Music This week

Whatever you may think of Stephenie Meyers Twilight series and their big-screen adaptations,theres no getting away from the hype. There was much buzz about the release of the soundtrack of Twilight as well,for music,you see,is the heart of the film. If youve read the books,youd know that our fanged hero Edward Cullen sings his teenaged love Bella Swann to sleep and that he gives a flawless performance of Claude Debussys piece Clair de Lune.

At this point,we feel justified in offering a word of warning. Dont buy this album,expecting lullabies and moving instrumental pieces. Do expect a lot of alternative and indie rock,and a song by heartthrob Rob Pattinson. He plays Cullen in the movie and,appropriately,has a moony,soulful acoustic number,Never think. But Pattinson is outclassed in the ballad department by the wonderful Flightless bird,American mouth by Iron & Wine,whose melancholy sound is vaguely reminiscent of the indie balladeers par excellence,Death Cab for Cutie. But such soft moments are surprisingly few in the soundtrack of a movie that is about eternal love. The collection leans heavily on the electronic rock side,with the fabulous opening number Supermassive black hole by Muse. Linkin Park does a rather pop number with Leave out all the rest. Another wonderful,dance-y number is Perry Farrells disturbing take on love and death,Go all the way. Both songs are appropriately dark for a vampire movie,but not what you would expect from a love story.

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