacob saves Bella after she jumps from a cliff
- When Edward and Bella are walking together towards the Volturi
15) The Meadow by Alexandre Desplat
- When Bella goes back to the meadow alone
- While Bella is in school or in bed, depressed and missing Edward
- When Bella sees an Edward hallucination
Since I made three guesses per song (or a total of 45 guesses), I’m hoping I get at least one correct. We’ll see on November 20.
Complete Song List from TWILIGHT 1 December 2008
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Before seeing the movie, I decided to listen to all the songs from the Twilight soundtrack to familiarize myself first. I never did that before, preferring to enjoy everything about a movie for the first time when I watch it, but well, I guess I was way too excited about this particular film. Anyway, I loved every song in the soundtrack. The lyrics were appropriate, the melodies were haunting… so I decided to write a bit about each song in the order that they were heard in the movie.
1) Full Moon (The Black Ghosts) – track 3 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella left Phoenix to live with Charlie at Forks, up until she got to her room. The lyrics were particularly appropriate, since the song talked about leaving. “And I don’t know where I’ll go / And I don’t know what I’ll see / But I’ll try not to bring it back home with me…”
2) Eyes on Fire (Blue Foundation) – track 9 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Bella was waiting for Edward at the parking lot so that she could confront him about his creepy behavior the day before. Not only was the title of the song great for the scene (which opened with a close up of Edward’s flashing black eyes), but the lyrics represented Edward’s initial struggle with wanting to kill Bella. “I’ll seek you out / Slay you alive / One more word and you won’t survive…”
3) Tremble for My Beloved (Collective Soul) – track 7 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Edward saved Bella’s life by stopping Tyler’s truck that was about to crash into her. Again, the song they picked for this scene was very well-chosen. “The hour has begun / Your eyes have now opened / To a world where madness craves / To a world where hopes enslaved / Oh, I’ll tremble for my love always…” Indeed, the hour has come for Bella to realize that there was something supernatural about Edward, and for Edward to realize that he was beginning to fall in love with a human.
4) I Caught Myself (Paramore) – track 8 in the soundtrack
- This was played while Jessica and Angela were trying on prom dresses at Port Angeles, with a disinterested Bella looking on. The lyrics didn’t really match the scene per se, but it reflected the mental and emotional climate of Bella at that time. “You got it, you got it / Some kind of magic / Hypnotic, hypnotic / You’re leaving me breathless…” After reading the leaked draft of Midnight Sun (a retelling of Twilight from the point of view of Edward), I realized that the song reflected the mental and emotional climate of Edward as well.
5) Never Think (Robert Pattinson) – track 10 in the soundtrack
- This was played during Edward and Bella’s momentous conversation over dinner at Port Angeles, after he saved her life again from the men who were about to attack Bella. This is one of my favorite scenes because Edward was beginning to open up to Bella about who he is and how he feels. I also loved the fact that the song was composed and sung by Robert Pattinson (the actor playing the role of Edward Cullen) himself. It was the perfect song because it talked about Edward’s dilemma of wanting Bella to avoid him, and wanting Bella to love him. “Girl save your soul / Go on save your soul / Before it’s too far gone / And before nothing can be done / Cause without me / You got it all…”
6) Spotlight – Twilight Mix (Mute Math) – track 5 in the soundtrack
- This was played during my favorite scene in the movie: Edward and Bella coming to school together for the first time. Who would have imagined the book Edward to wear shades, but movie Edward really looked like a rockstar in this scene. A rockstar vampire. I loved how he was smiling smugly, proudly showing off the plain-looking Bella on his arm. “The spotlight is on…”
7) La Traviata (The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) – included in the bonus tracks
- This was played when Bella first visited Edward’s house, while the Cullens were making dinner for her.
8) Clair de Lune (The APM Orchestra) – included in the bonus tracks
- This was played when Bella turned on the CD player at Edward’s room, and they danced for a while.
9) Bella’s Lullaby (Carter Burwell) – track 12 in the soundtrack
- This was played when Edward carried Bella to the top of the trees to show her the sights, and continued to the scene where he was playing the piano for her. I really like the haunting melody, and the fact that Robert Pattinson was really the one playing the piano in the scene. There’s another “fake” version of Bella’s Lullaby which is actually “River Flows in You” by Yiruma. I wonder why they didn’t go for that one, I really liked it a lot. Oh well.
10) Supermassive Black Hole (Muse) – track 1 in the soundtrack
- This was played during the baseball game at the field right until James, Victoria and Laurent came to spoil everything. The lyrics doesn’t exactly fit the scene, but the rhythm and the music sure did.
11) Let Me Sign (Robert Pattinson) – included in the bonus tracks
- This was played when a pained Edward decided to suck the venom out of Bella’s wound himself, not knowing if he can find the will to stop, in order to save her from becoming a vampire like him. The song runs throughout Bella’s dream sequence during her near-death experience. This was a very haunting, painful song, and again, it’s by Robert Pattinson. What a musician that guy is. I’m not exactly sure what the phrase “let me sign” means though. Let me sign in the petition to become a vampire? Heehee.
12) Go All the Way [Into the Twilight] (Perry Farrell) – track 6 in the soundtrack
- This was played during the prom, when Edward led Bella to say hi to her old friends Jessica and Mike, and Angela and Eric. “Tonight / Lightning strikes / Let’s go into twilight!”
13) Flightless Bird, American Mouth (Iron & Wine) – track 11 in the soundtrack
- This was played during the prom, when Edward and Bella were dancing alone at a gazebo. She wanted to know why he didn’t let her become a vampire too, and couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t end her life. The song captures Edward’s dilemma – he wanted to have Bella with him for eternity, but he didn’t want to end her life as a human. “Have I found you / Flightless bird / Jealous, weeping / Or lost you / American mouth…” I don’t exactly get what the American mouth is about, but who cares? The music was perfect for the scene. Plus, it turns out that the song was Kristen Stewart’s suggestion.
14) 15 Step (Radiohead) – not included in the soundtrack
- This was the first song used for the credits, when Victoria was walking down the stairs after watching Edward and Bella dancing. I suppose the lyrics are appropriate for Victoria – “How come I end up where I started…”
15) Leave Out All the Rest (Linkin Park) – track 4 in the soundtrack
- This was the second song used for the credits. I’ve always liked Linkin Park, so I was glad that they have a song in the soundtrack. “When my time comes / Forget the wrong that I’ve done / Help me leave behind some / Reasons to be missed / Don’t resent me / And when you’re feeling empty / Keep me in your memory / Leave out all the rest…”
16) Decode (Paramore) – track 2 in the soundtrack
- This was the third song used for the credits, and is the first single released for Twilight. This is the song with the most appropriate lyrics for the story, since the composer actually wrote this about Edward and Bella. “But you think that I can’t see / What kind of man that you are / If you’re a man at all / Well, I will figure this one out / On my own (I’m screaming, ‘I love you so.’) / On my own (My thoughts you can’t decode)…”
