Twi-hard Twilighters have much to celebrate today … the official album artwork and tracklisting for the soundtrack album for The Twilight Saga: New Moon has been released — and there is much cause for celebration. The soundtrack boasts 15 tracks by some amazing artists like Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Lykke Li, The Killers and more. Here is our first look at the album artwork and the accompanying press release announcement:

The highly anticipated track listing for The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack is here! MySpace Music exclusively reveals the list of artists being featured on the hit film’s soundtrack, which will consist of completely original music. While there’s been much speculation about who would be contributing, it’s now confirmed. Wondering who made the cut? The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack will be released on October 20 by Atlantic Records. Some of the artists created the songs after being shown footage from the movie to use as a guide. The songs are all exclusive to the soundtrack. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, and is directed by Chris Weitz. It will be released nationwide on November 20. MySpace previously debuted the film’s first trailer, which set a new record for the site with a total of 4.2 million online views within the first 24 hours and a total of 7.8 million within the first seven days. For more information about the Twilight series, visit the official MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/twilightthemovie. In The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) is devastated by the abrupt departure of her vampire love Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) but her spirit is rekindled by her growing friendship with the irresistible Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner). Suddenly she finds herself drawn into the world of the werewolves, ancestral enemies of the vampires, and finds her loyalties tested. Based on the best-selling book series, the film is the highly anticipated next installment to the movie Twilight, which has grossed $380MM globally at the box office, and has become a worldwide sensation and cultural phenomenon.
I gotta say, even those folks who could care less about Twilight have to be impressed by the roster of artists who will appear on the soundtrack with exclusive music available nowhere else. After the jump, check out the full tracklist of The Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack …
* DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE — MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX
* BAND OF SKULLS — FRIENDS
* THOM YORKE — HEARING DAMAGE
* LYKKE LI — POSSIBILITY
* THE KILLERS — A WHITE DEMON LOVE SONG
* ANYA MARINA — SATELLITE HEART
* MUSE — I BELONG TO YOU (NEW MOON REMIX)
* BON IVER & ST. VINCENT — ROSYLN
* BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB — DONE ALL WRONG
* HURRICANE BELLS — MONSTERS
* SEA WOLF — THE VIOLET HOUR
* OK GO — SHOOTING THE MOON
* GRIZZLY BEAR — SLOW LIFE
* EDITORS — NO SOUND BUT THE WIND
* ALEXANDRE DESPLAT — NEW MOON (THE MEADOW)
Wow … what a great list of musicians! I gotta admit, this is an impressive looking soundtrack. I’d be surprised if this album doesn’t do very well … with all the rabid Twilight fans buying up any and everything associated with the movie, I’d say we’ve got a guaranteed #1 album on our horizon. What do ya’ll think … will you be picking this up when it gets released?





























@ aimie: I LOVE Death Cab, but I have to agree, I’m not entirely sure the song is right for New Moon. They haven’t all read the books, so they said they stuck with more of their general themes from any of their regular songs. I like the song…just not neccessarily for this. I’m also a little bummed Alex didn’t use her fallback, Ingrid Michaelson. She could have written a great, depressing song for Bella. They have her do it alot for Grey’s Anatomy and she always comes through. Sia would have worked well too, but Lykke Li isn’t a bad alternative.
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Hell Yes!! Whoop Whoop!! Gimme Gimme!!
i love muse’s “i belong to you”! i wonder what the new moon remix will sound like!