`New Moon' Rising `' GOT TEENAGE BLOOD PUMPING. NOW ATLANTIC band with footage from the movie, debuted Oct. 7. "With Death Cab we felt like they were hip enough, they GOES IN FOR THE KILL WITH A SEQUEL'S SOUNDTRACK FEATURING were cool enough, and they were musical enough and broad DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE AND THOM YORKE enough without being super commercial super pop," Katz says. "And one thing Summit is cognizant of, when we choose an artist -and they choose us, it's a mutual thing -is that we BY ANN DONAHUE PHOTOGRAPH BY RYAN RUSSELL want enthusiasm." And Death Cab is nothing if not enthusiastic about discussing a -, Twitter-deprivation for two years, Just in case you've been in sight sound- and tank the past the travails of Bella, Edward and Jacob (see story, page 21). It here's the lowdown on the "Twilight" franchise: It's a series of four books written by Stephe- can follow in the footsteps of the singer of the "Twilight" sound- nie Meyer about Bella, a human girl who hearts Edward, a vampire boy. This is awkward, due track's first single: 's Hayley Williams, who blogged relentlessly about the series on 's Web site, posting to Edward's predilection for snacking on platelets, but also because high school relationships pictures of herself holding the books and attending the movie's are invariably angsty and messy. The first of the series, "Twilight," became a feature film premiere. Her fan -girl joy caught on; the "Twilight" soundtrack starring bed- headed porcelain heartthrob Robert Pattinson, and made almost $400 million significantly boosted Paramore's profile with its single from the , "Decode," selling 927,000 copies, according to last year at box offices around the world for its fledgling movie studio, Summit Entertain- Nielsen SoundScan. ment. The accompanying soundtrack, featuring Paramore, Muse, Linkin Park-and a rather "Paramore did a fantastic job for us -and for them," Katz lovely track by Pattinson himself 2.2 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. says. "We want somebody who will feel really good about being -sold involved in the project and talk it up." On Nov. 20, the adaptation of the "Keeping it as a combination of ob- But the plan is to work "New Moon" like a traditional album, second book in the series, "The Twi- viously great artists -but making it with several singles being released. Two contenders for the next light Saga: New Moon," hits theaters. interesting for people to discover - single slot are Lykke Li's "Possibility," which is the longest mu- But more than one month before - was a very carefully considered view," sical take in the movie and played over a pivotal scene in the on Oct. 16- Atlantic /Chop Shop Katz says. film as Bella pines for Edward, or the Killers' "A White Demon Records released the soundtrack, Love Song." bumped up from Oct. 20 after the HE WOLF Patsavas has a longstanding relationship with Atlantic -her album leaked on the Internet. In its As "New Moon" opens, there's a com- imprint, , is affiliated with Atlantic, and first three days of sales, the sound- plication in the story of our star -crossed "New Moon" artist Anya Marina is signed to it -but ultimately track sold 115,000, copies, according lovers: While Bella may love Edward the soundtrack's tone was a group effort. Marina, for instance, to Nielsen SoundScan, landing it at forever and ever -eh, Edward thinks was selected by director Chris Weitz after Patsavas, looking to No. 2 on the Billboard 200. it's best to take a break. Enter boy -next- boost the number of female vocalists on the soundtrack, sent For the next three months, Atlantic door Jacob, who -in the grand narra- him a compilation CD with 15 female artists. Marina's cover wants to make the "New Moon" sound- tive tradition of mystical Native of T.I.'s "Whatever You Like" won him over. track inescapable. The label is team- Americans -is a werewolf. "[Patsavas] doesn't get force -fed priorities to follow because ing with teen lifestyle all -stars to This love triangle forms the plot of they're going to be big songs," says Livia Tortella, GM /execu- Vampire diaries: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE promote the album: Hot Topic, MTV (left); above: 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon "New Moon," and accordingly the tive VP of marketing and creative media at Atlantic. "She starts and MySpace. For those too old to wear -Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' soundtrack is moody and wistful, but with the feeling of the film and then she creates a mood around black nail polish, the soundtrack also with an undercurrent of strum and it. I can't tell her, 'Oh, you've got to use this band because it's a will be sold at Whole Foods, Nordstrom's, Hallmark and Holly- drang machismo. Each song is exclusive to the soundtrack, as- priority.' I've got to give her a band that's going to fit the mood wood Video. yet- unreleased, and most were written specifically for the movie, she's creating and also has a bit of a base so I can open up the But besides its omnipresence, there's a secret weapon the remixed or given new lyrics to fit the film's themes. "I was very film. They're about the mood, about the feeling of it, and that's label is deploying for "New Moon." The soundtrack features inspired by the John Hughes movies of the '80s, which made really exciting because it's really creative." tracks from Thom Yorke, Bon Iver & St. Vincent, Lykke Li and me listen to bands that probably weren't meant for The Yorke track came about after Patsavas established the Sea Wolf, among others-and they're all exclusive to the album. 13- year-olds: Yello, the Psychedelic Furs, New Order," says music relationship by licensing the Radiohead track "15 Step" for the "We had offers from artists that were incredibly wonderful supervisor Alexandra Patsavas, who also produced the album, end credits of "Twilight." "Early on in the summer I was speak- and incredibly commercial, and it would have been easy to as she did for the soundtrack to "Twilight." "Hopefully we can ing quite a bit to [Bryce Edge, Yorké s manager] and he said say, 'Oh, let's go for it because we'll sell more records' -but create a similar moment in time for 2009 teenagers." Thom had something already recorded that would be appro- it wouldn't have been true to the project," says Paul Katz, Patsavas received coffins and Dracula pictures in her South priate for the movie," Patsavas says. "I was thrilled." founder /CEO of Eye2Ear Music, which consults with Sum- Pasadena, Calif., office from bands trying to get her to listen to Patsavas' credentials are well-established-she's the music mit Entertainment on music; Katz produced the soundtrack their tracks for inclusion on the "New Moon" soundtrack. "The supervisor for "" and "The OC" -but the music for album and has been involved since the script stage to deter- big difference between the last album and this album is that the "Twilight" series also receives invaluable support from Meyer, mine where music could fit into the film. the last album we really had to go out there and beg and plead the books' author. The fourth novel in the series, "Breaking The track list mediates the one bit of risk to the "Twilight" for the first album and for this one, it was completely the re- Dawn," is dedicated to Muse, which appears on both soundtracks. series: So far, the franchise owes its popularity to the capricious verse," Katz says. "They are super important to the 'Twilight' family," Patsavas says. crushes of teenage girls. Getting "Twihards" who love virtuous The first single is Death Cab for Cutié s "Meet Me on the Meyer writes on her blog at StephenieMeyer.com about what vampires to buy the soundtrack is easy -but getting Radiohead Equinox," currently No. 15 on the Alternative chart. The song music she listened to while writing the novels. Her site now in- fans to plunk down cash for a little bit of the "New Moon" uni- debuted on MTV.com Sept. 13 in tandem with the Video Music cludes streams of her suggested songs, as well as links to pur- verse will be a coup. Awards; the music video, a sepia -toned intermingling of the chase ringtones. "You start out with a [reading] experience that

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