New Moon soundtrack: Compare your ideas to Stephenie Meyer's original vision

July 5, 2:29 PMTwilight Parents ExaminerKimberly Sherman

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In January, E! Online reported that director Chris Weitz would be open to more experimental music on the New Moon soundtrack:

The new director, Chris Weitz, has been sending out signals that he may be open to a more experimental soundtrack than his predecessor. That could mean songs that sparkle even more than the movie's vampires when they get caught in the sun.

‘I think that might be the way it's going,’ says Marisa Baldi, West Coast partner for Zync, a music brokerage that funneled two songs onto the Twilight soundtrack. ‘I get the vibe that the guy is a little more into being surprised...everything is really open, and he wants to hear a lot of cool music.’

Part of what makes the Twilight Saga so immersive is the detail author Stephenie Meyer has placed into building the plot and the characters. She’s even gone so far as compiling a soundtrack wish list of sorts to accompany each book:

Stephenie Meyer's New Moon soundtrack vision

(Note: this loosely follows the story sequence. I'm going to put a B, E, or J after each song, so you'll know whose perspective I'm hearing it from (that might help you categorize them into where they fit in the novel). Mostly B's of course, since she's telling the story.)

• • "Do you realize?" - The Flaming Lips (B)
• • "Papercut" - Linkin Park (B)
• • "Hyper Music" - Muse (B)
• • "Apocalypse Please" - Muse (B)
• • "Time Stands Still" - The All-American Rejects (B)
• • "Empty Room" - Marjorie Fair (B)
• • "Unwell" - Matchbox Twenty (B)
• • "Pain" - Jimmy Eat World (B)
• • "Ride" - The Vines (B)
• • "Fix You" - Coldplay (J)
• • "Blueside" - Rooney (B)
• • "Over My Head (Cable Car)" - The Fray (B)
• • "Going Under" - Evanescence (B)
• • "Tautou" - Brand New (B)
• • "Be My Escape" - Relient K (B)
• • "Never Let You Down" - Verve Pipe (J)
• • "Sing For Absolution" - Muse (E)
• • "Ya Mamma" - Fatboy Slim (Generic action-scene music)
• • "D.O.A." - Foo Fighters
• • "Stare" - Marjorie Fair (B)
• • "Memory" - Sugarcult (B)
• • "The Truth About Heaven" - Armor For Sleep (B)
• • "The Scientist" - Coldplay (E)
• • "Sound of Pulling Heaven Down" - Blue October (E)

Preliminary talks about the New Moon soundtrack have begun, thought there’s still time for rogue artists such as Secrets in Stereo to try and vie for a coveted position on the soundtrack.

Time is ticking away, though, as suggested by ability to pre-order the soundtrack via Amazon.

All of these snippets of information and speculation of music choices beg the question:

What music speaks to you? What song would you like to see on the New Moon soundtrack?