The soundtrack for the second installment of the “Twilight" series was just released last week, and it has already reached the number one downloaded album spot on iTunes. This is no surprise to me. “Twifans,” young and old alike, are counting down the days until “New Moon” is released and are jumping on any bit of media that brings them closer to their precious vamps.
Despite "Twilight" being a pop culture, trendy phenomenon, some of my favorite indie bands have contributed to the sound for the second movie. Artists like Death Cab for Cutie, Thom Yorke, Grizzly Bear (whom I saw in concert at Austin City Limits this year-they rocked!) and Sea Wolf have songs on the album.
I’m not sure, though, how I feel about these bands that sing songs with deep, meaningful lyrics being on a soundtrack for a cheesy romance movie about vampires and werewolves. It almost makes me feel like they have sold-out to the mainstream and lost a bit of their depth, but maybe I’m just being a music snob. What do you think?
That feeling aside, I am rather pleased with the sound of this album and will be listening to it as I do homework for the rest of this Wednesday afternoon.
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