Music Funk

Alright, I know that these posts usually just invite a lot of criticism - look, I really can't help it if you've chosen the totally lame path of not being insanely obsessed with Twilight (Martha & Kelso - get on it!) - but I'm going to indulge in one last post that revolves around my favorite vampires.

I know, I know - my brother and some others will scream hypocrite! at this post. My former, (way less cool) pre-Twilight self would be mocking this post endlessly... But I've seen my evil ways and succumbed to the amazingness of these novels - it's my friends Jana's and ECB's fault really. I blame you!

Betsy bought me the soundtrack to the Twilight movie for Christmas. I got to see Twilight early last week and I popped in my new CD for the ride home from the theater. Unless you're a fan and have seen the movie, you may not get or um, really care about this post, but let me just say that it was an excellent drive home. The soundtrack is perfect. I sped home on the LA freeways, feeling a little high off of Edward's immortality, with the music blaring.

Before this great trip back to my valley home, I had been in a complete music funk for a while. Anyone ever go through this? You look at your ipod and you can't find a SINGLE song you want to listen to? I considered deleting my itunes completely and starting from scratch - everything was old, entirely overplayed and boring. I'm sure I'll come around to it all again, but I needed some life in my music; A reason to get out of bed every morning. (Jack Johnson's sleepy tunes weren't really cutting it - I'd just turn away from the alarm clock and go back to bed).

Now, I think having seen the film helped me get into a different frame of mind. If I had heard the soundtrack's collection of songs without being in that darkish, dangerous kind of mood because of Twilight, I would have written them off as  lamer rock Linkin Park songs that I would never want to listen to.

Instead, I was loving them all -- and Linkin Park even has a song on the CD so I guess I should just shut my mouth! Here are a few highlights from the soundtrack, although I highly recommend the whole thing. I've become a fan of a bunch of these artists now, I'm completely out of my funk and it's all thanks to my silly obsession.    

Supermassive Black Hole - Muse

This has become my new fast car/work out song; My immortal Edward song. 

Full Moon - The Black Ghosts

This guitar riff is just pretty - and I like when the beat kicks in too.

Spotlight (Twilight Mix) - Mutemath

The clapping is very reminiscent of The Shins... and the chorus break makes me want to fly through trees like Edward... yes i know, so cheezy.

Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

This is just a supremely sweet song... I can't get rid of that Jack Johnson side completely. But it's refreshing and new at least.

FUN EDIT/ADDITION: If you're loving the phenomenon as much as I am... or are just interested in some new vampiric tunes, I would highly recommend checking out Stephanie Meyer's play lists. She has said that she can't write without listening to music and has created a playlist for each of her novels. The songs are stuff she was listening to at the time or things that inspired her during the writing process. Check them out below.

Here are the author's mixes for Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn.

Ok, I promise I'm done now. I swear...