ALEXANDRE DESPLAT HIRED TO SCORE ‘NEW MOON’, CARTER BURWELL NOT RETURNING

I trust Chris too, but Carter did an amazing job on the score. I listen to it almost everyday. I’m sure Alexandre Desplat is a talented composer, but I am very sad about this.

For me, Desplat has some big shoes to fill.

The changing directors and now the changing of compsers is CRAP!! What the hell is WRONG with these people????

awww this saddens me….i realy enjoyed Carter alot!! i thought the score was BEAUTIFUL and fit very well with the whole Twilight atmosphere! I do have faith in Chris dont get me wrong BUT they just have to use the lullaby…i know the HP movies had different directors but they did keep the main score!! if they would have changed that it wouldnt have been the same…so i really hope that they do keep the lullaby…i thought it was a brillant piece of music!!

*rolls eyes and scoffs* Well this is just great. Now “Bella’s Lullaby” will be re-written and it won’t even connect the movies together. The music controls the emotion of movies and Carter did an amazing job with that in Twiligh. Although I do remember somewhere that Carter did say that he wouldn’t return if Catherine wasn’t, not sure of the source though.

This is so Crazy. why are they doing this. Carter Burwell has to be way better then this guy iv heard some of alexandre stuff its to giggly and harry potter chronicle of narniaish. ya know i dont think it will fit new moon.. i hope this movie is the best or i will be furious>

If you want to hear what an AMAZING choice Desplat is for New Moon, read this.

He composed for ‘The Painted Viel’, which is one of my favorite movies. It starts off really slow, but it’s an absolutely beautiful love story and the music compliments the emotions seamlessly. It’s a heart wrenching soundtrack. The best songs (in my opinion) are “The River Waltz” and the “Main Theme”, the latter of which might not be the actual title, but what I have on my IPod.

People need to trust Chris W, or at the very least RESEARCH Desplat before shedding tears over a matter that is anything BUT sorrowful. It’s beyond a good choice. Darn near perfect.

i just google Alexandre Desplat and i am impressed with his stuff so far. its really beautiful. he was academy award nominated this year for his score of the curious case of benjamin button, so he’s no amateur.
i think he will do just fine and that he will mold to the mood of new moon just fine. not too worried myself. that said, i think carter burwell did a beautiful job on twilight, so i am bummed to see him go. but as far as i am concerned, chris weitz has a different vision of what he wants this movie to be, so he has to choose someone that fits that vision.

i just googled Alexandre Desplat and i am impressed with his stuff so far. its really beautiful. he was academy award nominated this year for his score of the curious case of benjamin button,which i personally thought was amazing, so he’s no amateur.
i think he will do just fine and that he will mold to the mood of new moon just fine. the scores he has done, from the golden compass to the girl with the pearl earring are brilliant as well, so i am not too worried myself. that said, i think carter burwell did a beautiful job on twilight, so i am bummed to see him go. but as far as i am concerned, chris weitz has a different vision of what he wants this movie to be, so he has to choose someone that fits that vision.

Just looked him up on iTunes; he did the golden compass with Chris Weitz. I’m a little worried that the great feel of the movie that Catherine created with Twlight will not be continued – due to the new Hollywood team selected by Summit this time around.

I actually bought the Score from Twilight before even purchasing the soundtrack. Carter Burwell did an amazing job delivering the right music for the various part of the movie. The songs truly represented the moods of the scenes. Catherine Hardwick spoke alot about the music of Twilight and so I know she placed alot of emphasis on how the score (and other music) would impact the movie. I’m sure Alexandre Desplat is extremely talented…..I just hope he can deliver for New Moon like Carter did for Twilight.

Boo ! What a mistake. Carter is awesome. New Moon will lose a little something special without his unique sound.

WHEN IS THE CHANGING GOING TO STOP! WE NEED CONSISTENCY!

britt: You are right, Chris Weitz does have a different vision, and from what I’ve seen, photos and such, not to mention the casting decisions, he seems to be headed in the right direction. So, yes I will trust him.

As for continuing the feel of the movie as per Catherine Hardwicke, I hope he doesn’t walk, but runs the opposite way. Nothing less than a total change.

I did like the score from Twilight (listen to it nearly every day LOL), although I have to admit I was disappointed in Bella’s Lullaby.

I’m going to trust the new director knows what he’s doing.

Wow, this guy does Epic films. His stuff is incredible. I think everything about this movie is sounding absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to see Chris’ vision come to life. He seems so talented and on the ball and I think he’ll turn the franchise from viewed as somewhat cheesy by many to being a major motion picture contender. CAN’T WAIT!

Chris and Summit know what they’re doing. They know the “feel” the movies need to maintain, they just want to do things better, and they will. It is very common for the first movie in a series to be more cheesy and for the movies to get progressively better as better ideas are had and more money can be spent.

I am really pulling for Chris to be the director of Breaking Dawn!

First of all, the subsequent films can use Carter’s versions all they want. Second of all, Carter was fantastic but Desplat is just as brilliant- please listen to some of his music before you go off the deep end complaining.

Next: ummm, I hate to say it but people who thought Twilight was some award winning film really need to examine actual award winning films a bit. I LOVE the movie but fully admit the film was terrible, the acting was After School Special-esque and the effects were attrocious. The ONLY reason I watch it is because my two favorite characters in recent fiction are animated by two relatively decent actors.

I really hope the actors return after watching their performance and do a better job and I hope Chris Weitz ups the budget for effects.

BTW: if you watch Burn After Reading within 20 minutes you’ll be looking at the DVD case noticing Carter Burwell wrote and directed the score because it is SO RIDICULOUSLY similar to Twilight. I enjoy music but really don’t like it when someone used the same sound every time.

Its my understanding that there are a lot of people who were not happy with the score (not sure where they are now). I happen to be one of those people. The music used in the meadow scene was horrific and made the whole thing look silly. However, I do love Bella’s Lullaby and hope that they continue to use it.

WTF!!! I thought Carter did an amazing job on the score! I just hope that the new composer won’t mess up the feeling of the movie

This is absolutely fantastic news!

Carter Burwell has half the talent of Alexandre, there is truly no comparison. Carter’s score was lackluster and predictable – Alexandre will take New Moon to an entirely new level! His score alone will make this a fantastic film!

Did anyone mention that Alexandre is an Oscar winner? He also scored ‘The Painted Veil’, ‘Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium and ‘Benjamin Button’. He is exactly what ‘New Moon’ needs to capture the extent of Bella’s pain.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-nXhn507T4

Why do people have to be so quick to criticize? Just look the Desplat up, and give him a chance! Carter Burwell proved himself, let the other guy do the same. If you really love the movie and Twilight, you’ll give everything new a chance until you see the actual movie. Don’t be so quick to bash it!

seriously people chill. Im sure this movie will be better then twilight in Every Way, including the music. Lots of parts of twilight would have been alot better had they had more money. This time they do. Desplat is an amazing composer. How bout everyone waits to see and hear the movie to judge it and get all weepy? Or have you forgotten the petition against robert pattinson when he was first announced to play Edward? Changed your tunes pretty quick didn’t you?

Alexandre Desplat is not that bad of a composer, her did the music for the move Girl with a Pearl Earring which is one of my favorite movies and I think he will make the New Moon score great his music has a little sad touch to it which will make everybody cry when he goes to write the music for the edward leaving bella scene, I hate the fact that Carter Burwell is not doing the second movie, but I trust the director (note: the same thing happened with the harry potter movies after the third one and those scores are great)http://www.last.fm/music/Alexandre+Desplat

i am excited, i wasn’t a huge fan of burwell’s bella’s lullaby.

This is a promising choice, and I have to disagree with some of the people here who are say that the movies need to have the same feel. It’s the cast and the story that will give us the crucial continuity, not the music. From what I’m hearing, New Moon is staying close to the book, just as Twilight did. But Twilight’s feel was choppy and uneven, including the score. I always thought that the music could have been improved quite a bit. The more I hear about the changes happening with New Moon the better I feel about it. Desplat does beautiful work that, I think, is going to lend itself a lot better to the epic nature of the Twilight saga than what was composed for Twilight itself.

i have faith in desplat. he’s done the scores for many great films besides the golden compass, like benjamin button, mr. magorium’s wonder imporium, and the queen. all of which i loved.

i am saddened that carter burwell won’t be returning, since i loved bella’s lullaby especially. i just hope that they stick with that theme and have some form of it playing throughout the movie like they had in twilight.

Carter Burwell did so well with bella’s lullaby. Desplat replacing burwell is going to be lets say different it wont have the same feel to it. Desplat is a great composer and i kno he will do well….it just wont be the same.

What is it with whole film everything is being changed, I think the production company are being a bit silly.
I really hope that Bella’s lullaby isn’t changed- it’s so important in the books and I love it’s significance.
I am excited about the film but the more that is changed the more I’m worried.

The music from Twilight was wonderful. I listen to the CD almost everyday. Only a couple songs I didn’t care for. I also have the sound track and enjoy it. I can only hope he does as good a job. I WILL be listening!

Rhe golden compass? Yeah, the score was amazing. It was actually better than the movie (but I don’t think that the failure of the movie was Weitz falt. The Church and the american government were reluctant to let it be realesed because of the true meaning of the book which obviously against Church (They are the enemy). That’s why they won’t do the sevcond one, Church is putting to much pressure on it not to evet appear).

Mmm not so sure whether this is a good idea.
Carter’s score was absolutely amazing – the music in Twi totally added to the whole experience – the themes fit perfectly and the way they were woven through the film was just genius. I haven’t seen the Golden Compass so I can’t comment on Desplat but a change in composer will definately change the feel & identity of the film. I hope the decision to change composers works out to be a good one but for me, it is a concern.

Carter did extremely well. But I don’t think Alexandre would be bad choice. I like his music in Golden Compass and Benjamin Button, I think he will do a great job.But I hope they won’t change Bella’s Lullaby.

I was one of the people that wasn’t entirely impressed with the soundtrack score. I play Yiruma’s A River Flows in You as Bella’s lullaby because Carter’s just never captured my emotions. To me Carter’s music for Twilight just seemed to be lacking in many aspects.

I really do believe that New Moon is going to be the better movie of the two so far. I think that Chris Weitz is going to give the franchise a whole new look. The way he films is beautiful. I was not overly impressed with Twilight so New Moon for me can only get better.

I liked Carter’s score, however, I wasn’t completely thrilled with his “lullaby” but I did like it.

However, if these two have worked together before, they understand each other, and it should make for an AWESOME score, and I can’t wait to hear it.

But, as always, I reserve judgement until midnight, November 20!!!

i’m really excited about this change! i love desplat…. his music for benjamin button was incredible. plus, the second movie is primarily about an entirely different race of creatures so the music shouldn’t sound the same at all.

=,(
i really like burwell’s music….
i have the score cd from twilight, and i was astonished as soon as i heard it…it really goes with the movie…
i don’t know what to say about desplat, though =P
i’ve watched the golden compass, but i don’t remember what the music sounded like =S
well, i just hope it’ll turn out right =))

Hope he makes New Moon much better than Twilight!!!

Let’s see….

They changed the director…

now they’ve changed the composer…

Why haven’t they changed the screenplay writer Melissa Rosenberg? She was the one who turned our beloved Twilight into this teenybopper thing.

I really liked Carter Burwell’s take on the score, but if this guy is as good as they say he is, I don’t think we have much to worry about. Chris is a pretty smart guy, I’m sure his choice will make New Moon even more wonderful than anyone suspects.

I actually didn’t like Carter Burwell’s score so I think this could be a positive change.

I am soooo glad that there will be a true score for new moon!! What an improvement!!! In my opinion, there were wayyyyyyy too many songs from random bands that killed the mood of the film. A continuous, sweeping score like Harry potter would be a great improvement for new moon! If you want those bands, throw them on an “inspired by Twilight” soundtrack like other movies do and bring on the orchestras!!! Yay!! I am now even more excited about the movie!!

yay! no offense to the last guy, but most of the music just didn’t do it for me. i am an intensely musical person and have just started composing my own stuff. it’s so fun and so emotional. bella’s lullaby was really not what i imagined. i would NOT be sad if they changed that. i really hope the series takes on a more epic feel–which is usually propelled by the score. i can’t wait to see the overall difference. i am VERY EXCITED and hopeful that it will be sooo much better!

i loved carter burwell’s score and im sad that he isnt returning.
BUT have you guys heard the work Alexander Desplat has done?
especially the score for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
his music is absolutely beautiful so there’s still a lot of potential for new moon!

Everyone just needs to chill out! This guy is a professional and I’m sure knows what he’s doing. That said, I am also sure that he understands what a big deal this movie is… he is not going to disappoint the fans. I’m sure he has listened to the Twilight Score many times so he will understand the themes and will be able to keep some consistency, but at the same time make New Moon unique to it’s own story.

The feel of New Moon is very different from Twilight and he will represent that. Parts of the story are very sad and depressing while others are very high strung and adrenaline packed. I’m sure he will do a good job. He knows if he doesn’t he will have millions of fans extremely mad at him and that won’t be good for business.

Calm down guys, Weitz isn’t retarded. He knows what he’s doing. I’m sure he knows that if you change Bella’s Lullaby the fanbase will flip. The new composer will do great. Weitz seems to be handling things much, much better than Hardwick.

so disappointing…

Now this is not right at all! I am ok with them changing the composer, but changing Bellas Lullaby is one of the worst things Chis can do to the Twilight fanbase! The Lullaby is like the theme song to all of the books! He cant do this!

I have to say Im really happy with Chris’ direction so far. He seems really into the project and has made some exciting choices! Cant wait to see more photos! The official stills, OMG!

The Harry Potter franchise has has several composers for their series and they’ve all been wonderfuly unique. Lets hope this happens with New Moon.

I love the score to Twilight! I would rather they keep the same composer but if they switch they should deinitely leave Bella’s lullaby alone! it is the theme song to the books and movie!

I agree with Denise… I am way sad I like Carter Burwell.. He did an amazing job on Twilght

Wow. The Painted veil was an awesome movie and so was Benjamin Button and both were heartwrenching and so ROMANTIC. If this is the guy they are using for the New Moon score, then that’ll tell you the direction the movie is headed in-the right direction. These movies were epic and heartbreaking and the music set the mood perfectly. I think Weitz is trying to set the atmosphere of heartbreak,passion,romance,-everything that embodies New Moon. This oscar-nominated composer sounds like a great choice. I hope he still uses Bella’s lullaby because that is the “theme” of the movie and it wouldn’t feel right to stray away from that. I think it’ll turn out to be a memorable soundtrack.

I agree with Angelina, the person we need to be harsh on is the screenwriter. Melissa Rothenberg should’ve been changed because she IS the one who writes the script and totally BUTCHERED our precious Twilight. The screenwriter decides what parts of the book goes into and out of the movie. She WRITES the diaologue, so if the movie is yet again butcherd (too teeny bopper and cheesy), and important things like oh let me see “I love you”, are left out, it will be her fault. She totally missed the point on Twilight and didn’t write the script properly. The love between Bella and Edward was not properly conveyed at all and crucial parts of the book were left out. Once again, the screenwriter, not the director or composer, needs to be criticized. If New Moon fails to convey these emotions, we’ll know who to blame.

featherhead, You have taken the words right out of my mouth.Everything you have said here is perfect! But is there anything,we can do about this? I’m sure, all of us agree with you,so do you have any ideas? Is she for sure,going to be New Moon’s screenwriter?

Yup. She’s the screenwriter for NewMoon. I don’t understand why though. Did Summit not get the negative reaction from the first Twilight film on how poorly done the script was? I don’t understand why Weitz would choose to still go with her after the way she destroyed the entire script the first time around. I mean come on, the Biology fieldtrip scene, the Wayland death, the diner?! All UNESCESSARY! WTH?! None of that was even in the book! That movie time and money couldn’ve been used for more important and crucial scenes that couldn’ve made a significant impact on the movie. Where is the romance? Where is Edward and Bella spending time together getting to know each other? Where is the ‘I love you’? The movie fails to convey all of this and also fails to properly convey the characters personalities. Bella is a responsible teenager who cares for those around her but yet the movie makes her seem like a whiny, studdering, moody little girl. The movie was rushed and not to the point. Whose fault was that? Yeah,maybe the director some, but mainly the screenwriter. I say for Eclipse they’d better choose someone else. I hope she proves me wrong for New Moon and does better with the second chance she’s been given.I don’t care how long the movie is (and I think many will agree on this) I will gladly sit for hours/days if need be as long as she gets the movie script right and to the point (not rushed). The bar is raised high and she’d better not let us down again.

PS-I think all that can be done at this point is see how New Moon turns out. Too late to ask for a new screen writer for the script is already written and in full effect. If she screws up this time, we ALL need to complain and beg for a new one next time around. I don’t know if Summit has a blog site but that would be the best idea. I don’t even know who reads our praises and complaints. Do the fans get any say in what should go in the movies? Are we being heard and do our pleas get passed on to the appropriate people? Who knows. We just need to stick together and somehow get our message out there.

I think that Alexandre is awonderful choice. After admiring his work over the past couple of years, I’ve noticed some trademarks of his. He takes the location of the film into his sound which is more than I can say for many and with his strong reliance on strings and piano, he is able to create hautingly beautiful music. There is a reason he was nominated for an Oscar. Not to say that Burwell was bad, because his pieces did fit the mood and created something otherworldly, because it had to feel like something else, just like Edward. However, we will see the story much more focused on Bella who is anything but otherworldly. Desplat’s overall saddened tenderness in his music is filled with emotion and sure not to let down anyone, especially for New Moon!

I heard that the script had a few re-writes, so I hope that means Chris Weitz kept telling Melissa — “Nope, you suck, try again!” a couple of times til she got it right. I am really depending on Chris to save this movie.

Anyway, I HATED Bella’s Lullaby — I was expecting something so magical and beautiful — like Yiruma’s “River Flows in You”. I hope they completely change it up and make it sound like an actual lullaby. And to the people who are worried about lack of consistency — guess what, in the Twilight movie they never even mentioned that Edward wrote that song for Bella, the only way you know it’s the lullaby is to look at the soundtrack. SO I hope New Moon can somehow squeeze that moment in there somehow and Edward will have something totally beautiful to hum to Bella to help her sleep. Wouldn’t you die to see that scene with Rob humming?? *dies*

Thank you! I thought out of everything, the script was to blame when it comes to the issues I had with Twilight not being up to par. blah blah blah, we all have something to complain about but we all should agree that many of our “favorite” scenes or book moments were left out to dry. Hopefully, this time things will be BETTER. I feel like they will.

I was disappointed in Bella’s Lullaby but liked the rest of the score, I am actually glad there is a new team working on New Moon. I feel really optimistic, I kinda with someone would redo Twilight and get the meadow scene right. I can’t wait to see what Chris does with New Moon!

When heard this I was thrilled. Not a big fan of Carter Burwell’s score at all. I thought it took away from the film personally and made parts very cheesy, like the awful electric guitar during the biology scene. It starts to sound like after-school special music at times. I do like Edward’s theme and Bella’s Lullaby is nice, not what I really wanted though. I would like to see Desplat use Burwell’s lullaby and make it his own for consistency, but even if he makes a whole new Bella’s Lullaby, I’ll bet it will be brilliant and all you guys won’t be shedding a tear then. Desplat’s work is exactly what I would have wanted from the better version of Twilight I had envisioned. Good call Weitz!!!! I’m lovin’ ya more everyday.

I’m starting to doubt a lot of the choices made for the rest of the books. It seems they want something new in almost every movie to come out. They are forgetting how consistent they all need to be. It was a foolish choice not to keep Burwell for the rest of the films. I also do not agree with everyone wanting Drew Barrymore to do the director. I think they should still consider Juan Antonio Bayona.

yes i was happy with the music in twilight! i do like cater too. but i really don’t think that if his music does not appear in the new moon that it wont be all that bad. though i will miss his music. and as for golden compass i liked the movie and i did like the music with that as well. but not enough to go out an buy the sound track like i did for twilight! i believe that we have to give it a chance before we judge it!!!

I am kind of sad to hear that Carter Burwell won’t be back for NM. I love the Twilight score & listen to it a lot! (I usually don’t like scores because it’s just instrumental. But I love this one! And it doesn’t hurt that it’s Twilight.) I feel bad for him because he did an awesome job and I think he should be back for NM to help the story go and also that way it would be similiar to Twilight and flow. (Am I making sense?) Oh well. I hope CW and this Alexandre Desplat will do a good job. I hope they use Bella’s Lullaby from Twilight so that it’s the same. (It wasn’t exactly the same as I was thinking from the book but I like it.) I think it would be stupid to change it from movie to movie.

Totally bummed… Carter’s music went perfectly with the movie. I hope the movie will be a contiuation as the books were. New Director, New Music Composer, what’s next????

Hoping for the best!!!!

People need to understand that this is great news.

Im sorry but Carters music made the movie cheesy. The film not only needs to appeal to the book fans, but it needs to appeal to the new “film fans”. And yes the soundtrack was good but Carter DID NOT create the songs on the sound track, those were made by the respected artists featured on there.

I also was very disappointed by Bellas lullaby. It did not seem like a score that was written by a 100 year old vampire, who has had decades to perfect his piano skills. I actually do hope they re-write it. Because no where in the film was it said officially, that is was “Bella Lullaby”. Except in the credits (which no really stays to see) and on the soundtrack.

I loved Bella’s lullabye. They have to use that to keep consistency. At least you would hope they will want some consistency in the saga. Who knows. I guess we will just have to wait and see. I thought Carter did a great job.

Carter Burwell is asuhm , he took RobertPattinson ”Bella’s Lulaby ” and madee it even moree fantasic (if possiblee). All i can say is ; i hope this new fella is good..

xD

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I just listened to a bunch of his composed music and I think he is almost a perfect fit! I hope that he does well with New Moon. I was a little disappointed with Twilight’s score. I just felt like it needed less of the guitar or something. I don’t know. Something just wasn’t right for me. I wish him luck!

I am really bummed to hear Carter will not be doing the score. I think there needs to be continuity to some degree to give the films a “signature”. His music was very haunting and powerful. I remember thinking the new trailer was not that interesting, and then realized it didn’t have any interesting music. I hope that is to come! Music adds so much to a movie’s feel.

when does the new moon score released??

Personally… I liked the orig. score from Twilight (it was eerily beautiful), but I was HIGHLY disappointed with not only “Bella’s Lullaby”, which was parochial at best, but also the way it was portrayed in the film (as Catherine Hardwicke directed it).

It deserved a MUCH larger part in the film, and it deserved to be a more beautiful, poetic, intricate piece as well.

Desplat’s work on Mr. Magorium is WONDERFUL, and I look forward to seeing what he comes up with. Honestly, I wish he had been chosen for the first movie, if solely to have come up with a better Lullaby than Burwell did.

I too wouldn’t mind if they re-wrote the Lullaby and gave it a larger role in one of the sequels.

OMG! You GOT to be kidding me guys! Carter Burwell’s compositions are a piece of crap. A big one! Even Bella’s Lullaby wehich is actually cute, instead of being a PIANO composition, it features a whole orchestra. WTF?Honestly how can you listen to this cd every day?
On the contrary Alexandre Desplat is a very talented musician and he has writen the music of many big Hollywood productions. His compositions are genius and soothing and definately fit for everyday relaxation.
I’m 100% Alexandre Desplat supporter.

i have to agree with mario with my heart.i jsut heard the piece by Alexandre andit was incredible.i luv it.aand as for carter,sorry but the moment i heard the lullaby, ihatedit, i luv this new song it sbeautiful.and as far as am concerened i dont care waht u say, im glad that they took him out, i get ot listen to a beautiful song now,yay!!.srry about the typos.

I just got the New Moon soundtrack and the score by Alexander Desplat is amazing for The Meadow. I loved the score for Twilight but if The Meadow is any indication of how the rest of the score will be I can’t wait to get it when it is available.

has anyone heard the meadow – alexandre desplat did?
he’s a genius!
carter is amazing as well but ive never heard such a beautiful score since now.

I have never really been a huge fan of Carter Burwells so I’m not sorry he is not returning for New Moon…I have been a fan of Alexandre Desplat’s work for quite a few years and I know he will do an amazing job…and also put a lot more meaning into the score than (I’m sorry to say) I did not enjoy in Burwell’s score

Not a huge fan of Desplat. Look what Elfman did to Hellboy 2 because he was more popular than Beltrami. Outside of Zimmer taking over for Badelt on POTC its a recipe for failure.

Clearly this is going to get me shot, but I HATED the Twilight movie compared to the book. When I heard that they were changing directors for “New Moon,” I was leaping for joy, and the fact that they changed composers was even better news.

I’m sorry — “Bella’s Lullaby” and the whole Edward/Bella love theme was gorgeous — but Burwell’s “Twilight” score was so flat and unoriginal I was yawning through the entire thing. All of the ‘action’ sequences were so cliche and boring; the track labeled “Phascination Phase” had me rolling my eyes so hard at the disgusting gossip-girlesque music I thought they’d get lost in the back of my head. I’m a complete orchestral score snob, and I despised Burwell’s scoring in 8 out of 10 songs.

Alexandre Desplat has been nominated for Oscar awards for a reason; his score piece that he released on the soundtrack album was moving and evocative. Now hopefully the new director will follow Desplat’s footsteps and finish wiping the teenage-girl glitter away from “Twilight;” when the original move wasn’t catering to the prepubescant fanbase there were actually a few glowing gems buried within. Hopefully a change of director will tease those gems all the way out.

I am a big fan of Carter Burwell and I thought he did an amazing job on the Twilight Score it actually brought me to tears I know that sounds so dramatic but its true. In the end though I have heard The Meadow which is one of the songs off of the New Moon score and I am impressed. I hope the rest of the score is just as good as that song.

I am so totally glad that they changed the director cause she does a sucky job and plus she says she quit but they really fired her! The song choises are good but they could have been better but hey the new director, just from the prieviews i’ve seen has done an outstanding job! go The Twilight Saga and Stephanie Meyer!
Favorite songs for New Moon are:
1)Meet me on the Equinox- Death Cab For Cutie
2)Friends- Band of Skulls
3)Possiblity- Lykke Li
4)Satellite Heart – Anya Marina
5)I Belong To You (New Moon Remix) – Muse
6)The Violet Hour – Sea Wolf
AND
7)New Moon (The Meadow) – Alexandre Desplat

Just back from seeing the movie. The score is perfect…the movie is great and they work really well together. You will be amazed.

just saw the movie and the score is vapid and predictable and all the magic is gone from the original. Carter Burwell rules! There is not one single memorable sound or melody in New Moon. Shame on the brass at Summit for changing the music, the director and the hair and make up guy. Won’t be going to see the rest.

New Moon was soooo good. I saw it last night and it was so much better than Twilight. If you have not seen it yet, go grab a ticket because it will amaze you.

i saw the movie last night–carter burwell is the superior composer by far. his music had a certain edgy, mysterious, enchanted, romantic feeling all at once, whereas desplat’s score is just too light and traditionally classical. no edge. no mystery. no feeling. and bella’s song and the twilight melody should have been at least semi-present or re-worked into the new movie. those songs and melodies are so highly recognizable and were even used in trailers for new moon, but abandoned for the movie. every series needs that prevailing sound to weave the installments together and create some musical continuity…

Actually, I’ve saw the movie already, and I loved it, the only thing I didin’t like was the score. Carter Burwell made a fabulous job in Twilight. The music was mysterious, intens and it made you feel every scene. It sounded like rock, It was hard core like the movie. This time I felt it corny, boring and fairy taleish. I hope they change their minds and for the next movie they hired Burwell back. Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

I watched New Moon, and I got very sad that Carter Burwell didn’t make the new score, cause he really did a GREAT job on Twilight, it’s sooo good to listen! But as I said, I watched the New Moon, and I enjoyed the new score too. I reasearch, and Alexandre Desplat is really good too, he did the Benjamin Button’s score, and Girl with a pearl earring. The new score has more violins, piano, and not too beats, still, it’s very dark and beautiful.
Well, I liked a lot! ^^ But I still miss Carter Burwell!!!

After seeing Twilight, I really wanted to buy the score. The music was very moving to me. However, I saw New Moon a week ago and realized that I had no recolection whatsoever of any music. I think that it would have been better to keep Burwell, or at the very least, keep some of the common themes in order to unify each movie.

i think Desplat “The Meadow” really fits New Moon (its sadness,depression and all). And also Burwell “Bella’s Lullaby” really had the emotions of Twilight. They had their own magic for those movies.

I have to say that I thought the music score was horrible. Horrible to the point of distraction and ruination of the movie. Not that the score was bad in itself, just completely wrong for this movie. It was sickenly melodramatic and it completely jarred against the contemporary songs mixed into the soundtrack. I cannot even begin to express how much I was disappointed by it. I loved the music of the original Twilight more than the movie itself. They should have stayed with the original composer. His was score was classical and beautiful, yet still had the contemporary edge that flowed with the other songs and was perfect for the movie. I truly, truly hope they didn’t wreck Eclipse with the same hideous, syrupy score. New Moon’s music really wrecked the enjoyment of the visuals for me.

I personally think that this was a great change. Not only was the movie phenomenally better than Twilight, but the music was absolutely enthralling. I could listen to it over and over, it just . . . fulfilled the movie. I don’t think that judging the new director and composer before the movie had come out was a great idea, because I think that most of it lived up to what it knocked up to be. It was really good. I wouldn’t be surprised if they used the same people from New Moon throughout all the movies. Alexandre Desplat did amazing, though I have to stand by the fact that Hans Zimmer is my favorite composer. This is just my opinion, please don’t flame me for it. I think that the New Moon soundtrack was MUCH better and more classical than the first one, the first one was a bit too modern for what it should have been. But, I still thought it was pretty good.

I completely disagree that New Moon was better. It was a slick production that had a pompous feel in the choosing of the music. It was amateur hour in cutting from the inserted contemporary music clips to then “attempting” to move into Desplat’s horrid music. Example: watch Twilight cut from MuteMath’s “Spotlight” into thier conversation in the woods. Seamless, beautifully done. Then watch New Moon music in the Victoria chase scene attempt transition to where Bella jumps from the rocks. Again I state: Amateur Hour. It was too loud and abrupt in transitions. Desplat also showed his ego by not knowing when to just let the music stop. It was crammed into every conceivable quiet spot in the movie. Watch an old 70′s horror flick, and I promise you, you will get a feeling of de ja vue. It’s exactly the same, and I am embarrassed for whoever allowed it to happen. It had none of the magic and ethereal quality of the first movie. Shame.

well, i agree with the overall vibe… no consistency – new moon’s music was a letdown, nothing like Carter’s score in Twilight, which enhanced every part of the movie and portrayed the intensity of the book. Sorry but new moon didn’t do this for me, because of the music – making it all seem fake – like a fantasy – this is not the neverending story dudes – the twilight saga is so much more – i know the story is fantasy, of course – but the theme of these books and movies is not like such movies as harry potter etc.. Alexandre Desplat just ruined it for me.
Who is writing the score for Eclipse? Please tell me Carter is going to work on the rest of the movies – or they’re just going to go downhill…….

in scenes of new moon i felt like i was watching harry potter. it was such a strange experience. i was very disappointed to not hear “bella’s lullabye” in new moon. it made new moon feel disconnected from twilight. i thought the score would be a great way for the series of films to be connected together. it’s a shame this isn’t the case.

Don't they need Bella's Lullaby for like Breaking Dawn because if I recall correctly, Edward was playing it after Bella became a vamp.

I agree with the most recent comments. Carter Burwell did an amazing job of Twilight, but the score for New Moon is just boring and sounds like any other movie soundtrack. There is no atmosphere and it is a huge shame there is no continuity between the two films. There are only two half decent tracks, and I have listened to the whole score over and over trying to gain anything else out of it. Carter made a modern soundtrack, original and appropriate, for what is after all, a story involving teenagers. For a truly great soundtrack where the score links 3 different movies that all the same story (as this ohe is), look at The Lord of the Rings soundtrack, by Howard Shore.

Movie is gay, great composer and music